Freefall photographer Bruce Therrien, D-8634, of Paracam Productions took this shot of a 12-way exiting a Beech King Air 99 owned by Skydive Lebanon in Maine.  Therrien is a frequent contributor to Parachutist; his work was last featured in March '96.

Photographer Michael McGowan, D-5709, follows an unidentified jumper down to the beaches of San Carlos, Mexico, during a "Mission: Impossible" invitational boogie.  See the story on page 17 for a recap of this exotic adventure.

Photographer Brad Hood, D-10270, of Jump Run Productions took this shot of a 104-way building over Perris Valley, California, last month.  The skydive was practice for jumpers in the base of the 300-way attempts to be held in Slovakia this fall.

The July cover represents three decades of photos from the Parachutist files.  As USPA celebrates its 50th birthday, we'd like to say "thanks" to all those who've contributed over the years.  See page 17 for a list of photographers who made this cover possible.

Michael McGowan, D-5709, captures a coloful 4-way over Pensacola Beach in Florida.  the Skydive was part of a weekly, Friday afternoon demo by jumpers from Skydive the Emerald Coast based out of Elberta, Alabama—located just across the stateline.

Cameraman Michael McGowan, D-5709, captures the essence of accuracy competition as he photographs Dick Rapacilo during the POPS annual winter meet held in Umatilla, Florida.

Cameraman Greg Gasson shoots video of teammate Chifumi Sakakibara during a practice jump before attending last year's world freestyle championships in Germany, where the pair took second place.  Cover photo by Brent Finley, D-15461.

Photographer Keith Hewes, D-11908, takes a unique angle on the U.S. Air Force 4-way team over Front Range Skydivers in Calhan, Colorado, where ground level is 6,509 feet MSL.

Ron Griffith, D-16869, captures a 10-way falling through the warm Florida skies over Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida.

As a high layer of clouds shadows the drop zone, photographer Ron Griffith, D-16869, snaps a shot of jumpers exiting a Twin Otter over Skydive City in Zephyrhills, Florida.

Brian Rogers, D-16358, caught this shot of 10-way speed star champions "DeLand XTZ" during the 1995 U.S. National Skydiving Championships held in DeLand, Florida.  Rogers served on staff as chief cameraman among a crew of 40 filming the event.

Photographer David Keith, D-5441, took this shot of fellow videoman Martin Evans, tandem instructor Mike Ince and his passenger over SkyDance SkyDiving in Davis, California.  Keith's inverted flying style provided the unique angle on the formation.

Photographer Ron Griffith, D-16869, captures Norwegian Frode Lund during a "chute assis" jump (also called sit-flying) at Skydive City's Easter boogie held in Zephryhills, Florida.

Photographer Tom Sanders, D-6503, follows a 9-way diamond over Kapowsin Air Sports in Washington state.  Sanders is owner of Aerial Focus and has shot aerial photography for numerous television commercials and skydiving videos.  He and his staff are frequent contributors to Parachutist.

Photographer, Brent Finley, D-15461, chases canopy pilot Greg Gasson down to the landing area at Skydive Arizona in Eloy.  Gasson and Finley have been working hard as a team to produce quality images for Parachutist, and this one marks Finley's first magazine cover shot.

The 1995 USPA Canopy Buyer's Guide features canopy manufacturers from all over the world.  This month's cover is bordered with a shot from each of those represented in the Buyer's Guide, which starts on page 31.

Bill Davis got this shot of brother Bob landing at the annual Virginia City (NV) Camel Race.  "The event draws in excess of 20,000 people to the small mountain town between Reno and Carson City," says Bob.  "Camel jockeys come from around the world to race their dromedaries down C Street."  Bill, pictured here, is an emergency medical technician awaiting entrance to medical school who often works as a member of the ground crew during his brother's demonstration jumps.

This 3-way balloon exit over Arizona was filmed by Michael McGowan, D-5709, as part of his Skydive USA: Part 2 video release.  The women (identified only as Krisi, Missie and Debbie) focus their attention on the camera as McGowan steps off backwards.

Freefall photographer Jamie Paul, D-12641, captures Scott Smith and Patrick de Gayardon dueling it up on their boards at last year's world skysurfing championships in Eloy, Arizona.  Smith's hidden chest and leg straps give him the streamline yet functional look!

Photographer Ken Thompson, D-14125, took this month's cover shot over Lake Elsniore, California.  Tandem instructor Henry Boger assists with the pull as passenger Glen Ray, the drop zone pilot and mechanic at Skydive California, hams it up for the camera.