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March 1993 Cover   (Mar 1993) Featured Photos Covers

Kicking off PARACHUTIST's new cover design are two freefall photographers, Jamie Paul (in the photo) and Tony Loper (behind the camera).  Paul is currently men's freestyle co-champion videographer.

February 1993 Cover   (Feb 1993) Featured Photos Covers

Photographer Tom Sanders, D-6503, captured this shot of Jan Davis over Monument Valley, Utah while filming a television commercial for a German razor blade manufacturer.

January 1993 Cover   (Jan 1993) Featured Photos Covers

Graphic artist Lore Tucker of Reedley, CA designed this month's cover as the logo for the 1992 U.S. National Skydiving Championships hosted by SkyDance SkyDiving at Skydive Arizona.  A complete report of this year's Nationals begins on page 28 of this issue.

December 1992 Cover   (Dec 1992) Featured Photos Covers

This photograph of Diamond Quest '92, the group that successfully completed a new world record 38-way canopy relative work formation over Richland, WA on October 10, appears courtesy of the Tri-City Herald newspaper located in Tri Cities, WA.  A complete story on the new CRW record appears on page 30 of this issue.

November 1992 Cover   (Nov 1992) Featured Photos Covers

The late Mike Allen, D-10180, took this photograph over the Florida Keys during Memorial Day weekend 1991.  Regretfully, PARACHUTIST has not been able to use it until now; Allen did earlier this year in an automobile accident in his home state of Florida.  His excellent photography has appeared several times within the pages of PARACHUTIST.

October 1992 Cover   (Oct 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Tom Sanders, D-6503, gets a shot of his favorite subject, Jan Davis, over Palau in Micronesia (see related story on page 41).  The project is part of Sanders' upcoming adventure sports movie,  "Over the Edge," planned for release early next year.  The film will include breathtaking footage of hang gliding, fixed object jumping, scuba diving, bungee jumping and skydiving.

September 1992 Cover   (Sep 1992) Featured Photos Covers

George Frey, D-7674, captured TOP POP Bill Wood on a dead-center strike at last year's POPS Winter Meet held in Umatilla, FL.  This year, the POPS Nationals are scheduled for September 27-October 4 at the Raeford Parachute Center in Raeford, NC.  The meet will include accuracy competition, Hit 'n' Rock and 4-way scrambles judged by video.  For more information , contact Wood at (919) 875-3261.

August 1992 Cover   (Aug 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Clarence R. Thorn, a freelance specialist from Washington, DC, created this month's cover design to symbolize the history and progression of the Parachute Club of America and its successor, today's USPA.  His design first appeared on the 25th anniversary edition of PARACHUTIST in August, 1982.  PCA's original symbol, the triangle was based on a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), who envisioned a way for man to descend from the sky even before the concept of air travel.

July 1992 Cover   (Jul 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Guy Wright, D-7958, exits from the tailgate of a DeHavilland Caribou over the United Parachtute Club in Gilbertsvill, PA.  Photograph by Mike McGowan.

June 1992 Cover   (Jun 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Gus Wing, D-7117, chases freefall photographer Norman Kent (with out camera this time) as he sizes up skysurfer Bob Hallett over Skydive DeLand, FL.  See related story on page 23.

May 1992 Cover   (May 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Official USPA National ParaSki Championships photographer Keith Stewart, D-8176, took this shot at the landing area of this year's meet in Park West, UT.  Keith served his second year in a row as USPA's official photographer, and his work appeared on the May 1991 cover as well.

April 1992 Cover   (Apr 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Randy Thurston, D-10000, captured this shot of Dave Scott, D-12799, over Skydive Carolina! while filming a commercial for a new brand of strapless sandals, which are stuck to Scott's feet with a special adhesive that makes them reuseable.

March 1992 Cover   (Mar 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Mike McGowan, D-5709, gets his second cover in 1992 (see feature on page 25).  This time, he captures Team Pursuit practicing over Skydive Arizona.  Members include (top) Kevin Vetter, (right wing) Chris Knight, (left wing) captain Joe Lambright, and (bottom) newest member Paul Joseph.  McGowan flew into the top of the formation, flipped upside down in his risers and released to position himself for this shot.

February 1992 Cover   (Feb 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Norman Kent, D-8369, was on hand to film a group of world class skydivers invited to perform at the Club Med resort in Eleuthra in the Bahamas last October.  He shot this group exiting from a Twin Otter over the island.

January 1992 Cover   (Jan 1992) Featured Photos Covers

Mike McGowan, D-5709, captures Pam Godwin's smiling Fly-by over the Paragators DZ in Umatilla, FL, during the annual POPS winter meet.  Pam's parents, Jimmy and Wilma Godwin, run the meet.

December 1991 Cover   (Dec 1991) Featured Photos Covers

Ian Graham, of Caledonian Graphics in Zephyrhills, FL, designed this year's Nationals logo.  He also provided art for last year's Nationals and last winter's Collegiate Championships.  A skydiver since 1978, Graham is a former member of the British Royal Marines Freefall Skydiving Team who piloted the world's tallest 24-canopy stack.

November 1991 Cover   (Nov 1991) Featured Photos Covers

Tom Sanders, D-6503, took this photograph of stuntmen Jake Lombard and Jeff Habberstad over Lake Powell, UT, while filming the low-pull scene of the movie, "Point Break" featuring Patrick Swayze. Sanders' work appears in a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Point Break" on page 32.

October 1991 Cover   (Oct 1991) Featured Photos Covers

USPA's Executive Director Bill Ottley, D-298, took this shot of Chris Wagner's stand-up landing during the closing ceremonies of the 9th World Championships of Relative Work in Lucenec, Czecho-Slovakia, on August 11.  A full report on the Championships begins on page 27.

September 1991 Cover   (Sep 1991) Featured Photos Covers

Dave Keith, D-5441, led the FX-10 10-way team during a practice jump over Perris, CA.  The team capatained by Bob Butt and including Scott Flanahghan, Bob Smith, Bob McCord, Jeff Rodenbech, Richard Eacobacci, Mike Swan, Jim Kelly, Ken Masters and Dan Pillasch, plans to enter the 10-way speed star competition at next month's U.S. National Skydiving Championships at Skydive Arizona.

August 1991 Cover   (Aug 1991) Featured Photos Covers

Tom Sanders, D-6503, filmed this sequence for the upcoming FOX network TX show, "Ultimate Challenge." World-famous stunt pilots Craig Hoskings and Jim Franklin flew jumpers Jim Wallace (red) and Kevin Donnelly (yellow) to 18,000 feet, deployed drogues from their Stearman bi-planes and the two skydivers successfully switched planes.  Norman Kent was also on hand with his cameras, and Jerry Meyers performed the first few attempts with Donnelly.

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