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Tales from the Bonfire | 1986 Is Calling By Kevin Gibson   (Sep 2020) People Tales from the Bonfire

His name is also Kevin. He didn’t even tell me until the end of the phone call. I had to ask.

“Behind the Lens” By Hannah Borg-Ore   (Sep 2020) People Featured Art

“Behind the Lens”
Colored pencil and felt-tip pen

Hannah Borg-Oré | B-52582
Miami, Florida
orehannah@gmail.com

Gearing Up By Ed Scott   (Sep 2020) Homepage Gearing Up

It’s safe to say that nothing about 2020 has proceeded according to anyone’s plans. Whatever was planned in January was tossed out the window by March.

USPA to Hold Summer Board Meeting in Nashville with Options for Remote Attendance   (Aug 2020) Homepage Industry News

As of August 14, USPA’s board of directors has committed to holding its scheduled meeting of September 18-20 in Nashville, Tennessee.

Nationals 2020 Update (August 5, 2020)   (Aug 2020) Homepage Industry News

USPA is still determining whether a 2020 USPA Nationals can be conducted safely and if so, how. USPA is exploring options while trying to ensure competitors in all disciplines/events have an opportunity to compete.

Brian Naiman Elected USPA Pacific Regional Director   (Aug 2020) Homepage Industry News

The results are in for the special election to fill the vacancy for the Pacific Regional Director seat on the USPA Board of Directors.

USPA Seeks New National Director   (Aug 2020) Homepage Industry News

The USPA Board of Directors is seeking a USPA member to fill an upcoming board vacancy that will be created when Albert Berchtold resigns his national director seat this fall to assume the executive director position at USPA Headquarters.

The Art of Skydiving A Parachutist Pictorial   (Aug 2020) Features
Reaching Full Potential Through Visualization By Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld   (Aug 2020) Features

Visualization is the ability to create clear, detailed and accurate images in your mind of something that you want to reproduce as physical reality. In essence, quality visualization is much like a very well-trained imagination.

Back in the Air A Parachutist Pictorial   (Aug 2020) Features
How to Become an Old Skydiver By Doug Garr   (Aug 2020) Features

We’re in an unforgiving sport. We’re made aware of this each time we sign a liability waiver, every time we read an incident report.

Five Reasons You Should Attend Nationals A USPA Staff Report   (Aug 2020) Features

The camaraderie, the spirit of competition and the drama keep jumpers returning to Nationals year after year, but it’s also more than that. The reasons people attend Nationals are as varied as the disciplines showcased at the event.

Parachutist Around the World   (Aug 2020) People Parachutist Around the World
Donors   (Aug 2020) Donors Five Minute Call
Closing In Photo by Daniel Angulo I D-28777   (Aug 2020) Featured Photos Closing In

Members of the various freefly teams who competed in the TeXas Speedway freefly vs. bellyfly event at Skydive Spaceland-Houston in Rosharon, Texas, get together after the competition for an angle dive.

Featured DZ Photo by Bert Navarrete | D-19159   (Aug 2020) Featured Photos Featured DZ

Jamie Miller follows Ryan Uldrich out the door as he leads an angle jump at Skydive Cross Keys.

Featured Event Photo by Chris Wagner | D-5479   (Aug 2020) Featured Photos Featured Event

Jumpers participate in the Virginia state sequential formation skydiving record attempts—which nearly completed before one of the planes experienced mechanical trouble and ended the attempts—at Skydive Suffolk.

Safety Check | Incident Reporting By Ron Bell   (Aug 2020) Safety & Training Safety Check

For more than a year now, USPA has been on a crusade to increase incident reporting, not only by instructors, but also by the everyday jumper.

Keep an Eye Out | Canopy Collisions   (Aug 2020) Safety & Training Keep An Eye Out

After opening their main canopies, jumpers tend to spread out and keep a respectful distance from one another until they all head for the same landing area.

Rating Corner | How to Write an Incident Report By Ron Bell   (Aug 2020) Safety & Training The Rating Corner

A good incident report gives a thorough account of what happened without glossing over unsavory information or leaving out crucial facts.

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