Epic Journey, the California-based life-coaching company, took to the skies above Lake Elsinore on February 13 for its fifth skydiving event since launching in August 2020.

The USPA Board of Directors held its fifth meeting of the 2019-2021 term in Cincinnati, Ohio, January 29-31.

For tandem instructors, a periodic visit to their aviation medical examiners (AMEs) to renew their Federal Aviation Administration Third-Class Medical Certificates is a ritual that goes hand and hand with the privilege of taking tandem students on skydives.

In the days of belly-mounted reserves, baggy mustard-colored jumpsuits and scuffed white plastic helmets, jumpers dreamed only of flying relative to one another.

“World-record momma” Jessica Brownlow, D-30516, balances family life with skydiving at the highest levels.

This was going to be my first time out of a CASA, and I got to sit right by the tailgate, which was extra exciting for me.

November 2, 1968, was a beautiful clear Saturday. I had just turned 19 and was a 145-pound freshman at the University of Houston when I went to the Galveston Skydivers in Dickinson, 30 miles away.

It’s bittersweet—almost painful—to suggest that it was a good thing that only 11 fatalities occurred in the U.S. in 2020. Although it’s the lowest total since record keeping began, each one of those lost is a tragedy.

Low-altitude emergencies—emergencies that occur under canopy below 1,000 feet—continue to plague our community.

It’s easy to let your guard down when it comes to emergency procedures.

“Modern equipment, technology and training have made skydiving so much safer than ever before.”

Have they?