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Featured DZ Photo by Nick Nash | D-36692   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Featured DZ

Bradley Allen hangs below Mariah Funcannon (left) and Steve Osner at Skydive Kansas City.

Featured Event Photo by Eddie Phillips | USPA #397981   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Featured Event

John Pitts lands during the re-opening weekend at Skydive Tennessee in Tullahoma.

Rating Corner | The Exit—The Key to a Good Tandem Skydive By Michael Wadkins   (Jul 2020) Safety & Training The Rating Corner

Tandem skydiving has been instrumental in promoting and growing our sport; it brings both revenue and new skydivers to our DZs.

Safety Check | Hard Deck vs. Decision Altitude By Ron Bell   (Jul 2020) Safety & Training Safety Check

Many jumpers are confused about the term “hard deck” and how it differs from the term “decision altitude.”

Keep an eye out | Premature Deployment   (Jul 2020) Safety & Training Keep An Eye Out

Wingsuit flyers, or any jumpers who sit at the front of the plane and exit last, have the farthest to travel to the door on exit, which increases the chance of a snag.

Featured Training Photo Photo by Dave Bryce | D-20372   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Safety & Training Featured Photo

Instructor Matt Leonard of Superior Flight Solutions films James Deller’s landing for use in the debrief during a canopy course at Jumptown in Orange Massachusetts.

Featured Jumper Photo by Pete Jabczynski | D-25812   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos To New Heights Featured Photo

Tom Camire (green helmet), D-25536, makes his 2,700th jump during Summerfest 2019 at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois. 

Donors   (Jul 2020) Donors Five Minute Call
Corrections   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call
Celebrating Flight Photo by Kristian Caulder | D-27107   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Five Minute Call Featured Photo Five Minute Call
USPA Board Meeting Dates and Awards Submission Deadlines Revised   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call

The USPA Board of Directors rescheduled its summer meeting and USPA General Membership Meeting, originally set for July 10-12, to September 18-20.

Museum Reschedules Hall of Fame Celebration   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call

The International Skydiving Museum has rescheduled its Hall of Fame Celebration for the class of 2020, originally planned for October 8-10, to April 22-24, 2021.

Skydivers Over Sixties Do a Zoom-Way By Doug Garr   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call

Skydivers Over Sixty had planned to hold its 20th annual Record Week at Skydive Perris in California in May.

2020 Jumpwear Photo by Pete Jabczynski | D-25812   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Five Minute Call Featured Photo

Tim Carothers models the latest in 2020 fashions on the way to altitude on re-opening weekend at Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Illinois.

Pacific Region Special Election Begins   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call

From July 1-31, USPA members in the Pacific Region have the opportunity to vote in a special election to fill the vacancy created when previous Pacific Regional Director Brett Martin relocated out of the region.

Skydivers Over Sixty Logs Member Number 2,400   (Jul 2020) Five Minute Call

In May, Carl Rosander from Hayesville, North Carolina, became the 2,400th skydiver to join the growing ranks of Skydivers Over Sixty.

In the Skies Again Photo by Austin George | D-37428   (Jul 2020) Featured Photos Five Minute Call Featured Photo Five Minute Call

From left: Matt Congdon, Keith Jones, Chris Haslam, Colin Conway and Scott Robinson enjoy a canopy flock at Skydive Midwest in Sturtevant, Wisconsin, the weekend after quarantine lifted.

Parachutist Around the World   (Jul 2020) People Parachutist Around the World
Tales From the Bonfire | A South Florida Cutaway By Mark Perry   (Jul 2020) People Tales from the Bonfire

My second jump of the day, an 8-way formation skydive, was uneventful until I tracked away and pulled.

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