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Flip through the pages of back issues from September 1957 to today as if you were holding the real magazine! Once you open an issue, swipe the hand icon to the left to begin reading. (You may need to disable your pop-up blocker to view.)

Fire-Breathing Rubber Duckies Win Spaceland Transitions 3-Way Speedstar Meet By Christy West   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

Quickly getting to a formation of friends in freefall is fun!

Eloy Honors Firefighter Austin Peck   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

When firefighter Austin Peck wrote his last wishes before passing away after a four-year battle with occupational cancer, he instructed his family to spread his ashes in a “cool way.”

Jumpers Honor Pat Works With Ash Dive at Skydive Spaceland–San Marcos By Scott Latinis   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

Pat Works, D-1813, made his first jump in Texas.

Sky’s the Limit Hosts Mystery Boogie By Dawn Pavlu   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

With the assistance of some fantastic fall weather, Sky’s the Limit in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, made the end-of-year Mystery Boogie on October 19 a hearty slice of skydiver heaven.

Blue Skies Parachute Team Celebrates Milestones By April Schreurs   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

What should a demo team do when two of its members will soon hit the 5,000-jump mark? Plan something a bit special, that’s what!

Jumpers Go Big in Texas By Jim McCormick   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

It was cold in the early morning of Friday, November 1, at Skydive Spaceland–Houston in Rosharon, Texas. Sixty skydivers from seven countries gathered to dirt dive bundled in many layers.

Corrections   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

 

 

USPA Changes Insurance Agency   (Jan 2020) Five Minute Call

For decades, USPA has provided members with third-party liability insurance.

V for Veterans Photo by Tripp Schwab | D-33111   (Jan 2020) People Featured Photos Five Minute Call Featured Photo

On November 11, participants in the Arizona Airspeed 40-Way Sequentials event hosted by Niklas Hemlin and Team Elite’s Guy Wright at Skydive Arizona in Eloy build a “V” in honor of Veteran’s Day.

Letters Membership Card Disappointment   (Jan 2020) People Letters

The new format for USPA membership cards may seem like small potatoes to some, but after 50 continuous years of membership, it is annoying to me.

Letters Sports Camera Safety   (Jan 2020) People Letters

Every day, Safety and Training Advisors see skydivers walking to the plane wearing cameras that are not protected from catching a line.

"untitled" By Daniel Silva | B-49187   (Jan 2020) People Featured Photos Featured Art

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Acrylic on drywall

Daniel Silva | B-49187
Huntington Beach, California
danthehandymansilva@gmail.com

Thomas Dellibac | D-24918 By Brian Giboney   (Jan 2020) Profiles

Thomas Dellibac, D-24918, is a highly decorated canopy pilot turned DZO. From 2007 to 2016, Dellibac was all over the competition scene.

January 2020 Cover   (Jan 2020) Featured Photos Covers

Photo by Gustavo Cabana | USPA #80952

Forty-three jumpers turn points over Skydive Perris in California on their way to claiming the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale World Record for Largest Four-Point Canopy Formation Skydive.

Women in Skydiving By Ed Scott   (Jan 2020) Homepage Gearing Up

Many jumpers are surprised to learn that women make up only about 13 percent of USPA’s membership, because it seems like there are more women than that at their DZs.

Donors   (Jan 2020) People Donors
Parachutist Around the World   (Jan 2020) People Parachutist Around the World
Skydiving Makes the Perfect Experience Gift   (Dec 2019) Homepage

It’s no secret that more and more people are turning to giving gifts of experiences instead of material things.

Board to Elect a New National Director   (Dec 2019) Homepage Industry News

The USPA Board of Directors is in need of a new National Director to fill the vacancy when Shanon Searls joins the USPA staff as the new Director of Sport Promotion on December 17.

Shanon Searls Joins USPA as Director of Sport Promotion   (Dec 2019) Homepage Industry News

USPA has selected Shanon Searls as its new Director of Sport Promotion, succeeding Nancy Koreen, who has served in this position for 10 years. Searls’ start date is December 17.

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