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- Managing Media on the Dropzone - by Douglas Spotted Eagle
Whether for positive or negative reasons, every dropzone in the world should expect a visit from local news media at some point in time or another. This is a short guide to help you best understand how to manage modern media on the dropzone.
(Rating: 8.78 Votes: 92 Viewed: 3473 Posted: Sun Sep 13 2009)
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- How I Built My Own Wingsuit - by Chris Warnock
There I was, in the middle of a Utah winter, dreaming about jumping again. I’d recently finished editing a couple of instructional DVDs regarding wingsuiting, and those videos had sparked a new interest for me: I wanted to learn wingsuit flying in the upcoming jump season.
(Rating: 8.04 Votes: 87 Viewed: 9248 Posted: Fri Jun 05 2009)
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- Being COOL on the Dropzone - by Jarno Cordia
For many,, the media creates the image that a lot of the extreme variations of our sport are things you can take up as easy as a bungee jump from a local bridge, or a ride in a theme park. When people look at some of the 'big names' in our sport, its easy to forget almost all of them put in many hundreds, if not thousands of jumps to acquire the skills, precision and experience to excel in their field of expertise.
(Rating: 8.39 Votes: 331 Viewed: 12441 Posted: Tue Mar 24 2009)
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- Skydiving and the Recession - by Brian S. Germain
I have noticed in my travels that many dropzones are a little slow these days. The student numbers are down, and we are blaming it on the economy. We have convinced ourselves that there is no way to get blood from a stone, and if the students feel broke, they will not want to spend the money to jump out of an airplane. I’m not buying it.
(Rating: 6.80 Votes: 116 Viewed: 8490 Posted: Tue Mar 10 2009)
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- The AFF Two-Step - by DSE/Douglas Spotted Eagle
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Trials, tribulations, and techniques learned under the tutelage of master masochist Examiners. Extracts from an AFF logbook as I go through the AFF instructor training process. The logbook is nearly 13 single page lines, so hopefully the "good" parts will provide you, the reader, with a few chuckles as you recall your own AFF progression, or consider obtaining this rating.
What a fun and educational experience!
(Rating: 7.29 Votes: 102 Viewed: 6821 Comments: 1 Posted: Mon Mar 02 2009)
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- Journey to the Bigways - by Mark Rejhon
Mark provides a "journal" outlining his road to the Bigway Camps of 2008, including his successes and not-so-successful experiences
(Rating: 7.85 Votes: 62 Viewed: 3858 Posted: Mon Feb 16 2009)
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- An Insiders View of Team X - by Ian Drennan
An Insiders view of the PDFT-Expansion project experience: Ian Drennan shares his time with the Performance Designs Factory Team and their auditions for the Team Expansion project
(Rating: 8.50 Votes: 62 Viewed: 5078 Posted: Thu Jan 22 2009)
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- Time for a National "Sky" Patrol? - by Bryan Burke
Considering the frequency of skydiving injuries, there is an obvious need for trained response.
All outdoor sports share some commonalities. Each takes place in an unusual environment, with
specific environmental hazards. Each has specialized equipment and skill sets. Each has an
undeniable element of risk, yet those risks are not mysterious and can be mitigated through
proper preparation.
(Rating: 4.49 Votes: 110 Viewed: 7962 Posted: Mon Jul 23 2007)
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- Livin' on the Edge - Literally. - by Douglas Spotted Eagle
Tied in with 5/8 rope, bits of aluminum and steel cable holding five cameramen in place on sheets of ice/soggy snow, we're shooting the Performance Design Factory Team as they become the first terrain swoopers in the world flying inside the Grand Canyon.
(Rating: 9.07 Votes: 150 Viewed: 19278 Posted: Thu Mar 01 2007)
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- The Transfer of Ownership - by John Hawke
Most of us have no idea what amazing feats we are capable of. However, when we face life's challenges we are able to achieve personal breakthroughs that can result in permanent change.
(Rating: 9.29 Votes: 184 Viewed: 6013 Posted: Tue Feb 20 2007)
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- Adventure Volunteerism - by Karen Hawes
Imagine throwing a weekend supply of backpacking gear out of an airplane, then jumping out after it and hiking around the desert for a couple of days.
(Rating: 9.22 Votes: 23 Viewed: 3930 Posted: Tue Feb 20 2007)
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- Para-Gear Photo Submissions For Catalog #72 - by Curt Bachman
Para-Gear is interested in photographic submissions that you may have for the 2007 - 2008 Para-Gear Catalog #72. Para-Gear offers $500.00 each for both the front and back covers we choose. Our current deadline for catalog cover submissions is March 31st 2007 .
(Rating: 1.75 Votes: 4 Viewed: 4132 Posted: Tue Feb 20 2007)
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- New Name for Relative Workshop
The uninsured Relative Workshop will commence trading under the new name of the Uninsured United Parachute Technologies, LLC from 1 October 2006.
(Rating: 5.01 Votes: 15 Viewed: 6000 Posted: Sat Sep 02 2006)
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- Dropzone Unknown - by Karen Hawes
With all of the worldwide disasters happening, have you thought about joining in and helping out somehow? Skydiving skills, to reach people in isolated areas, are being used by Remote Area Medical, to bring in help where it is needed.
(Rating: 8.97 Votes: 41 Viewed: 11856 Posted: Sun Feb 26 2006)
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- Avalore Freefly Courses - by Louis Harwood
Avalore Freefly School provides a high level of customer service and support. They aim to help students with every aspect of their coaching trips from booking hotels to getting a reserve repack as well as supporting them after their coaching as much as possible.
(Rating: 7.61 Votes: 15 Viewed: 4237 Posted: Fri Feb 24 2006)
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- First jet powered Birdman flight - by Jezz Santos
Tuesday 25th October 2005 - It was an untypical crisp October morning in Lahti, Finland when Visa Parviainen and the BirdMan Rocket Team attempted to make the first ever jet powered, birdman flight. The team set up camp in a small park in downtown Lahti, to prepare for the jump.
(Rating: 8.86 Votes: 213 Viewed: 91267 Posted: Sat Dec 31 2005)
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- SkyVenture Arizona Open for Business
All the employees of SkyVenture Arizona are delighted to announce that the world’s largest indoor wind tunnel is now officially open for business! We believe the moment you enter the flight chamber for the first time you will agree that this fantastic facility was worth the wait!
(Rating: 7.70 Votes: 20 Viewed: 9198 Posted: Sun Aug 28 2005)
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- Non Skydivers Learn Canopy Piloting - by Cyndi Torelli
The Ground Launch Center has implemented a new program designed to teach non-skydivers the art of canopy piloting. The center is a playground for experienced pilots, and provides a solid training environment for all levels of canopy pilots.
(Rating: 7.53 Votes: 38 Viewed: 11405 Posted: Sun Jul 03 2005)
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- Para-Gear Photo Submissions For Catalog #70 - by Curt Bachman
Para-Gear is interested in photographic submissions that you may have for the 2005 -2006 Para-Gear Catalog #70. We have taken the time to briefly describe the format and certain criteria that we look for, in order to help you to see if you have something worth submitting.
(Rating: 2.50 Votes: 26 Viewed: 7723 Posted: Sat Mar 05 2005)
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- Dropzone.com Premier Membership Launched! - by sangiro
Dropzone.com today launched its voluntary Premier Membership service! The decision to move forward with voluntary user supported subscription services was made for a few reasons: I want to keep Dropzone.com on the web and without this, I can not pay the bills. We want to keep advertising content low and we want to provide you with the best possible service and the coolest features we can! That's it.
(Rating: 8.47 Votes: 38 Viewed: 5727 Posted: Mon Sep 27 2004)
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- Perris Tunnel Training Camp for Women - by Christy Frikken
For the first time Skydive Perris is organizing a tunnel training camp for women only at SkyVenture Perris. Nina Kuebler and Synchronicity are the organizers. In addition to what the Perris Performance Plus already offers, we now are hosting an all female 4-way tunnel and skydiving camp.
(Rating: 4.06 Votes: 41 Viewed: 3879 Posted: Mon Sep 20 2004)
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- L-1 Vertical Wind Tunnel - by Dawn Suiter
Initial tests prove that the L-1 wind tunnel is everything that it's fathers designed it to be... Under development for nearly a decade, dreamt about for 2 more before that, and the L-1 Vertical Wind Tunnel is NOW a reality.
(Rating: 6.50 Votes: 4 Viewed: 3394 Posted: Wed Feb 11 2004)
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