freefal401

Great article. I came back last year after 20 years off, and I echo pretty much all of your comments. So many new disciplines, wind tunnels that don't require balloon suits, scary fast canopies, everybody has a camera on their head. Malfunctions are now relatively rare (I could count on chopping my old Strato Cloud every 200 jumps or so) but swooping has opened up a whole new way to injure oneself. I think on the whole, the equipment is better and operations are safer.