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Building drones is a lot easier than you think. $1,500 and a few weeks and you can have a quadrotor, helicopter, or fixed wing aircraft that can fly exactly where you tell it to go where it can lock a GPS signal, indoor flight is still experimental and would require more R&D, but this stuff is VERY accessible.
http://www.DIYDrones.com
http://code.google.com/p/arducopter/Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
This thread was started over 2 years ago, It's funny seeing replies to it now. JumpRun was abandoned. 2 years after ProSkydiving announced a new version, they still have not released anything. RealDropzone actually exists and has even more capability today than it did 2 years ago. Plus it's running at over double the dropzones we had running it when JumpRun was aquired by ProSkydiving.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteI am not a Lawyer, but I do know just how screwwed you are if your hard drive crashes, and your back up crashes, or if the judge dosen't accept your electronic media.
Waivers are saved in four places. First, on the local kiosk, then, on the local server, then on a remote server in texas (which has fault talolerant drives, and is protected by armed gaurds 24/7), and lastly, by nightly backups that move the data to new york.
It's a lot more secure than a single stapled packet of paper in a box at the DZ.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteI am not a Lawyer, but I do know just how screwwed you are if your hard drive crashes, and your back up crashes, or if the judge dosen't accept your electronic media.
And I can tell you with absolute certianty the opposing consel, that's the side that is going to object to your discovery regarding electronic media and the custody of evidence, chain of evidence, well it's just a nightmare!
The whole issue is a nightmare!!!
You make the statment thus:
"You will not have to prove..."
I absolutly guarentee that you will in fact have to prove! You have to fucking PROVE EVERYTHING....
Don't play Lawyer if your not one!
None of us have this kind of cash to make the statments you are making, no matter how well intenioned your meaning.
Your going to find out that Dead Plaintiffs have deep pockets compared to your average DZ.
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I'm not playing lawyer. I made software as instructed by lawyers and business owners. I was told by lawyers that no opposing attorney would ever contest if it was their signature or not. I disclaimed my entire post by making it clear that I am not a lawyer. I am confident however that federal ESIGN laws have been passed by congress (back in 2000) that make electronically signed documents JUST AS VALID as ink signed documents, and that this solution follows all of the capture and encryption laws exactly (I used libraries provided by www.Topaz.com, who use this technology in MANY industries, often to protect many billions of dollars from fraud.)Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteInstead of kiosks, why not push it directly to their mobile device.
https://rightsignature.com/
Good Question, I think I've covered some of this in my prior post, but also consider that we're asking for a lot of customer information up front... Name, Address, Email, Birthdate, Drivers License number or passport (required by UPT), gender, marketing "how did you hear about us". Frankly, it would be a pain in the ass to enter all of that information via a cell phone. Having a keyboards and not making the customer feel like they are supposed to have a phone for this are to very important aspects to the overall customer experience at the DZ. There are also legal concerns, which I covered in an above post.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
Let me prefix all of this by saying that I am not an attorney, and that you should consult your own attorney for his opinion on my words. It is also important to note that laws regarding validity of waivers of liability in general will vary state to state. The authenticity of the electronic signature has never been challenged, even in multi-billion dollar real estate disputes. It is protected by the federal ESIGN law that deems a properly collected and encrypted electronic signature to be just as legally binding as pen signature on paper, or a photocopy of that, for that matter.
You will not have to prove that the signature is actually theirs (as a final stage your employee is looking at every signature collected on the software and visually comparing it against that customers government issued ID), and you’ve got a witness signature.
What you may have to prove is this:
- Was the customer not fully aware that this agreement applied to them?
- Was the customer misled through a confusing process, to sign something they did not realize they were signing?
- Was the customer let to believe they were signing something completely different?
- Was the Dropzone genuinely interested in making sure that all customers are FULLY AWARE of the agreement they are making with the business before they participated in activities, or was the Dropzone being deceptive?
The next thing to consider is that a trial is not all about facts. There is an emotional side, and a psychological side. This is especially true when you’ve chosen to have a trial by jury. What you need to do is calmly and plainly make a case to the jury that there is no way that the business misled the customer. Here are measures that we take to assure this can happen:
- We have a separate page before the waiver begins that explains how very important it is to read the waiver entirely, stressing that they will be giving up important legal rights.
- Our digital “Pages” are designed not only to look good on the screen, but also in print. Every single page of the waiver is signed separately, and then finally the entire document is signed as one long document. Every single page can then be presented as a SEPARATE EXIBIT, each blown up on a giant poster board with its own signature and date at the bottom. An attorney can then point to it by an attorney during a questioning in addition to handing out copies for individual review.
- After signing every page individually, we present the entire document as scrollable text so that it is signed again: together. We did this for two reasons, first I got a couple of different opinions on how to handle multiple signatures from the document storage perspective and I wanted to cover all bases, and second; this further helps to drive in the point that the customer had every opportunity to read and understand this document before agreeing to the terms.
- Our software uses clean easy to read fonts and black and white contrast. While the waiver content itself is decided by the DZ, we recommend that everything is the same size and is very uniform and clean. Each page of the waiver should be treated like a work of art, as you may need to present it to an audience.
- At the bottom of EVERY PAGE, right next to the signature line, we bluntly declare “You may be injured or killed while skydiving.” Not only are you required to scroll to the bottom of the text, but the bottom of the waiver must be clearly visible at the time you are signing. (you can’t scroll back up to the top without starting your signature over)
- Our solution does not use iPads or other tablets that the customer can walk around with. They sign their waiver at a fixed station using a workstation or fixed laptop computer, exposing an “ATM like environment” that very clearly feels like each individual person is signing the waiver separately, where they have time to overcome any peer pressure, and are not being distracted by others during the process.
- At existing implementations, there are high definition security cameras in place that capture the customer’s face when they walk in the door, while they are watching the tandem video, and while they are at the kiosks. This can be used to show the ‘likeness’ of the customer, that they were not coerced in any way.
- The staff component of this software requires that the signatures be reviewed and compared against the customers ID, the staff member is then able to act as a witness to the transaction.
It is important to note that we went through MANY revisions of this software since the time we first thought it out before we let it go live. There are actually some products that run on an iPad now and claim to accomplish the same thing that my solution does (and technically, they do), but a lot about my solution is the presentation to the customer, and how all of this will be presented to a judge or jury. The iPad solutions that I have seen on the market might work for real estate, and frankly the ones I have reviewed are actually more expensive (Thanks Apple!). That having been said, if you find a competing product that is comparable for less money I can look into matching their price, or clarifying why our product stands out as different.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteWhy would most DZs need 3 units?
Only one person can use the kiosk at a time. A customer spends around 5 minutes on the kiosk entering information and then reading and signing multiple pages. Take a look at the photo gallery link on my first post, Skydive Hawaii is VERY large and has 15 kiosks. Skydive Long Island is large and has 8 kiosks. With 3 kiosks you can get 9 customers through in 15 minutes, so this would be the number for a smaller DZ. If you're more than a cessna dropzone I would recommend 6+ kiosks so that it's very convenient for your customers.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteWhat kind of cost are we looking to get this up an running at for a small 182 operation who might host 4 or 5 events a yr with a smaller turbine like a pac?
To be honest the cost may not be economical for a smaller drop zone, but I’ll let you decide:
A three kiosk setup would run you about $3060 plus travel expenses to set it up plus $135/yr in support. This price would include:
* 3 laptops to be used as kiosks (assumes $400 per laptop)
* 3 Topaz signaturegem 1x5 pads (assumes $170 per pad)
* 3 software licenses (assumes $450 per kiosk)
* Complete setup of your waiver document.
* 1.5 days onsite setup and configuration (You would be required to pay airfare from Chicago as well as provide local transportation and lodging)
* We would provide offsite backup as part of the support plan.
* We would provide unlimited customer support as part of the support plan.
* In order for our offsite backup to be viable, you must have a stable high speed internet connection on site.
* You would need a computer we can use as a file server, it does not need to be fast or new, but it should be reliable.
* You would need a windows based computer for the staff “signature verification” portion of the software. If you don’t have one, add $600. This could also be used as the file server.
For more than three kiosks I’ll go down on the license fee cost, but the hardware requirements remain the same. If you want workstations separate mouse/keyboard/monitor configuration instead of a laptop you'll pay a little extra for the hardware, but honestly the laptops have been doing great at Skydive Hawaii, almost a year and 20,000 waivers and all of their 15 stations are still fully functional.
It's an even better product if you're running RealDropzone because the customer profile is overwritten / created with all of the customers detail when they type it in, so you literally NEVER have to type a customers name or personal information ever.
Consider that you're saving on:
Never having to order new printed waivers (or wear and tear on your copy equipment).
Never having to "pre-load" clipboards again.
Not have to store documents in boxes for 7 years.
Never have any trouble looking up a waiver if needed.
As I said I'm not sure if it's worth it at a small cessna dropzone where your major bottleneck is the lift capacity of your aircraft, but for medium to larger size dropzones it sure makes life easier on the ground when your staff doesn't have to handle the paperwork.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
Okay, I see my "math" failure now. It turns out that what is advertised and labeled as a "20lbs ream" actually only weighs 6lbs. When I googled to find what a ream of paper weighed and many websites agreed that they came in 24, 22, 20, and 18lbs weights, I incorrectly assumed that a ream was 20lbs. I should have known better just based on having picked them up on a regular basis.
My math was wrong, so it turns out that yes, the total is just under 1 metric ton (1,920lbs).Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
A ream of paper weighs 20lbs.
A ream of paper has 500 sheets.
It takes 320 reams of paper to make 160,000 sheets.
320 reams * 20lbs = 6,400 lbs.
According to google's calculator, 6400lbs = 2.90299117 metric tons.
Where is my math wrong?Quote
Sounds great!! Not too sure about your maths though. A sheet of paper weighs about 5g so 160,000 sheets is 800kg or 0.8 metric tonnes.QuoteWe've already saved 160,000 sheets of paper at Skydive Hawaii. At 20lbs a ream, that's 3 metric tons of paper. (which no longer needs to be stored for 7 years).
Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
Good questions. We obviously approached the subject very carefully. The short answer is yes, these are fully enforceable do to a set of laws dubbed “ESIGN” laws. You can find information about the laws here:
http://www.topazsystems.com/links/s761.pdf
This article helps to put the law into perspective for those of us who don’t read legalese.
http://www.topazsystems.com/information/esignlawexplained.pdf
From the technical perspective, the tablet or surface that “records” the electronic signature records every point of the signature in real time, so that the exact speeds of the lines being drawn is recorded – not just an “image” of the signature. That information is then encrypted using the original document as the encryption key, so that only the original document can be used to extract the signature. The signature and document are then combined and stored. (This is the short version).
There is absolutely no way an opposing attorney would try to challenge the validity of the signature, however we were not satisfied with just this fact. Our concern was that the user experience itself would be challenged, with a claim of “I did not understand what I was signing”, or “The process was confusing and misleading”.
We overcame these concerns after some carefully thought out details to our implementation, which I may go into in more depth later but I’m about to head out for some food right now :-)Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
Just this past year I've put together a software/hardware package that allows for paperless waivers of liability.
Here are some pictures of the product in action:
https://picasaweb.google.com/102460970856039188704/RealDropzoneInAction#
I just recently heard about another dropzone using another paperless waiver system, and it made me wonder: How many dropzones are doing this now?
Does your local dropzone have a paperless kiosk system? We've already saved 160,000 sheets of paper at Skydive Hawaii. At 20lbs a ream, that's 3 metric tons of paper. (which no longer needs to be stored for 7 years).
What other dropzones are using a paperless waiver system?Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
Contact [email protected], they have a great AFP program with courseware available. It's an 18 step program with canopy and freefall parts. I went through this training myself in 2004 and I can't say enough good things about the extended approach.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
You can also email us at [email protected]Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteThe problem is you are difficult to get in contact with. I tried several times over the last year and a half with no luck.
We had a problem with our Voice Mail configuration for the good part of 2012 messages were being sent to an invalid email address. I didn't figure this out until November when I tried leaving a message myself. You can call me directly on my Cell Phone at (630) 688-7911, or leave a message on the sales line at (630) 444-7511.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
I am the author of RealDropzone.
It's being used at the following dropzones:
www.SkydiveChicago.com
www.SkydiveLongIsland.com
www.SkydiveHawaii.com
www.SkydiveNewEngland.com
www.SkydiveCmh.com
The product is continuously under development, we have 1.5 full time staff members that support the product and IT at the dropzones running it.
Just this year we've added to major components to the product.
Paperless Waivers. Yes, seriously. We have a product (RealWaiver) that replaces your paper waivers with a kiosk that accepts electronic signatures and creates legally binding Waiver of Liability documents. The kiosk also collects customer information which imports directly into your manfifest software. Two dropzones are already using this feature, we've accempted over 25,000 electronically signed waivers in 2012.
Packer/Instructor kiosks: We have a new product (RealRigger) that provides an interface where Tandem Instructors can 'check out' a rig with a couple of taps on a kiosk screen, and packers record which rig they've packed. This replaces hand written "signature sheets" at your packing station and significantly reduces the amont of time needed to report on and manage your gear. The admin side of this product tracks jumps per rig, per main, per reserve, etc. Output reports can also be used for payrol purposes.
Also in 2012 we've added a significant number of reports and interactive reporting tools.
These features are just the new features in 2012. The reservation system and Manifest system is very comprehensive.
I'll be demonstrating the product at the 2013 PIA Symposium and USPA DZO Conference. Both RealRigger and RealWaiver can be purchased separetly or licensed as a package with RealDropzone.
Matt Christenson
RealSkydiving, Inc.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
SkydiveLodge.com completely stole the wording from the Skydive Chicago site (I know it's not the other way around because I wrote those words personally)
SkydiveLodge.com's version:
www.SkydiveTandemGreenville.com
Welcome to Skydive Tandem Greenville's official website! We are the premier drop zone east of the Dallas / Fort Worth area and have the only Skydive Lodge in the business. Built from the ground up to provide first time skydivers the ultimate in tandem skydiving training, atmosphere, and adrenaline pumping freefall exhilaration. Come for a skydive then relax at the Lodge with new friends while you watch a video of your experience.
SkydiveChicago.com's version:
Welcome to www.SkydiveChicago.com, the official website of Skydive Chicago™! Take a look around! We are not only the premier Dropzone in the Chicagoland area, but the best. Built from the ground up to handle a skydivers every need. Come for a skydive then relax on our 220 acre mega resort! See why more people choose Skydive Chicago than any other dropzone.
At the time of writing this it is no longer on Skydive Chicago's site, however you can see how it looked earlier this year at www.archive.org
Come on guys, really?Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteDoes it track pack jobs, gear rental, counter sales, USPA membership, reserve repack dates and waiver re-signing dates?
RealDropzone tracks USPA membership, reserve repack dates, and waiver re-signing dates. It does not currently track pack jobs but we're building this functionality into it sometime in 2011 for Skydive Columbus. There is a work-around you can use in the current version using a "fake plane" to track packjobs but it is not ideal.
Gear Rental and very basic counter sales are currently possible however we don't have a full retail sales package that tracks inventory numbers, barcodes, and advanced tax senarios at this time. It is high on our list.
As soon as we have finished with 2011 new dropzone installations (We're welcoming Skydive New England, Skydive Long Island, Skydive Columbus, and Snake River Skydiving to the RD subscribers list) We're also deep into talks with 4 other dropzones 2 of which may be looking at may-june implemenations. After these businesses are up and running with our current functionality we will shift gears and focus on enhancements. The top two enhancements at this point are advanced facebook event integration, automated friend invites, automated facebook customer wall follow-up posts, and a more advanced retail sales product.
If you would like a demonstration of my product, please email me at [email protected] and we can set up a 90 minute teleconference where I can demonstrate the product to you one-on-one.
Also, we've reduced pricing for the full online/offline enterprise package since recent posts, and are able to provide an online-only solution to match competing products and pricing. For more detail see www.RealDropzone.comMatt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
During my demonstration during the DZO Conference luncheon I significantly dropped the pricing model of RealDropzone. Our fees or now only 0.35% the price of a student jump, or only $0.70 for a tandem priced at $200.
Additionally I am now able to disable certain functionality of the product so that I can directly compete on pricing with competing products such as ProSkydiving. For anyone looking for an online reservation solution ONLY, I will beat any offer you have with ProSkydiving.
Also, ProSkydiving can be run in parallel to RealDropzone without conflict, so if you're already signed up with them, I challenge you to compair the difference for yourself, accepting reservations on YOUR OWN website where you are not competing with yourself for website traffic and search engine preference.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
FYI: During the DZO Conference this month I released a brand new pricing model making RealDropzone even more affordable than ever.
Also, While we don't have any direct competition because this is the only software product in it's class, we are now able to disable certain functionality so that we can BEAT any price offered by products offering other online reservation services.Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
My product will do the same thing that ProSkydiving is doing for you, and for only $0.95 not $5.70, so you can keep the extra $4.75, or lower your prices and pass it around. Additionally, the reservation system is integrated into the manifest solution, which is integrated into the jump monitor... So you'll be saving much more than that cash - you'll be saving even more time! I hope to demonstrate this to you in Reno!Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
I am in the process of writing an instructional course on developing software using Microsoft Silverlight. Part of the course will have students creating a photo gallery and a video gallery in class.
I need media content for this course. In total I would like 4 albums (categories) of around 10 photos each, and 5 videos (each less than 90 seconds in length).
Is there anybody who would be willing to supply these for me? I thought it would be fun if they were Skydiving photos and videos. They need to be copyright free with no watermarks, however I will provide credits with name and web URL within the text of the printed lab guides.
the photos need to be high resolution - part of the gallery includes a viewer that allows a user to zoom in just by hovering over the image.
The videos must not contain copywrited music, and must be politically correct.
Any takers?Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteThank you for the starting points!! I will definately be checking out all of them. Well except NickDG, that looks like our current set-up, minus the cash though.
Anyone else out there have software they like? or even software I should avoid?
Visit http://www.realdropzone.com for information on RealDropzone. This is a commercial application whose feature list has become too long to list here, priced in a way that scales to the size of your dropzone.Matt Christenson
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http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software. -
QuoteWOW. Normally i cannot get skydive radio at work. I just tried again and the site is blocked. I was able to click the link and it plays great. can someone link me to the other 140 episodes. Awesome.
great.
i've pasted the feed XML which contains links you can cut and paste out. this XML can be found here:
[/url]http://www.skydiveradio.com/skydiveradio_rss.xml[url]
CorymbCaster 60 Skydive Radio
http://www.SkydiveRadio.comen-us Copyright 2005-2009 by Skydiving Radio, All rights reserved. Weekly discussions including skydiving disciplines, latest news, interviews, contests, and product reviews. Look for our Podcast in the iTunes Music Store Show #140, January 15th 2011 - with the Golden Knights http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr140_01_15_11.mp3 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 03:13:05 GMT Show #139, December 15th 2010 - with Trunk and Erin from Hypoxic http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr139_12_15_10.mp3 Wed, 15 Dec 2010 01:11:36 GMT Show #138, December 1st 2010 - with Melissa Nelson http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr138_12_01_10.mp3 Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:00:15 GMT Show #137, November 15th 2010 - with Skydive TV http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr137_11_15_10.mp3 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 01:04:01 GMT Show #136, November 1st 2010 - with SDC Standard XP Show #136, November 1st 2010 - with SDC Standard XP Mon, 01 Nov 2010 03:45:10 GMT Show #135, October 15th 2010 - with Skydive Rick's http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr135_10_15_10.mp3 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:30:36 GMT Show #134, September 28th 2010 - with Joseph Kittinger http://traffic.libsyn.com/skydiveradio/sr134_09_28_10.mp3 Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:40:23 GMT Show #133, August 25th 2010 - With John Leblanc (Part 2) http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr133_08_25_10.mp3 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 03:28:34 GMT Show #132, July 19th 2010 - With John Leblanc (Part 1) http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr132_07_19_10.mp3 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:53:38 GMT Show#131, July 3rd 2010 – with Merriah Eakins http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr131_07_03_10.mp3 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 17:59:06 GMT Show #130, June 3rd 2010 - with Pat Moorehead (part 2)
GOPro and Countour HD bandwagon? Order yours today from Chuting Star
Rigging Loft at www.chutingstar.com. Pic of the Week is Frederick
Bremer on an accuracy jump in 1974 under an American Pappillion round
parachute. Photo by Dave Waterman. Pat Moorehead and Dave continue
discussing righteous road trips, jumping for the fun of it, and
"old-timers" societies POPS, SOS, JOS, and JOES. Gosia of SDC's
Furies reminds us via Facebook to join PD's Battle at Midway. Get
your 4-way team here for some great competition and a chance to win
$5000. Dave, Stump, and Karry review Norman Kent's movie, "Willing to
Fly." The first listener to leave a voice message wins a free copy of
the dvd. Skydive Radio finally has shirts to sell... almost. Dave
will soon travel to Spaceland to enroll in Rabbit's School of Skyvan
Piloting. Poker Thursday's at 9:00pm EST.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr130_06_03_10.mp3 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 04:17:18 GMT Show #129, May 15th 2010, with Pat Moorehead (part 1)
Pierre from Blue Skies Mag. Shirts and hats are on the way. Many
thanks to Steven Galinsky for our first logo, it has served us well.
There is a new fancy-schmancy audible in town. The N3 Audio is a
standard audible/electronic logbook with added sound features. It
plays music and can even be programmed to speak in your voice. This
and many other paraphernalia available at Chuting Star Rigging Loft.
Safety First with Brian Germain: 2 canopies out... OUCH! PD's Battle
at Midway, June 11-13, is SDC's frist major event of the season. Some
girl named Whitney wants you to get your 4way team together and join
the competition. Pat Moorehead talks with Dave about rings-n-ropes,
baton pass, double L parachutes, and many other old school skydiving
topics. More jump history with Pat on the next show. Pic of the Week
is jumpers exiting a C182RG at Aversi in Denmark. Photo by Thomas
Vince. Shout out from Geoff in Tasmania to his girlfriend Mel for
putting up with non-stop skydiving blathering. Shout out from Jay
Rech to any DZ with a new jump plane. Shout out from "Helicopter"
Jerry to Arizona Airspeed for turning a whopping 74 points in just 34
seconds. Wow! Listener email asks if we at SDR are ignorant. The
answer: YES:) Poker this Thursday at 9:00 EST.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr129_05_15_10.mp3 Wed, 19 May 2010 14:22:54 GMT Show #128, May 1st 2010 - with Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz
through a load, and Dave falls really really fast. Check out
ChutingStar's blog called Rants and Raves. Here you find information
on gear price comparisons, packing tips, first-looks at products, and
all things related to skydiving and rigging. Safety First with Brian
Germain: Cutaway or reserve... karma just might make the difference.
This episode's Pic of the Week is a 10-way sunset CRW formation over
Sebastian, FL. It's got everything Dave likes. Photo by April
Schuldt. Dave sells a jumpsuit because it gets him half the money to
purchase a new Tony Suit. Creative Financing? Steve and JaNette
Lefkowitz of SDC's Team Rhythm talk about how to be organized.
Basically, don't be THAT guy. Skydive Chicago hosts PD's Battle at
Midway June 11-13. This 4-way FS and VFS competition has a cash purse
totaling $10,000. Listener e-mail from Corey Cotton. Stump wins the
poker game. Since the last time he won was too long ago, we'll call
this a first! Join the next game this Thursday night.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr128_05_01_10.mp3 Tue, 04 May 2010 02:55:24 GMT Show #127, April 15th 2010 - with Mike Gruwell http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr127_04_15_10.mp3 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:42:07 GMT Show #126, March 31st 2010 - with Julian Boulle http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr126_03_31_10.mp3 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:15:59 GMT Show #125, March 10th 2010 - with Amy Chmelecki http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr125_03_10_10.mp3 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:05:17 GMT Show #124, December 12th 2009 - General Discussions http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr124_12_12_09.mp3 Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:14:32 GMT Show #123, September 29th 2009, with Melissa Nelson http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr123_09_29_09.mp3 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 00:43:24 GMT Show #122, August 27th 2009, with Team Rhythm http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr122_08_26_09.mp3 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:46:41 GMT Show #121, August 5th 2009 - Summerfest Coverage http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr121_08_05_09.mp3 Wed, 05 Aug 2009 02:26:52 GMT Show #120, July 22nd 2009 - With Blue Skies Magazine http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr120_07_22_09.mp3 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:27:33 GMT Show #119, July 15th 2009 with Frank Shisler http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr119_07_15_09.mp3 Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:37:10 GMT Show #118, July 8th 2009 - With Chris Gay and Mark Gregory . Dave and Karry make lots of jumps. Karry learns to lead tracking dives and Dave funnels half of team Rhythm. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses decision altitudes and how modern safety equipment should or should not effect them. Pic of the Week - The Canadian Skyhawks demonstration team delivers the American flag at the Salute to Veterans Air Show in Columbia, MO. Photo by Meredith Ottery. We talk with Chris Gay and Mark Gregory of the US CRW team about all things CRW. More info at canopyformationspecialists.com. Also, check out the new video Canopy Control: Core Essentials at vasst.com. Cornhusker State Games to include skydiving for the first time this year. Demo at Memorial Stadium gone bad. Make sure to follow what we're up to at facebook.com/skydiveradio and twitter.com/skydiveradio.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr118_07_08_09.mp3 Thu, 09 Jul 2009 02:47:07 GMT Show #117, June 24th 2009 - LSPC 50th Anniversary http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr117_06_24_09.mp3 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:02:47 GMT Show #116, May 1st, 2009 - with Mike Gruwell http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr116_05_01_09.mp3 Mon, 04 May 2009 19:18:42 GMT Show #115, March 31th 2009 - with Jim McCormick http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr115_03_31_09.mp3 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 03:17:35 GMT #114, February 3rd 2009 – with Tom Noonan on jumping at Everest part 2 http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr114_02_03_09.mp3 Tue, 03 Feb 2009 06:00:01 GMT Show #113, January 19th, 2009 - with Tom Noonan on jumping at Everest http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr113_01_19_09.mp3 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 06:00:00 GMT Show #112, December 24th, 2008 - with Jeff Nebelkoph
Conversation with Jeff Nebelkoph. Listener emails. Send in suggestions for the new segment "Safety First with Brian Germain" to [email protected]]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr112_12_25_08.mp3 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:15:00 GMT Show #111, December 1st, 2008 - with Melanie Curtis
Pic of the Week – Team Block Party exits a 182 over the Langhorne Creek dropzone in southern Australia.
Photo by Curtis Morton. Conversation with Melanie Curtis. Listener email. Skydive Radio is launching a new safety segment
with Brian Germain. If you have a safety topic you would like to hear discussed please email suggestions to
[email protected] with the words BRIAN GERMAIN TOPIC in the subject line. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr111_12_01_08.mp3 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT Show #110, October 29th, 2008 - with Jay Young of Name Media about Dropzone.com
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr110_10_29_08.mp3 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:15:00 GMT Show #109, October 16th, 2008 - Various discussion.
Listener emails read. Stump retires from tandems?
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr109_10_16_08.mp3 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:45:00 GMT Show #108, September 30th, 2008 - With Jeff Provonzano.
Listener email. Google Earth and dropzone.com.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr108_09_30_08.mp3 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:30:00 GMT Show #107, September 26th, 2008 - Various Discussions.
Contest winners announced. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr107_09_26_08.mp3 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 01:30:00 GMT Show #106, June 27th, 2008 - With Norman Kent.
Conversation with Norman Kent. Bid on an original skydiving painting at www.genreinc.com. Check out a photo of Trevor Ambron
with SDR merchandise in Afghanistan in the show notes. Jump with Stump at the Skydive Adventures 4th of July boogie. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr106_06_27_08.mp3 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:30:00 GMT Show #105, June 10th, 2008 - With Col Joseph Kittinger.
August 16th, 1960. Conversation with Col. Joseph Kittinger. Listener email. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr105_06_10_08.mp3 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 06:00:00 GMT Show #104, April 24th, 2008 - With Melissa Nelson.
Photo by Norman Kent. Conversation with Women's Vertical World Record organizer, Melissa Nelson. Next show, Col. Joseph Kittinger.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr104_04_24_08.mp3 Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:15:00 GMT Show #103, March 12th, 2008 - With Dan Poynter, part 2.
We think tandem instructor Tim Caudill is thinking, "Get a room." Photo by Bill McKinney. Conversation with Dan Poynter part 2.
Listener email. SDR's voicemail line is down.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr103_03_12_08.mp3 Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:00:00 GMT Show #102, February 15th, 2008 - With Dan Poynter.
part 1. Would you use a new rigger? What if that person is a close friend? Check out this fund raiser for National Association
for Colitis and Crohn's Disease - www.justgiving.com/johnhillam]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr102_02_15_08.mp3 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:30:00 GMT Show #101, January 6th, 2008 - With Bill Von Novak.
Galapagos Islands. SDR will return in 3 weeks. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr101_01_06_08.mp3 Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:00:00 GMT Show #100, December 20th, 2007 - SDR team is interviewed. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr100_12_20_07.mp3 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 01:00:00 GMT Show #99, December 11th, 2007 - with Brian Pangburn. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr99_12_11_07.mp3 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 07:00:00 GMT Show #98, November 29th, 2007 - with Brian Germain. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr98_11_29_07.mp3 Sat, 01 Dec 2007 02:00:00 GMT Show #97, October 31st, 2007 - with Melissa Nelson.
in Iowa. Photo by Dano. Conversation with women's world record organizer, Melissa Nelson. Can a skydiver have a successful relationship
with a whuffo? Condolences to some fallen friends.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr97_10_31_07.mp3 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 03:30:00 GMT Show #96, August 23rd, 2007 - with Scott Campos and Marc Hobbs.
be after Dollardaze boogie.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr96_08_23_07.mp3 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:30:00 GMT Show #95, August 8th, 2007 - with New Freefly World Record Organizers and Summerfest Activities.
Hellfish interview and fight song. Stump takes a ride in a Pitts. Listen in to some pilot talk during a formation load.
Rook Nelson and Mike Swanson discuss the new world record. Jumpers from around the world check in.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr95_08_07_07.mp3 Fri, 10 Aug 2007 06:00:00 GMT Show #94, July 17th, 2007 - with Various Discussion. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr94_07_17_07.mp3 Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:30:00 GMT Show #93, July 10th, 2007 - with with Illinois POPS record organizer, TJ Hine.
Photo by Charles Lane. Listener voicemail. Redemption Boogie this weekend. Conversation with Illinois POPS record organizer, TJ Hine.
Check out www.collegeskydiving.com. Wade Baird throws sparks in a swoop. Check out the video at www.myspace.com/skydiveradio.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr93_07_10_07.mp3 Wed, 11 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT Show #92, June 26th, 2007 - with world traveling skydiver, Roberto Souza.
Adventures. Don't forget to send your questions for our 100th show. Pictures and e-mail from Sean Forest from Germany.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr92_06_26_07.mp3 Wed, 27 Jun 2007 09:59:00 GMT Show #91, June 19th, 2007 - with Various Banter. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr91_06_19_07.mp3 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 01:30:00 GMT Show #90, June 12th, 2007 - with Kip Lohmiller and Jay Stokes
Conversation with Kip Lohmiller and Jay Stokes. Listener email. Send in interview questions for Dave, Stump and Cory for our 100th show. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr90_06_12_07.mp3 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 05:00:00 GMT Show #89, June 5th, 2007 - with College Credit Skydiving
Get college credit to skydive with Clint and Jenn from OSU. Check out a picture of the midwest freefly legend Jimmy Coiner here.
Voicemail from Germany. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr89_06_05_07.mp3 Wed, 06 Jun 2007 20:00:00 GMT Show #88, May 22nd, 2007 - with Brian Germain http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr88_05_22_07.mp3 Tue, 22 May 2007 22:00:00 GMT Show #87, May 17th, 2007 - with Jimmy Coiner
Photo contest update. Stump loses the 500-jump bet with Cory. Possible ideas for new SDR products. Next week - Brian Germain discusses canopy collisions.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr87_05_17_07.mp3 Fri, 18 May 2007 07:30:00 GMT Show #86, May 8th, 2007 - with Scott Campos
in Laurinburg, NC. Photo by Scott Campos. Conversation with Scott Campos regarding live and televised events. Stump backs off the 76 kick and decides to wear fingernail
polish. Don't forget to enter our iPod give away contest.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr86_05_08_07.mp3 Tue, 08 May 2007 22:00:00 GMT Show #85, April 24th, 2007 - with Skydive AZ Manager, Bryan Burke
Nagambie, Australia. Conversation with Bryan Burke of Skydive Arizona. iPod contest extended to the end of May.
Next week is Scott Campos. Jimmy Coiner in 2 weeks!]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr85_04_24_07.mp3 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:00:00 GMT Show #84, April 17th, 2007 - with Muff Brother, Justin Silvia
Conversation with Justin Silvia of the Muff Brothers. Conversation with Jeremy Struemph on helping stop domestic violence. Listener email.
Don't forget to enter the iPod giveaway contest.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr84_04_17_07.mp3 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:00:00 GMT Show #83, April 10th, 2007 - with Ken Franklin.
Conversation with skydiver and falconer Ken Franklin. Enter the SDR photo contest and win an iPod shuffle.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr83_04_10_07.mp3 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 22:00:00 GMT Show #82, March 27th, 2007 - with Various topics and feedback.
We check up on Dave late in the show. Don't forget about our photo contest! Price chop on white shirts.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr82_03_27_07.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2007 20:00:00 GMT Show #81, March 20th, 2007 - with Chris Needels
New contest announced. Win a free iPod and $15 Napster gift card. Flying Jester Designs contest winner announced.
Conversation with USPA Executive Director, Chris Needels. Listener email and voicemail.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr81_03_20_07.mp3 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 04:00:00 GMT Show #80, March 6th, 2007 - with Norman Kent
Possible trip out to The Farm. Myspace sabotage and outtakes.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr80_03_06_07.mp3 Tue, 06 Mar 2007 23:00:00 GMT Show #79, February 27th, 2007 - with Karen Hawes of Remote Area Medical
listener e-mails - including a guy named 'Beer' and a yodeling song. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr79_02_27_07.mp3 Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT Show #78, February 20th, 2007 - with Xtreme Divers Boogie Correspondence
Help support the show by checking out the sponsors on our website. Upcoming guests include Norman Kent,
Chris Needles, Karen Hawes with Remote Area Medical, and Jeffro from Team Xaos.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr78_02_20_07.mp3 Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00:00 GMT Show #77, February 13th, 2007 - with Douglas 'Spot' Spotted Eagle
invasion. Outro music is from Spot. More about Spot at www.SpottedEagle.com. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr77_02_13_07.mp3 Tue, 13 Feb 2007 23:00:00 GMT Show #76, January 30th, 2007 - with Ben Lee of CollegeSkydiving.com
asking for permission.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr_76_01_30_07.mp3 Wed, 31 Jan 2007 06:00:00 GMT Show #75, January 23rd, 2007 - Q and A with Brian Germain - Part 2
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr_75_01_23_07.mp3 Thu, 25 Jan 2007 01:30:00 GMT Show #74, January 16th, 2007 - Q and A with Brian Germain
Question and Answer with Brian Germain. Listener email. Skydive Radio mugs are available from the online store.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr74_01_16_07.mp3 Wed, 17 Jan 2007 09:30:00 GMT Show #73, December 25th, 2006 - Surprise Christmas Show
Happy Holidays - Talk to Ya Next Year!]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr73_12_25_06.mp3 Tue, 26 Dec 2006 05:30:00 GMT Show #72, December 19th, 2006 - Various Disussion
with new weekly shows starting on January 9th. Happy Holidays.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr72_12_19_06.mp3 Wed, 20 Dec 2006 04:00:00 GMT
airplane, aircraft, aviation, fly, flight, poker, freefly, CRW, CReW, swooShow #71, December 12th, 2006 - With World Record Organizer, Guy Wright
has returned to the poker tourney after his trip to India. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr71_12_12_06.mp3 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #70, December 5th, 2006 - With Joe Jennings and Insurance Discussion
Pic of the Week - Jumpers track off from a big way over Perris Valley Skydiving. Photo by Brook Willard.
Conversation with Joe Jennings of www.skydive.com. Conversation with Bill Lahman about insurance and skydiving. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr70_12_06_06.mp3 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:00:00 GMT VRW Video - Team Mandrin http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/Team_Mandrin_08.19.06.mp4 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:00:00 GMT
airplane, aircraft, aviation, fly, flight, poker, freefly, CRW, CReW, swooShow #69, November 28th, 2006 - With Pieces of Eight jumper, Al Krueger
Photo by Wade Baird. Conversation with Al Krueger from Pieces of Eight. Listener voicemail. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr69_11_28_06.mp3 Tue, 28 Nov 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #68, November 21st, 2006 - On Location With Golden Knight, Brian Krause
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr68_11_21_06.mp3 Wed, 22 Nov 2006 00:30:00 GMT Show #67, November 14th, 2006 - Various Topics and Listener E-mails
Long sleeve shirts can now be ordered from our website. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr_67_11_14_06.mp3 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:00:00 GMT Show #66, November 7th, 2006 - Live from Skydive Atlanta and USPA Nationals
This week's Pic of the Week features a group photo of the Skydive Radio 15-way. The Gravatron amusement ride can be seen in the
background. Special thanks to Sarah Lawrence for her correspondent work at USPA Nationals and to Trey and his staff at Skydive
Atlanta for putting on such a great event.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr66_11_07_06b.mp3 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #65, October 31st, 2006 - Various Topics
Drawing will be held next week for the prizes. Long-sleeve shirts will be ready next week.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr65_10_31_06.mp3 Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #64, October 24th, 2006 - With Pro Swooper, Shannon Pilcher http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr64_10_24_06.mp3 Tue, 24 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #63, October 17th, 2006 - With adult film star, Nicole Sheridan
Next week - conversation with Shannon Pilcher on swooping. Pic of the Week is Eric Mielke and Jimmy Coiner at the Black Cat Boogie
in Winterset, IA. Photo by Ty Reidenbach.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr63_10_17_06.mp3 Tue, 17 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #62, October 10th, 2006 - With Mindy, the skydiving dog
way. Special announcement at the very end of the show.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr62_10_10_06.mp3 Thu, 12 Oct 2006 07:00:00 GMT Show #61, October 3rd, 2006 - Various topics
New merchandise coming. Photo contest coming up.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr61_10_03_06.mp3 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #60, September 26th, 2006 - Q and A with Brian Germain http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr60_09_27_06.mp3 Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:00:00 GMT Show #59, September 19th, 2006 - with Jay Stokes.
L and B customer service. Post on the Frappr map.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr59_09_19_06.mp3 Tue, 19 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #58, September 12th, 2006 - with Lawyer, Joan Garvey. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr58_09_12_06.mp3 Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #57, September 7th, 2006 - with Eric Derren and Couchfreaks discussion.
SDR pics are finally up on our website. Pic of the Week by Ori Kuper: Shira Snapir celebrates her 22nd birthday in this hybrid jump over Paradive Habonim Beach DZ, Israel. Conversation with Eric Deren. New shirts are in and orders are being shipped ASAP.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr57_09_07_06.mp3 Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:00:00 GMT Show #56, August 29th, 2006 - with Jim Twardowski of Liberty Parachute Team.
Conversation with Liberty Parachute Team member, Jim Twardowski. Stump learns that tube stows don't make good condoms.
Listener email.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr56_08_29_06.mp3 Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #55, August 22nd, 2006 - With Jumper Pilot, Chris Schindler. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr55_08_22_06.mp3 Tue, 22 Aug 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #54, August 15th, 2006 - With Dr. Stuart Selkin.
Listener email and a review of our review. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr54_08_15_06.mp3 Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #53, August 8th, 2006 - With Scott Miller. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr53_08_08_06.mp3 Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #52, August 1st, 2006 - With Scott Campos.
New SDR shirts on the way. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr52_08_01_06.mp3 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #51, July 25th, 2006 - General Discussion and Reviews. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr51_07_25_06.mp3 Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #50, July 18th, 2006 - General Discussion and Feedback.
Boogie. Photo by Dave Schwartz. Upcoming reviews announced. Listener email.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr50_07_18_06.mp3 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #49, July 11th, 2006 - with Joe Jennings.
Photo by Eric Bobenhausen. Conversation with Joe Jennings about his new project Skydive.com. Listener email. A look at the BPA magazine. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr49_07_11_06.mp3 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #48, July 5th, 2006 - with Brian Germain. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr48_07_05_06.mp3 Thu, 06 Jul 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #47, June 27th, 2006 - with Ray Ferrell and Scott Campos.
wingsuit record attempt. Ray Ferrell discusses the new PAC-750 jumpship. Listener email. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr47_06_27_06.mp3 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #46, June 20th, 2006 - with Bill Von Novak. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr46_06_20_06.mp3 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #45, June 13th, 2006 - with James La Barrie of Skydive Carolina.
Interview with James La Barrie. Boogie July 1-3 at skydiveadventures.net. Brian Germain general skills canopy course Paradise Skydives
in Vinton, IA from Friday, June 23rd to Sunday, June 25th. Listener stories and emails.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr45_06_13_06.mp3 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #44, June 6th, 2006 - with Rook Nelson of Skydive Chicago.
Photo by Mark Stone. Conversation with Rook Nelson. Irish Parachute Club - www.skydive.ie. Frappr map member photo Joel Haski..]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr44_06_06_06.mp3 Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #43, May 30th, 2006 - with Steven Blincoe of New School Flight.
Conversation with Steven Blincoe of New School Flight. Listener DZ stories and email.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr43_05_30_06.mp3 Wed, 31 May 2006 06:30:00 GMT Show #42, May 23rd, 2006 - with World Record Holder, Jay Stokes.
Conversation with world record holder Jay Stokes. Listener email.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr42_05_23_06.mp3 Tue, 23 May 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #41, May 16th, 2006 - with Skysurfer, Tanya O'Brien.
Conversation with Skysurfer Tanya O'Brien. PAC-750 coming to Weeping Water on May 17th for $18 jumps. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr41_05_16_06.mp3 Tue, 16 May 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #40, May 9th, 2006 - with Author, Paul Sitter.
Sitter, author of USPA's annual fatality summary. PAC-750 coming to Weeping Water on May 17th.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr40_05_09_06.mp3 Tue, 09 May 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #39, May 2nd, 2006 - with Nationwide jumper Walt Russo. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr39_05_02_06.mp3 Tue, 02 May 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #38, Apr. 25th, 2006 - with Dave DeWolf.
Spring rig maintenance with Dave DeWolf. Join our frappr map at www.frappr.com/skydiveradio.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr38_04_25_06.mp3 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 06:00:00 GMT Show #37, Apr. 18th, 2006 - Various Discussions. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr37_04_18_06.mp3 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT Video Contest - 2nd Place Video by Burk Reiman http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/Jumpships.mp4 Tue, 18 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT
airplane, aircraft, aviation, fly, flight, poker, freefly, CRW, CReW, swooShow #36, Apr. 11th, 2006 - with Bridge Day organizer, Jason Bell.
The photo was taken at the end of a 16' diving board which sits next to a 10' wide "normal" launch platform.
Photo by Jason Bell. Conversation with Bridge Day organizer Jason Bell. Listener email. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr36_04_11_06.mp3 Tue, 11 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #35, Apr. 4th, 2006 - with Bill Booth.
Darren Bull wins the Skydive Radio video contest. MS fundraiser in Wisconsin.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr35_04_04_06.mp3 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT Video Contest - Winning Video by Darren Bull http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/You_Fly_We_can_hardly_fall_down.mp4 Tue, 04 Apr 2006 22:00:00 GMT
airplane, aircraft, aviation, fly, flight, poker, freefly, CRW, CReW, swooShow #34, Mar. 28th, 2006 - with USPA Chair, Mike Perry.
Put a pin in our listener map at www.frappr.com/skydiveradio.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr34_03_28_06s.mp3 Tue, 28 Mar 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #33, Mar. 21st, 2006 - with Brian Germain. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr33_03_21_06s.mp3 Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:00:00 GMT Show #32, Mar. 14th, 2006 - with skydiving instructor, Jim Wallace.
Video contest still running. Get your entries in by March 28th. We have an exciting announcement
to make next week. Stay tuned. ]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr32_03_14_06s.mp3 Tue, 14 Mar 2006 23:00:00 GMT Show #31, Mar. 7th, 2006 - with tunnel instructor, Chris Gray.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr31_03_07_06s.mp3 Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #30, Feb. 28th, 2006 - with Misionary pilot, Clyde Peters. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr30_02_28_06s.mp3 Wed, 01 Mar 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #29, Feb. 21st, 2006 - with USPA President Glenn Bangs. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr29_02_21_06s.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #28, Feb. 15th, 2006 - with BJ Worth of World Team.
You make it possible for us to continue doing Skydive Radio.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr28_02_15_06s.mp3 Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #27, Feb. 7th, 2006 - with Brian Germain and JW.
Check www.dropzone.com photography and video forum for details.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr27_02_07_06s.mp3 Wed, 08 Feb 2006 09:00:00 GMT Show #26, Jan. 31st, 2006 - with Cheryl Stearns of Stratoquest. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr26_01_31_06s.mp3 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 08:00:00 GMT Show #25, Jan. 24th, 2006 - with Chris Salcone of Guano Freefly Team. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr25_01_24_06s.mp3 Wed, 25 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT Show #24, Jan. 17th, 2006 - with great storyteller, Pat Works. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr24_01_17_06s.mp3 Wed, 18 Jan 2006 05:00:00 GMT Show #23, Jan. 10th, 2006 - with BJ Worth of World Team.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr23_01_10_06s.mp3 Wed, 11 Jan 2006 07:30:00 GMT Show #22, Jan. 3rd, 2006 - with CRW record holder, Wendy Faulkner.
Conversation with Wendy Faulkner (http://crwdog.servebeer.com).
A bit of history on our club mascot, Elmo.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr22_01_03_06s.mp3 Wed, 04 Jan 2006 06:00:00 GMT Show #21, Dec. 27th, 2005 - Short show/various discussion. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr21_12_27_05s.mp3 Wed, 28 Dec 2005 09:00:00 GMT Show #20, Dec. 20th, 2005 - with flockers, BJ Alexander and Perry Trowbridge. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr20_12_20_05s.mp3 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 08:00:00 GMT Show #19, Dec. 13th, 2005 - with Mike from realxstream.com. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr19_12_13_05s.mp3 Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:00:00 GMT Show #18, Dec. 6th, 2005 - with Brian Germain. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr18_12_06_05s.mp3 Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:00:00 GMT Show #17, Nov. 29th, 2005 - Q and A with Bill Booth. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr17_11_29_05s.mp3 Wed, 30 Nov 2005 10:00:00 GMT Show #16, Nov. 22nd, 2005 - with Bill Booth.
Conversation with Bill Booth. Thanks for supporting Skydive Radio with your donations. Upcoming Skydive
Radio poker tourney dates to be announced soon on dropzone.com bonfire forum.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr16_11_22_05s.mp3 Wed, 23 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT Show #15, Nov. 15th, 2005 - with BASE jumper, Nick DiGiovanni.
T-shirts are back in stock, order yours today.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr15_11_15_05s.mp3 Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT Show #14, Nov. 8th, 2005 - with Brian Germain.
Go to SkydiveRadio.com to help support the show.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr14_11_08_05s.mp3 Wed, 09 Nov 2005 06:00:00 GMT Show #13, Nov. 1st, 2005 -Live at Skydive Atlanta.
Scotty Carbone from the Carbonezone.com, and manufacturers including PD, Sunpath, and Ouragan Suits. Check out more photos
at skydiveradio.com.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr13_11_02_05s.mp3 Wed, 02 Nov 2005 07:00:00 GMT Show #12, Oct. 25th, 2005 - with blind skydiver, John Fleming.
Conversation with John Fleming (Blind John). Send us feedback on our bandwidth issues.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr12_10_25_05s.mp3 Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:00:00 GMT Show #11, Oct. 18th, 2005 - with Birdman, Scott Campos.
in Orange, MA with tandem student Paul Jackson. PJ Jackson, Paul's son is shooting video. Photo by Jeff Agard. Conversation with Scott
Campos. Andrew Smith makes his first jump. Chris Martin memorial DVD available at Skydiveradio.com.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr11_10_18_05s.mp3 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT Show #10, Oct. 11th, 2005 - with Kate Cooper (Jump for the Cause).
Jump for the Cause. Porter Crash in DeLand. NTSB report can be found at www.ntsb.gov. Book review
of Skyflying Wingsuits in Motion.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr10_10_11_05s.mp3 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 05:00:00 GMT Show #9, Oct. 4th, 2005 - with freestyle champs, Karl and Merriah Eakins.
Photo by Wendy Faulkner. Conversation with Karl and Merriah Eakins. Contact Merriah for free coaching in
freestyle at [email protected]. More talk on blind skydiving. Send us feedback on what you like and
dislike about the show. We want to make it better for you!]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr9_10_04_05s.mp3 Wed, 05 Oct 2005 08:30:00 GMT Show #8, Sept. 27th, 2005 - with Ted Strong. http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr8_09_27_05s.mp3 Wed, 28 Sep 2005 05:30:00 GMT Show #7, Sept. 20th, 2005 - with Joe Jennings (part 2).
In the center is blind skydiver John Fleming along with Dan BC and Dan'l Leviton. The jump was made
as part of a fundraiser for the American Council of the Blind. The event raised over $8000 for the charity.
Joe Jennings conversation (part 2). Cory won't listen to his own show.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr7_09_20_05s.mp3 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 08:00:00 GMT Show #6, Sept. 13th, 2005 - with Joy Drake and Joe Jennings (part 1)
Conversation with Joe Jennings.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr6_09_13_05s.mp3 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 04:00:00 GMT Show #5, Sept. 7th, 2005 - with Mike Gruwell (Chuting Star Rigging)
Conversation with Mike Gruwell of Chuting Star Rigging about 1.800.Skyride. www.chutingstar.com. Update on
Kansas Cessna Boogie. Update on Andrew Smith. Skydive Radio adds mailing list. Funny DZ story contest extended.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr5_09_07_05s.mp3 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:00:00 GMT Show #4, Aug. 30th, 2005 - General Discussions
Jerry Eddens breaks Nebraska state record for jumps in a day and raises money for the American Cancer Society.
Funny dz story contest. Skydive Radio now has t-shirts. 1-800-Skyride talk.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr4_08_30_05s.mp3 Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:00:00 GMT Show #3, Aug. 23rd, 2005 - with renowned rigger, Dave DeWolf
for skydiving information. You don't need an iPod to subscribe to the show. Pic of the week: Melissa Newman sit flies over Skydive
Elsinore. Photograph by JT Valente. More prizes coming up. Listener emails. Kansas Cessna Boogie. Conversation with Dave DeWolf.
More on USPA awards. KFC calls in. Check out her podcast at www.podchick.com. Andrew from the UK gets ready for first solo jump.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr3_08_23_05s.mp3 Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:00:00 GMT Show #2, Aug. 15th, 2005 - with Melissa Nelson of Skydive Chicago
was taken over Puerto Escondido Mexico on December 31st 2004. Photo by Daniel Angulo. Sorry, no bego bar crawl pics.
Good Stuff DVDs up for grabs soon. A conversation with Melissa Nelson of Skydive Chicago.
USPA awards being discontinued.]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr2_08_15_05s.mp3 Mon, 15 Aug 2005 20:00:00 GMT Show #1, Aug. 9th, 2005 - Our very first show
First photo featured on Pic of the Week gets a free Dollar Daze 2004 DVD. Non-skydiving dropzone injuries. Bego bar crawl.
]]>http://media.libsyn.com/media/skydiveradio/sr1_08_09_05s.mp3 Tue, 09 Aug 2005 20:00:00 GMT Matt Christenson
[email protected]
http://www.RealDropzone.com - A new breed of dropzone manifest software.
PROskydiving Acquires DZ Tools
in General Skydiving Discussions
Joke? A business owner should ask themselves a number of questions before reading such a claim.
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