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  1. Weeping Water gets an Otter for the first time in over 25 years. Dave gets to test out his brand new Optimum reserve. Jumping with your phone may be a plus in more ways than one. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses securing items in the aircraft on takeoff. Pic of the Week - Shaun Brock and Charity Kelly fly a successful Mr. Bill over Skydive Airtight in Skiatook, OK. Photo by Shaun Brock. Conversation with Rick Collins on Global Leap for Life. Paragolf comes to Skydive Chicago on September 23. Listener emails, voicemails, and shoutouts. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  2. Boogie reports from Redemption, Summerfest, and Lost Prairie. Safety First with Brian Germain covers aircraft emergencies. Pic of the Week - The new women's 9-way wingsuit record flies over Skydive Chicago Photo by Brian Snarr. Conversation with Eli Thompson recorded in late July of 2009. Listener voicemails. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  3. Summerfest is in full swing. The hosts talk about their individual canopy progressions. Safety first with Brian Germain discusses RSL's and Skyhooks pro's and cons. Pic of the Week - A Flock-U wingsuit group flies over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Brian Snarr. Jason Russell discusses Skydive Dubai. Shoutouts and a quick voicemail. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  4. UFO jump discussion. Dave and Karry jump with SDR listener Markus Wolf. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses slider stows. Pic of the Week - Left to right, Dave Schwartz, Rook Nelson, Jim Harris, Anthony Ebel, and Ben Crooch burn freefall pyro over Skydive Chicago during the 4th of July UFO jump. Photo by Brad Vancina. Nate Roth from Skyventure Colorado discusses the possibilities of using tunnel time to count toward certain skydiving goals in the same way the aviation world uses flight simulators. Listener emails. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  5. Mirage rescinds it's grounding of the Argus AAD. Will other manufacturers follow suit? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses going to your first boogie or large dropzone. Pic of the Week - Andy Van Handel, Linda Hass, Ann Platte, and Tracy Cobb exit the Twin Otter over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Russ Hass. Bryan Burke of Skydive Arizona discusses canopy collisions and pattern safety. Listener emails. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  6. Battle at Midway more of a battle with the weather. Congratulations to Arizona Airspeed, and Skydive Chicago Standard for their first place wins in FS and VFS. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses main and reserve sizes. Pic of the Week - A freefly formation builds over Skydive Arizona during the Arizona Vertical Challenge. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Conversation with Arizona Airspeed. Shout out to Shannon Pilcher for his return to the sky. Listener voicemails and emails. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  7. Phatty fills in for Stump. SDR is happy to be back in the home studio at Skydive Chicago. Discussion on cost of AFF vs. Static Line. Safety First discusses spotting and exit order. Pic of the Week - AFF student Ben Darling and instructor Mike Hoy check altitude over Paradise Skydives in Vinton, IA. Photo by "Doc" John Musgrave. Tunnel flying with Jason Kane and Shannon McCarthy of Skyventure Colorado. Listener emails. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  8. Dave fly's his last Space Shuttle load as Karry packs up for the return to Skydive Chicago and Stump sits in the rain. Pic of the Week - Dave Hillebrandt, Kevin Keenan and Bob Edmiston build a 3 stack over Skydive Sebastian while the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off in the background. Photo by Gregg Mikolasek. Brian Germain on canopy collisions. Listener emails. Link to stream or download here Skydive Radio
  9. Skydive Radio will be interviewing Brian Germain this Sunday night, May 15, regarding canopy collisions/avoidance. We have started a thread on our facebook feed for questions and comments to use during the interview. Please feel free to join the discussion here. Skydive Radio
  10. Space shuttle jump postponed but Dave gets to do some multi discipline jumps instead. Stump makes it out to LSPC. Static line vs. AFF discussion. Brian Germain discusses post opening procedures in Safety First. Pic of the Week - Denis Filliaudeau makes a royal jump over the Black Knights DZ in the UK on the same day that some wedding was happening at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Peter Williams. USPA President Jay Stokes discusses the recent rash of canopy collisions. Listener shout-outs. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  11. The SDR crew has an amazing time at the Skyventure Colorado wind tunnel. Stump goes base jumping in Twin Falls. Dave goes to Skydive Spaceland to fly for the new 168-way Texas state record. SDR listener LaNaya Bonogofsky wins 15 minutes of free tunnel time from Skyventure Colorado. Brian Germain discusses landing patterns in this weeks Safety First. Pic of the Week - Canopy pilot Niklas Daniel performs a rodeo dock on wingsuit pilot Barry Holubeck over skydive Arizona. Photo by Will Kitto. Kirk Smith discusses the current issues with the Argus AAD. Listener email. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  12. Stump makes another base jump. Karry passes a test and wins a prize. Skydive Radio is giving away 15 minute block times at Skyventure Colorado. Listen for your chance to win. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses reversed riser systems. Pic of the Week - Mads Olsen takes instructor Edu Mertz on a tandem training jump over National Paracentrum Teuge in the Netherlands. Photo by Henny Wiggers. Roundtable discussion with Steve Lefkowitz, JaNette Lefkowitz, and Taya Weiss about leaving professional careers to pursue the dream of full time skydiving. Listener email and facebook comments. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  13. Special guest host Phatty fills in for Stump. March Madness going off at Sebastian. 15 years later Dave finally orders a new rig. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses 3-ring system maintenance. Pic of the Week - The 27-way Arizona women's state formation skydiving record completes over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Mike Gruwell discusses springtime gear maintenance. Listener emails and topical discussions from Facebook. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
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  17. Commando Skydivers down under celebrates their 50th anniversary. Dave and Karry discuss the Puerto Rico Boogie, recent jumps in Sebastian, and the last launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery. After 15 years Dave is finally ordering a new Vector container. Safety First discusses the extended repack cycle. Pic of the Week - Jennifer Sensenbaugh co-pilots a bikini load to altitude at this years Puerto Rico Boogie. Photo by Dave Schwartz. Conversation with PD Factory team member Ian Drennan. Listener email's and shout outs. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  18. First annual Sebastian Paragolf competition turned out to be a great event even if we might not be invited back to the golf course next year. We discuss some alternate types of jumping to "mix it up" a bit. Brian Germain talks about aircraft stalls in this weeks Safety First. Pic of the Week - Travis Mills swoops the pond at Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Jeff Nebelkopf and Taya Weiss talk about XRW and their recent trip to the UAE. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  19. The Skydive Radio tourney is now up at www.pokerstars.com. Skydive Radio 21:00 ET Buy-in $10 Password: toggle Good luck! Skydive Radio
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  21. The Skydive Radio tourney is now up at www.pokerstars.com. Skydive Radio 21:00 ET Buy-in $10 Password: toggle Good luck! Skydive Radio
  22. Can you put iTunes on your work computer? If so you could subscribe to the podcast and get them that way. Strange that we are blocked. Are you able to access most other pages at work? Skydive Radio
  23. Sebastian Invasion boogie a success. Thanks to Kelly Olson and Jerry Gleim for the tequilas. Children of the Corn 2 reviewed. Order your copy at www.dropoutproductions.net. Brian Germain discusses AAD's and RSL's in Safety First. Pic or the Week - Hunter Vance and Carl Edge of UGA Skydawgs jump their school flag over Skydive the Farm. Photo by Blaine Kunz. Conversation with the US Army Golden Knights. Listener email and facebook comments. Link to download or stream here Skydive Radio
  24. Good game all. I will take my revenge next week. Skydive Radio
  25. So how many of you fish are gonna donate to me tonight? Skydive Radio