Issue #209: 11/24/1998 December 1998

RI's Moving to Eloy, Ariz. January '99; Tandem Accident Fatal in Egypt; Jumper Induces Entanglement, Dies; Genesis, Airspeed Win America's Cup Tour; Airspeed and Knights Plan for 1999 and Beyond; Advanced Moves on the Board; Initial Jumps Reveal Capabilities of a Novel Strap-On Wing; France, Russia Win World CRW Championships; Aircraft Accidents Blamed on Pilots; Nichols Tracks Ram-Air Inflated Wing Suit; First Jumper Copes with 'Reckless' Instructor and 'Defective' Gear; No-Show Hurts Record Attempt; Wind Tunnel Starts Using Logbooks; Skysurfing Shines in TV Broadcast; One Jumper's Pilgrimage to Bridge Day; Older California Jumpers Get Together at Reunion; POPS Set Big RW Record; Small Turnout at CRW Nationals; Perris Holds Loose Freefly Meet; Elsinore Skydivers Earn Award; New Gear Case; BASE Jumpers Win One, Lose One in Federal Court; Jumper Hurt on Skysurfing Jump; Furrer Jumps Winged Skyboard; Nationals Host Wrestles with Dates; Airspeed Dominates U.S. Nationals.

Issue #208: 10/20/1998 November 1998

"Mr. Pink" Wins Ga. League; "Convergence" Wins Tex. League; Only 7 Of 47 Countries Have Brought Home Medals; USPA Elections Offer Opportunity for Change; Icarus Tandem, Health Insurance, High Elevation DZ; Canopy Problem Kills Skydiver; 8-Way Block 24: Compressed Donuts, Double Bipoles, Bipole Donuts; Accident Blamed on Pull Problems; Competitors Get Creative at N.Y. Pond Swooping 'Nationals'; Six Miles Up: What It Takes to Make a High Altitude Jump; Astra AAD Gets New Software; Some Altimeters Have Bad Straps; New Fabric Option; Jumper Dies in Off-DZ Landing; Battery Leak Damages Reserve Canopy; PD Owns Main Canopy Market; Australia Wins 16-Way World Cup; New Videos Focus on Competition, Entertainment; Accident Kills CRW Competitor; Slate Set for USPA Elections; New Canopy Nears Production; FAA Issues Costly Proposal; Osipova, Valois Triumph at S&A World Meet; Close Contests at World Cup in Portugal.

Issue #207: 09/28/1998 October 1998

Renfro Purchases Air Adventures West; 1998 World S&A Meet, Croatia; Get 'Em While They're Young; Packing Error Sends Reflex Rigs Back to the Loft; Malfunctions, Cutting Tables, BOC vs. ROL; Sleeve Might Make Packing Easier; Follow the Leader Canopy Training: The Next Chapter; Golden Knights, Airspeed Win America's Cup Meet in New Jersey; Tips for Better Solo Exits from Tailgate Aircraft; Okla. Jumper Dies After Low Cutaway; Sunrise Rigging Introduces Rig; Elsinore No-Pull Accident; Second Norway BASE Trip Called Successful; Manufacturer Orders Inspection of Some Vectors; Survey Shows Popularity of Javelin Rig; Report Released on Tandem Accidents; Grimwade Buys Another DZ; Entanglement Blamed for Student Death; Cause of Cessna Crash Not Clear; Loftis Accident Mars Convention; New Student Canopy Shipping; Switzerland Goes Ram-Air; Florida DZ to Host Freeflying Meet; Head Hunter's new Mini-Cam System; Colorado Company Adds Nvertigo to Helmet Line; PD Readies Fast New Canopies; 'Z-Tribe,' 'Cross Keys Heat' Win New Jersey Meet; New Canopies Feature Novel Slider; Swedes Set National RW Record; Colclasure Wins Swoop Nationals; 390 Skydives in 24 Hours--Jeff Kimbrell; SOS Sets Formation Record; World Free Fall Convention '98: More of the Same, Only Better.

Issue #206: 08/14/1998 September 1998

Kimbrell's 390 Jumps in 24hrs. Falls Short; Espace Boogie, France; New 82UL Gasoline to Replace 80/87; 10 Tandem Cypres Saves by Airtec; Barnes Resigns from Mirage Systems; Jumper Blamed in Florida Death; Officials Consider Diabetes in Ohio Accident; Places: Aerohio Skydiving Center; Oldfield & McGlynn Jump from Cable Car; Kapowsin Tandem Accidents Kill Two; The Skydive at the South Pole: Triumph and Tragedy; Jumping Norway's Cliffs; Windmill Jump; Genesis, Airspeed Win America's Cup #5; Modifying Goggles for Freeflying; Oregon Fatality Called Suicide; La. Jumper Falls from Harness; How to Make the Most of Your Tunnel Time; Orlando Wind Tunnel Opens to Brisk Business; No-Pull Accident in SC; Advancing to the 'Transition Position'; Lost Prairie Boogie Lives Up to Fine Reputation; Help Your Canopy Open Better; PISA's Heat Wave Canopy Opens and Performs Well; Skysurfing Training Center Opens; Perigee II BASE Rig Redesigned; The Recreational RW Class; Regional Circuit Going in NW; Colo. State Record Set at Mile-Hi Skydiving; POPS Set Canadian Record; Tips for Better Skydives: Breathe Right, Hold Lightly and Smile; World-Record RW Formation Built in Illinois

Issue #205: 07/15/1998 August 1998

Netherland Student Killed on 3rd Static Line Jump; 92-year-old Makes Guinness Book of World Records; DZ Waiver Serves its Purpose in Cross Keys Lawsuit; Static-Line Technology Needs a Review; New DZ Opens in Missouri; Bigger BASE Canopy Debuts; Optimizing the Exit Order; First-Jump Student Dies in Indiana; A Conversation With Don Kirlin; Events Not Clear in New Jersey Accident; Winkelkotter, 'Team Extreme' Win California BASE Meet; Skysurfers Go At It Over Perris; Pilot Chute Choice Important for BASE Jump; Cause of Wisc. Death Not Clear; Illinois Accident Blamed on Harness Gymnastics; Australia Mulls Adding New CRW Event to Nationals; Rozov, Burch Team Up to Win Skysurfing at X-Games; Low-Altitude Turn Fatal; The Key to Successful Block Execution; 4-Way Block 6: Stardian/Stardian; Precision Aerodynamics Takes EXTtreme on the Road; Company Formed to Make BASE Rig; New Helmet Has External Pocket; British Accident; Elsinore Holds Freefly Camp; Attendance Doubles at Calif. Freefly Film Festival

Issue #204: 06/12/1998 July 1998

2nd Cut Ripcord Cable at Skydive DeLand; Sky Systems Oxygn is Refined; Mirage Systems Updates Rig; Spain Will Host the 2001 World Air Games; Unstable Exit Puts Student in Tough Predicament; Learning Head-Up Flying -- Part 2; Cause of Florida BASE Accident Not Clear; 'Radio Waves' Can Affect Some AADs; Incident with Automatic Opener Raises Questions; Coating Found Cracked on Red Cable; Battery-Powered Light Sticks Offered; 'There is no secret here...'; Knights Top Airspeed at America's Cup Meet; Brits Win 10-Meet Florida Circuit; Arizona Invitational Yields 84-Way Rubick; Texas Skydiving League - Results Meet #1; New Canopy from Tenn. Company; Italian Style & Accuracy Meet Enjoys Big Turnout; Canopy Handling Training Exercises; Successful Skydiving: RW Video Gives Useful Tips; Main Deployment Bag Changed; Techniques: 8-Way Block 3: Double Chinese Tees to Double Donuts; Company Develops Four-Wheel Creeper; Haste Makes Waste Down Under; Texas Jumper Has Hard Cutaway; Inexpensive Gloves Pitched to Skydivers; Calif. Demo Course Praised; Welgos, Stearns Win Style & Accuracy Nationals - Again

Issue #203: 05/14/1998 June 1998 (Back issue no longer available)

Eiff, Cook Win Accuracy Meet; Jump Shack Offers Parachute Data-Collection System; Tear Drop Repack Finds Locking Loop Trapped by Rubber Band; Rusian Freefall Photographer Dies in Spinning Malfunction; FAI Ratifies 19-Point CRW Rotation Record; Chrouch Opens 2nd DZ in Taft, Calif.; Malaysian Skydivers Jump onto North Pole; Organizers Prepare for 300-Way; Season Begins for Georgia League; Helmet Maker Finds Niche with Freefly Helmets; BASE Trip to Norway Planned; BASE Numbers Back on Track Soon; Cameraman Killed; Judges Finding Few Reasons to Stay on the Job; Parachute-Delivered Mini Sub; Coolidge Responds to FAA; Getting the Best from Your Video Review; Two Die in Tandem Accident in California; OmniSkore Gets Better--Again; Hard Work Pays Off for Passion 8; Australian Federation Takes Active Role in Reducing Canopy Mishaps; Patrick de Gayardon Dies in Skydiving Accident; Prices Upped on Tandem Rigs; Jump Aircraft Torched; New Owner Redesigns Infinity Rig; NTSB Issues Cause; Plans Set for Freestyle and Skysurfing Nationals; Tie-Die Option; Colo. DZ Gets Powerful Otter; No TV $$, No 1998 Pro Tour; 'Space Monkeys' Open Shop; Colclasure Shines at Blade Running; Passion 8, Storm Win AmCup No. 3

Issue #202: 04/16/1998 May 1998

Beaver Valley Skydivers, PA Cessna Crash Findings; Places: Skydive Oregon; When Not to Believe Your Eyes: 3D Vision in the Sky; Cutaway System Malfunction; Head-Down Tandem Draws Flak; Post-Comp Jumps Injures Two; 'Tailgate' Device Draws Attention at Moab; McGlynn Wins Tombstone Challenge BASE Meet; Design of 300-Way Completed; The Lost Art of Spotting; Teenager Triumphs at U.S. Para-Ski National Championships; Busy Airspace Mixes Jumpers and Airliners; Calif. DZ Gears Up for Demo Season; 6 Killed in Crash of Jump Aircraft; Block 3: Side-Flake Opal to Turf; Exit Mishap Injures Skydiver in New Zealand; Jumper Dies in Landing Accident; Relative Workshop Mandates Tandem Tweaks; Setting Tandem Brakes; Jump Shack Wants Red Cutaway Cable Checked; 1998 Blade Running Final Results, Individual Event; Skydive Arizona, USPA Argue Over Fees of CRW World Meet; Big Turnout for POPS Meet; Accuracy Meet Features Vintage Canopies; Chris Moore Wins Arizona Classic; Unusual Skybord Available; FAA Sides with Jumpers in Dispute at Arizona Airport; Australian Agency Sets Age Limit on Tandem Students; Kelly Farrington Purchases Assets to NLE; Precision and Coe Sign Agreement on Patent; "Catapult" Now an Option on Reflex Rig; Kauffman Pays NPS $8,880 for Cost of Cliff Rescue; 2-Point 42-Way Night Record in Z-hills; PD Runs First Boogie; Skydive Atlanta Reopens; Coca-Cola Sponsors '500-Way'; Knights and Airspeed Continue Duel at 2nd America's Cup Meet

Issue #201: 03/18/1998 April 1998

USPA Grants Nelson a Waiver for Hand-Deploy PCs on AFF Students; Koranda Releases '97 Nationals and Freefly Videos; Australian Team Sets 16-Way Record with 9 points; Robbie & Dawn Spencer Reopen Boston-Providence Skydiving Center; Skydive DeLand Opens The Relative Work School; 1999 World Meet-RW & Freestyle/Skysurf-to be held in Australia; New Drop Zone Opens in California Mountains; Learning Skysurfing: Transitioning to the Intermediate Skyboard; California Center Gets New Manager; Modern Skydivers Put Jumps on Vintage Gear; Jumper Dies at Thailand Boogie; Penn. Company Offers CRW Jumpsuit; New Goggles with Prescription Lenses; N.C. Jumper Dies in Canopy Wrap; Texas League Gears Up for 1998 Season; Flight Concepts Automates; How to Launch a 16-Way Chunk; Experts Study Changes to RW Dive Pools; IPC Tweaks Rules and Changes RW Dive Pools; Hawaii's Head-Down Tandems; Wind Tunnel Under Construction; Equipment Check: Sky System's Oxygn Helmet; Scott Rhodes Honored as 1997 Skydiver of the Year; Two Parties in One Paradise; Knights, Airspeed Win Arizona Meet

Issue #200: 02/13/1998 March 1998

Teresha Thames Establishes US Parasport Italia Service Center; Sony Hi-8 Camcorders Reduces Jitters; FAI Ratifies Three World Records; Lapalisse Parachute Center in France Reopens; Skydive Miami Opens; It's Time to Stop Talking About Canopy Accidents; What to Look for in a Canopy; Places: Archway Skydiving Centre; Noise-Canceling Headsets Offer Benefits to Jump Pilots; Accelerated Freefall Rating Course: Not Hard if You Can Fly; Learning Head-Up Flying; The Costs of BASE Jumps Add Up; Innovative Rig Draws Both Praise and Criticism; Canopy Spins Up After Hard Turn; Jumper Dies; Florida Skydiving League--Results; County Banishes Skydivers Again; Canopy Collision Teaches Painful Lesson to Experienced Jumper; New Freefly Helmet; Mirage Modified; Helmet from Italy; Javelin Tweaked; Anti-Twist Risers; PD Revamps Its Sales Tour; Danish Firm Ships Audible Altimeter; DZ Operators Meet in Nevada; USPA Adds Skysurfing and 'Recreational' 4-Way; Changes 10-Way

Issue #199: 01/16/1998 February 1998

Jump Shack Now Using Non-Compressible Metal Cable Housings; Is the Head Dead Yet?; BASE Accident Puzzles Investigators; European Team Picks New York for Serious 4-Way Training; Preventing and Dealing With Canopy Collisions; Mentor Program Returns to Perris Valley Skydiving Center; Places: Skydive Houston; ESPN Declines to Add Freeflying to X-Games; Professional BASE Circuit Sets Goals for 1998; CRW Approaches: Rear Risers and Brakes; From the Loft: Packing with Clamps; Simple Tests Raise Concerns Over Cutaway System Reliability; Two Rig Manufacturers Disagree Over New Cutaway Cable; Florida Skydiving League Results; Some Jumpers Underestimate Hypoxia; Cause of South Pole Accident Not Clear; Misrouting Causes Jammed Riser; Beta-7 Readied for Market; Jumpers Vie for Slots; Air Force Academy Strafes Collegiate Nationals

Issue #198: 12/10/1997 January 1998 (Back issue no longer available)

Selecting the Proper Equipment for Freeflying; Appeals Court Reverses BASE Ruling; Getting Started in Freefall Video Photography; Elsinore Owner Building on First Year Success; New York DZ Cranks Up the Heat; Skydiver Killed in Boarding Accident; Places: Missouri River Valley Skydivers; County Forces Jumpers Off Georgia Airport; A Newbie Tells How to Video 4-Way CRW; Malfunction Prompts Rig Service Bulletin; California Jumpers Earn First 'Universal Skydiver Award'; New Gear Outlet Opens in Arizona; Arizona DZ Reconsiders Pricing and Sponsorship Strategy; The Lowdown on Low Turns: What Every Skydiver Should Know; Collision Kills Two; Skyboarding Accident Fatal; Freefall Collision Kills Jumper in Fla.; Roger and The World Team; Organizer Chases Sponsorship Dollars for Record; Tandem Embracing ZP Canopies; DZ Modifies Equipment for AFF; FAI Dive Pool for 16-Way Relative Work; Skydivers Win Landing Rights; New DZ Opens in Georgia; Fla. League Adds On-Site Coach; Inaugural Blade Swooping Meet Casual but Cool; 150 Attend Ariz. Freefly Festival

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