Issue #293: December 2005: 11/15/05

Combo Flyboyz Event Features Dives, Flicks; Bridge Day Pushes on Despite NPS Mulishness; Airtec Releases Speed CYPRES for Ultra-Aggressive Canopy Swoops; Tandem Student Falls from Harness; Moab Boogie Energized by Utah's Outdoor Playground; WWII Bomber Serves as Exciting (but Pricey) Jumpship; A Conversation with Natasha Montgomery; U.S. Parachute Association Sued by Two Former Members; Third Royal Gorge Go Fast Games Go Off; France, Russia and USA Dominate 2006 World Cup.

Issue #292: November 2005: 10/18/05

Women Build 151-Way in California, Set Large Formation Record; Colorado DZ Builds Big Pond, Hosts Two Meets at Same Time; Daisher Makes 57 Bridge Jumps; Tagle Dominates U.S. Canopy Piloting Nationals; Bridle Mal Causes Pilot Chute in Tow; Low AAD Firing Fatal in Holland; Skydivers Mull Possibility, Consequences of Unexpected AAD Firings; Jumpers Injured, Aircraft Destroyed in Take-Off Accident in Florida; Porter's Trim System needs Extra Attention From Pilot; German-Built Rig Requires Mandatory Modification; CRW Group Holds Memorable Reunion in Florida; Competition Report: U.S. Nationals of Formation Skydiving; John Hoover's Last Nationals as a Golden Knight; McGowan Receives Service Award; Jumpers Beat Six-Year-Old POPS Record With 110-Way; Drop Zones Bring Big Dollars to Federally Funded Airports; High-Altitude Jump Requires Special Equipment and Training; Perris Jet Provides Hurricane Relief.

Issue #291: October 2005: 9/13/05

World Free Fall Conv. Soldiers on at Rantoul, Ill; Hayhurst, Stearns Win Classic Events at Natl's; CRW Camp is Tryout, Tune-Up for World Record Try; New Altimeter Tracks Gear Use; FAA Denise Repack Exemption; FAA Wants to Make Permanent Flight Restrictions Near Wash., D.C.; New Camera System Offers Stress Relief for Your Neck; Little Altimeters Readied for Market; Drop Zones Struggle for the Right to Exist: The Airport Access Issue; The Same Guys Grab Gold in Canopy Formations at U.S. Nationals; Team Flew-ID Bags Freestyle Gold; Bobo Wins World Cup of Canopy Piloting; Paragliding, The Other Sport that Uses Ram-Air Canopies to Fly Free; Clawson Wins Sport Accuracy at U.S. Championships; VRW Mini-Meet Tests New Competitive Discipline.

Issue #290: September 2005: 8/18/05  (This issue is no longer available)

Southern California DZ Hosts High-Powered Invitational; Argus Automatic Opener Readied for Market; World Games Lets Olympic Hopefuls Showcase Their Sports; Mirage Systems Changes Reserve Pilot Chute; The Philosophy of Reliability; Review: Adrenaline Rush: The Science of Risk; Scandinavian Jumpers Polish Big-Way Skills; Drop Zones Struggle for the Right to Exist: The Airport Access Issue; 4-Way Technique: Block 12, Bundy / Bundy.

Issue #289: August 2005: 7/18/05  (This issue is no longer available)

Women Set Freefly World Record in Illinois; CRW Camp in Spain Yields National Record; Ex-Knight Trains West Point Cadets; Golden Knights Set Course for 2005; Wright Makes Midwest Road Trip; 30-Way Sets South Carolina Record; Women Plan 165-Way Formation; The Blade is a Good All-Around High-Performance Canopy; 4-Way FS Technique: Block 5, Opal / Opal; The Importance of Lagging and Leading an Exit; Clawson Triumphs at Georgia Canopy Meet; Who Needs White Water? We Have a Tailgate!; Jump Aircraft Crashes in Costa Rica, Killing Five; Jumper Hurt on Cliff Jump; Fabio Brandt Wins Invitational Swoop Meet in Brazil; Norway's Heli Boogie 2005: Less Hiking, More Jumping; Russia's Malevsky Cup Features Many IPC Freefall Events; Utah Agrees to Review BASE Jumping Policy.

Issue #288: July 2005: 6/20/05

Consecutive Big-Way Events Provide Opportunity, Fun; Rocky Point Boogie Soldiers On; FAI Clarifies Country Rule; Aircraft, Jumper Collide in Wisc.; Second DZ Opens at Texel, Holland; Service Bulletin Affects More Than 5000 Tandem Reserves; Perris DC-9 Flies Again; Worth Tests Radios for Record; California DZ Hosts Westcoast Wingsuit Weekend; Army Team Releases DVD; Canadian DZ Overhauls Student Program to Create More Skydivers; Texas Accident Caused by Rare Problem; An Informal Experiment Involving the Vector 3-M Reserve Container; 4-Way Technique: block 22, Tee / Chinese Tee; Skydiver-Soldier Reflects on his Duty in Occupied Iraq; Ad-Lib CRW Boogie Proves Successful; Skydiving Shines at Sports Event; UK Wind Tunnel Readied For Opening; Parachuting Pioneer is a Member of Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame; Jump Aircraft Crashes in Costa Rica; Grounding Can Be Counterproductive.

Issue #287: June 2005: 5/18/05  (This issue is no longer available)

Freeflyers Set Record With 53-Way Formation; Gramando Changes Jobs; Club Sets 'Jump of the Month'; Norwegian Team Lands Sponsor; Aerodyne Readies New Canopy; Insurance Requirement Angers Visiting Jumpers at British DZ; Rough Landings Make Jumpers Leery of Their Reserves; The PAC 750XL Jump Aircraft; Cutaway Problem Fatal; 'Base Camp' Serves as Tryout for Canopy-Formation Record Attempt; Skydiver Under Canopy Struck by Aircraft; ABP Launches World Membership Drive, U.S. Access Campaign; Tagle Dominates U.S. Canopy Piloting Grand Prix; 'Project Horizon': Fun and Games in the Air and on the Ground; Five Quality Canopy Skills and Other Tips Every Jumper Should Know; Skydiving Pioneer Edwards Dead at 64; Microphone Breakthrough Leads to Freefall Radio System; Owner of Perris RV Park Dies; Places.

Issue #286: May 2005: 4/21/05

'Fire' Tops 'Golden Knights' and 'Majik' at Florida Meet; Accident Aftermath Focuses on AAD; Argentina Hosts Swoop Seminar; New Wing Suit Offers Ease of Use with Little Performance Penalty; Night Swoop Meet Raises Money for Tsunami Aid; New Zealand DZ Courts High-Dollar Tandem Tourists; SOS Delivers 33-Way World Record Freefall Formation to Florida; Thai Sky Festival: Big Dives, Big Aircraft, Big Fun; Engineering the Recent Changes to 4-Way FS Dive Pool; Cable-Free Czech-Built Automatic Opener Takes a Different Approach; DC-9 Gets Important OK from FAA; Florida DZ Hosts Women's Freefly Camp; Internet-Based 1800SkyRide Draws Flak from Customers and Competitors; Big California DZ Gets Behind Safety Day.

Issue #285: April 2005: 3/21/05

Tagle Wins Swoop World Cup, Sets Swoop Distance Mark; Sweden, AAD Debate Vigil OK; Mother Nature Hampers Plans that Threaten California DZ; Oklahoma Skydiver Dies in Landing Accident at Texas DZ; Taking a Proactive Approach to Parachute Quality Control; Spink Arrested for Smuggling Drugs; SCUBA Diving the Focus of Boogie in Belize; Frigid Weather Doesn't Stop Accuracy Meet in Canada; The Back Half of the Door; Parachutists Over Phorty Society Sets Big-Way Florida Record; Golden Knights, Arizona Airspeed Win Valentine's Day Money Meet; 4-Way Technique: Block 21, ZigZag / Marquis; Puerto Rico Boogie: Fun in the Sun and then Some; Tips for Traveling on the Airlines with Your Rig.

Issue #284: March 2005: 2/18/05

PD Readies Low-Bulk Reserves; Composite Fabric Promises Big Benefits; Head-Up Display Readied; New Single-Engine Turboprop; Deployment Device Introduced; Association Announces Vote Tallies of Board Election; Jumpers Raise Money for the Blind; Airspeed Reorganizes for 2005 Competition Season; The Future of Wingsuit Flying: An Interview With Robert Pecnik; Cool New Rigging Tools; The IPC Changes Rules and Dive Pool; Student Rig Uses Extraction Chute to Deploy Main from Left-Hand Side; Swoop Competition in 2005: More Access, More Meets, Fewer Dollars; Larsen & Brusgaard Unveils New Products at PIA Show; Freestyle Technique: Magical Mystical Exits; Wind Tunnel Changes Training at Southern California DZ; Italian Company Introduces Helmet; New North Carolina Wind Tunnel Features Unique Open-Air Design; Nevada Company to Offer Tricked-Out Cessna 206s to DZs; Older Racers Limited to Rounds.

Issue #283: February 2005: 1/20/05

Ground Launch Center Taking Off in California; DZ Owner Wins Lawsuit; 4-Way Team Sets Loft Goals; Broken Neck Fatal; Two DZs Get Swoop Ponds; Smith-Persons Coll. Champ; Manufacturer Mandates Modification of Many Mirage Rigs; Get Up and Head Up; Swiss Skydiver Develops Powered, Deployable Rigid Wing; Getting Acquainted with the Vigil Automatic Opener; 4-Way Technique: Block 19, Ritz / Ice Pick; The Exaggerated Mantis Position: Friend or Foe; Perris Jump Jet Ready for Test Flights; FAA Isn't; Go Fast Attacks Market with New Can, Motorized Advertising; Skydivers Over Sixty Plan for 2005 Record; Stunt or Sport?.

Issue #282: January 2005: 12/20/04

The Beach is the Big Attraction of this African Boogie; Legislator Calls on Gov't to End Parachuting Ban; Aerodyne Pilot: Great Openings, But Landings Take Effort; DZ Owner, Association Director Settle Lawsuit; Freefly Dive Planning; Jumpers Skydive and Party in Florida Keys; Spain Hosts Canopy Formation Camps; Canopy-Turn Compatibility Critical to Safe Swooping; Who Buys the Beer on a Keg-Way Jump?; 4-Way Technique: Block 18, Zircon / Zircon; League Grand Finale Includes 4-Way FS, Accuracy, Blots and Canopy Swooping; Moledzki, Pilcher, Bobo Take Overall Spots at SkyQuest Swoop Meet; Review: Around the World I; Utah BASE Boogie Continues to Work Well; Skydiver Dies Making Tower Jump; Aussie Military Embraces Tandem Jumping; Hard Opening Breaks Jumper's Leg.

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