Issue #305: December: 11/17/06

Performance Designs Readies Low-Bulk Reserve; POPS Celebrate 40th at World Meet; Hayhurst, Stearns Win Accuracy Meets; Cessna Boogie Gets Kansas Skydivers Together; 4-Way Camps Immerse Individuals in a Team Environment; A Conversation With John Hart; City, Local Parachute Business Reach Agreement on Control Tower; West Virginia's Bridge Day Enjoys Good Weather But Has Problems; Hayhust Sweeps Men's Events at U.S. Nationals of Style and Accuracy; Airspeed, DeLand Groove and Perris 10 Triumph at U.S. FS Nationals; Frayed Knot, Crewzin and Impaired Win U.S. CRW Nationals; Final Results, U.S. Nationals of the Artistic Events; VRW Event Run for the First Time at U.S. Nationals; Small Tunnel Camp Raises Big Bucks for Charity; Egyptian Skydivers Complete Month-Long CRW Skills Camp in the U.S.

Issue #304: November: 10/20/06  (This issue is no longer available)

Skydivers Over Sixty Set Large-Formation Record; Fla. Firm Adds Magnets to Rig; Enterprising Skydivers Jump for TV Commercial; Style Training Camp Announced; North Carolina Wind Tunnel to Get Flight Chamber; Cani Wins Daddy Phats Award at Tenth Flyboyz Filmfest; Illinois DZ Offers Intensive Student Training; Perris 85-Ways Reshuffle Slots, Line-Ups and Formation; Dutch Report Questions Reliability of Automatic Opener; About Skydiver Paul Quandt; Perrine Bridge Festival Features Parachuting, Raises $35K for Kids; Airport in Brazil Remakes Itself for Swoop Meet; Aussie Jumper Dies During Mexican BASE Boogie; Remote Sinkhole Jumped; Wingsuit Boogie in Florida Focuses on Formations; Skydiver Takes Mountain Biking to New Level.

Issue #303: October: 9/19/06  (This issue is no longer available)

Malaysia BASE Tour Goes Bigger for 2006; Aerodyne Changes Factories; Tagle is King of Swoop (and Richer); New Park Service Manual Opens Door For Jumping; Reserve Malfunction Fatal for Tandem Pair in New Jersey; Jay Stokes Completes 641 Skydives in 24 Hours; An Astronaut Who Walked on the Moon Gets a Little Tunnel Time; Sweden Hosts Large Formation Camp; Skydive San Diego Hosts Reunion of Patrons from Years Ago; National Airborne Day, Museum Impresses Skydiver; Team Practices for VRW Test Event at U.S. Nationals; Pilcher wins Weather-Plagued 2006 Canopy Piloting Nationals; Canada's Zuliani Wins World Championship of Canopy Piloting; Luvik Wins 2006 CPC Swoop Championship; Russia Sweeps All Events at 2006 Malevsky Cup; USA, Russia Win World Championships of Canopy Formations; Russia Dominates 2006 World Championships of Style and Accuracy.

Issue #302: September: 8/17/06

Colorado Canopy Event Uses Competition and Shows to Draw Public; Twin Otter Crash in Mo. Kills 6; Rig Manufacturer Tests Modified Tandem-Student Harness; Report on Tandem Accident Faults Instructor, Parachute Center; Team Loses Sponsor-Offered Money Over Advertising Flap; BASE Company to Offer Backcountry Training Course; Skydiver Dies in Colorado When Reserve Malfunctions; Wingsuits Gather in Germany at Jet Boogie; Skydivers Finally Jump from Perris DC-9; Competitors Make Minimums at Soggy World Meet; Freeflyers in Northern California Get Organized; Russia Hosts International Meet for Military Skydivers; How SkyFest Boogies Are Run; Biplane Exit Has High Pucker Factor.

Issue #301: August: 7/19/06

Perris Invitational Delivers Quality Jumps, Thanks to Its Leader; Arizona DZ Ready for POPS; Skydiver Invents Ride that Leaves Riders Dangling; Jumpsuit Company Readies Wingsuits for Market; Skydivers Break Canadian Large-Formation Record; Russia Hosts International Wingsuit Meet; Swoop Du Jour: A Different Kind of 4-Way; Spanish DZ Hosts Canopy Piloting 'Boot Camp'; Popular California Skydiver Dies at Home; Provenzano Wins Mile-Hi Canopy Cup with 'Miracle' Jump; British Skydiver Dies in CRW Accident in Spain; Review: The Ultimate Pro Pack; Creative CRW at Skydive Temple; Jumpers Raise Money for Idaho Hospital Charity; Skydivers Without Borders: Rodriguez Brothers Hold Boogie; Perris Plans Big-Way Camp.

Issue #300: July 2006: 6/15/06

Student Slips from Harness in Ohio Tandem Accident; Batch of Argus AADs Recalled; Non-Jumpers Primary Clientele of New Colorado Wind Tunnel; Renz, Muhling Win Indoor BASE Competition in Germany; Rigid Wing Pitched to Military; Back-To-Back Big-Way Events Yield Big Benefits at California DZ; Gear Store Sting Recovers Stolen Gear; Sport Parachuting Wrestling with Declining Recruitment; Soldiers' Injuries Mar Opening of New Colorado DZ; Team plans Intense Tunnel Regimen to Develop 4-Way Skills; Investigators Can't Determine Cause of Tandem Accident.

Issue #299: June 2006: 5/16/06

Cross-Trained Parachutists Take Ski Jumping to the Next Level; Aerodyne Set for New Owner; Vigil Gets Service Bulletin; Instructor Surrenders Rating; Review: Parachute Rigger's Reference Library; Georgia Skydiver Injured After Reserve Malfunctions; Sky Venture Wind Tunnel Planned for North Carolina; Two Parachutists Die in Back-to-Back Accidents in Switzerland; Seeking Quicker FAA Approval, California Jet Turns to Illinois; Parachutist Nabbed at Top of New York Landmark; Gear Buying Tips for the New Skydiver; One Season With the Vigil Automatic Opener; Point and Counterpoint: The Value of AADs; Skydivers Get Training for Aerial Delivery Mission.

Issue #298: May 2006: 4/14/06

'Sinapsi' Wins Shamrock Showdown; Buzios Boogie: Pricey Jumps, Priceless Fun; Internet Company Hopes to Grow Sport with Tandem Videos; Civilian Security Firm Forms Demo Team; Skydives at Arctic Circle Give Swedish Jumpers a Winter Break; Jump Pilot Uses His Cessna as Camera Platform; Arizona Wind Tunnel: Big, Fast, Sometimes Better; Oxygen Notebook: Takeaway Lessons from The World Team.

Issue #297: April 2006: 3/20/06

The Road to 400: World Team 2006 Impressions; FAA Fines Parachute Center for Cloud-Clearance Infractions; Mamba Earning Market Share; Judge Limits Value of Waiver in Liability Lawsuit; Paraglider Collision Injures Two in Calif.; USPA Leaders Ponder Membership Dip, Deal with Other Matters; Dellibac Wins First Meet of 2006 Southeast Swoop Circuit; POPS Set State Record with a 63-Way Formation; Belize Boogie Sunny and Rainy, Fun and Glum; Belize Accident; Respecting Moab; It May Not be for Everyone.

Issue #296: March 2006: 2/17/06  (This issue is no longer available)

UAE Freefly Record Try Disorganized But Delightful; Ian Bobo, Shannon Pilcher: 2005 Skydivers of the Year; Radio-Based System Promises to Find Lost Canopies; AADs 'Lock-Out' in Aircraft; 400-Way World Record Set in Thailand; Icarus Introduces 'Hybrid' Main Canopy; IPC Tweaks Comp Rules a Little; Jumper Death Hoax Causes Media Stir; Skydivers Gather at Florida DZ for Christmas Boogie; Slicing and Dicing the Numbers from an Arizona Boogie; Review: The Ground is the Limit; Golden Knights Set 2006 4-Way Roster; Boogie in Portugal Features Unusual But Capable Aircraft; Legal Site and Complete Syllabus Make BASE Course Worthwhile.

Issue #295: February 2006: 1/17/06

Helicopters, Hosts Help Jumps from Angel Falls; Chrysler Drops Big Jeep into Market; National Collegiate Skydiving Championships – Results; Army Gives Hoover an Award and Ships Him to 'Stan; 400-Way Group Looks to Technology for Boost; Total-Immersion Rigging Course Yields Successful Graduates; Body Language: Helping Your Canopy Open Better; Wingsuit Formation Flying: Flocking Skills; Review: "Skyflying: Wing Suits In Motion"; Moab Turkey Boogie: Good Jumps, Not Enough Good Judgment; German DZ Finds New Home.

Issue #294: January 2006: 12/15/05  (This issue is no longer available)

85-Way Canopy Formation Sets World Record; China Hosts International BASE Games; You Want it When? Making Quality Rigs Fast; Why Did 'Bo' Fall out of His Harness?; Jump Pilot, FAA Settle Charges Resulting from Collision with Jumper; Sixty Suits Her Just Fine; Experiencing the Kenya Safari Beach Boogie; Looking Back on a Year of POPS; Hungarian BASE Association Holds 2nd Annual Meet; Tales from the Land of Tall Cliffs, Deep Fjords and Midnight Sun; Slope-Soaring Center Holds End-of-Season Boogie.

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