Author name: Lesley Gale

Lesley has been in love with skydiving for 35 years. She is a multiple world and national record holder and a coach on 20 successful record events worldwide. She has over 100 competition medals spanning more than 25 years and has been on the British 8-way National team at World events. She started Skydive Mag to spread knowledge, information and passion about our amazing sport. Lesley is delighted to be sponsored by Performance Designs, Sun Path, Cypres, Cookie, Symbiosis suits and Larsen & Brusgaard

2-way MIXED Competition

The newest discipline at the USPA Nationals is 2-way VFS, Vertical Formation Skydiving. However, that name is a bit misleading. Although predominately vertical, the dive pool currently contains 4 belly and back flying randoms. In the coming year, you can expect more flat points, including blocks, and the push will be to re-brand the discipline

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Driven Athlete

Driven Athlete Hi Roy I am very frustrated looking for the right teammate; I can’t find anyone like myself. I am a competitive and driven athlete and I need to be with people who share my ambitions. Time and time again I have tried out for teams but always find myself disappointed with their attitude.

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The Road to a World Record

The news is out and people are getting excited. Yes, a new Women’s World Record is being planned by the P3 Skydiving team based out of Perris, California. This team was behind the successful Jump for the Cause records, the last one being a 181 way in 2009. Prior to that they set a 151-way in

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Smirnoff “Double Black”

Smirnoff ‘Double Black’ Commercial, featuring filming by NORMAN KENT, including FASTRAX jumping with fireworks. A creative masterpiece in 90 seconds! Smirnoff ‘Double Black’ Commercial, featuring filming by NORMAN KENT, including FASTRAX jumping with fireworks. A creative masterpiece in 90 seconds!

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Jarrett’s Wingsuiting Wonder

The world’s first paraplegic wingsuit jump – congratulations to Jarrett for an awesome job. Warning: viewers of a sensitive nature should not watch the video, or should mute the sound to avoid the Scotty’s language, which was highly flavored in his excitement. 😉 The world’s first paraplegic wingsuit jump – congratulations to Jarrett

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Dangerous Trends

Every Safety Day, Skydive Arizona in Eloy tries to combine practical safety exercises in the daytime with a more generalized, thoughtful look at safety trends during an evening presentation. The latter element has always been my job and my passion. I’ve been a Safety and Training Advisor since they were known as Area Safety Officers,

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Mission IMPOSSIBLE

Europe’s Mission Impossible, fondly called ‘MI’, is a reoccurring and rapidly evolving European showpiece event which brings together an exceptional group of international skydivers and world renowned organizers. MI is an inspiration of the highly acclaimed US P3 Power Play, based out of Perris Valley Skydiving. Organized, designed and developed by French World Champion, Martial

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Alabama State Record

The planning and preparation to overhaul the long-standing state record 40-way (set at Emerald Coast back in 1996) began literally a year before it came to fruition. Before this can be truly appreciated it must also be realized that not too long ago this dropzone was in a rusty antiquated hangar flying a slow, old

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