Todd Shoebotham Cuts His Lines Todd Cuts Parachute Lines Only one way to find out… How would a vented BASE canopy react to multiple line failures? Would the vents make a difference when compared to similar failures on an un-vented BASE canopy? Apex Owner and President Todd Shoebotham had these questions a few years ago […]

BackFly Turns by Axis Flight School One Minute Miracle Tutorial Back Fly Turns – Demonstrated by Brianne Thompson, Axis Flight School Instructor You can start your skydive with a Back Fly Floater Exit, see earlier video tutorial Arm Turns – Bent at 90°, palm into the wind Leg Turn – Drive heel into the wind

I completely fell in love with this team’s Montreal World Championship (2017) routine. Having met them for the first time at Sakura, I found that the team is comprised of four huge characters, all of whom have their distinct roles within the team. I found their energy and beautifully positive outlook on life contagious and

Effective debriefing is critical for the continued growth of both teams and individuals. It allows us to learn from our limited flying time and develop an action plan for improving on future flights. When flying on a team, pretty soon you’ll find yourself turning blocks, which are a set of two formations with a prescribed

PD Demo Tour Everybody wants to be a tour rep until there’s tour rep stuff to get done… PD Demo Tour coming to a dropzone near you this Summer. Cameo by the OG’s Tour Life Livin’ the Dream PD Reps Beau Riebe and Hans van Marrewijk get ready for the PD Tour.

Ben Roane and Garth Lewis World Record holder Ben Roane and talented new ninja Garth Lewis form Gravity’s Dynamic team, fresh with success on the worldwide competition circuit. They will be representing Bahrain at the 3rd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving, at Gravity, Bahrain, 25-28 October 2018. Gravity are well known on the competition

This Tuesday, April 17th 2018 history was written in the sky in Huztililla, Morelos. At 2pm over Skydive Cuautla, 49 skydivers jumped simultaneously from three planes at 16,000 ft high and made the largest formation ever built in Mexico. After several months where they kept practicing and preparing, the team set up a date for

Vigil have released a Product Service Bulletin (PSB- 01-2018, below in full), about Vigil AAD units with firmware 5.05/ 5.06/ 06.01 or 6.02 that have not been upgraded to a higher firmware version. The upgrade is mandatory before 31st May 2020 – but must be done before the next jump if the user is planning

Another great article by Skydive Spaceland on Safety … Ask any group of non-skydivers what they think would be the scariest part of skydiving, and at least a few will answer, “The landing.” Ask a group of skydiving students, or even experienced jumpers, and you’ll get the same answer from a few of them. Self-fulfilling