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

How much would it ruin your skydiving weekend if your rig and gear bag were stolen? If you have or you’re thinking of buying your own rig, here are some tips to help avoid this situation, and on minimising the damage if this happens to you… #Don’t leave your rig in your car I think

Enjoy 3-aircraft formation loads, work on skills, learn techniques with the world’s top coaches and competitors… Responding to demand, coaches Lesley Gale, Sïan Stokes & Rai Ahmed are running a big-way skills camp, at Skydive Hibaldstow, Friday 8 – Sunday 10 June, from two Turbine G92s and a Super Caravan… Who’s the camp for? The

Women on Wings has announced a European Women’s record event in 2018 from two massive beasts!… Aircraft The goal of Women on Wings (WOW) is a 120-way European Women’s Record, which would beat the existing record of 101, set in Russia, in 2014. The jumpships are two giant Antonov 72s, that each take 64 jumpers

Emma Scrivener’s fast, fantastic 5-minute interviews Airspace Unleashed Every time I see Airspace Unleashed, they exude a super-cool demeanour and look extremely focused and laid-back. They train hard, fly fast and seem to be totally at ease within the competition environment.
 After the interview, we drank beer, chatted and laughed a lot; I’m so glad

How to do a solo back fly exit Back-fly Floater Exit Solo Back Fly Exit Axis Flight School Instructor Nik Daniel demonstrates the Solo Back Fly Exit. This is a great Introduction to freefly exits and will give you a better understanding of the relative wind on the hill. More Axis Videos AXIS Flight School

A brilliant solution for anyone carrying 10kg or more of weight! Jumping with weight is like having periods – it really sucks but no-one talks about it! Lighter jumpers, and those with a high area-to-mass ratio [long, gangly arms and legs] are fairly stuck with wearing weight for most FS jumps, unless they can find