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

Creating an Artistic Free Round

It seems that the majority of non freeflyers have very little knowledge of the artistic arenas. I often hear comments like “It looks hard but I’ve no idea how it’s judged.” or “The problem with freeflying is that it’s purely subjective” lead me to surmise that many still regard freeflying as a purely peripheral discipline

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On the Bench??

So you get the long-awaited email – Yes! – and your slot on the big-way is… The Alpha team 🙁 How do you cope with the inevitable disappointment if you’re not one of the Chosen Ones? Tip: If you’re on the bench you can still make the experience positive, educational and enjoyable, you just might

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US FS Nationals 2017

The USPA Nationals just closed after a super-successful two weeks at Skydive Perris, CA. Here’s a rundown of the last week’s events in formation skydiving… Sunday, 24 Sep Skydivers from all over the United States and the world are finishing their travels to Skydive Perris, CA to compete at the 2017 USPA National Skydiving Championships.

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WS Adventures in Tianmen

World’s first WS moving target strike! Shupeng Zhang is the China’s first Wingsuit Basejumper. In a world first he hit a moving target, suspended on a pole of a flatbed truck driving up the mountain roads in Tianmen Mountains, Zhangjiajie, China. (The first person to attempt this feat) Dutch ws pilot Jarno Cordia was stoked

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Coping with Competition

F*CK! Where the hell is my jumpsuit? It’s my first World Championships, Croatia, 2004. I’m on the British 8-way team. We’ll get the call for the first round in about an hour… and I can’t find my jumpsuit! We arrived a few days before the meet for familiarization jumps, but it’s been gale force winds

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Rhythm: 3-way dives

SDC Rhythm’s series of 3-way drill dives for honing skills, follow-up to last week’s 2-way drill dives. The dives work on bodyflight basics and can be performed in the tunnel or in freefall. The 3-way sidebody exit is explained first. All the moves (turns, side-slides, fall rate, etc) are demoed in the article, How to

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Target Fixation

Daniel Darby flies his wingsuit cleanly through a hoop Target Fixation with Daniel Darby This summer I teamed up with a friend over at Mountainside Entertainment to produce something a little different… I’ve been wanting to do a target punch for a long time, but I haven’t been happy with the usual setup – two

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