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

Rhythm How-to EXIT: 2-way Star

Launching a 2-way star exit, by SDC Rhythm XP 2-way Star Exit Floater and diver positions explained and shown. Taking grips, giving the count, synching the timing. leaving at a 45° angle. Strong presentation by floater and diver to the relative wind. More Rhythm How-to Videos Previous video: 2-way Sidebody Exit Next video: Bodyflight Basics

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Paradise Portugal 2017

Skills Camp for Pleasure Seekers For the past two years, ToraTora’s skills camp, Paradise Portugal, has landed at Skydive Algarve in Portugal for a week of high level coaching. The event is a supercharged week of coaching in groups of 4 jumpers to 1 coach, meant to give skydivers new and experienced an opportunity to

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Perilous Packjob!

A jumper had his rig returned from a reserve repack, done by a well-respected and experienced rigger. Fortunately the skydiver checked his reserve flap, to discover a mistake that could have cost his life, if he hadn’t bothered. The reserve pin (pictured, right), does not pass through the reserve closing loop; only the MARD pin

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World Record claim ratified

FAI ratify World Record The FAI has ratified the women’s sequential 3-point record, achieved by Women on Wings, 3 September 2016, at Skydive Teuge, the Netherlands. The ladies built the first point in the shape of a butterfly, to appeal to the general public, and as a symbol of power and beauty. The FAI frequently

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World Wingsuit League

Feel the Thrill! Watch wingsuit flying championship in central China… Highights – wingsuit flying championship in central China Launching from a cliff over 1,400 meters high, 16 wingsuit pilots are participating in the World Wingsuit League competition in Zhangjiajie, central China’s Hunan Province. Near Collision The latter end of the video shows an apparent near

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Cessna Crash in Italy

Two people died and three were injured when a jump plane crashed shortly after take-off. A Cessna 182 carrying four skydivers crashed in Italy, near Pontinia, after taking off from Skydive The Drop Roma Latina. The wreck caught fire soon afterwards. Emergency services were quickly at the scene, put out the fire, and took the

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Freefly Play

Alex Aimard (Satori Factory), Vincent Cotte (Freefly World Cup Champion) and Martin Schricke freefly BASE in Romsdalen, Norway. These guys are flying modern tunnel lines far from the cliff, by exiting and tracking way out, then carving and then tracking more… sweeeeeet! Play // Freefly BASE ​

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