Author name: Rich Madeley

Originally from England, Rich has been an active skydiver since 2009 and has logged nearly 4,000 jumps across multiple disciplines. Rich is an experienced freefly load organizer and competitor with multiple national level medals. He is also a CP competitor at the world level. Professionally, he works as the European Demo Tour Representative and a test jumper for Performance Designs and is an experienced freefly coach as well as a high-performance canopy and swoop coach. His greatest passion is canopy flocking, and in 2024 he was honoured to be recruited to the Momentum team. He also proudly represents UPT as a Mutant Ambassador, providing world-class training on some of the industry’s most advanced equipment. Rich thanks his amazing sponsors: Performance Designs, UPT, CYPRES, L&B, Cookie, and M87.

Canopy Inputs: What To Use And When

canopy piloting, Staying Alive / By Rich Madeley

Learn which canopy inputs to use in different scenarios, from long spots and headwinds to turbulence and off-DZ landings.

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How To Set Goals: Rich Madeley

Experienced Base Jumper, Experienced Skydiver, Indoor Skydiver, New Skydiver / By Rich Madeley

Struggling to progress? Elite competitor & PD Rep Rich Madeley shares proven goal-setting strategies for skydivers.

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