On its first official day of working towards the goal, the sun was shining and temperatures were in the mid 70s with light breezes; perfect March Arizona weather. The base 42-way made four very successful skydives and the three groups of 66 skydivers each made three jumps with two complete sectors on each jump docking

The World Team’s 20th anniversary event, a 2 point, 222-way world record attempt, entitled Fly it Forward has begun! At the dropzone in Eloy, AZ, the skydivers from 28 nations have converged! The excitement, camaraderie and sheer joy of meeting up with fellow team members for this epic world record is palpable. Training Days There

Imaginative videographer Vania Da Rui is as delicious as her name and as beautiful as the morning sun. Her latest production, Out of the Blue, showcases the amazing, gymnastic and artistic flying of extremely talented Turbolenza athlete Rafael Schwaiger. We interviewed Rafael and Vania to find out what went into their creation… Out of the

40 Mexican jumpers completed the formation to achieve the new Mexican Record, on 17 February 2014. 40 of the most experienced skydivers in the country met in one of the most important DZ´s in Latin america Skydive Cuautla, located in Cuautla Morelos, México. They had to deal with some aircraft and altitude problems, but finally

NYC Freedom Tower BASE Jump – Video from helmet camera of ironworker James Brady. James was on the team of that completed the spire, making it the tallest building in New York. He later sneaked back and base jumped it, with a couple of well chosen friends. Fair Play! Brady was following tradition.

Récord Mexicano de Paracaidismo de Formación 2014 Mexican Formation Skydiving Record 2014 [Full Story, English & Spanish](http://www.skydivemag.com/article/new-mexican-record) Récord Mexicano de Paracaidismo de Formación 2014 Mexican Formation Skydiving Record 2014 Full Story, English & Spanish

Review – Tequila4 Paraglider – Flybubble Paragliding’s first flight review of the new Skywalk Tequila 4 (EN-B) paraglider. Flown in the UK in a wide range of conditions. The professional pilots at Flybubble try the 2 sizes of the new wing with various brake input, check the stall and recovery, experiment with extreme measures; all

101 teams are now registered for the World Challenge and there are literally 4 slots left as places have been capped at 105. This is the first time they have had to limit places. Paul Mayer kicked off the concept of big money tunnel meets when he ran the first World Challenge. Prize purse competitions

Opening altitudes for main canopies have been rising in the last several years for safety reasons. There has been a general upward trend for more than a decade, due to canopy opening characteristics changing as designs develop. C and D licence parachutists are now required to open higher if they jump at USPA or BPA

Too Porky? Hello Roy We have just started training again (in the wind tunnel) with our 4-way team, after a bit of a break over winter. My piece partner, who is Tail, seems to have put on a lot of weight since we last flew. She says she’s put on 6 kg but it looks