Roy Janssen of Hayabusa, your 4-way Agony Uncle, answers questions and gives practical advice to budding jumpers. Dear Roy I am now my second year in a 4-way team. Last year, we had very good training, doing about 120 jumps over two camps and we were flying very well together. But when we got to

Quantum-class vessels are being designed for the next generation of cruise ship, with Royal Caribbean promising that their new models will have innovations never seen before. Quantum of the Seas will be launched in autumn 2014, to be followed by Anthem of the Seas in spring 2015. Each carries over 4,000 passengers and will feature

In February 2013, the IPC created a new category of official World Records, that of Sequential Large Formations. Previously only single point records had been recognised by the IPC (through our international air sports organisation, the FAI). The new category defines ‘Large’ sequential as a quarter of the World Record size for that category. So,

A 14-way head-down formation, all ladies, became the first ever official French Female Freefly Record! The jump was made over Avignon during the morning of 23 August 2013, organised by the capable hands of Cathy Bouette and Domitile Kiger. A 4-day event had been planned to establish a record; this was the third day. The

The P3 team is very proud to announce some record events for next year: the 2014 Women’s World Record (largest formation – official FAI record), event to be combined with Men’s World Record (largest formation – unofficial). 

 Dates are Set! 12-18 October 2014. Perris, California. 200-way (or perhaps 201?) for the women. Do you

Being able to fly is like a dream. For many people it’s a passionate desire. It’s an escape from everyday physical law into the realm of endless possibilities. It’s a form of expression and, therefore, a form of art. Together with all the motivated and skilled flyers that are out there, we’ll keep pushing the

So, you’ve joined a skydive team? You’ve taken the exciting step from fun jumper to competitor. Congratulations! You’ve just complicated your skydiving life by a factor of double the number of people in your team, at the very least. Rock Bands Skydiving teams are a bit like rock bands. They form for a variety of

After a month in the Himalayas, Valery Rozov, the adventure sportsman from Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, has just returned to civilisation – well, to the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu with its hot showers, soft beds, an internet connection and restaurants. He set out from here exactly 30 days ago to fulfil

I have been jumping for 17 years, in every state of Australia except Western Australia. I had heard so many good things about Skydive Express DZ so when I got invited to come and teach a canopy course I jumped at the chance. York York is a resort style dropzone with a huge custom-built hangar

Schaffen, a Belgian drop zone in Flanders, will attempt a new club record big-way during the weekend of 14 September, 2013. Luc Vereeken is organising the attempts, he has been hugely successful in previous years. In September 2012, the club built a 60-way over Schaffen. The formation had a wrong grip (by a guest British