{"id":17868,"date":"2017-12-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17868"},"modified":"2021-11-26T13:05:54","modified_gmt":"2021-11-26T13:05:54","slug":"2017-12-05-tip-tuesday-opening-on-heading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2017-12-05-tip-tuesday-opening-on-heading\/","title":{"rendered":"Tip Tuesday: Opening on Heading"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Packing series: factors to look at for on-heading openings&#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tip Tuesday: On Heading Openings\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mxuxTEzB6UU?feature=oembed\" 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