{"id":18101,"date":"2018-08-14T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-08-14T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=18101"},"modified":"2020-01-22T11:58:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-22T11:58:03","slug":"2018-08-15-wingsuit-progression-series-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-08-15-wingsuit-progression-series-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Wingsuit Progression Series"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>A 4-part series by Matt Gerdes and Taya Weiss covering WS skydiving, from your First Flight Course through Exits, WS skydives and Safety. Here are links to all four articles:<\/strong><\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article1-FI.jpg 1769w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part 1 \u2013<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-10-22-ws-progression-1-your-ffc\/\">First Flight Course<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>What should be covered in your first flight course \u2013 checklist of essential knowledge\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-10-22-ws-progression-1-your-ffc\/\">Your FFC here<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-article-2-FI.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part 2 \u2013<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-08-08-ws-progression-2-exit-order\/\">WS Exits from the Plane<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Exit order, and things that should be considered when mixing groups. Exit technique, something that lots of experienced pilots are still getting wrong, and a source of much stress for DZs\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-08-08-ws-progression-2-exit-order\/\">WS Exits here<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-3-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-0883-Copy-FI-860x484.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Part 3 \u2013<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-08-08-ws-progression-3-the-skydive\/\">A Wingsuit Skydive from Start to Finish<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Things to think about from after exit, until breakoff. Flying with others\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2018-08-08-ws-progression-3-the-skydive\/\">A Wingsuit Skydive here<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-4-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-1076-FI-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-22366\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-4-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-1076-FI-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-4-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-1076-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/WS-Progression-4-Kapowsin_NextLevel_MemorialDay-1076-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, 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