{"id":51188,"date":"2024-05-23T12:01:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-23T12:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=51188"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:34:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T11:34:27","slug":"why-did-my-skyhook-not-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/why-did-my-skyhook-not-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Why did my Skyhook &#8220;Not Work&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-greg-rau-of-upt-answers-questions-from-the-road\">Greg Rau of UPT answers questions from the road &#8230;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Questions from the Road: Why did my Skyhook &quot;not work&quot;?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tQg0pb8888?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" 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