Did you know that many European skydiving federations are regulating the size parachutes licensed skydivers can fly? 

This week we caught up with Julian Barthel, via a web call, to chat about important canopy skills. Julian loves Canopy Piloting, XRW and is a former member of the German Canopy Piloting Team. He is also an instructor with Flight-1, so he has a lot of great wisdom to share. 

Topics of Discussion:

• Downsizing
• Canopy Piloting Techniques
• Mutant Harness
• XRW and Its Future

Resources:
Julian's XRW Project - Youtube
Flight-1  - Website
The Parachute & Its Pilot - Amazon
FlyinMynd - Website

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This week we are featuring an interview with Jamie Leibert and Sandra Zinovyev, the purveyors of the @CaptainManicorn brand. They are on a mission to be the first man and woman to fly a parachute in every country!

Kristina got on a Zoom call with them (from Greece) to chat about their past present and future. Jamie and Sandra have a very interesting story to tell about overcoming drug addiction, alcoholism, and incarceration. They've had a tough past, but managed to overcome these obstacles and now are living out their dream!

Resources:
Captain Manicorn Instagram
captainmanicorn.com

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This week we are having an in-depth conversation on canopy design with Tony Bourke. In this episode, you'll hear us chat about: major design considerations of ram-air parachutes, how they affect performance, how to classify them, and a lot more.

We try to separate fact from myth and create more clarity around how parachutes fly.

Resources:
Tony's Youtube Channel
Girl's Cant Fly Parachutes
John Leblanc at Skydive the Expo

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We know not everyone can make it to Safety Day, so we wanted to bring a little bit of the info presented at the 2021 Safety Day to you. This is not meant to be a replacement, (we could never cover all the DZ-specific topics) but a supplement. 

Kristina & I are going to cover the Incident reports from the 2020 season. There is much to learn from these reports, so grab a pen and notebook, and let's get started!

Resources:
USPA SAFETY DAY LINK
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In this episode, we spoke with pro BASE jumper Matt Blank about how to get into BASE and what steps a new skydiver could take to get ready for the sport.  

Here are a few of the topics:

• Canopy Work
• Wingsuit Training
• Mountaineering 
• Micrometeorology 
• Mindset 

Resources:
Mountaineering: Freedom of the Hills- Paperback
topgunbase.ws - Website
Understanding The Sky - Paperback
The Great Book of Base - Paperback

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This week we have a great interview with Matt Blank. This discussion focuses on the problems with canopy piloting skill development and coaching.

This is the first of two interviews with Matt. We will have another discussion about BASE next week.

Resources:
topgunbase.ws - Website
Understanding The Sky - Paperback
The Parachute & Its Pilot - Amazon
The Great Book of Base - Paperback

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An interview with the legendary Omar Alhegalan. A pioneer in the sport of skydiving who got his start in the United States in the early 90s. Now he has over 17,000 skydives and lives in Dubai.

Omar tells us a bit about his past and some of the amazing things he's accomplished in his outstanding skydiving career, from jumping over Everest to setting records and pioneering new disciplines. 

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The January 2021 USPA Board of Directors meeting just wrapped up, so we got on the phone with Alix to discuss some of the issues addressed at the meeting. 

Here are a few of the points we discuss in the episode:

• Discussion of Coaches with less than 200 jumps using a camera
• The proposed "E License"
• Video endorsement for tandem Camera Flyers
• Angle Flying & “Movement Jumps” recommendation documentation added to SIM6-12. 
• Balloon Tandems
• 17 year old receiving a waiver to jump
• Canopy Coach Rating
• Addition of Rookie 4 Way at Nationals 
• AND MORE

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This week we sat down with Justin to talk about his non-profit, Veterans Adventure Group! We met up with Justin in Moab for the Turkey Boogie, so we had to talk a little B.A.S.E. while we were there.

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https://veteransadventuregroup.org
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We sit down with Jake and Ashleigh Jensen to talk about ALL KINDS of skydiving things. From breaking records to what we believe the USPA could do for the sport.

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