Skydive Radio

Steve Lefkowitz guest hosts. Mr. Potato Head dive doesn't go exactly as planned. Other “silly” dives discussed. “You might be a newbie if”...you throw seat belts and helmets on peoples shins or crush the person sitting behind you on the way to altitude. Lost Prairie report. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses mental preparation. Pic of the Week - Wingsuiters fly over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Discussion on barrel rolls at breakoff. Discussion about returning to the sport after an extended layoff. Spotting...lost art, or unnecessary art? Listener voicemail and email.

Summerfest has record year. Close calls on breakoff. You might be a newbie if...everyone but the tandems is standing down for wind and you're still jumping. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses rushing skydiving progression. Pic of the Week - The new Vertical World Record 138-way completes over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Brian Buckland. Rook Nelson discusses the new 138-way world record. Listener voicemail's and emails.

Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz guest host. You might be a newbie if...you over use the "first" rule. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses tracking dives. Pic of the Week - Team Zoo Crew exits over Skydive Delmarva. Photo by Pat Filipowsky. Listener requested topical discussions and emails.

Thomas Hughes and Whitney Reighley sit in with Dave, Stump and Karry. Great 4th of July weekend. You might be a newbie if.... Safety first with Brian Germain discusses the pilot chute in tow malfunction. Pic of the Week - Norman Kent on the set of the HTC commercial. Photo by Bill Schmitz. Feature interview with Norman Kent. Voicemails and listener selected topics from facebook.

Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz guest host with Dave, Karry and Stump. Stump wakes up flying through his camper when a windstorm hits Minden. UK jumpers at Hinton DZ make the best of a weathered out scrambles meet. Some tandem students are very observant. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses jumping near thunderstorms. Pic of the Week - 4-way FS team Jetstream Tango exits the Twin Otter over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Chris Goller. Feature interview with Olav Zipser (Part 2). Shout outs.

Rook Nelson and Mickey Nuttal guest host with Dave and Karry. We're back in the home studio and it feels great. Can you climb the ranks to a possible career in skydiving without living close to a dropzone? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses how to reduce hard openings. Pic of the Week - A freefly dive builds during the Arizona Sequentials over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature interview with Olav Zipser and Rook Nelson. Listener emails and voicemails.

Karry and Dave get ready for the move back to Skydive Chicago for the summer. The start cart thumbs up's continue. Schawangaa!! Fly baby fly defined. Working a full time job with a part time jump job. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses the us of Go Pro's by low number jumpers. Bob Tyson creates Dave the grinch fistbumbing photo. Pic of the Week - A wingsuit rodeo tracking dive flies over Davis, California. Photo by Phil Zidek. Feature interview with Moe Viletto on springtime gear maintenance. Support Tony Bilau's torch run for the American Cancer Society. Listener voicemail.

This episode was recorded at the Body Pilots tunnel camp at Skyventure Colorado. Is the AFF rating too easy to get? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses small people and small canopies. Pic of the Week - Mickey Nuttal of Body Pilots LLC fly's in the SVCO tunnel. Photo by Dave Schwartz. Roundtable discussion on tunnel flying. Jump for diabetes coming to Skydive Chicago and Skydive the Farm.

Tandem instructors and videographers often use the same jokes day after day, but every once in awhile someone comes up with a new one. Do fistbumps improve safety? No, they don't. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses currency or the lack there of. Dave's off to SVCO for a Body Pilots camp. Pic of the Week - Niklas Daniel captures his shadow over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Conversation with celebrity caveman Moe Viletto. Listener email.

Flight Camp was a really cool event. Wingsuit rodeo's make fun tracking dives. Should packers be required to be riggers discussed in a bit more detail. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses rears vs. toggles. Dave and Karry talk about their experience with Brian's new online canopy course. If the pilot gives you a thumbs up you might want to look behind you. Fistbumps revisited...again. Dave says "always accept, never offer". SVCO Tunnel contest winner announced. We say goodbye to our friend Jason Eisenzophf. Pic of the Week - Members of the Red Bull Skydive Team fly formation with a Twin Otter over Skydive Sebastian. Photo by Jason Eisenzopf. Sebastian's general manager Andrea tells us about here first experience with the dropzone. Are tunnels killing dropzones? We think not. Moe Viletto phones in with some information on 3 ring systems. Karry talks about her body...sort of.

Lots going on in Sebastian. Norman can count to 20 and 1/2. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses exit separation and line of flight. Do we need a junior rigger ticket? SVCO tunnel time contest winner announced...sort of. Pic of the Week - Team Evolution competes at the 2010 Gulf Cup over Skydive Dubai. Photo by Daniel Paquette. Feature interview with Vincent Lemay of Team Evolution. Dave shares a "past the statute of limitations" story. Listener email.

Stump tells us about Mickey's tunnel camp he just finished. Dave's cut-aways come in 3's but at least when he throws away a cut away handle he lands 20 feet away from it. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses jumping in winds. Pic of the Week - A quick hello under canopy. Photo by Harry Parker. Conversation with Harry Parker about bringing new jumpers into the fold with a new program called Jump In. We open a surprise package from Moe Viletto. Listener email.

Karry takes this week off. Dave talks about this years Puerto Rico boogie. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses audible altimeters. Dave and Stump prepare for an SVCO tunnel camp. Pick of the Week - A freefly formation builds over Skydive Sebastian. Photo by Kazu Oyama. Feature interview with Luis Prinetto. Listener email, voicemail, and shoutouts.

The SDR crew slows things down a bit for Moe. Some Canadian hosers discuss kids in skydiving and real beer. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses health factors and jumping. Pic of the Week - A jumper lands from a sunset jump at the Skydiving Club of Oulu. Photo by Walter Clee. Feature interview with Tom Noonan about his most recent trip to skydive at Mount Everest. Moe calls in with a bit of history on the pull-out deployment system. Listener email.

Stump has a great time at the Mountain State Boogie. Dave gets to jump with some newer jumpers. PD has another episode of their "Office" spoofs out. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses pull out deployment systems. Pic of the Week - The 42-way Florida State Vertical record completes over Skydive Sebastian during the 2012 Invasion Boogie. Photo by Kazu Oyama. Some photo shopped images you may or may not see in an upcoming issue of Parachutist. We want head's up displays in our skydiving helmets. More discussion on kids in skydiving. Listener emails.