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Stump has plumbing drama. Hope everything comes out okay in time for the next show. Guest hosts are David Enete and Meredith Ottery. Summerfest just gets better and better: heli-fireworks, Dave takes 3rd in the hit-n-chug, Karry's doesn't stop talking about being in the women's camp. Get over yourself, girl! Our sponsor ChutingStar has an updated website. It's professional, super easy to use, and they offer the best customer service - hands down. Safety First with Brian Germain: Hypoxia... don't be a blue-skin. We're recording more Safety First spots with Brian in less than a week so get us your topics ASAP. Pic of the Week is Kevin Marrs landing at Chicagoland Skydiving Center in Hinkley, IL. Photo by Greg Drogaline. Interview with John Leblanc Part 2. Facebook topic by David Enete: kids at the dropzone - jumping has stopped, it's time to go to bed. Joshua Hunt returns to skydiving after 2 years and a sketchy AFF level 1 jump. Russ Haas sends a voice mail. Waz, on the way to altitude, writes a song because he has plenty of time. It's called, "Freeflying on Sunday." Buy our shit.

LSPC's Redemption Boogie is a huge success. Stump lands a tandem in a lake due to the micro-burst phenomena and adds another excuse to the, "I wont admit it, but I'll never make a base jump," list. Karry invites Dave to train with her and Whitney by asking him to lay base, teeheehee. Dave helps set off pyro for Tora Tora Tora. Thanks Russ and Linda Haas for providing us with the children's classic My Friend Don. SUMMERFEST!!!!!!!!! www.skydivechicago.com Safety First with Brian Germain: Subterminal Deployments. Pic of the Week - A jumper exits the DC-9 over Perris Valley. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Interview with John Leblanc part 1. Chuting Star Rigging Loft offers everything you need. Go to chutingstar.com for purchases and tons of useful information. Dave, Stump, and Karry review the video Learning to Freefly Head Down. Mike Engle wants to know if there really is a difference between a skygod and just a jerk? Gen is creating another painting of the women's world record. Buy our shirts before they run out. We may even throw in a free sticker!

Stump tattoos himself with the new SDR logo. Karry trains for the upcoming women's freefly world record camp. Brian Germain discusses reserve canopy lifespans in Safety First. Pic of the Week - Jonathon Tagle and Jeff Nebelkoph fly a docked wingsuit/canopy formation over Moab, Utah. Photo by Phil Peggs. Merriah Eakins discusses a malfunction she had that involved an entanglement with here gear and her hair. Listener email and voicemail. Stump says he is going to base jump off a 300 foot tower....tonight....we'll see what his excuse is on the next episode.

The season is here and everyone is jumping. Safety First with Brian Germain: Pilot Chutes, size really does matter. Why not jump on the GOPro and Countour HD bandwagon? Order yours today from Chuting Star Rigging Loft at www.chutingstar.com. Pic of the Week is Frederick Bremer on an accuracy jump in 1974 under an American Pappillion round parachute. Photo by Dave Waterman. Pat Moorehead and Dave continue discussing righteous road trips, jumping for the fun of it, and "old-timers" societies POPS, SOS, JOS, and JOES. Gosia of SDC's Furies reminds us via Facebook to join PD's Battle at Midway. Get your 4-way team here for some great competition and a chance to win $5000. Dave, Stump, and Karry review Norman Kent's movie, "Willing to Fly." The first listener to leave a voice message wins a free copy of the dvd. Skydive Radio finally has shirts to sell... almost. Dave will soon travel to Spaceland to enroll in Rabbit's School of Skyvan Piloting. Poker Thursday's at 9:00pm EST.

Dave and Karry are back in the home studio at Skydive Chicago, drinking blue yummies, and loving life. We have a new logo thanks to Pierre from Blue Skies Mag. Shirts and hats are on the way. Many thanks to Steven Galinsky for our first logo, it has served us well. There is a new fancy-schmancy audible in town. The N3 Audio is a standard audible/electronic logbook with added sound features. It plays music and can even be programmed to speak in your voice. This and many other paraphernalia available at Chuting Star Rigging Loft. Safety First with Brian Germain: 2 canopies out... OUCH! PD's Battle at Midway, June 11-13, is SDC's frist major event of the season. Some girl named Whitney wants you to get your 4way team together and join the competition. Pat Moorehead talks with Dave about rings-n-ropes, baton pass, double L parachutes, and many other old school skydiving topics. More jump history with Pat on the next show. Pic of the Week is jumpers exiting a C182RG at Aversi in Denmark. Photo by Thomas Vince. Shout out from Geoff in Tasmania to his girlfriend Mel for putting up with non-stop skydiving blathering. Shout out from Jay Rech to any DZ with a new jump plane. Shout out from "Helicopter" Jerry to Arizona Airspeed for turning a whopping 74 points in just 34 seconds. Wow! Listener email asks if we at SDR are ignorant. The answer: YES:) Poker this Thursday at 9:00 EST.

This week's show is brought to you by ChutingStar Rigging Loft, Tony Suits, and Skydive Chicago. Stump, while still in Florida, sleeps through a load, and Dave falls really really fast. Check out ChutingStar's blog called Rants and Raves. Here you find information on gear price comparisons, packing tips, first-looks at products, and all things related to skydiving and rigging. Safety First with Brian Germain: Cutaway or reserve... karma just might make the difference. This episode's Pic of the Week is a 10-way sunset CRW formation over Sebastian, FL. It's got everything Dave likes. Photo by April Schuldt. Dave sells a jumpsuit because it gets him half the money to purchase a new Tony Suit. Creative Financing? Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz of SDC's Team Rhythm talk about how to be organized. Basically, don't be THAT guy. Skydive Chicago hosts PD's Battle at Midway June 11-13. This 4-way FS and VFS competition has a cash purse totaling $10,000. Listener e-mail from Corey Cotton. Stump wins the poker game. Since the last time he won was too long ago, we'll call this a first! Join the next game this Thursday night.

This week's show is brought to you by Tony Suits, ChutingStar Rigging Loft, and Skydive Chicago. Stump visits Dave and Karry in Florida and they all jump, jump, jump. Special guest host is Jeff Neblekopf with Tony Suits. Dave, Stump, and Jeff discuss wingsuits. Safety First with Brian Germain: Buying Your First Rig. Kolla asks, "Are the days of the big, giant, boogie like WFFC totally gone?" Jesse Magana, YOU are the original A-license forehead stamper - well done! Pic of the Week is Matt Juliano exiting over Skydive Delmarva in Laurel, Delaware. Photo by Sergey Viter. Skydive Chicago pisses excellence... what's left to say? Conversation with Mike Gruwell of ChutingStar Rigging Loft is about springtime gear maintenance. Listener e-mail from Matthew Pedersen. Poker on Thursdays. Until next time.

This week's show is brought to you by ChutingStar Rigging Loft in Rockmart, Georgia and Skydive Chicago. Special guest listener this week is Rob Stevenson... he'd say hello but he doesn't have a mic. Dave and Karry record seminars at the Skydive Expo in Deland but who knows if you'll ever get to hear any of it. Give it up for Mike Gruwell of ChutingStar Rigging Loft! ChutingStar not only acts as a local rigging loft but is also a fully-stocked, online gear service & sales outlet. Items are shipped throughout the world every day. Education is a focus with ChutingStar with their online blog section known as the Rigger Rant & Rave. And we hear they are in the middle of production on a few hundred "how to" videos for their site as well. Skydive Radio listeners receive an additional 5% discount with online purchases (coupon code: skydiveradio). Safety First with Brian Germain: Checklists and Procedures. Ask Brian to talk on a safety subject by leaving a voicemail at 575.SDR.TALK. Pic of the Week is Niklas Daniel capturing his own shadow on the bottom skin of his canopy over Perris Valley. Skydive Chicago is open! SDC has a busy season planned with events such as Battle at Midway, Summerfest, and USPA Nationals to name only a few. Chris Peterson wants to know how to set loved ones' minds at ease and gives a shout-out to Skydive Southwest Florida. Interview with proximity flier Julian Boulle. Poor Meredith gets all her shit stolen in Puerto Rico. Good thing she has a gaggle of friends who supply her with rum and get her back to Chicago. Guess Meredith isn't so poor after all. THURSDAY-THURSDAY-THURSDAY.... poker night. Make a side bet with Jim "Guido" Harris and you're prolly gonna win.

Bunny is GO!!! Weather looks like it may be starting to break everywhere. Dave and Karry go to the Puerto Rico Boogie again this year. Free rum and beach landings, what more could you ask for? Shout out to Marianna from Skydive New England. We first met her at the Invasion Boogie then again in Puerto Rico. Skydive Chicago is currently running a dz on South Padre Island, TX during the month of March. Tandems and fun jumpers are welcome. This week's Safety First with Brian Germain is about returning to skydiving from a long layoff. An email from Andy Byzet asking about different jump planes is read. Pic of the Week: Arizona Arsenal does a training jump over Skydive Spaceland. Artistic photo by Ori Kuper. Dave converses with Amy Chmelecki about her prediction for the next VFWR, "To be CRUSHED!" TJ Spear from Quad Cities Skydiving Center sends in an email describing his predicament after acrobatically placing his legs in his lines upon deployment. Sara Robinson receives a big thank you and shout out from Tara Poteet for being a great friend and a, "damn good," AFF instructor. One final shout out from the hosts of SDR to Martin Klamphera. Karry met Martin when he handed her a donation to the show during the Invasion Boogie. Thanks Martin, you rock! Skydive Radio is to attend the Skydive Expo in hopes of getting some great audio content for future shows. Don't forget Thursday night poker. Who knows what shenanigans are to happen next?

This week's show is brought to you by the Invasion Boogie happening December 26-January 3 at Skydive Sebastian in sunny Florida. We're back... again! Dave has been busy with Nationals in Texas, airplane maintenance in Arkansas, the Keys Boogie, and flying the Egyptians. Meredith and Sunshine sneak into the SDR home studio and leave a voice message of their shenanigans. Stump shovels snow and shovels more snow. Chicago invades! Bring in the New Year with Dave and Karry at the Invasion Boogie: escape the cold, hop out of both Super Otters from SDC, make beach, night, and high altitude jumps, be organized by world class skydivers, and party 'til the sun comes up! Visit www.skydiveseb.com for more information. Pic of the Week is Jay Kedley, Jason Smith, and Jim Rasmussen honoring Wisconsin's finest on a sunset jump over Seven Hills Skydivers in Marshall, WI. Beer, brats, and cheese, baby! Photo by Russ Hass. Listener e-mail. Safety First with Brian Germain - Exit Order. Dogs at the DZ - where do you stand? E-mail from Mike Steers with a shout-out to Skydive Hinton in the Midlands, UK. Please consider a donation to help stop power lines from being erected at Skydive Chicago. More information can be found at www.foxriveralliance.org.

This week's show is brought to you by Skydive Sebastian's Keys Boogie and Skydive Chicago. Help stop power lines from being erected along the SDC dropzone. In the noteworthy words of Kirk Smith, "We're against that!" Go to foxriveralliance.org and join the letter writing campaign. Jump4Hope is successful in raising and donating $36,000 to the American Cancer Society. LSPC's tandem and static-line programs flourish. Members unable to make the Couch Freaks Boogie receive a surprise visit from a jumpable helicopter. Russ Haas gets a gold star for yet another creative plan for obtaining higher altitude. Careful Linda, sounds like Russ has figured out it's much easier and cheaper if you're just, "... willin' to show yall's boobs!" Safety First: Brian Germain gives an alternate method for getting out of line twists. Skydive Sebastian is hosting the Keys Boogie this November 5-8. Visit skydivesebastian.com for more information. Blue Skies Magazine continues to impress us. Pic of the Week is Johnny Longspot striking a pose over Green Bay Skydivers in Pulaski, WI. Photo by Russ Haas. Melissa Nelson is engaged - congrats! She also reads an excerpt from her father's true life story, Sugar Alpha, to be published in the near future. Make a trip to Skydive Chicago and learn first hand what all the hooplah is about. The Tiki Bar, Sky Lounge, and Eat Up Cafe all offer scrumptious food and drinks after a long day of jumping. Voicemail by Jason Waller compliments SDR and approves the "sexy voice" method of getting people's attention.

Frank Shisler tells us about www.jump4hope.com. We discuss tracking dives and high tech space balls. Dave is reminded how beautiful skydiving and flying can be. This weeks Safety First talks about canopy choices and skill levels. Pic of the Week - The Nebraska Women’s Record 8-way builds during the 2009 Redemption Boogie in Plattsmouth, NE. Photo by Chris Derham. Interview with Team Rhythm. We get a voicemail from a good friend of ours serving in Iraq. Show intro and outro radio chatter explained. Shoutouts from the forums and listener email.

This weeks episode brought to you by Skydive Chicago. www.skydivechicago.com. SDR samples a new skydiver brew. Jeff Nebelkpof and Tia Weiss talk about the first official USPA wingsuit record. We listen to some of the sounds of Summerfest. Melissa Nelson joins us to discuss the new 108-way freefly world record. Pic of the Week - The new 108-way freefly world record completes over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Brian Buckland. Leave us a message on our new voice line at 575-SDR-TALK. First message we play on the show gets a nice prize package from SDR.

This episode is brought to you by Skydive Chicago. The Lincoln Sport Parachute Club puts on it's best boogie to date: superheroes battle pirates, POPs and Women's State Records are made, and Marilyn Monroe even pops up to sing happy birthday to LSPC. Hope to see more of you at the boogie next year. Brian Germain discusses choosing your reserve or main when you know you are low in this week's episode of Safety first. Pic of the week is a 4-stack flying into the sunset over Edmonton Skydiving Center in Canada. Photo by Kelsey Fry. Dave talks with Lara and Kolla about the new Blue Skies Mag and its first issue. Summerfest at Skydive Chicago is July 24 - August 2; there's something for everyone! Listener emails. Follow us on Facebook or Twitter, join our forums, or send us an email. We want to hear from you.

Pack your bags and head to Plattsmouth, NE. The Redemption Boogie is this weekend! More information at www.redemptionboogie.com. In this weeks episode of Safety First, Brian Germain talks about when it's time to start thinking about high performance landings and how best to approach it. Pic of the Week - A 2-way exits the King Air over Skydive UK ltd. in Dunkeswell, UK. Photo by Jamie Dunbar. We talk to full time skydiver Frank Shisler about coming back to the sport after a serious injury. Don't miss Summerfest! All kinds of great stuff happening at the event this year. More information at www.skydivechicago.com.