Skydive Radio

Jerry Baker, Justin Karr and Rabbit Staib join Dave and Stump. Exploratory skydives further explored. Sunrise loads. Unusual/imaginary malfunctions. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses passing out under canopy and teaching canopy flight. Professionalism in the sport. Pic of the Week - Todd Love flying head-up over Eloy. Part of project OEW. Photo by Niklas Daniel. In depth discussion on jump flying with a panel of full time jump pilots. Listener email and voicemail.

Special guest host Shannon Pilcher joins Steve, JaNette and Dave. Puerto Rico boogie had weather issues but still a good time. Steve says skydiving is just like ballroom dancing. Perfection vs speed and coaching at all levels. Shannon on the Valkyrie, swoop training, and old school vs modern swooping. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses spiraling and the pattern. Pic of the Week - Sergey Fedotov swoops the beach in Puerto Rico. Photo by Carlos Felix. History according to Moe discusses 10-way speed. Footwear choices in skydiving. Audible altitude warning choices.

Moe Viletto and Ryan Risberg guest host. Moe discusses his travels and living on dropzones for nearly 40 years. Ryan is now a member of team SDC Core. Why are medicals necessary in skydiving? Skygods and the 100 jump wonder discussed. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses wingsuit safety. Pic of the Week - Kelly Fox joins friends over AerOhio for her 100th jump. Photo by John Winkler. Feature interview from Garnett with Larry Hill of Skydive Arizona. Moe discusses the wild west of jumping in the '70's. What have you dropped while jumping? Moe's concern with reserve deployment bags.

Mark Norman guest hosts with Dave and Stump. Invasion weather is like a bad breakup. Making the right weather decision can feel very good. How do you deal with a peer that is scaring you in the air? How does powered paragliding compare to skydiving? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses intentional cutaways. Pic of the Week - Crystal Sanchez and her boyfriend Scott celebrate the new year. Photo by David Sands. Feature interview by Garnett on Operation Enduring Warriors. Where have all the CRW dogs gone?

Steven and JaNette join Dave and Stump. After 4 years of failed attempts a listener finally gets a bottle to the SDR crew. Dave screws Rhythm on a jump run and makes up for it by screwing them again. Garnett talks to Melissa Nelson about her new job at Skydive Arizona. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses hook knives. Pic of the Week - Steve Curtis and Price Riggins fly a “reverse” 2-stack over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature interview with John Kallend on exit separation. Listener voicemail and Facebook topics.

Steve and JaNette talk about Chicks Rock. Steve breaks his no cutaway streak after nearly 6500 jumps. Discussion about having a purpose while jumping. Alan Eustace quietly breaks high altitude jump record. Discussion about best O2 practices. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses buying your first rig. Are skills camps replacing the old school boogie? Garnett interviews Rob Liebeau. Pic of the Week - Brian Kunkle hams it up while practicing BASE exits from Tailored For Survivals BASENATOR for this Octobers Bridge Day in West Virginia. Photo by Natalia Povroznyk. History according to Moe on early base training. Pilot spot adjustments.

Rook Nelson and Jim Twardowski guest host with Dave and Stump. Discussion of the 2014 US Nationals. Due to an ATC issue, CSC host's SDC and Rookiefest for what turned out to be a really cool day. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses losing track of time and altitude. Pic of the Week - A jumper loses her helmet over Moorsele in Belgium. It landed in the campground and she was jumping it 20 minutes later. Photo by Charlie Mog. Feature interview with Ed Scott and Sherry Butcher of USPA. Listener voicemail, email and facebook topics including starting your skydiving career as an older person, Airplane Repo shoot at SDC, and Rook's perspective on growing up in a skydiving family.

The Lefkowi join Dave and Stump for episode #206. Stump punches away the company Velocity at Couchfreaks in a very disorienting malfunction and does some CRW at Sky Knights. Steve tells the story of a recent encounter with hypoxia. More Rhythm instructional videos available for free at www.rhythmskydiving.com. Check out the new skydiving podcast for newer jumpers Jump Twenty Six. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses line tnesion, turbulence and coordinated turns. Voicemail on cloud clearance minimums. Pic of the Week - Jumpers prepare to exit the Twin Otter on a night jump during the Star Search film project at Skydive Chicago. Photo by Chris Goller. Feature interview with John LeBlanc of Performance Designs. Thanks to Garnett Znidaric for the content. Pro tip from Janette on sorting out your seatbelt before you sit down. Many listener topics via facebook and email. Is the dork board making a come back? Shout out to Robert for the double dose of Don Julio.

Rook Nelson and Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz join Dave and Stump. Sascha finishes AFP. We discuss Redemption Boogie, Summerfest, and CPI's 4th annual 50th. Rook is off to Greece to base jump. You might be a newbie if...you drag your shit. Pro Tip from JaNette on avioding a step through. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses avoiding a closing pin bridal puncture. Tips from the Cockpit on when to talk to the pilot. Pic of the Week - Arsenal dude touches the Twin Otter tire on exit during the Patriot Boogie at Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature interview from the APF Symposium with Garnett Znidaric. Lot's of listener driven topics from facebook including zoo dives, canopy pattern traffic and more. Pro Tip from Craig Poxen of Radio Skydive UK on hand protection while packing. Listener email.

Steve and JaNette join Dave for this episode. Rhythm jumps a lot this year. More on opening the door with seatbelts still attached. You might be a newbie if…you ask when the weather will clear. Tips from the Cockpit discuss the legalities of clouds. Ask Rhythm discusses reaching for grips. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses riser length. How to pack lots of rigs without destroying your body. Pic of the Week - A memorial skydive for Jeff Carpenter builds over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Henrik Csuri. Feature Interview with Bill Wenger. Listener topics from Facebook.

Steve and JaNette join Dave and Stump. Introducing Radio Skydive UK. Air fist bumps? Loss aversion and the cost of pack jobs. Pro Tip from Steve on how to effectively approach someone after a mistake. You might be a newbie if...you want to jump in the rain? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses avoiding canopy traffic. Stealing tandem stories. Aircraft safety in our new segment "Tips from the Cockpit". Effective dirt diving in our new segment "Ask Rhythm". Pic of the Week - The Tennessee state record builds over Skydive Tullahoma. Photo by Jason Waller. Feature interview on head up flying with Ryan Risberg, Luis Prinetto, Ben Roane and Claudio Cagnasso. Listener voicemails and emails.

Steve talks about how he has avoided a reserve ride for over 5500 jumps straight. Steve and JaNette describe slow fall techniques that can help jumpers get back up to the formation after going low. Pro tip for those moving into skydiving full time. New Rhythm video series. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses hard openings and how to avoid them. Pic of the Week - The new SOS record builds over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Mike McGowan. A punctuality observation. Feature interview with Mike Steen and Matt Gerdes on Speed Flying, Paragliding, and Winsuit Proximity Flying. Having the "family talk" as a new jumper. More on jumping in clouds where it's legal. Jump planes with stereos?

Dave is joined by Steve and JaNette, Rabbitt, Ryan, and Norman. Moe makes an offer Dave can refuse. Puerto Rico boogie discussion. You might be a newbie if.... Pro Tip on GoPro. Discussion on UAV's in US airspace. Is angle flying becoming a victim of it's own success? We discuss at length. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses main and reserve size differences. Pic of the Week - Jerry Baker flying a Twin Otter over the Bahamas. Photo by Dave Schwartz. Feature interview with Andy Malchiodi. Safety Day coming up March 8th. Listener voicemail.

Cory and Stump visit Sebastian for the 200th episode and Cory has a surprise for us. We are also joined by Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz. We discuss some fun jumps including beach landings and the AFF game. Listener questions via email and Facebook for the show hosts. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses "bigger way's." Pic of the Week - The SDR crew in the winter studio in Sebastian. Photo by Lisa Martinez. Feature interview with Melissa Nelson on the new women's vertical world record.

Rook Nelson and Mark Norman guest host with Dave and Stump. Invasion has bad weather but is still a good event. You might be a newbie if...you count exit separation on your fingers. Are jumpers taking enough responsibility? Dave is approaching A license on reserve rides. How can we get more experienced jumpers interested in jumping with new jumpers? Norman ends the greatest prank of all time. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses CRW and canopy flocking jumps. Pic of the Week - Nicholas Kent steps off Tombstone in Moab, UT. Photo by his father Lane Kent. Feature interview with Moe Viletto on the early days of base jumping. Listener email, Facebook topics, and shout outs.

Mark Norman and The Lefkowi guest host with Dave and Stump. Rhythm takes bronze at Dubai and makes the coolest jump of their skydiving careers. Pro Tip from Steve - don't be last to the dirt dive...too often. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses jumping borrowed gear. Social norms and skydiving. Pic of the Week - The new womens vertical world record 63-way completes over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature Interview - Jeff Boddiger on skydiving in the Ukraine. If you would like to donate to the wrecked Stearman go to www.skydiveatlanta.com/donate. Please support Skydive Chicago's bid to host the 2016 world meet.

Steve, JaNette and Christy of Rhythm XP join Dave and Stump. The crew returns to Sebastian for another winter season. Stump jumps a vintage Boeing Stearman in Atlanta. Project Orange turns out to be a unique event. Flight Camp is on at Sebastian. Pablo is a pussy. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses cameras and skydiving. Pic of the Week - Participants of the women's vertical record camp during the 2013 halloween boogie at Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature interview with Greg Rau. Rhythm off to Dubai.

The SDR team heads home to the Lincoln Sport Parachute Club to celebrate the final payment of their land with a mortgage burning party and Twin Otter weekend. Paragolf was great fun at SDC. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses being close to another jumper at breakoff/pull time. Not all countries use seatbelts the way we do here in the United States. Pic of the Week - Club members surround a Twin Otter at Brown’s Airport for the first time in nearly 30 years at the LSPC Burn the Mortgage celebration weekend. Photo by Scott Dvorak. We play some audio from the mortgage burning that shed's some history on one of the oldest skydiving organizations in the world. Listener email.

Ryan "White Whine" sits in. Dave gets ramp checked in the studio. US Nationals discussions. Couchfreaks attendance down again this year. Is the day of the "Old School" boogie coming to an end? We hope not. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses the likelihood of a harness failure. Jumping and flying with cell phones. Pic of the Week - Jumpers exit the Skyvan over the 2013 Couchfreaks boogie in Ft. Dodge, IA. Photo by Chris Wilkins. Feature interview with David Winland, Adam Martin, and Erika Lopez of Action Therapy. Listener email.

Mickey Nuttal and the Lefkowi guest host. National Skydiving Museum event. More on the differences between USPA and BPA from Craig Poxen. Is jumping with music a good idea? Mickey talks about paragliding in Colorado. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses F111 vs. Zpo pilot chutes. Pic of the Week - The Illinois State Womens formation skydiving record completes over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Henrik Csűri. Feature interview with skydiving escape artist Anthony Martin. LSPC pays off their airport and is throwing a “Burn the Mortgage” party. US Nationals is on at Skydive Chicago and Rookiefest is just around the corner.