Radio Skydive Uk

  • Craig Girard talks 400way skydiving formations (00:36:30) • How the green suit was made overnight. • Jumping with radio. • Hypoxia issues. • Craig Girard is our favourite Craig. Definitely Craig #1. • Front cover photo of Brian's 4000th celebration skydive. A wingsuit rodeo with a handful of trackers alongside. Self portrait. • Flight-1 announce their Parachute Landing Assistant. For USD 3500.  • Indoor World Championships at ParacleteXP • Tariffs on US companies could raise gear prices. • Wingsuiter sets 3 World Records on one jump • Live streaming at SkyHigh • Brian's excited by his memories from the Costa Rica boogie • Brian's excited by his memories from BigFTunnel 2025 in Abu Dhabi. • Brian sold a rig the easiest way possible. • Craig #2 goes to extraordinary lengths not to be a burden. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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Another episode recorded live on YouTube! • Andy Ford - cameraflyer, record holder, 20000 jumps. • Some other stuff too. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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• Doug Barron talks 250ways in Chicago this coming summer • Rook Nelson discusses hosting 2x 200+ formation groups on the same DZ • Front cover photo of a 29way Jewel formation in the world's largest wind tunnel, CLYMB in Abu Dhabi. Organised by Laura Hampton and Brian • Brian waxes lyrical about that tunnel and that trip. One of the best weeks of his life.  • Dropzone.com is back as skydiveforum.com • Brian's in love with a Freak6 wing suit and it's tasty new inlets • Vegas and Hollywood tunnels shut • Steep and Deep announce a Heads Up Display • Skydive the Expo is coming • Craig is heading to the International Skydiving Commission • Back In Action is a Netflix film you should watch • Weembi vs iFLY for UK Nationals HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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• RSUK celebrates 100 podcasts • Cheaper than Craig's therapy  • Front cover photo by Greg Crozier of the 96way Head Up World Record formation taken on a 360 cam from the very centre of the formation. • Dave Schwartz of Skydive Radio fame comes along to chat. He's our #1 fan.  • Dropzone.com is gone • Brian got screwed by Joel. But in a nice way. • Brian picked up his new FS suit in Empuria • Rich Rust listener video from Dubai • Anni Mentula listener video from Gudvangen in Norway • Pete Allum and a Future Proof Skydiving update • Back cover photo of Brian's 2024 Xmas Tree. Photo by Ben Wayte. Taken over Skydive Langar. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or X. If this episode rocked your boat, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts from and kindly subscribe or follow. Especially if it's Apple Podcasts. FEEDBACK Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to contact us and keep the conversation g

• British Indoor Skydiving Nationals Review • Brian goes so long between competitions that he's officially a Rookie again.  • Brian's still got it, wins Silver, carried by his team clearly. • There are 31 million tunnels in France. • AAA controversy • Why were the UK Nationals held in France? • Ask The Expert with Paul Dorward covering canopy turns in variable winds as a response to RSUK98 School of Hard Knocks story. • Front Cover photo of Brian over Nottingham City centre doing a demo into Nottinghamshire Uni. Photo by Jodie-Leigh Foster.  • Brian gets upset with Facebook. Ditches them for WhatsApp. That'll teach Mark Zuckerberg a lesson! • Project Obsidian update • Ninjas with Altitude podcast • Craig gets his Cookie G35 fixed thanks to Joel Strickland • Brian breaks his Cookie G35 by having a screw loose. Joel. • Brian's BigGER Way Skills Camp is a go or a no? Help him decide please listeners. • RSUK100 is coming.  • Back cover photo of the Jump For The Cause participants being inducted into the Skydivin

Brian and Craig pick up like they've never been away. Craig waffles Brian raises the banter stakes School of Hard Knocks with Mad John and his bone breaking low turn demonstration Front Cover photo by Paul Rimmington of Tim Scrase leading an FS jump with a 4way launch from a skyvan at sunset over Skydive Klatovy. Another tunnel closes Another tunnel opens Craig dreams of being a Youtube influencer How to Future Proof Skydiving with Pete Allum Brian's coaching 3x teams at the British Indoor National Championships this coming weekend The British Indoor National Championships are in... France. Craig breaks his helmet and makes it work while he waits for a replacement part Craig goes fun jumping and does so so many jumps in 2024 Dane Kenny 55th anniversary of jumping Brian diversifies into wingsuit coaching with a new rating from British Skydiving Brian's well into the planning phase for his Big Way Skills Camp in 2025 (bwsc25.info) Come and fly in the tunnel with Brian. FAB Scrambles almost sold out. Back cover

The Expo is coming School of Hard Knocks with Casey Pruett (1h00m10s) Front Cover of Jake Quigley by Laura Hampton over Skydive Langar SkyHigh buy a 2nd caravan Craig bemoans British Skydiving non-election Laura’s pet project is Skydive Langar Winter Webinars Eloy Hot Air Balloon Crash 400 the Movie. Crowdfunding will end soon. Don’t make Craig sad Craig slates AI generated Seychelles innhopp image Johannes Bergfors message Brian raves over Seychelles Boogie by Tsunami Skydivers. It’s a bit embarrassing really. AON2 X0 visual digital altimeter Caelum Systems’ “Talkable”. If you can’t guess what it is from the name then you aren’t allowed to skydive again. Brian went to the wing suit tunnel Craig crashes Brian’s Expo table Brian and Laura went to CLYMB. The biggest f tunnel in the world.  Laura did a HD camp in Madrid in 5 words HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or X. If this episode rocked your boat, head on o

Andy Malchiodi talks about his Hollywood movie ‘Hex’ Front cover photo over of Ebu Uyar deploying over Skydive Senegal with the Atlantic Ocean watching on. Go Skydive expansion into Wales and Kent Skydive Tilstock has a use for Headcorn’s old plane Langar does 50,000 jumps in a year AON2 Obsidian delayed. AON2 X0 full steam ahead with this great visual alti Podcast round up… Fleur Jones on ‘Lunatic Fringe’.  And James La Barrie hosts a new podcast called ‘The 20 Min Call’ Brian investigates suing JLB for false advertising after discovering that his podcasts are significantly longer than 20mins. Netflix special on The Parachute Murder Plot. TLDR: don’t watch it 400 The Move on IndieGoGo - please support it for Craig. x Brian and Craig love their Cookie G35s Brian gets around a bit. iFLY London, MK, Basingstoke, Manchester and Weembi. Brian plans trips to CLYMB the Big Friendly Tunnel and Indoor Wingsuit tunnel Craig has his best jumping year since 2019 Craig is a pilot w.anchor. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d

Ben Lowe tandem entanglement Ben discusses getting back on the horse Taking 7 year olds on a tandem What would need to change in the UK for a DZ to take a minor on a tandem? Melissa Nelson online AFF courses What would need to change in the UK for a DZ to adopt online instruction? Front Cover photo by Bruno Brokken - a self portrait over Costa Rica Back Cover photos by Bruno Brokken of a Front Cover. 90% Italian magazine features Brian on the front cover. :-) PIA in Reno happening now - you should go. London BASE Jumps Super sketchy 4s delays on a base jump from a crane. Coaching qualifications Level2 Rookie Rumble Starlets British Record attempts for Total Break Sequential Ebu Uyar listener email Brian travels with suspicious looking lead and gets quizzed. Unsurprisingly. Brian dropped his N3 digital alti in the swimming pool Craig is 1 from 3. Craig is too simple to Keep. It. Simple. Stupid. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Fa

• Skydive The Expo review • Craig is no longer Chair of British Skydiving • The King is Dead • Long Live Queen Mary • Craig’s ego is dented.  • Brian is ‘supportive’, like all good friends are.  • Front Cover photo by Jacek RRRRR of Joe Laming • Back Cover photo by Andreas Roksvaag • International Skydiving Commission review by Rai • Skydive Voss under threat • 7 jumps, 7 continents, 7 marathons, some swimming too. Not really sure what’s going on. AmericanExtreme.com website leaves us all confused. • iFLY price hike • Brian’s back to Costa Rica and will not lose his passport HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts from and kindly subscribe. Especially if it's Apple Podcasts. FEEDBACK Audience feedback drives the show. We’d love for you to email us and keep the conversation going. Record an audio message on your smart phone and

Arthur Amara talks about Obsidian, the Heads Up Display Visual Altimeter Is the Obsidian expensive, or cheap? Bruno Brokken Front Cover Photo of Brian and friends over the pyramids Ryan Garner Back Cover Photo of Lee Robinson exiting on his 1st wingsuit jump The UK has had a surprisingly sunny January Laura discusses wearing sunglasses for AFF instructing. Heated gloves… Laura should have asked for commission. Always check your kit before jumping, no matter what the change. 7 jumps in 7 days on 7 continents. Two rival groups? 777 and 7x? More story needed. Skydive the Expo preview Brian wrote an article for the mag. Brian learns how to stop himself better Laura’s team Chimera calls it after 7yrs Skydive Langar had their first A licence qualify in 2023. Groundschool to ‘A’, all in January. Is there a best time to learn? HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, head on over

Joe Connolly explains SkydiveOffset.com Pete Harries takes the Front Cover photo of Chimera over Skydive Arizona Jason Burgoyne shares his tattoo of Brian on his leg for the Back Cover Brian and Laura compete to see who did the most jumps in 2022 Brian loses. Badly. Laura does 3.3 jumps for every one of Brian's jumps Laura Hampton did 1,012 jumps in 2022 Brian & Laura review their years and look forward to 2023 Skydive Langar Progression School discussion FS proficiency stickers discussed. Is there a need for FS2? Brian's got some fancy new heated gloves thanks to Laura's recommendation Brian broke the live streaming at the Indoor Nationals.  Skydive The Expo coming soon. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts from and kindly subscribe. Especially if it's Apple Podcasts. FEEDBACK Audience feedback drives the show. We’d

• Pete 'Taf' Mather explains UpLift (18:50) • If the chemicals in your brain are messed up you can reach out to a dedicated skydiving support network: https://www.upliftskydiving.com/ or Samaritans https://www.samaritans.org/  Don’t be alone. Make a connection.  • Pete Allum Future Proof Skydiving (38:20) • Back Cover photo by someone of Kate Cooper-Jensen keying a multi-plane formation with 9ppl outside the Twin Otter over Skydive Perris • Artistic Nationals • Low attendance ideas • Book Club with Rai Ahmed recommending Matthew Syed ‘Rebel Ideas” (35:30) • Costa Rica ‘Party on the Playa’ Boogie remembered by Bonnie Grant (43:30) • Old but new DZ reopens at South Cerney. Just in time for winter. • Bruise submissions   HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, head on over to wherever you get your podcasts from and kindly subscribe. Especially if it's Apple Podcasts. FEEDBACK

• Laura Hampton, British National Champion • Andy Ford School of Hard Knocks • Front Cover photo by Gary Swoop Wainwright of the Sky Games at Skydive Langar • Back Cover photo by Paul Rimmington of the Rookie Rumble with appropriately placed British Skydiving banner. Craig and Tash approve. Brian is relieved. • Craig is busy with British Skydiving stuff • 4wayFS Nationals • Low attendance solutions • 8wayFS Nationals • Other Nationals • Book Club with Laura Hampton recommending Simon Sinek ‘Start With Why” • Costa Rica ‘Party on the Playa’ Boogie remembered by Tim Johnson • Stupid malfunctions. Laura packed hers. Brian opened his. • Stupid audible story, thanks Brexit • Brian loves his Insta360 Go2 but not when people ask him what camera it is. • How does Brian fit a 360deg camera to a helmet with a Mohawk? • Laura won’t be at Indoor Nationals.    • Brian goes off-script talking about mental health. If the chemicals in your brain are messed up you can reach out to a dedicated skydiving support network: https:

▪ Paul Mayer and State of the Tunnel Industry in the UK (56:05) ▪ Spencer Bailey Front Cover of a CReW formation over Skydive Sebastien ▪ Plane Swap Back Cover by RedBull of Luke Aikins climbing back in. ▪ Intentional Plane Crash Dude ▪ FAA attitude ▪ Bonehead Helmet with freefall comms ▪ Twinwoods goes bust :-( ▪ First Aid Courses ▪ Brian has a… drumroll… passport!  ▪ Brian loves his sponsors and his Jav which he says is the most comfortable thing in the world. ▪ Insta360 Go2 tiny HD camera - a GoPro beater? ▪ Brian’s Big Way Skills Camp is sold out. ▪ Craig’s got a whole weekend of jumping planned.  ▪ Rai will be there too. Tash won’t. ▪ Tash has a 170 for her first jumps back. ▪ Tash judged. ▪ Tash translated. HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really ma

• Tom Grocutt and his amazing Skydive Logger iOS app • Back Cover by Michael Bayada of four women freeflying in iFLY Basingstoke, submitted by Fleur Jones. • Craig gets hard geeking out on his two favourite things • Brian subtly plugs Dropzone Brewery - no one notices. Did you? • Wild Geese is operating and is now Skydive Ireland • Skydive Seychelles looks shit and no fun at all • World Indoor Championships have kidnapped Tash • Listener feedback and shoutouts to Raj, Tim, Nuno and Chris • Rai flew in the tunnel and got a tired arm • Craig did some jumps and got a tired body HELP US SPREAD THE WORD We’d love it if you could please share #RadioSkydiveUK with your social media followers. Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. If this episode rocked your boat, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests and advertisers.

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• Karine Joly, Anna Moxnes, Dennis Praet and Pete Allum discuss shoes. • Jason Cooke talks helmets, specifically the Cookie G35 • Front cover by Casey Pruett of Brian over Tambor, Costa Rica • Back Cover of Skydive Tilstock Women’s Edition • Jeb’s new book Memoirs from The Edge • Tash used an Oculus to view one of Jeb’s flights in 3D • FS1 makeover • AON2 in struggle with chip shortage but pressing ahead with Obsidian • Brit200 / Lions80 Progress and Dilemma • Joel Strickland, Rich Madeley and Kris Sheppard head to Poland with Ukraine aid. • Bruno Brokken jumps precisely on the Equator in Ecuador [https://youtu.be/QSHrm4sXQSY] • New app out by Adam Mattacola [https://youtu.be/izTaDitwMD4] • Regan Tetlow on Lunatic Fringe [https://youtu.be/HnxD91ESHyk] • Skydive Spain starts the fuel surcharge ball rolling • India gets it’s first wind tunnel • Bedfordshire get’s it’s tunnel back. Kinda • How many tunnels are there in the world? • Craig’s the only person with a rig in date • Rai’s rigger is a 90min drive away.

Brian talks too much about Costa Rica to fit anything else in. He lost his passport and drags the story out. There is no Dennis Praet There is no Anna Moxnes There is no Karine Joly But there will be all three, and added Pete Allum, in Ep87. Promise FAI Statement about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Golden Knights to stop competing? Cookie release the G35, not the G35 Front Cover of Brian over Costa Rica as a screenshot from a video by Bruno Brokken Pete Allum discusses Future Proofing Skydiving USPA dropzones require reserves to be tagged with a lead seal Just so many rules in the USA for jumping Brian did some amazing jumps in Costa Rica. Brian is eternally grateful to Rich Grimm for the invite Rai gets selected to judge at the World Championships But she has Covid19 so can’t be here to discuss it. Craig only tells Brian his sniffing is very audible after the recording has finished.  Brian spends 2hrs (!) editing out as many of the sniffs as possible but missed a bunch. Sorry about that. HELP US SPREAD THE

• Rich Grimm headline interview • Rich gives some top tips for exotic boogie visitors • Rich talks about his worst boogie disasters • Thought for the Podcast by Melanie Curtis • Front Cover photo by Jarno Cordia of the Maldives boogie • Back cover of Craig passing Brian an award at the Expo. • Craig gets stroppy from the very start • Brian pretends its normal • Craig _needs_ to jump • Rai and Tash are in the future • The London studios are no more • Craig offers Brian a VK84. Brian buys a Sabre3 135 instead. • Proximity XRW with Pete Allum and Dani Roman • DanBC’s 60th causes Brian to raise his eyebrows • Twinwoods shuts due to electricity prices • Planning permission passed for a London tunnel • Indoor Nationals • Skydive The Expo • Craig Poxon is the unicorn shit of British Skydiving • Martin Soulsby’s 40th jump anniversary • Brian’s heading to Costa Rica • Brian got interviewed by Regan • Craig gets burned by Skydiving Memes Insta page • Tilstock doing cool stuff HELP US SPREAD THE WORD
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• Herman Landsman | Spotting From a C130 (19:40) • “It’s windy” • Pete Allum Future Proofing Skydiving (59:45) • Front Cover photo by Alex Potter • Back Cover photo by Alex Potter • Cover photos sponsored by HB Camera Mount • Andy Ford voicemail and logbook chat to get hard over (1:14:20) • Craig ejaculates silently • Skydive Logger on iOS is recommended • It’s not on Android though, is it? Ugh • Tash talks to us from the future • Craig talks to us from the past. • Craig is the most awkward turtle you can possibly imagine (1:48:59) • Curt Bartholomew swooping a pyramid - nothing to see here • Craig likes free beer • Mondial update - it’s happening! • Craig reminisces about World Team • Alex Santau practicing tracking in the tunnel question • Fiona Meybirn question leads Brian down a merry path • Tom Dent Static Line question • Brian’s listened to some skydivers on non-skydiving podcasts • Transplants Take on Sport podcast featuring Maddy Warren • Me Myself and Mind podcast featuring Megan Reeves • BXM Inspire