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 DC-9 Modified for Skydiving
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 24, 2007 10:24:25 AM

PERRIS, Calif. -- In a past life, passengers boarded this plane, sat down and waited until they reached their destination. Today, the passengers make their own landing.


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 Skydiving Records
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Submitted by: timleone@comcast.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: November 25, 2006 02:50:37 PM

A few current official world skydiving records


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 4way skydiving team video and pictures17Apr07
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 18, 2007 06:56:26 PM


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 Fun-filled competition in the air
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: January 26, 2007 10:03:33 AM

Academy team wins parachuting contest. The Air Force Academy’s Wings of Blue competition parachute team won the recent National Collegiate Parachuting Championships in Lake Wales, Fla.


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 Empire State skydiver cites Constitution
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: November 2, 2006 12:24:03 PM

NEW YORK, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- An attempt to parachute from New York's Empire State Building is being defended on constitutional grounds.


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 The Best Coaching You Will Ever Get
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: August 20, 2007 06:34:35 AM

Now, imagine that you are 95 years old and you are just about to die. Here comes your last breath. But before you take your last breath, you are being given a wonderful, beautiful gift: the ability to travel back in time and talk with the person who is re


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 Parachutist Magazine Covers
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: October 9, 2006 03:11:17 PM

Every cover of Parachutist Magazine from 1970 - Present


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 Yves Rossy zooms through sky with 9-foot wings, twin jet engines
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: December 1, 2006 02:42:20 PM

Yves Rossy, French daredevil, has set yet another world record. This time, the wild and crazy guy has become the first man to fly horizontally with wings attached to a flight suit of his own design and two small jet engines.


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 Why athletes make great CEOs
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 2, 2007 02:55:22 PM


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 Most Extreme Birdman Flight Ever
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 11, 2007 06:01:58 AM


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Submitted by: timleone@comcast.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: November 25, 2006 02:47:44 PM

By Chris NeedelsUSPA has come a long way over the past 60 years. From humble beginnings to an association with well more than 30,000 members, USPA now represents skydivers before the government, develops training programs, sanctions competitions in numero


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 The most amazing wingsuit video ever
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: January 6, 2009 07:10:43 PM

Skiers jump off cliff and open into wing suit!


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 World exclusive skydiver video... watch the incredible footage here!
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 14, 2007 08:22:55 AM

Skydiver falls 2 miles and survives. The video is here!


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 Wild Chronicals - Terminal Velocity
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 5, 2007 09:56:23 AM

This is too cool to miss. This is a Skydiver who's trained a Falcon to catch a bait ball in mid air.


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 Look before you jump!!
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 14, 2007 05:45:34 AM

VIDEO - Skydiver just misses hitting this plane


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 Learn to Skydive - Get started in 5 Steps
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: September 1, 2006 01:21:53 PM

So youve decided to spice things up a bit and jump out of a plane! Or maybe this has been a dream youve had all your life and the time has come to make it happen. Whatever your motive, youre in the door (no pun intended!) of doing one of the most fun thin


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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: September 13, 2006 07:21:53 PM

USPA maintains a list of current Group Member drop zones in the online drop zone directory. Also, skydiving schools are often listed in the local yellow pages under "parachute" or "skydiving." Many regions are served by more than one skydiving center, and


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 Skydiving competition set for Polk
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 18, 2007 06:55:47 PM

The fourth round of the Canopy Pilots Circuit will be held May 5 at Skydive The Farm, located on Grady Road.


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 Shues Film Fest - Extreme Sports - Skydive video
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 22, 2007 07:07:42 AM


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 Cadets break free falling record
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 14, 2007 05:38:17 AM

By Patrick Winn - Staff writerPosted : Friday Apr 13, 2007 7:43:17 EDT Gripping limbs and jumpsuits, 39 Air Force Academy cadets broke the collegiate world record for most skydivers free falling in formation.


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 Skydiving miracle: Man falls two miles
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 13, 2007 11:17:09 AM

Expert jumper Michael Holmes survived a parachute malfunction


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 Preview of the Tandem Skydiving Jump
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: March 15, 2007 06:04:52 AM

For the first - timers, the best and most popular way to take a leap is the tandem jump. This procedure requires for the student to leap from the plane strapped to his instructor and fall with the instructor's parachute (which is big enough to carry both


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 Skydiver to Attempt Mach 1 on 25-Mile Jump
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: August 15, 2007 06:42:02 PM

Former French paratrooper Michel Fournier, 63, is planning to break a number of records by skydiving over Saskatchewan next month from a height of 25 miles. He hopes to hit 1,113 mph and break Mach 1, wearing a protective carbon fiber suit.


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 Two's Company with Tandem Skydiving
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 14, 2007 05:39:55 AM

Have you always been interested in skydiving but not sure you want to take your first dive solo?


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 Lake Wales Airport Slow to Rebuild
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: November 22, 2006 09:02:32 AM

Lake Wales Airport Slow to RebuildThough financing is not an issue, much of the facility must be brought up to code.


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 Skydiver injured in power lines
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: January 26, 2007 09:53:25 AM

MARATHON, Fla. -- A skydiver is recovering after getting tangled in power lines during a routine jump.


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 Plunge from the Sky and Land on a Dime
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: January 26, 2007 10:02:04 AM

Merril Grad and competitive skydiver Amy Payne


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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: March 14, 2007 06:00:45 PM

Performance Designs Factory Swoop team above the Grand Canyon


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 He lives to leap, tell youngsters all about it
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: January 26, 2007 09:59:56 AM

Retired maintenance worker Jay Fragoso works part-time to earn money so he can pay for his favorite hobby — skydiving.Fragoso, 67, has been skydiving for more than 20 years and has 2,010 jumps to his name.


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 Largest skydiving during a Solar Eclipse-world record set by Romanian skydivers
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Submitted by: tomleone1@optonline.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: October 24, 2007 06:55:08 PM

Romanian skydivers from Romanian Air Club and Romanian Intelligence Service skydived durring full solar eclipse and set a world record for the largest skydiving during a Total Solar Eclipse


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 First of several PIA vids
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: February 22, 2007 07:10:42 AM

Spotted Eagle interviews vendors at the PIA conference in Reno


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 What is the physics involved in skydiving?
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Submitted by: tomleone1@optonline.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: October 19, 2007 10:14:45 AM

There is quite a bit of physics involved in skydiving, but lets start with the basics. Once you leave the plane there are essentially only two forces acting on you: the Earth's gravity pulling you straight down, and friction with the air. The friction wi


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 Video: A Flying Man For Real
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 18, 2007 06:52:50 PM

This crazy bugger, known to normal folks as Yves Rossy, has created a custom-built set of fiberglass and Kevlar wings. Yes, wings.


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 Skydiver mix video - Extreme videos
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 16, 2007 04:22:18 AM

VIDEO


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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: March 14, 2007 06:38:19 AM

Video - "Bravest Granny of the Year" award. The 89-year-old woman took a 10,000 feet skydiving plunge in Australia to raise money for cancer research.


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 Skydiving: all 7 levels AFF -VIDEO
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Submitted by: tomleone@snet.net     Topic: Skydiving     Submit Date: April 16, 2007 04:17:16 AM

VIDEO of a students progression through the AFF Program