Olly Burgin sent us this brand spankin’ new photo of the brand spankin’ new official British head-down record, done yesterday over Skydive Hibaldstow. Cheers, guys!

British Head-Down Record | Photo by Olly Burgin

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What kind of people skydive??   The short answer seems to be all kinds – young/old, short/tall, outgoing/sky, well off/flat broke – and everything in-between.
But one thing skydivers have in common is that they certainly are not dull personalities.  Well, I guess it’s possible to find one or two, but for the most part this sport contains a lot of quirky characters.

Those of you that are subscribers have probably noticed that one of our monthly features introduces you to a random stranger – and each time we get to learn a little bit about that person, how they came to make that first jump and what keeps them ticking and coming back to the sky.

We want to feature some cool cats in the upcoming magazines, so we hereby advertise for random strangers.  If you know a skydiver who you think has something interesting or fun to share, and wouldn’t mind getting his/hers mug in Blue Skies Magazine, by all means drop Kolla a line (kolla at blueskiesmag.com) with the persons name & contact information (e-mail preferred) so that we can get in touch and do a quick interview.  And please don’t nominate yourself, because that’s just tacky.

For the fine print, we reseve the right to use all, some or none of the suggestions sent in, in a totally random fashion. We also reserve the right to run all suggestions by SkyGod too, so enter at your own risk.  Or rather, enter  your friends at no risk to yourself

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We can’t get enough of quirky, funny pictures.  This one was taken by Niklas Daniel at the most awesome dropzone Skydive Elsinore.  The body position, the facial expression – just priceless.

With a bit more experience, we predict that this student will become a popular person in the base for hybrids!

Photo by Niklas Daniel

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Happy Friday to everyone! It’s late August and summer is slowly drawing to a close (well, in this hemisphere at least). Not a day too soon as far as those of us stuck in muggy Florida are concerned, but others may feel a twinge of sadness as the first crisp wisps of fall are detected in cooling summer nights.
But not yet! There are still more boogies to go to (the Rainbow Boogie and the 30th anniversary of the Blue Skies Ranch taking place this weekend), more jumps to me made, and hopefully a couple more trips or so to the beach before fall really sets in.

And speaking of the beach, there is the lovely Angela from ICARUS USA, taking a little break on a beach in Hawaii – and there with her trusty Blue Skies Magazine to keep her company.

Have a good weekend everyone!

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Hell, why not? We have a Ustream account and just might use it. This is the National Skydiving Museum’s big weekend honoring Joe Kittinger and inducting the first class of Hall of Famers. We just might broadcast something live right here. So stay tuned. Otherwise, we’ll definitely have some cool photos and video to show later.

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The Canopy Piloting World Championships is nearly finished.  But it’s not been without a few issues- most notably the smoke from all the fires in the area.

This hasn’t stopped competitors bonding; Mike Kleist, German swooper and author of The Secret of Male Multiple Orgasms and Other Sex Skills , has been researching his next book on how to pick up girls.  Others have spent time working on their wing loadings, as athletes in this discipline should, and eating pies, or the Russian equivalent.  The mischief has been a little tame so far but if the competition finishes today then perhaps we’re in for a wild night.

So far Speed and Zone Accuracy are finished with PD Factory Team and Flight-1 athlete Jason Moledzki clinching both golds with some awesome performances.  You can see the break down of results here.

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Smoke on the ... Everything

Competitors at the Canopy Piloting World Championships are plagued by the dense smoke that has engulfed the area.  So, at breakfast in the hotel, PD Factory Team members and some of the South African delegation decided to bond with the locals with a few vodka toasts to set the morning off.  The smoke is pretty thick outside so our chances of jumping are low.  These guys started the meet roulette game early.

Breakfast of Champions

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