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Stump tells us about Mickey's tunnel camp he just finished. Dave's cut-aways come in 3's but at least when he throws away a cut away handle he lands 20 feet away from it. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses jumping in winds. Pic of the Week - A quick hello under canopy. Photo by Harry Parker. Conversation with Harry Parker about bringing new jumpers into the fold with a new program called Ju...

Karry takes this week off. Dave talks about this years Puerto Rico boogie. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses audible altimeters. Dave and Stump prepare for an SVCO tunnel camp. Pick of the Week - A freefly formation builds over Skydive Sebastian. Photo by Kazu Oyama. Feature interview with Luis Prinetto. Listener email, voicemail, and shoutouts.                                            ...

The SDR crew slows things down a bit for Moe. Some Canadian hosers discuss kids in skydiving and real beer. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses health factors and jumping. Pic of the Week - A jumper lands from a sunset jump at the Skydiving Club of Oulu. Photo by Walter Clee. Feature interview with Tom Noonan about his most recent trip to skydive at Mount Everest. Moe calls in with a bit of...

Stump has a great time at the Mountain State Boogie. Dave gets to jump with some newer jumpers. PD has another episode of their "Office" spoofs out. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses pull out deployment systems. Pic of the Week - The 42-way Florida State Vertical record completes over Skydive Sebastian during the 2012 Invasion Boogie. Photo by Kazu Oyama. Some photo shopped images you may...

Phatty sits in for Stump. Invasion recap. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses landing into the wind. Pic of the Week - Raise the Sky's Project XRW flies over Skydive Sebastian. Photo by Jeff Nebelkopf. Roundtable discussion with Project XRW participants. Listener emails and facebook comments.                                                                                                     ...

Rook Nelson guest hosts. Check out the student documentary about LSPC, Come Fly with Me by Alex Matczyszyn. A listener voicemail prompts some talk about hook turns. Full or open face helmet discussion. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses canopy stalls. Video contest announced. Win 1 hour of coached tunnel time and 2 nights hotel from Skyventure Colorado and Skydive Radio. Pic of the Week - A...

Steve and JaNette Lefkowitz join the SDR crew this week to fill us in on their experience at the Dubai Cup. Are packers heading towards an airline business model? A bit more talk about toggle stowing. SDC Rhythm XP holds tryouts to replace Team member Rob Radez. Congratulations to SDR listener Ria Moothilal and his team who just finished a 7700 mile bicycle trip from Cape Town to Cairo. Safety fir...

Long time skydive and jump pilot Mark Vickers guest hosts. Is dry brushing your gear okay? Is setting the brakes part of a paid pack job? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses canopy visibility. Pic of the Week - Members of Jetstream Tango and the Hawks exit on an 8-way competition dive during the 2011 US Nationals over Eloy, AZ. Photo by Chris Goller. Conversation with Sandy Grillet on progre...

Dave and Karry return to Sebastian for the winter as Stump prepares to move to Connecticut. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses digging out of the corner under canopy. Congratulations to all of this years US Nationals competitors. Pic of the Week - TJ Landgren surfs Brian Drake's back as Jhonathan Florez and Mike Swanson take hand docks in this 4-way XRW shot. Photo by Brian Drake. Feature i...

Dave and Karry prepare for the winter migration to Sebastian. A couple more things on the N3A from Alti-2. Listener topical discussions including base jumping, the fall of Teva's in skydiving and high performance landing areas. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses landing near runways. Pic of the Week - Henrik Erkkilä lands in the snow at The Skydiving Club of Oulu in Finland. Photo by Walter...

Paragolf turns up 27 competitors. Dave has a near miss with an airplane in freefall. The N3A audible altimeter from Alti-2 reviewed. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses awareness beyond the skydive. Pic of the Week - Geoffrey Baer speed flying near Lucky Peak Reservoir in Idaho. Photo by Loni Bruce. John LeBlanc discusses canopy safety. Listener emails.

Jim Harris sits in for Stump. Dave and Karry are super excited to take a Twin Otter to LSPC October 7-9. We discuss some different equipment options when ordering new gear. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses proper seatbelt use. Pic of the Week - David Strobel fly's an 1,100 sq ft flag over Skydive Arizona in preparation for a demo. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Conversation with Mickey Nuttal. L...

Rook Nelson vs. Billy Ward challenge. Billy looses. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses canopy line trim. Report from Dollar Daze. Pic of the Week - Derek Wallen gets shushed by Nick Blacksher on exit. Photo by Nick Blacksher. Conversation with Nate and Jason from SVCO on taking Jay Stokes AFF course at less than 50 jumps. Listener emails with topical discussion on getting into skydiving ful...

Weeping Water gets an Otter for the first time in over 25 years. Dave gets to test out his brand new Optimum reserve. Jumping with your phone may be a plus in more ways than one. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses securing items in the aircraft on takeoff. Pic of the Week - Shaun Brock and Charity Kelly fly a successful Mr. Bill over Skydive Airtight in Skiatook, OK. Photo by Shaun Brock. C...

Boogie reports from Redemption, Summerfest, and Lost Prairie. Safety First with Brian Germain covers aircraft emergencies. Pic of the Week - The new women's 9-way wingsuit record flies over Skydive Chicago Photo by Brian Snarr. Conversation with Eli Thompson recorded in late July of 2009. Listener voicemails.                                                                                          ...

Summerfest is in full swing. The hosts talk about their individual canopy progressions. Safety first with Brian Germain discusses RSL's and Skyhooks pro's and cons. Pic of the Week - A Flock-U wingsuit group flies over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Brian Snarr. Jason Russell discusses Skydive Dubai. Shoutouts and a quick voicemail.                                                                      ...

UFO jump discussion. Dave and Karry jump with SDR listener Markus Wolf. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses slider stows. Pic of the Week - Left to right, Dave Schwartz, Rook Nelson, Jim Harris, Anthony Ebel, and Ben Crooch burn freefall pyro over Skydive Chicago during the 4th of July UFO jump. Photo by Brad Vancina. Nate Roth from Skyventure Colorado discusses the possibilities of using tu...

Mirage rescinds it's grounding of the Argus AAD. Will other manufacturers follow suit? Safety First with Brian Germain discusses going to your first boogie or large dropzone. Pic of the Week - Andy Van Handel, Linda Haas, Ann Platte, and Tracy Cobb exit the Twin Otter over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Russ Haas. Bryan Burke of Skydive Arizona discusses canopy collisions and pattern safety. Listener e...

Battle at Midway more of a battle with the weather. Congratulations to Arizona Airspeed, and Skydive Chicago Standard for their first place wins in FS and VFS. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses main and reserve sizes. Pic of the Week - A freefly formation builds over Skydive Arizona during the Arizona Vertical Challenge. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Conversation with Arizona Airspeed. Shout out...

Phatty fills in for Stump. SDR is happy to be back in the home studio at Skydive Chicago. Discussion on cost of AFF vs. Static Line. Safety First discusses spotting and exit order. Pic of the Week - AFF student Ben Darling and instructor Mike Hoy check altitude over Paradise Skydives in Vinton, IA. Photo by "Doc" John Musgrave. Tunnel flying with Jason Kane and Shannon McCarthy of Skyventure Color...

Dave fly's his last Space Shuttle load as Karry packs up for the return to Skydive Chicago and Stump sits in the rain. Pic of the Week - Dave Hillebrandt, Kevin Keenan and Bob Edmiston build a 3 stack over Skydive Sebastian while the Space Shuttle Endeavour lifts off in the background. Photo by Gregg Mikolasek. Brian Germain on canopy collisions. Listener emails.                                  ...

Space shuttle jump postponed but Dave gets to do some multi discipline jumps instead. Stump makes it out to LSPC. Static line vs. AFF discussion. Brian Germain discusses post opening procedures in Safety First. Pic of the Week - Denis Filliaudeau makes a royal jump over the Black Knights DZ in the UK on the same day that some wedding was happening at Westminster Abbey. Photo by Peter Williams. USP...

The SDR crew has an amazing time at the Skyventure Colorado wind tunnel. Stump goes base jumping in Twin Falls. Dave goes to Skydive Spaceland to fly for the new 168-way Texas state record. SDR listener LaNaya Bonogofsky wins 15 minutes of free tunnel time from Skyventure Colorado. Brian Germain discusses landing patterns in this weeks Safety First. Pic of the Week - Canopy pilot Niklas Daniel per...

Stump makes another base jump. Karry passes a test and wins a prize. Skydive Radio is giving away 15 minute block times at Skyventure Colorado. Listen for your chance to win. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses reversed riser systems. Pic of the Week - Mads Olsen takes instructor Edu Mertz on a tandem training jump over National Paracentrum Teuge in the Netherlands. Photo by Henny Wiggers. R...

Special guest host Phatty fills in for Stump. March Madness going off at Sebastian. 15 years later Dave finally orders a new rig. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses 3-ring system maintenance. Pic of the Week - The 27-way Arizona women's state formation skydiving record completes over Skydive Arizona. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Mike Gruwell discusses springtime gear maintenance. Listener emails...