Podcasts about skydive radio

• 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 going. Record an audio message on your smart phone and send it, or a regular email, to studio@radioskydive.uk or put something on social using #RadioSkydiveUK We hope you enjoy.

• Hans Donner | Advanced Instructor | Entrepreneur | BASE Accident (1:16:20) • Hans starts a Big BASE Beanie company from his hospital bed • Dave Donnelly first jump story. wtf!!! (2:26:10) • Ali Woodhouse CYPRES save (3:07:01) • Pete Allum skydiving in 2050 (3:19:31) • Front Cover by Julia Schosser • Back Cover by Alex Janko • Support from HB Mount • Craig didn’t buy beer. • Dave Schwartz from Skydive Radio guest slot, damn he’s annoyingly intelligent • British Skydiving Expo didn’t happen but a Langar Zoogie did • Craig invests in new tech again. New mic now. • 15th Anniversary of the 400way world record. If only we knew someone cool enough to have been on it. • Craig gets out his 2006 World Team tracksuit, trainers and baseball cap out. Too cool. • Brian ran a quiz and 5ppl popped their reserve for points. • Rai got name checked at the ISC • Dave, the American, wants to know what a Chief Instructor is • Dave asks about kids growing up on the DZ. • Support from Indoor Wingsuit • Support from FlySight 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 send it, or a regular email, to studio@radioskydive.uk or put something on social using #RadioSkydiveUK We hope you enjoy.  

• Dave Schwartz and Steven Stump guest hosts from Skydive Radio • Roy Castleman Twinwoods Adventure Director on how they're coping with the shutdown and their plans to save the tunnel. • Virtual Escape Rooms at Twinwoods Adventure • Back Cover of Dave, Stump, Craig and Tash at Skydive Chicago • Dave says "I'm assuming you'll edit this bit out" • We says "nope" • Dave discusses pilot plans to stay virus free when flying loads. • Rai bails early. Lightweight. • We go so long. So so long. • Brian goes for a surreptitious toilet break. No-one notices. • Craig holds it in. • Stump has a couple of remarkable jumps to tell us about. • Dave also has a couple of remarkable jumps to share with us. • Tash is with us in spirit • Stump turns up late and tries to participate while in a moving car. It goes as well as you'd expect. Thanks for coming. • Mark Lord Summerfest question, • Pat Chapman accent question, • James Doyle beer question • Bejay can't think of anything better to help cure his insomnia.

• John LeBlanc, VP of Performance Designs headline interview • Dave Curtin School of Hard Knocks • Ask The Expert How Best to Store a Rig with Tom Parker SunPath Chief Engineer and Mark Procos UPT General Manager • Front Cover by Mike Taivalmaa of Jeff Sans jumping naked for 211 months in a row. This one at -3degC. • Back Cover collage of 1) a selfie by Stefan Patel, naked wearing Brian's wang sute. And 2) a selfie Richard Donaldson naked wearing Marek Dhlos's rig, with lube and a ransom note. • Brian spends vast amounts on tunnel at the Expo and goes for a stroll with Nigel Rowlan to the car park. • Brian thinks the Expo should be two days as it's just so busy. • Craig gets busy thinking of reasons why we shouldn't. He doesn't like change. • Tash buys a Pebble. It's brilliant. • Craig made a jump. • IPC is explained and Tash and Craig explain what happens and why they had to leave before they turned into a pumpkin. • IPC changes rules for Speed skydiving, 4wayFS and Bigway sequential world records. • Some dude jumps out of a plane with a Vespa and spends the entire freefall upside down. Video in comments. • We share some podcast love. Skydive Radio, Gravity Labs, Jump26, Choices, Trust The Journey and the Lunatic Fringe • Cookie bring out their G4 crash tested helmet. • Twinwoods closed but re-opened after an epic mission to Germany by Roy • Jetman can hover. How long until they can take off? Video in comments. • Tilstock Rainbow Boogie 23-27th May with Alex Busby Hicks • Skydive Maldives will charge you USD699 for a tandem. The world's most expensive? RSUK is proud to be supported by Fly Wingsuit, the world's only wingsuit tunnel, super charging your wingsuit skills and even allowing muggles to taste wingsuit flight and FlySight, the skydiver's GPS unit. If you enjoyed the show either tell one person about us in person or tell hundreds of people about us by leaving us a review where ever you downloaded your podcast. It helps us. Thank you.

Arthur Amarra headline interview - AON2 smart altimeter inventor Ewan Cowie School of Hard Knocks Even Rokne Ask the Expert about Innhopps Paul Rimmington Front Cover of an impromptu 14way over Cark Michael Bellotti Back Cover of some dude not wearing any skydiving gear at some place in the world James Corden and Tom Cruise do a tandem. New hand signal invented. Brian's students love it. The UK runs out of money due to two months of non-stop glorious weather. Wingsuiters go up by >100m. Wtf. Speed skydivers go down by > the laws of physics will allow. Err.... USPA allows indoor skydiving as part of AFF outdoor skydiving training. Err.... Women on Wings lose planes.  Women on Wings lose luggage. Brian, Craig and Tash have very similar thoughts on how to transport rigs on commercial flights.  Skydive Radio played 5mins of our audio. They love us. Alex Busby Hicks sends us some gifts. Ta mate. Every other listener DOESN'T send us gifts. Wankers. Helen 'Whippet' Terry email and Gilaad audio submissions Brian's nightmare came true. Weird. Brian has a shiny new digital logbook. Thank you Linley Ewing. Tash has a working dishwasher Craig has a working sodastream. Yes, really. Brian is the only host to have jumped in the fortnight between episodes. Could you tell? Thank you for listening. Please share the podcast with your friends. And please consider supporting AON2 with their X2 smart alti. British design and we should be supporting our innovators.

Dave Schwartz Headline Interview Dave Schwartz School of Hard Knocks Dave Schwartz Ask the Expert about opening plane doors during flight Dave Schwartz Book Club Looby Lou Smith-Wildey Front Cover photo of Wez Westley swooping his Peregrine framed perfectly in the reflection of sunglasses David Waterman Back Cover photo of Jackie Smith reaching for the accuracy dead centre during a downwind accuracy competition on a round parachute. Fanboy Craig gets a little tongue tied in the presence of his hero Tash does CF over Headcorn and Langar Brian gets stitched up by Dave. Beer, red wine, $70 tequila. No-one notices him slurring his words. Brian bemoans the poor weather in Florida and yearns for the sunny blue skies of the UK. BPA Safety and Training Committee makes a decision about age related medicals. Twinwoods Adventure World Challenge results Brian want’s you to Kiss His Booties Craig jumps three weekends in a row but doesn’t know what fun is. Dave ruins the show. We think it’s sabotage from a competitor. Blue on blue. If you’re listening to us on iTunes, please give us a review there. If not, please force one person to download our show and don’t untie them until they do. We love all listener feedback, Facebook, email or send over some audio you record on your smart phone to studio@radioskydive.uk

Happy Thanksgiving! Skydive Radio returns to sunny Sebastian, FL for the winter months and this year Stump is joining the party. The truth of the Disco Ball. Moe Viletto discusses his philosophy on skydiving injuries. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses recovering from the dreaded spinning line twist malfunction. Pic of the Week - Team EagleBear performs a sole-to-sole over Skydive Arizona during the 2016 USPA National Championships. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Feature interview with Vlady Rincon of Vertical Suits discusses jumpsuit manufacturing.

Richard Webb, TopGun BASE, Headline Interview Front Cover by Ming Chu of a 25way Canopy Formation jump descending into the clouds over Nationaal Paracentrum Teuge Back Cover photos by Freefly teams Omni taking the piss out of Xerxes Answers from Drunk Skydivers - Would You Rather Answers from Drunk Skydivers - Chest Straps We toast the legends Scotty Carbone and Pat Works More competitions that you can shake a stick at… World Champs, Mondial, Wingsuit Worlds, Indoor Worlds. French Ladies 4wayFS Round 10 catastrophe French 2wayCF Open Gold won by Women’s team. First time ever? Craig went to Skydive Chicago as Team Manager for the GB delegation. Tash went to Skydive Chicago as a CF judge Brian didn’t even get a postcard. What does a Team Manager do at the World Championships? Craig borrowed a Valkyrie and didn’t bust the beer line. Tash’s third time lucky at SDC. Finally gets to jump after two previous visits. Craig, Tash and Dave and Stump from Skydive Radio made a jump. Craig had a brain mal. Tash does three jumps from three different planes. Nice. Brian’s Vigil AAD replaced in 43hrs after a cutter error. Craig thinks Brian should have replaced the cutter and ignored the manufacturer’s request. Brian’s water jump made him wet. Thanks to Skydive Headcorn. Tash judged 19 MFS teams at the US Nationals. Why does the UK have zero teams in this discipline? Tash judges the most important competition in skydiving. Brian popped in to say hi at Skydive Algarve and was gifted a jump ticket by someone he’d never met before. Cheer Ronny. 29way multi-plane fantastic on borrowed kit. Craig warns against borrowing kit... Borrowed kit kills. Craig, Tash and Brian borrow kit and don't die. Tash absolutely nails some 4way VFS whilst holding two of Omni and her coach stable. Legend.

The Radio Skydive UK crew joins Dave and Stump in the home studio. RSUK impressions on Skydive Chicago. World meet discussed. Differences in UK vs US skydiving and other things. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses tunnel time vs jump numbers. Who would ever want to be a moderator on dropzone.com? Craig explains. Pic of the Week - Dave, Stump, Craig and Tash recording in the Skydive Radio home studio at Skydive Chicago. Photo by Sascha Stump. More general discussions and listener email.

A decade of Skydive Radio. Redemption Boogie squared? Eagles Over Oshkosh event with T.J. Hine. Safety First with Brian Germain discusses airlocked canopies. Summerfest highlights. Rook Nelson on the new vertical world record. Pic of the Week - The 164-way vertical world record completes over Skydive Chicago. Photo by Brian Buckland. Listener email and shoutouts.

Skydive Radio returns to the winter studio in Sebastian, Florida. Congratulations to all this years US Nationals competitors. Rookiefest was a huge success this year with nearly 50 participants. We talk about Felix's record breaking jump. Steve gets turned down for a jump by a listener. You might be a newbie if...you follow the teams out at 10.5K. Is wingsuiting freefall? Stump reports on the Skydiving Museum event in Eloy. Pic of the Week - Celebrity caveman Moe Viletto waiting in his cave for a break in the weather on a big wall in Norway and keeping up with SDR. Photo by Craig Fenstermaker. Makeshift art work by Sherpa Bama Baker. Conversation with Jeff Nebelkopf and Sita Lane about their world travels in skydiving over the past 6 months. Shoutouts to listeners for some great SDR gifts.

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 5-way canopy flock flies over Perris Valley. Photo by Niklas Daniel. Have we become our own "big brother" with Go-Pro's and Facebook? Discussion on multi-generation skydivers and kids in the sport. Listener voicemails.

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 interview with Kirk Verner. Order yourself some Skydive Radio merchandise by visiting www.fuckjimharris.com.

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. Roundtable discussion with Steve Lefkowitz, JaNette Lefkowitz, and Taya Weiss about leaving professional careers to pursue the dream of full time skydiving. Listener email and facebook comments.

This episode brought to you by Skydive Chicago and Chuting Star. Skydive Radio turns 5 years old. Dave returns to his static line roots on the 20th anniversary of his first jump. Stump hearts Colorado. Discussion on Dollar Daze and the US Nationals. Check out Skydive TV's coverage at www.skydive-tv.com. Brian Germain discusses the flare in this weeks Safety First. Pic of the Week - Andreas Balbina and Stojan Pluess fly head down during the Mountain Gravity Boogie over Ambri, Switzerland. Photo by Andreas Schibli. Conversation with Col. Joseph Kittinger about the Red Bull Stratos project. Discussion on spotting in the mountains as seen in this youtube video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AiGdqPfztsc. Listener email. Thanks to all our listeners who helped support the fight against the power lines that will NOT be built at Skydive Chicago. A couple shout outs from Karry and Stump.

The season is here and everyone is jumping. Safety First with Brian Germain: Pilot Chutes, size really does matter. Why not jump on the GOPro and Countour HD bandwagon? Order yours today from Chuting Star Rigging Loft at www.chutingstar.com. Pic of the Week is Frederick Bremer on an accuracy jump in 1974 under an American Pappillion round parachute. Photo by Dave Waterman. Pat Moorehead and Dave continue discussing righteous road trips, jumping for the fun of it, and "old-timers" societies POPS, SOS, JOS, and JOES. Gosia of SDC's Furies reminds us via Facebook to join PD's Battle at Midway. Get your 4-way team here for some great competition and a chance to win $5000. Dave, Stump, and Karry review Norman Kent's movie, "Willing to Fly." The first listener to leave a voice message wins a free copy of the dvd. Skydive Radio finally has shirts to sell... almost. Dave will soon travel to Spaceland to enroll in Rabbit's School of Skyvan Piloting. Poker Thursday's at 9:00pm EST.

This week's show is brought to you by ChutingStar Rigging Loft in Rockmart, Georgia and Skydive Chicago. Special guest listener this week is Rob Stevenson... he'd say hello but he doesn't have a mic. Dave and Karry record seminars at the Skydive Expo in Deland but who knows if you'll ever get to hear any of it. Give it up for Mike Gruwell of ChutingStar Rigging Loft! ChutingStar not only acts as a local rigging loft but is also a fully-stocked, online gear service & sales outlet. Items are shipped throughout the world every day. Education is a focus with ChutingStar with their online blog section known as the Rigger Rant & Rave. And we hear they are in the middle of production on a few hundred "how to" videos for their site as well. Skydive Radio listeners receive an additional 5% discount with online purchases (coupon code: skydiveradio). Safety First with Brian Germain: Checklists and Procedures. Ask Brian to talk on a safety subject by leaving a voicemail at 575.SDR.TALK. Pic of the Week is Niklas Daniel capturing his own shadow on the bottom skin of his canopy over Perris Valley. Skydive Chicago is open! SDC has a busy season planned with events such as Battle at Midway, Summerfest, and USPA Nationals to name only a few. Chris Peterson wants to know how to set loved ones' minds at ease and gives a shout-out to Skydive Southwest Florida. Interview with proximity flier Julian Boulle. Poor Meredith gets all her shit stolen in Puerto Rico. Good thing she has a gaggle of friends who supply her with rum and get her back to Chicago. Guess Meredith isn't so poor after all. THURSDAY-THURSDAY-THURSDAY.... poker night. Make a side bet with Jim "Guido" Harris and you're prolly gonna win.

Bunny is GO!!! Weather looks like it may be starting to break everywhere. Dave and Karry go to the Puerto Rico Boogie again this year. Free rum and beach landings, what more could you ask for? Shout out to Marianna from Skydive New England. We first met her at the Invasion Boogie then again in Puerto Rico. Skydive Chicago is currently running a dz on South Padre Island, TX during the month of March. Tandems and fun jumpers are welcome. This week's Safety First with Brian Germain is about returning to skydiving from a long layoff. An email from Andy Byzet asking about different jump planes is read. Pic of the Week: Arizona Arsenal does a training jump over Skydive Spaceland. Artistic photo by Ori Kuper. Dave converses with Amy Chmelecki about her prediction for the next VFWR, "To be CRUSHED!" TJ Spear from Quad Cities Skydiving Center sends in an email describing his predicament after acrobatically placing his legs in his lines upon deployment. Sara Robinson receives a big thank you and shout out from Tara Poteet for being a great friend and a, "damn good," AFF instructor. One final shout out from the hosts of SDR to Martin Klamphera. Karry met Martin when he handed her a donation to the show during the Invasion Boogie. Thanks Martin, you rock! Skydive Radio is to attend the Skydive Expo in hopes of getting some great audio content for future shows. Don't forget Thursday night poker. Who knows what shenanigans are to happen next?

Dave, Stump, and Karry are recording together in the same room; welcome to Florida, Stump! He also receives a tandem job offer at Sebastian so we all might be together again. Watch a video of a static line in-tow at www.skydivingmovies.com. Safety First with Brian Germain episode 4: closing loops. Dave and Karry spend a week at Skydive Spaceland for the Texas State Record. All but 3 jumps were weathered out so Dave hangs a hammock inside the Otter. Karry has a birthday! Shout out to Marcus Wolf of Germany. Thanks, Marcus, for the Don Julio Margarita gift set. "Are yall willin' to show all yalls boobs?" Skydive Chicago is now an official sponsor of Skydive Radio. Skydive Chicago, setting the standard - www.skydivechicago.com. Pic of the Week: Martin Klampferer ground launches at Rifflsee in the Pitztal Valley of Austria. Photo by Michael Uhrmann. Conversation with master rigger Mike Gruwell about preparing for the jump season before the season begins. Caw CAW! Listener e-mail by Dano. AFF student, Fred Baer, has a much better jump experience than his first jump. Helicopter Jerry sends in 10 simple rules to aid you in inappropriate fist bumping.

Dave and Karry talk about the Invasion Boogie at Skydive Sebastian. Dave can't remember how to fly more than 15 loads per day while Karry takes trapeze lessons with friends. Thanks, Cory, for not only building and maintaining the original website but for continuing this even after you stopped hosting shows. Skydive Radio has a new website. It's the same web address with fun new features like a photo gallery and forums. Thanks to Matt Christenson of RealSkydiving for hookin' us up with the new website. Safety First with Brian Germain episode 1: What if my main is too small for my container? Pic of the Week: An unknown videogropher lands at Skydive San Diego. Photo by Joshua Hunt. Conversation with Tom Noonan part 1: Tandem skydiving from Mt. Everest. Listener email and a shout out to Jenny and Andy, former LSPCers now living in Germany.

A little audio teasing for our friend Kenny.  Stump talks about his trip to Arizona.  Karry and Dave talk about their experience watching the night launch of the space shuttle from the Otter.  Pic of the Week – Team Block Party exits a 182 over the Langhorne Creek dropzone in southern Australia.  Photo by Curtis Morton.  Conversation with Melanie Curtis.  Listener email.  Skydive Radio is launching a new safety segment with Brian Germain.  If you have a safety topic you would like to hear discussed please email suggestions to skydiveradio@gmail.com with the words BRIAN GERMAIN TOPIC in the subject line.

Skydive Radio is back. Expect weekly shows! Pic of the Week - Al Christou and Dave McCullough fly a 2-stack over Edmonton Skydive Center. Photo by Sean LaRose. Discussions of Summerfest and Dollar Daze. Contest winners announced.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         

I passed the checkride this morning! Thanks for the cards and letters. They meant (and continue to mean) a lot.I received approval from the examiner to include audio from the checkride in a future episode, so you can expect to hear the highlights sometime soon. In the meantime, it's back to Airspeed as usual. Upcoming episodes include an interview with Castrol aerobatic and racing pilot Mike Goulian, flying skydivers in the Super Otter with Dave Schwartz of Skydive Radio, and lots more.

Stump and Cory go to KSUPC. Karry comes to Chicago. Stump tries to low-ball Dave. iPod contest winner announced. Pic of the Week - The women of Couchfreaks show their Skydive Radio spirit. Photo by Marc Hobbs. Congratulations to Marc Hobbs and the Couchfreaks for winning the photo contest and this weeks Pic of the Week! Stump blows his pro rating. Conversation with Kip Lohmiller and Jay Stokes. Listener email. Send in interview questions for Dave, Stump and Cory for our 100th show.

Sometimes airplanes hit skydivers. This week on TFP we hear from a seasoned jumper and jump pilot. Get tips on how to avoid ever having that happen to you. Thanks to Dave, SkyDive Radio. Be Safe and Fly Your Best, Jason

It's the season for icing here in the midwest. As some instrument-rated and other pilots can tell you, few things have higher pucker factor than looking out at your wings while you're in the clouds and seeing ice begin to form. Most general aviation aircraft don't have de-icing equipment on board and even those that do often aren't certified for flight into known icing conditions.For most GA pilots, that means avoiding icing in the first place - and that requires the development and use of the most effective anti-icing tool you have. Your noggin.Few are more qualified to provide authoritative information about icing than the professionals on the Icing Team and in the Flight Operations team at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio. We had the opportunity recently to talk to NASA Glenn pilots Kurt Blankenship and Bill Rieke and researcher Dr. Judy Van Zante, a contractor with ASRC Aerospace.Bill Rieke is chief of aircraft operations at the NASA Glenn. He began his flying career with the U. S. Navy in 1966 and flew with Fighter Squadron 74 aboard the USS Forrestal and later flew tactical aircraft with the U. S. Air Force (Air National Guard). He also flew as a captain for the Standard Oil Company before joining NASA. He has flown research and test missions for NASA since 1981.During his time at NASA he has been the lead project pilot for numerous projects ranging from zero-gravity flight to advanced cockpit technology for the U. S. Air Force. He has also been deeply involved in airborne icing research since 1982.Bill has an airline transport certificate, five type ratings and 12,000 hours of flight time. His military flight experience was almost exclusively in tactical jet aircraft.Kurt Blankenship is an NASA Icing Research Tunnel Operator, NASA Glenn Research Center Pilot and the Centerâ??s Aviation Safety Officer. He served in the United States Marine Corps as a CH-53 Helicopter Crew Chief from 1981 to 1985 and then worked for Continental Air Lines as a mechanic. He then attended Bowling Green State University and was a flight instructor and director of maintenance for the schoolâ??s flight department during that time. He was a corporate pilot and mechanic from 1990 to 1994 and has been with NASA Glenn since 1994. He holds commercial, flight instructor, and airline transport pilot certificates and, in addition to flying NASA Glennâ??s icing research aircraft, he is type rated in Learjets and has over 1,000 hours of flight research time.Judy Van Zante is a researcher and project lead for the pilot training aids at NASA Glenn and has also done flight test engineering. She holds a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. She flew on the icing research aircraft and did substantial other research as part of the NASA/FAA Tailplane Icing Program.NASA Glenn's icing research aircraft is a modified DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter. It is powered by two 550 hp Pratt & Whitney PT6A-20A turbine engines that drive three-bladed Hartzel constant speed propellers. Its relatively large size makes this aircraft a versatile test bed for in-flight icing research reaching speeds of 150 knots with a range of 500 nautical miles with a maximum fuel load. The Twin Otter has been modified to carry a full complement of sophisticated instruments that measure and record important properties of icing clouds. A stereoscopic camera system documents ice accretion characteristics of the aircraft in flight.Most test flights are conducted below 10,000 ft., but the Otter has an oxygen system onboard for flight up to 16,000 ft. Research flights are performed with two pilots and up to three research personnel on-board. The ice protection system on the Otter is a combination of pneumatic boots, electrothermal anti-icing, and electrothermal de-icing. NASA has added pneumatic de-icing boots to the vertical tail, wing struts, and main gear struts. The high level of ice protection allows safe flight into known icing conditions, as well as the ability to selectively de-ice aircraft surfaces. By selectively de-icing, it is possible to evaluate the performance, stability, and control effects of ice on various surfaces. The Twin Otter supports the Icing Research Tunnel research and new icing protection systems. It has two experimental sites, the overhead hatch and the wing cuff, that subject test models to the icing environment while the aircraft remains clear of ice through de-icing. This aircraft is currently being used to acquire extensive experimental data about icing effects on aircraft flight. The aircraft has been used for, and is adaptable to other flight research projects.Those who aren't pilots or who haven't undertaken instrument training might be a little mystified by some of the terminology that you're about to hear, so here's a quick glossary.MEA: Minimum Enroute Altitude ( or "MEA") is the recommended minimum altitude that an aircraft should fly on a segment of an airway in instrument meteorological conditions. Flying at or above the MEA ensures clearance from terrain and obstacles, ensures reception of signals from ground-based navigation aids and, in a radar environment, makes it so that relevant air traffic controlfacilities can see the aircraft on radar.Pirep: A pilot report. It is a report of weather conditions given by a pilot of an aircraft that is aloft. Pireps for turbulence, icing, and visibility are considered particularly valuable pireps.STC: A supplemental type certificate. Aircraft that have type certificates (such as most production airplanes) must conform to the specifications in their type certificates or be registered as experimental or not flown. You can't mess much with an aircraft without losing the type certificate. An STC issued by the FAA permits the owner of an aircraft to make the covered modifications while maintaining the aircraft's type certificate. Frequent subjects of STCs are engine modifications and de-icing systems. There are also several STCs that allow installation of ballistic recovery parachutes in various production aircraft.So on to the interview with NASA Glenn pilots Kurt Blankenship and Bill Rieke and researcher Dr. Judy Van Zante.[Interview audio.]Thanks to Bill Rieke, Kurt Blankenship, and Judy Van Zante and thanks to NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio!With all this talk of icing, it might be easy to forget that NASA Glenn does a lot more than icing research. Space exploration systems, microgravity science, bioscience, aeronautic propulsion, instrumentation, and turbomachinery all form a part of the program at NASA Glenn. For example, many shuttle and space station science missions have an experiment managed by Glenn. The Center also designs power and propulsion systems for space flight systems in support of NASA programs such as the International Space Station, Mars Pathfinder, and Deep Space 1. Glenn also leads NASA' Space Communications Program which included the operation of the ACTS satellite and systems for Cassini. The general public benefits from NASA's investment in the future through the knowledge gained, the inspiration provided and often technology dividends. NASA Glenn has won many awards including an Emmy, a Collier Trophy, and the 1996 Invention of the Year.Thanks also to Dave Schwartz, an Otter pilot and one of the hosts of Skydive Radio for his contrinbution of background information about flying Otters. You can hear Dave, Stump, and Cory on Skydive Radio by subscribing through your favorite podcatcher or visiting Skydive Radio's website at www.skydiveradio.com.More information about the Icing Branch of NASA Glenn Research Center: http://icebox-esn.grc.nasa.gov/More information about Kurt Blankenship: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/ltc/special/ltp/kurt.htmlMore information about Judy Van Zante: http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/people/bios/aero/vanzante.htmlNASA print resources: http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/resources/reading.htmlInformation about the icing videos: http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsitems/2002/02-2-214x.html or http://aircrafticing.grc.nasa.gov/.Information about the Otter: http://facilities.grc.nasa.gov/hangar/hangar_desc.htmlImage address: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/images/content/156287main_C-89-7713.jpg.Image used per NASA's policy entitled Using NASA Imagery and Linking to NASA Web Sites (October 13, 2005) located at http://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/features/MP_Photo_Guidelines.html.

We're back from our vacation. Stump is married. Dropzone of the Month with Des Moines Skydivers. Pic of the Week - Luke Evens exits the Cessna 206 at Skydive Hutchinson in Minnesota. Photo taken by Eric Hong. Question and Answer with Brian Germain. Listener email. Skydive Radio mugs are available from the online store.

A surprise show with various topics including but not limited to drunk dialing Dave for a prank phone call. Pic of the Week by Lonnie Kirk: in a painted on jumpsuit, Gigi makes her 2nd tandem with Dave "Chainsaw" Draves at the Cleveland Parachute Center. A Christmas contest to win prizes. And a surprise comical ending to the last Skydive Radio of 2006. No show next week. Happy Holidays - Talk to Ya Next Year!

LSPC Christmas party. Listener emails. Pic of the Week - Kalay Marques performs a Blind Man at the 2006 Brazilian Swooping Competition. Photo by Fábio Pelayo. Skydive Radio is taking 2 weeks off. We will be back with new weekly shows starting on January 9th. Happy Holidays.                                                                                                                                                                                                

Recorded live on location at the 8th annual Atlanta Freeflight Festival at Skydive Atlanta and at the USPA Nationals in Eloy. Segments with Trey Holiday of Skydive Atlanta, Tim Wagner of Omniskore, Eric Deren of team Mandarin and many more. This week's Pic of the Week features a group photo of the Skydive Radio 15-way. The Gravatron amusement ride can be seen in the background. Special thanks to Sarah Lawrence for her correspondent work at USPA Nationals and to Trey and his staff at Skydive Atlanta for putting on such a great event.                                                                                     

Stump and Cory visited Dave at the Harvest boogie. Skydive Radio article in Parachutist, written by Musika. Local boogies and events. Pic of the Week by Wild Willie: Reece Baldwin and Brian Harris at Skydive South Beach SOBE. Skydive Atlanta is the DZ of the month. Listener voicemails and e-mails. Going to fix audio issues. New merchandise coming. Photo contest coming up.

We talk to skydiver, jump pilot, and producer of Skydive Radio Dave Schwartz.  Dave gives us an introduction to skydiving and also gives some great tips for pilots about what to do if you hear on approach or the CTAF that there's jumping in the area. See more about Dave's podcast, Skydive Radio, at www.skydiveradio.com.  See more about skydiving in general at the United States Parachiute Association's website at www.uspa.org and DropZone.com at www.dropzone.com.

Skydive Radio celebrates its first birthday! Weekend stories. Pic of the Week - removed by SDR by request. Conversation with canopy instructor Scott Miller. Check out Joe Jennings article on the front page of www.dropzone.com. Listener email. Thank you to all who have helped make Skydive Radio a success. We look forward to another year of entertaining and informative skydiving content.  

Harrisonville boogie. Join our listener map at www.frappr.com/skydiveradio. Big thanks to Stephen Galinsky for creating the new Skydive Radio logo. Pic of the Week by Iwan van der Schoor: Alana Fulvio and Anita Grundherr exit the King Air over Bay Area Skydiving. Bill Booth talks about jumping at the North Pole. Win a 30 gig iPod from Dropzone.com. Darren Bull wins the Skydive Radio video contest. MS fundraiser in Wisconsin.

Skydive Radio forms partnership with Dropzone.com. Stump flies in the wind tunnel. Pic of the Week by Javier Avila: Daniel Angulo swoops in for a landing at Skydive Cuautla, Mexico. Conversation with Brian Germain. Last week to enter the video contest. Put a push pin in our listener map at www.frappr.com/skydiveradio .                                                                                                                                                                       

Happy birthday Hobbs! A jump story from Ixtapa. Pic of the Week by Kenny Jaworski: Kevin Brown enjoys a sit fly jump over Ixtapa, Mexico. Conversation with Skyventure Colorado tunnel instructor Chris Gray. Skydive Radio is running a new monthly segment called Dropzone of the Month.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Stump's ski trip. Pic of the Week by Wendy Smith: the new world record 400-way completes over Thailand. Conversation with BJ Worth of World Team. Check out the dropzone.com photography and video forum for information on our video contest. Many thanks to those of you who have made donations. You make it possible for us to continue doing Skydive Radio.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Stump sucks at poker. A story from Canada. World Team updates with JW. Pic of the Week by Stephen Galinsky: Steve Curtis lays out a landing at the Dropzone.com Holiday boogie at Eloy, AZ on December 31, 2005. Emotional factors with Brian Germain. Buy Brian's new book at www.bigairsportz.com. Skydive Radio video contest announced. Check www.dropzone.com photography and video forum for details.                                                                                                  

Had a good time at the poker tourney. Catching up on voicemails. Pic of the Week by Rob Douthat: Hickey and Sharkey from team Shute Out get up close and personal on a CRW dive over Victoria, Australia. Conversation with Brian Germain. Send us your ideas for a Skydive Radio logo.                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

Superman and Gayle's reception party. Stump has a future dorkboard brother. Mike Hoy creams a cameraman from CMT. See the video at www.manifestmaster.com/video/corn.wmv. Pic of the Week by Scott Callantine: Aaron Evans makes a jump on his birthday at the end of 2004 over Blue Skies Skydiving in Bremerton, WA. Conversation with Bill Booth. Thanks for supporting Skydive Radio with your donations. Upcoming Skydive Radio poker tourney dates to be announced soon on dropzone.com bonfire forum.

A few quick corrections. Jenn didn't come to Atlanta with us so Cory gets a T-shirt. Pic of the Week by Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher: Rick West takes topless Shayna Richardson on a tandem during the 25th annual Couchfreaks boogie. Conversation with Brian Germain. Listener Email. First mailing list contest winner announced. Skydive Radio now accepting donations and sponsors. Go to www.skydiveRadio.com to help support the show.

Jen X's new shirt. New skydiving game. Skyride customer shows up at LSPC. Skydive Radio is taking the show on the road to Skydive Atlanta for the Atlanta Freefly Festival. Pic of the Week - tandem instructor Kevin Barrett exits the Twin Otter at Jumptown in Orange, MA with tandem student Paul Jackson. PJ Jackson, Paul's son is shooting video. Photo by Jeff Agard. Conversation with Scott Campos. Andrew Smith makes his first jump. Chris Martin memorial DVD available at Skydiveradio.com.

Cory listened to Skydive Radio. Skydive Radio 3-way rodeo dive. Skydive Arizona files law suit against Skyride, read all about it on dropzone.com. Pic of the Week - Zach goes for a ride on an inflatable balloon to recreate a scene out of the cult classic film Dr. Strangelove. Photo by Eric Boerger. Conversation with Ted Strong. Join the mailing list for some upcoming contests.

Call in contest extended for one more week. Pic of the week by Andrew Metcalfe: Kurt Marsan, Paul Biggerstaff, and Keith Paulsen build a tri-by-side over Chicagoland Skydiving on 9/3/05. Skydiveradio.com's online store is up and running. Order your T-shirts today to help support Skydive Radio. Conversation with Joy Drake. Conversation with Joe Jennings (part 1).

Dollar Daze report. We love you Des Moines Skydivers! www.couchfreaks.com Dollar Daze CRW video of the Yo Mama's by "Doc" John Musgrave at http://manifestmaster.com/video/crw8.wmv. Pic of the week by Gary Thomas. Conversation with Mike Gruwell of Chuting Star Rigging about 1.800.Skyride. www.chutingstar.com. Update on Kansas Cessna Boogie. Update on Andrew Smith. Skydive Radio adds mailing list. Funny DZ story contest extended.

Dave is jumping again after an injury. Steven makes his first wingsuit jump. Dollar Daze is this week! Pic of the week - John shows us how to finish off a swoop with grace. Photograph by Bill O. Jerry Eddens breaks Nebraska state record for jumps in a day and raises money for the American Cancer Society. Funny dz story contest. Skydive Radio now has t-shirts. 1-800-Skyride talk.

Introductions Thanks to Lee Bowes for the intro music. More info on Lee and his band Willis at www.ilikewillis.com. Format overview for Skydive Radio. First email or voicemail played on show gets a free pair of Airfoil Goggles. First photo featured on Pic of the Week gets a free Dollar Daze 2004 DVD. Non-skydiving dropzone injuries. Bego bar crawl.