Category: 2019
UPT Sigma / Micro Sigma – Differences in folding and reserve line stowing
Kenneth Gajda from UPT presents a practical session that maintains focus on the tandem area with particular attention to reserve line stowing on the UPT Sigma and Micro Sigma.... Read More
Parachutes and Pilots
Andy Goodall’s seminar aims to raise awareness of safety onboard the aircraft and identify common accident trends thus improving pilot survivability and overall safety during flight. The seminar... Read More
Inspiring Future Generations
Join Ian Gallacher and Kate Solomons-Freakley of Glider FX and Aerosparxs as they take you on journey from pyrotechnic aerial displays and relative work with wingsuiters to skydivers jumping from glid... Read More
2019 Activation reports & What’s new for 2020
Jens Gosmann brings us news directly from the CYPRES HQ. What’s new for 2020 and in addition, some case studies of saves and reports from 2019.... Read More
Safety and Me: A Personal Journey
This seminar is a personal account of Ben Samuels’ relationship with safety. A story from AFF to present, Ben discusses how he adopted safe practices and how he engaged in unsafe practices usi... Read More
A Path less Travelled
Jackie Smith highlights her career in the sport from day 1 and covering how she became the first female on The Red Devils (and becoming the first female in the world to be on a full-time military team... Read More
VFS – You Don’t Need to be a Ninja!
Vertical formation skydiving, or VFS, is often considered to be way too difficult for anyone to take part. Tim Gaines of Omni 99 debunks some of those myths and provides guidance for anyone who is kee... Read More
Jumping on Fun FS Organised Loads? Why Not? What’s it All About, Skills Needed and How to Get on Events
Quality FS Organised jumps are Challenging, Social and FUN! Every jump changes, a different exits slot, a different build sequence and different moves in the sky to different points… If you are ... Read More
Crazy Things We’ve Learned, 30 Years of Canopy Design & Development
With over 30 years of non-stop experience in canopy design and testing at Performance Designs, you can imagine that there have been some interesting and unexpected surprises along the way. This talk f... Read More
40 Years of the BCPA
The British Collegiate Parachute Association (BCPA) recently celebrated 40 successful years of bringing university skydiving clubs together and developing generations of skydivers. In this talk, Cathe... Read More
High Performance Displays with the Red Devils
Capt Dan Lovegrove looks into the planning and execution of Red Devils displays, using the Lords CWC Final as a medium for discussion. Particular attention is paid to how the Red Devils mitigate risk ... Read More
Zero to Hero.. But why stop there
An inspirational and intellectual conversation about progression within the sport. Using experience from grassroots skydiving to Big way Freefly records, parachute packing and equipment, sports and pr... Read More
The Evolution of Wingsuiting
Jarno Cordia from Wingsuit Team, Fly Like Brick, gives a presentation on the start, evolution and progression within the sport of wingsuit flying. With the focus being safety & training thew semin... Read More
From Hobby to Full-Time Career
Turning your hobby into your full-time profession can be a daunting task for anyone. In this seminar, Emily explores the process of what turned her from a fun jumper to a DZ professional. The transiti... Read More
Canopy Piloting and Canopy Handling Working Group Update
This talk is about the number of landing incidents we are currently having in at British Skydiving and the different ways we are planning to tackle the problem, including a new system of training for ... Read More
History and Future of Skysurfing
Skysurfing was a prominent sport in the 90’s with global status, before fading from public conscience during the 2000’s. Mike Frosts’s seminar has contributions from World Champions, pioneer... Read More