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Below you’ll find a list of useful articles, educational documents, and videos created by Flight-1 instructors and other prominent individuals involved in canopy flight or design. Check back regularly for new material.  

 




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Skydive Mag - Tip Tuesday: Flying Predictably, Flight-1 Safety Series with Maxine Tate



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Skydive Mag - Tip Tuesday: After Landing, Flight-1 Safety Series with Maxine Tate



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Skydive Mag - Line Twists - Nuisance or MALFUNCTION? Author: Maxine Tate

 


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Skydive Mag - Catching Up with Shannon Pilcher



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Cypres - Shannon Pilcher: Life with an Open Palm



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Skydive Mag - Get Canopy Coaching! The Importance of Continuing Education

 




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Flight-1 Instructor Maxine Tate featured in FOX Sports Detroit Series: Away from the Spotlight, Sisters in Skydiving





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Flight-1 Safety Series: Seminar on "Dying for Airspeed" by Brian Vacher





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Flight-1 Safety Series: "Collisions & Openings" by Brian Vacher

 




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Flight-1 Safety Series: Advice on Downsizing

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Raising the Standard of Canopy Flight





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Mile-Hi Documents

 




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Flight-1 Safety Series
USPA Safety Day 2016





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Flight-1 Safety Series
USPA Safety Day 2016





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Flight-1 Safety Series
USPA Safety Day 2016

 




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Flight-1 Safety Series
USPA Safety Day 2016

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Cutaway. Reserve! NOW WHAT?!
Author: Maxine Tate
Skydive Mag, June 2015





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Flight-1 Safety Series
USPA Safety Day 2015

 

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Get Current: Cold Climate Jumpers:
Preparing for a Successful Season

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Get Current:
Landing Priorities

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Get Current:Safety Tips for Camera Flyers

 

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Loss of Altitude
Author: Maxine Tate
Skydive Mag, April 2014

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Safety Code: How to Avoid a Canopy Collision

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When Less is More
Author: Brian Vacher
Parachutist, August 2013

 




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Flight-1 Safety Series
Hard Deck





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Flight-1 Safety Series
Malfunctions Above & Below The Hard Deck





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Flight-1 Safety Series
Preventing Low Cut Aways

 

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Safety Code for Low Altitude Jumps



Landing Patterns: A Call to Action
Author: Ian Drennan
Parachutist, December 2010



Dirt Dive This!
Author: Ian Drennan
Blue Skies Mag #14, October 2010



Boost Your Confidence
Author: Jonathan Tagle
Parachutist, April 2006

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180? About Turn!
Author: Brian Vacher
Parachutist, February 2007

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The Canopy Toolbox
Author: Brian Vacher
Skydive The Mag, February 2006

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