Aussie National Record 2012
It’s like awakening from a dream… So many friends. So much beer. And before that, such an obscene quality of skydiving. Wake before sunrise, life giving coffee and American-influenced breakfast.…
The Inaugural Tim Bates Award (2008)
In the presence of the rest of Tim’s family, Anne Bates and Rebecca Infanti took the stage to discuss this prestigious award and make its inaugural presentation. The award recognises…
The one point RW camp
First published in ASM, 4 May 2005 The plan was simple – a one point skydive. To set a world record, you need the place, the time and the people.…
Skydiving and Digital Photography
Many folks have been keeping their eyes on digital photography with a view to skydiving for some time. Historically, Digital Cameras have suffered from four problems – the relatively low…
Who wants to be a millionaire?
I do. I’ve always believed that freefallers and canopy pilots should be afforded the same treatment as rock stars and Formula One drivers. 100 extremely fortunate people had the opportunity…
An apocryphal tale regarding Sony’s PC1 camera
This may well be an apocryphal tale; the book where I originally read it is out of my collection, and now out of print. But it’s too good a story…
You wanna put a camera where?
First publication “Australian Skydiver Magazine”, 2003 You don’t have to go back to far in this sport to the point where air to air video was a pretty amazing thing…