Dynamic Stability: How to Avoid Potato-Chipping When Skydiving
A newer jumper recently related that he had experienced a rocking back and forth in freefall, and that his instructor had used the phrase, “potato chipping,” to describe the motion. This potato chip motion happened during normal freefall early in AFF and again during a few coached track jumps. While everyone’s situation is different, this […]
Currency and the Off-Season: Part 3
There’s never a shortage of things to learn or improve upon when it comes to skydiving…we’re never really done growing our awareness or skills. This can happen naturally if we’re jumping every weekend, when the feeling of putting on rigs, our helmets, and altimeters, and responding to a 10-minute call, have all become quite familiar […]
Currency and the Off-Season: Part 2
Container and Main Parachute Inspection: Continuing with our theme of developing skills in the off-season, we’ll now explore inspection of your skydiving gear. This will not only get you more familiar with your individual gear, you’ll improve your ability to perform a proper gear check when someone else needs one! DID YOU KNOW? Every container, […]
Currency and the Off-Season: Part 1
Once again – the winter season is upon us and the dropzone isn’t open. Brrr! Skydiving is on hold unless we are able to travel to a warmer state to make a jump and stay current. Most of us will be away from the sport for a month or two. We can, however, use this […]
Jumping into 2026
As 2025 comes to a close, we’d like to thank everyone who’s visited and jumped here at Skydive Kansas City – and we’d also like to give you a bit of a preview of some of the things to come! We’re excited for the upcoming season, and future plans for our beloved skydiving center. Aircraft […]