Deuce 1 #1 June 15, 2004 Skydive, the Mag, is a very nice production. Very high quality feel and photography! Seriously. The glossiness and quality of the photography is superb! And thanks, Lesley! for publishing some of my photos of the 121 way sequential in Florida. You are an awesome plane captain. (and, quite frankly, a HOTTIE!) see you in Sweden for the Herc boogie. A very nice magazine! JP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #2 June 15, 2004 I'll look out some back issues, so you can have some eye candy on the return leg.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
schwede 0 #3 June 15, 2004 Aha JP... The Brits can do things toooooooo... http://www.skydivemag.com/ Honestly, I think that the Skydive mag is one of the best on the market, worldwide...Nice stories, good advertizing and superb photography...and a super quality of printing paper.. Lesley and her staff is doing a fantastic job.Schwede "Das Leben ist schön, nicht immer aber immer öfter" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #4 June 15, 2004 Lesley is a cool chick!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
klingeme 1 #5 June 15, 2004 Yeah, Skydive the Mag is great, and who's that guy looing up at the camera on the cover this month with his face all painted up? Oh, that's me...... First cover shot, and I owe beer. Mark Klingelhoefer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BASE813 0 #6 June 15, 2004 dont some UK skydivers get pissed off with the mag???? thought there was some issue about front pages and pics always being of non-uk jumpers etc?? I thought that some people thought the money spent on the mag was a waste!?!?!? come on UK jumpers speak ya mind!!! just trying to put some heated discussion up here!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 June 15, 2004 Quote Lesley is a cool chick! When guys can remark that a chickie wore the same shorts last year, that's sayin' sumpin'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #8 June 15, 2004 "some people thought the money spent on the mag was a waste" Its money well spent, Lesley has turned that mag round and made some great improvements. "just trying to put some heated discussion up here" Big nose!-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #9 June 15, 2004 Quotedont some UK skydivers get pissed off with the mag???? I think a lot of UK jumpers object to the amount (£105 per person per annum) that we have to pay for BPA membership as a whole and the mag component is included in that and is not optional. Personally, I like the mag and don’t mind paying for it (I think it works out at about £17 per year). However, I know that there is a school of thought that we shouldn’t be forced to pay for the mag as part of our BPA membership. The mag is a great read and Lesley has undoubtedly done an amazing job with it... does anyone else remember what it was like before she took it over?! Vicki Edited because of a stooopid typo! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #10 June 15, 2004 "does anyone else remember what it was liek before she took it over" Yes, I do, it was, erm, like the USPA mag... But you know what I mean. Ola used to do a good job on it, but I think Lesley does it just a wee bit better. Getting Colin on board has made it even better IMHO.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #11 June 15, 2004 QuoteOla ...bla bla bla... Lesley does ...bla bla bla... Colin Any othe names you wanna drop Dave? Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #12 June 15, 2004 Bingo there, NacMac. Just about everybody here would forego the Parachutist in exchange for lower USPA dues. I'll admit to mostly looking at the photography. There are more, better, bigger pictures in the Mag, on way better paper than Parachutist. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #13 June 15, 2004 I get Parachutist as part of my USPA membership, but I pay to subscribe to Skydiving. btw, got my cd in the mail yesterday and watched it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #14 June 15, 2004 Yep, it's a nice magazine these days, and it has improved loads - although without taking any credit away from the editorial staff, I think a lot of that's down to the quality of the contributions from the community. There are some great articles and photos sent in and the fact that the presentation is so slick is just the icing on the cake. If Vicki's right then the mag (which comes out every two months) works out at less than £3 an issue - not bad for a, ahem, 'specialist publication'. Now if they could just do something about the other 88 quid of the membership fee Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #15 June 15, 2004 QuoteGetting Colin on board has made it even better IMHO. Not read your latest mag Dave? :-P Colin has gone and now Mike Pascoe is helping out.Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #16 June 15, 2004 "Any othe names you wanna drop Dave?" Nah, its just that Colin and Lesley are fellow Scots, and we Scots tend to stick up for each other.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #17 June 15, 2004 "Not read your latest mag Dave?" Nope, and D'oh!!-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arlo 0 #18 June 15, 2004 would someone PM leslie's email address to me? just spent the weekend jumping w/her in AZ and forgot to get it.... thanks in advance! arlo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #19 June 15, 2004 editor@skydivemag.com clicky.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #20 June 15, 2004 QuoteSkydive, the Mag, is a very nice production. Very high quality feel and photography! Seriously. The glossiness and quality of the photography is superb! And thanks, Lesley! for publishing some of my photos of the 121 way sequential in Florida. You are an awesome plane captain. (and, quite frankly, a HOTTIE!) see you in Sweden for the Herc boogie. A very nice magazine! JP You'll notice too, that the shot of the base coming out of the lead plane is replete with DeBar falling over on his exit for the umpteenth time. All hi-larious. Also, the picture of the Brits left out me and John Kallend. I guess they don't count us once we take dual citizenship. We should have been in just half the picture in that case. I remember the magazine well before Lesley had it. It was called Sport Parachutist, it was always late, and it was invariably complete shite. The changes Lesley has brought to it are amazing. Compared to the other European association magazines like Svensk Fallskarmsport, the USPA mag is basically about as interesting a trade show handout. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #21 June 15, 2004 I have subscribed to the magazine for over a year now. I love it! Leslie is such a sweetie, shipping it to me every month.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #22 June 15, 2004 Gotcher Hathaway 121-way DVD? Cool. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vt1977 0 #23 June 15, 2004 Quote I have subscribed to the magazine for over a year now. I love it! Leslie is such a sweetie, shipping it to me every month. If any other non-UK jumpers are wondering how to go about getting a subscription... try this! Vicki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Malev 0 #24 June 15, 2004 QuoteIf any other non-UK jumpers are wondering how to go about getting a subscription... And whats more there are 3 photos of me in it this month! What other reason could you want to subscribe? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steph2 0 #25 June 15, 2004 QuoteIt was called Sport Parachutist, That's so weird! Only last night I was showing my teamie my first ever edition of SP... We had a right giggle over the "brand new" kit, but we both commented how crap it was compared to the current Mag. I really like the Club News section we have now... Even people like me can get their piccie in the Mag Steph -x- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
