Skydiving: Full Flight

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While Mr. Nelson was running a skydiving center ( Skydive Chicago), focusing on skydiving competition and raising a family, he also was attempting to leave behind the drug smuggling scene. Roger was looking to retire from smuggling after dodging the authorities one too many times. The book highlights the fun times and crazy lives of dropzone bums and addicts. This might remind some of your own skydiving friends and memories.

P]erversely entertaining. In a truly intoxicating read that was hard to put down, Matt Higgins has managed to make real a world about as far removed from daily life as it gets.” Daily Beast Body-Flight Basics is a technical book about who we are and how we fly as individuals. Written in a style to be relatable and easy to follow. It breaks down and explains the mechanics of body flight, in such a structure to support a flyers progression. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced, this book will enhance your understanding of body flight and offer guidance to take your flying to the next level. Beginning with basic foundations of flights, and covering everything up to advanced vertical and angle flying styles. Offering skills and drills with the knowledge of how to transfer between tunnel flying and skydiving. Sugar Alpha is a skydiving book that recounts Roger’s experiences as a drug smuggler, dropzone owner, and skydiving competitor. It is an exciting read, and makes you scratch your head thinking – this can’t be based on true events – but it is! Brian Germain is a unique athlete indeed. As a World Champion skydiver, test pilot and psychologist, Brian Germain offers a unique perspective on the phenomenon of fear. No matter what your personal relationship to the heebie-jeebies, Germain’s adroit assessment of fear’s origins and solutions will help you in both your skydiving and your everyday life. The book covers lots of thrilling personal anecdotes over Germain’s expansive skydiving career, as well as plenty of current research on the subject and a range of excellent strategies for de-escalation.Another peak performance handbook by a skydiving athlete/motivation and performance-enhancement specialist, Derosalia’s book is aimed at both skydivers and non-skydivers, though skydivers would probably benefit from it most. The book is written to deliver practical methods and techniques for designing realistic plans to achieve goals. It’s full of tools for cognitive optimization, teamwork, visualization and anxiety mitigation. Insightful, fun, and REAL. Douggs takes you in his life journey and doesn’t disappoint”. Vinson Nelson The main character is remembered as a genuinely charismatic man, highly intelligent, and someone who lives life to its fullest. Reading the story of Roger Nelson will, for sure, leave you laughing and astounded. Confessions of an Idiot – Chris “Douggs” McDougall

Douggs has been in the sport for more than 20 years and traveled all over the world skydiving and BASE jumping. He is hugely respected for his experience, knowledge of the sport, and damn insane Aussie nature. Besides the crazy stories in his book, you can also learn from Dougg’s desire to chase and make your dreams come true and never stop living your life to the fullest. As well, this skydiving book gives us all some more insight into the skydiving and BASE jumping. Dougg’s honest point of view of extreme adrenaline sports is something we can all learn from.Body-Flight Basics is by far the most comprehensive and detailed work about how to fly the human body.” Dave Pacey – British National free-fly skydiving champion, AFF instructor and coach. My main goal in life is just to have more fun than anyone else. And that pretty well sums me up”– Chris “Douggs” McDougall Bird Dream: Adventures at the Extremes of Human Flight – Matt Higgins

Matt Higgins offers first-hand reporting and interviews of the lives of the two wingsuit pilots. Along with countless other jumpers with dreams of flying and adventure-oriented lives. He includes some of the most spectacular moments in the wingsuit BASE movement, as well as the moments of devastation and disaster. This book will take you straight into the extreme and fascinating world of wingsuit BASE and its athletes. Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld is the well-known DZO of Skydive Perris, in South California. He is one of the most famous skydivers in the world and co-founder of the Arizona Airspeed team. He is one of the most incredible skydivers that I have the pleasure to meet. Bird Dream also includes a very informative introduction to the history of BASE jumping and wingsuit BASE jumping. The author discusses the technology behind the sport and how its been developing over the years. Higgins explains some technicalities of wingsuiting, offering readers some idea of the science behind a wingsuit and its flight. Are you interested in learning more about the development of BASE jumping and wingsuit? Bird Dream will be an exciting read for you. Body-Flight Basics – Andy NewellThe Parachute and Its Pilot from Brian Germain covers it all. Regardless if you are a new jumper or a seasoned skydiver, it has something for everyone. Indeed, this is a must-read for us all! Author Brian Germain is an industry-leading parachute designer, previous dropzone owner, creator of a popular flight skill and safety course, and host of a safety show on Skydive Radio. Yet, this is just to name a few of his accomplishments in our sport. Sufficient to say, Brian is very educated in the sport of skydiving and his book is now in its 5th edition, containing over 20 years of skydiving experience.