Education Archives

Research and Development: Tales from the JYRO Test Jumpers

February 9, 2022
Jen

Wanna know all about research and development and tales from our JYRO (Previously NZ Aerosports) Test Jumpers, aka the Testies? Then carry on reading. ‘Cos […]

Buying Skydive Gear For Your Next Adventure

December 28, 2021
Dan Guest

Dan Guest, from the UK VFS team Omni 99, is our JYRO (Previously NZ Aerosports) Athlete answering this month’s questions for us. It’s all about […]

Getting Competition Fit: 5 JYRO Athletes Top Tips

November 30, 2021
Jen

Thinking of getting into competition and wanting to know what it takes to get there? We asked 5 of our athletes to give their top […]

If I was a Beginner Skydiver Again…

May 4, 2021
Jen

As a baby skydiver, beginner of the sport and newb to all things falling from planes, making mistakes and learning from them is part and […]

JYRO Beginner Series: Videos

January 20, 2021
Jen

For all our baby skydivers out there, this one’s for you. The JYRO (previously NZ Aerosports) Beginner Series will be going through some of the […]

5 Examples of gear hook up mistakes

November 19, 2020
Jen

Skydive gear hook up mistakes happen. And when you consider this gear is gonna save your life, you’d think it would be a rare occurrence, […]

Managing energy levels in skydiving: 5 key ways

October 11, 2020
Jen

Alethia Austin gave a great webinar on managing energy levels in skydiving. If you missed it, you can check it out on our YouTube channel. […]

Formation Skydiving: Top Tips for Beginner Skydivers

September 17, 2020
Jen

Yasmin Schuette, from the German all-female 4way FS team Skynamite, gives her top tips in formation skydiving. Read below to find out what canopy she […]

Get Current in Skydiving: 4 More Lessons

August 26, 2020
Jen

Our Icarus (now JYRO) Testies have been putting together their top tips on how to get current in skydiving. We’ve had the first 6 lessons […]

Style and Light in photography: Sharing Perspectives

August 19, 2020
Jen

If you haven’t read Sharing Perspectives in Photography: Composition, please check it out. It is well worth the read and gives some super cool perspectives […]

5 Ways Meditation Can Be Valuable in Skydiving

August 5, 2020
Jen

Andrew Keir, a.k.a AK from AWOL, held a webinar on meditation, yoga and how to use those practices to benefit skydiving during our Weatherhold Woogie. […]

Sharing perspectives in Photography: Composition

July 28, 2020
Jen

Just like Fine Art, photography lends itself to personal interpretation. One person’s masterpiece can be another person’s rubbish. Similarly, skydiving photography is no exception to […]