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Some DZ’s have started flying again, but a large part of the US and the world is still...
Category - From The Mag
Online reprints from the magazine and behind-the-print stuff.
Just wanted to say a quick hello and introduce myself. I’m Shauna Finley! Many of you know me as a...
From the outgoing editor
First things first, we apologize for the lack of Blue Skies Mag in your mailbox. We haven’t...
The Nylon Ninjas: Kappie Kapp
Kappie created the engineering department at Performance Designs. (!!!)
Unsung Heroes of the DZ
It's time to thank the people around the drop zone who make it our home!
Red Bull Gives Fly Girls Wings
“Our mission together is to elevate the concept of women being able to be professional athletes and...
Be-A-You-tiful Song
"Who all can tell you not to sing your story, who all can tell you that you're singing off key ...
New digital issue alert
Issue #111 is out for all now!
The Nylon Ninjas: Jonathan Nyenhuis
"I sold all my stuff, got money from graduation and family and then moved to Lake Wales to get my...
How Melissa Found Her Wings: A Love Story
She found a family outside of her bloodline. Her family eventually came to the drop zone and...
The Rewards of a Mentorship
There is a new movement trying to take hold to bring mentoring back. FIND A QUALIFIED MENTOR and...
Photo Interview: Scott Roberts
I get to wake up each morning and realize that I get to spend the day doing what I love. I wake up...
Time to Consider a 9-Iron
So, as an AFF instructor and longtime jumper, I'd like to take this opportunity to share some of...
Sky Music
It’s one of those tangled origin stories; without the sky, there wouldn’t be the music. But the...
Twotter Lovin’
As a pilot, I've never been in an aircraft that performs all-around as well as an Otter, or one...
What Moe Wants from Santa
As time passed and I saw all the madness that revolved around how things are “supposed to be,” I...
Reader question: What makes a home?
We all have a "home" DZ but what makes that DZ your home? Is it where you first learned to jump or...
The Nylon Ninjas: Kaylin Truba
“I really enjoy combining the machining part of my job and seeing how it translates to a textile...
Primal Fuckin’ Fear
Fear isn't panic, fear isn't terror—fear is the mentor, fear is the teacher, fear is the little...
I love you, man … but you’re going to die.
I love you, man, and I want you to stick around.
To Err Is Human
Is someone cutting away a perfectly good canopy the same type of mistake as turning to final way...
Case Study: My Mum
The best example I see is what my parents do every day.
Reader question: Unwritten rules
What are the unwritten rules of your jumping community?
The FlyBy {i103: July 2018}
Quick reads from our July 2018 issue.