Reflections of 42 years in the sport, what is coming next?

Dan BC joined us live on the big screen from Perris and shared his observations of the development of our sport over the last 42 years of his skydiving career. Dan covers training, equipment, competition and all the different disciplines he has watched come of age. And from those observations, Dan shares his thoughts on where we’re going next. About the Speaker Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld made his first skydive in 1980 when he was a freshman at Ohio State University. He instantly fell in love with the sport, which he believes to be the closest mankind has come to experiencing true human flight. He worked his way through college as a licensed skydiving instructor, jumpmaster, parachute rigger and pilot, graduating in 1984 with a major in Aviation and a minor in Theatre. A National skydiving competitor since 1983, Dan’s extraordinary talent for bringing out the best in others has made him one of the most influential people in the history of skydiving and one of the most sought-after coaches in the world. Dan also coached both UK Women’s World Champion 4-way Teams Airkix and Storm. As a competitor, he co-founded Arizona Airspeed in 1994 and holds the record for attending most US National Skydiving Championships. This year was 38 and has seen him earn the titles of National and World Champion in 4 and 8-way and National Champion in 10-way, 16-way and 20-way. In 2011 Dan published the memoir: Above All Else: A World Champion Skydiver’s Story of Survival and What It Taught Him About Fear, Adversity, and Success which is available on Amazon. In 2014 Dan was inducted into the Skydiving Museum and Hall of Fame. Dan is currently General Manager at Perris Valley Skydiving, one of the largest skydiving centers in the world. Dan still manages to do around 400 jumps per year to add to the 30,000+ in his logbook. Going out to more than 6,000 UK and international skydivers bimonthly, Skydive The Mag offers the latest skydiving news, features packed with useful ideas, an in-depth look at the techniques that will make you a better skydiver, tips and tricks straight from world-class experts, reviews of all the latest gear and all the upcoming events to watch out for. www.britishskydiving.org/mag