▚ THE DESK ▚
Who writes No Fly Time
Two research beats, one standard: every verdict traces to a document, a size chart, or a logged price — not a sponsored trip. We are gear analysts, not instructors, and we say so on every page.
Marcus Feld
LEAD GEAR ANALYST
Marcus maintains the hard-goods database behind this site: specifications, street-price histories, and manufacturer-published service intervals for 300+ dive computers, regulators, and BCDs, cross-referenced against maker documentation and years of public failure threads. His lane is data and published-spec teardowns — pressure ratings, algorithm documentation, service-kit part numbers — not dive instruction.
BEAT: DIVE COMPUTERS · REGULATORS · BCDS & WINGS · INSTRUMENTS · CARE & SERVICE
Renata Cho
FIT & BEGINNER-DECISION EDITOR
Renata compiles sizing data, aggregated tester notes, and return-reason patterns across masks, fins, and exposure gear to answer the question beginners actually have: what fits, and what should I buy first? Her background is consumer-gear research — size-run analysis, materials comparisons, warranty-claim patterns — not dive training.
BEAT: MASKS & SNORKELS · FINS · WETSUITS & EXPOSURE · BAGS & TRAVEL · GETTING GEARED UP · UNDERWATER PHOTO
How we test and source is documented on our methodology and editorial standards pages.