The First Rule of Flight Club Is...
Stephan Lipp of the Arizona Flight Club landing his JVX 78 (with custom SkyArt) at the New Zealand Skydiving School. Speaking of SkyArt, click here to check out my fave canopy design. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Strikes Cliff
Considering the alternatives, this BASE jumper couldn’t have asked for a better outcome. Well, aside from not hitting the cliff at all. If you’re going to walk, err, fly away from a cliff strike without a scratch, the least you can do is pack your rig while waiting for air rescue and do a heli... Watch Video »
Wingsuit Fly-By Over The Famous Hollywood Sign
After lots of red tape, Luke Aikins of the Red Bull Air Force was finally able to pull off a project he’s been working on — a wingsuit fly-by over the famous Hollywood Sign landmark in Los Angeles. Well done guys! I can’t wait to see the video footage from Airborne Images. Photo by Andy... View Photo »
Chinese Scenes
Matt Gerdes takes us on a ride in his wingsuit down some stunning lines in China, and it’s just as awesome as you’d expect. This is the same event where Jeb Corliss made history as the first person to fly a wingsuit through a mountain in China. For more wingsuit proximity flying from Matt, check... Watch Video »
Get Away From Me!
When there are 200 skydivers on a big way record jump, the only thought running through my mind at break-off until landing is, “get away from me!” If you’re looking for video, check out Craig O’Brien’s footage from this 200-way California state formation skydiving record attempt at Skydive Perris. Photo by Juan Mayer. View Photo »
Exclusive TED Talks: Fly With The Jetman, Yves Ros...
The Jetman himself, Yves Rossy, took the stage at a recent TED Talks to share a powerful short film about his experience and accomplishments in his jet-powered wing. With 4 small turbine engines strapped to his back and a max speed of nearly 190 MPH (approx. 300 km/h), how could Yves not smile from ear... Watch Video »
The Real Wingman
The Wingman Cam I posted yesterday is pretty cool, but it’s just a toy. Nick Batsch, the distance world record holder, is the real wingman, doing canopy relative work (CRW) with Will Penny on his JPX Petra. Photo by Will Penny. View Photo »
The Skydiving Dream
This isn’t your typical fast-paced skydiving video. It’s kinda like a dream and reminds me of Experience Human Flight and Experience Zero Gravity. Watch Video »
Playing With His Pole in Public
Marshall Miller of the GoPro Bomb Squad playing with his pole in public again. View Photo »
New Skydiving Toy: The Wingman Cam
Who needs Goose or Jester from Top Gun when you have the Wingman Cam, a new flying camera platform (FCP) for GoPro cameras (or any other small format cameras). Although it’s used primarily by paragliders, Jeff Provenzano of the Red Bull Air Force takes his new toy out for a few spins on a parachute... Watch Video »
Leap of Faith
Atle Dahl and the late Ted Rudd BASE jumping in the Gudvangen Valley in Norway. Fly free Ted. RIP. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. You can also watch Suitable: A Tribute to Ted Rudd. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Parachute Opens, Catches On Plane...
As the saying goes, “Plan the jump and jump the plan.” But sometimes a jump just doesn’t go according to plan. Like when your parachute deploys in the door and wraps around the tail of the plane, tossing you around like a puppet on strings. This video, as well as the premature parachute opening on... Watch Video »
What Would Wingsuiting Jesus Do?
More importantly, what WOULDN’T wingsuiting Jesus do?? Obviously wingsuit proximity flying and a wingsuit rodeo are on His bucket list. But what else do you think wingsuiting Jesus would do? View Photo »
Veterans Day: Poppy Proximity Flying
In commemoration of Veterans Day/Remembrance Day, Major Alastair Macartney and Sergeant Deane ‘Smudge’ Smith of Jump4Heroes went wingsuit proximity flying off Mount Brento in Italy to raise awareness for The Royal British Legion. They’re wearing permanent poppies on their expensive wingsuits; the least we can all do is wear a temporary poppy for Veterans Day/Remembrance... Watch Video »
Hanging On For Dear Life
No, wait. Only wuffos hold on for dear life. He probably just got a little too excited when the red light went on and now he’s waiting for the right spot. Just another reminder to never exit the plane too early. Photo via Freakfly. View Photo »
The Nordic Meet 2011
17 friends. 4 hours in the tunnel. 3 days of skydiving. The result: a group of friends pushing the limits and some sick flying at The Nordic Meet 2011! TNM is an annual invitational skydiving event organized by Martin Kristensen and hosted at Skydive Voss in Norway. Watch Video »
Flying Into The Grand Canyon
Yves “Jetman” Rossy scoping out his landing area at sunset before his flight over the Grand Canyon with a jet-powered wing. Photo by Bruno Brokken. With a price tag of over $200,000, who wants a “Jetman” wing for Christmas? View Photo »
Don't You Know They're Loko?!
Who you tryin’ to get crazy with esé? Don’t you know they’re 4Loko?! If you’re going to win 1st place in the Advanced Class of VFS at the 2011 USPA Nationals, you better have a kick ass year-end team video… and STF 4Loko delivers. Congrats to Angela Tara Hsu, Chris Ash, Brett McVay, Todd Sellers... Watch Video »
White Wonderland
Tracking over a white wonderland of heavy cloud cover with Marco, Enricio, Raffaele and Giglini of the Atmonauti Top Patrol. Photo by David Costa. Speaking of heavy cloud cover, check out this incredible cloud farm over Argentina. View Photo »
She Can Fly: Hot Air Ballon Fly-By
There’s nothing hotter than a hot French woman flying by a hot air balloon in a wingsuit. Except maybe wearing a wingsuit on a hot day. Following the “I Believe I Can Fly” documentary about highlining and BASE jumping, director Sebastien Montaz-Rosset just finished shooting this documentary about professional female BASE jumper Géraldine Fasnacht. Watch Video »