Rig Love: Not Without My Vector
Not gonna lie, I totally felt like this guy when I got my first rig. Check out this entry for the 2010 Vector Film Festival Contest (check out the winning video here). Can you relate to “rig love?” Watch Video »
Hot Chicks Do Mr. Bills
No really, they do! Check out this sweet clip of a Mr. Bill, with angles from the plane, the canopy pilot and the hottie hangin’ on for dear life. Have you ever done a Mr. Bill? Did it go horribly right (like this) or horribly wrong (like this), or somewhere in between? Watch Video »
Wingsuit, Meet Hot Air Balloon.
No, this isn’t a Friday Freakout, but rather, some pretty sweet footage a la foot cam of a wingsuit flying by a balloon. The only thing that would’ve made this better? Footage from the balloon so we could see just how fast he whizzes past. Watch Video »
Now THAT's Freestyle: Gigliola Borgnis
Gigliola Borgnis makes freestyle look SO EASY. And stunning. I mean, damn, this is what beautiful lines look like. She flips through an arching rope she’s flying with, and the slow motion moments just give you the ability to savor what it all looks like. Very cool, very talented, very G. You can also check... Watch Video »
A Season Of Skydives And Smiles
Lots of different stuff in this edit… sweet angle flying, swoops through the trees (and cows), proximity flying with high performance parachutes, and tons more. Can’t beat the sit-fly smiles and atmo a-ha’s. Pretty crazy that a skydiving season can include so much. But it can, and this is a great video to showcase such... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Plane Stalls, Skydivers Narrowly ...
So my idea of a shitty situation goes something like this: plane stalls on jump run. Skydivers get ejected. Plane’s tail narrowly misses skydivers by inches (or less). WOW, these guys are lucky. At least it didn’t end like this terrifying plane stall, or their parachutes didn’t catch on the tail like this guy. Watch Video »
Landing A Wingsuit, Phase 2 (Onboard View)
There’s been a lot of coverage of Gary Connery’s world record wingsuit landing, but not many of us have seen footage from Phase 2 of the wingsuit landing stunt. Following in Connery’s footsteps, Gary Davidson successfully landed his wingsuit on a much smaller pile of boxes. Impressive, Gary. If he missed that small landing area,... Watch Video »
Children Of The Sky
At this point, it’s really no secret that Turbolenza is doing some awesome flying, and this video is no exception. As a kid, did you ever imagine that the sky would one day be your playground? Watch Video »
PD Factory Team. Aerobatic Plane. Dizzying Demo.
You may get dizzy watching this, but it’s only because the PD Factory Team does a beautiful spiral with smoke — along with an aerobatic plane — as a demo jump for the Dubai International Parachuting Championships (DIPC). The Palm alone is incredible. Add this stuff, and it’s just stunning. And watch through to the... Watch Video »
3 Minutes of Summer
From head down pieces and big exploding hybrids to XRW and cloudy BASE jumps. Oh, and let’s throw in some 3-way waterskiing and combat slip-n-slide. Why not, right? End it with a tandem smiling ear-to-ear and a synchronized swoop. Cool little 3-minuter. Well worth a watch to get your summer started right. Watch Video »
First Artistic Wingsuit Competition In America
Further proof that human flight really is beautiful. Great camera work by Jarno Cordia of Phoenix-Fly. Awesome flying by some of the competitors at Skydive Elsinore for the first Artistic Wingsuit Competition in the United States. And congratulations to the Elsinore Bad Wings – Joel, Val, and Tom on camera – who placed first at... Watch Video »
Phoenix-Fly Wingsuits Fly UP! True Story.
No, really. It’s not the Skyvan going down, but the Jarno (and his Phoenix-Fly wingsuit) going UP because of the massive forward speed on exit — 160 mph (260 km/h) to be exact. True story. Check this out. Watch Video »
Gary Connery's World Record Wingsuit Landing (Aeri...
Check out this aerial view of Gary Connery’s world record wingsuit landing. On May 23, 2012, stuntman Gary Connery became the first skydiver in history to land a wingsuit without a parachute, with the help of 18,000 cardboard boxes as his landing strip. The people who helped set up all those boxes were probably a... Watch Video »
Swooping Crash & Cool-shot Compilation (DIPC)
Cool compilation of the Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Starting with crash crash crash crash crash, swoopers in the accuracy zones after dragging a LOT of pond. Only two people stood up; see if you can pick ‘em out. Speed runs are next… lots of footage of a lot of different competitors.... Watch Video »
How-To: Skydive Like a World Champion
If you’re unfamiliar with the genius that is SoCal Converge, allow me to introduce you to Andy and Travis. They’re badass. This is what world-class skydiving looks like. Take notes. Watch Video »
New Kids On The Block: Bridge the Gap at Skydive E...
Highly revered as an event for newbies, with visions of wet A-License stamps on foreheads, Bridge the Gap is great for newbie freeflyers as well. 12 different coaches, bridging the gap between where you are in the sport and where you want to be. Bam. Join us in 2013 at Skydive Elsinore! Watch Video »
Flock and Dock 7.0
If there’s anyone who knows how to organize and film wingsuit formations, then slice up a sexy video edit, it’s Jarno Cordia of Fly Like Brick. Lots of great footage from the 2011 Flock & Dock event at Z-Hills in Florida. I also recommend checking out Fly Like Brick’s aerobatic wingsuit flying. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: CRAZY - Grandma Falls Out of Skyd...
OMG! This has to be one of the craziest/scariest tandem videos I’ve ever seen. Kinda makes me feel sick just watching it, but luckily this tandem instructor’s negligence ends without casualty. Long story short, this 80 year-old grandma does a tandem skydive for her birthday and nearly falls out of the harness because it’s not... Watch Video »
Project XRW: Flying Dreams Over Skydive Sebastian
Absolutely incredible footage from Project XRW of wingsuiters flying alongside parachutes over Skydive Sebastian. The PD Factory Team setting the canopy base, and the wingsuit pilots — organized by Taya Weiss — coming in to fly their slots. Amazing inside and outside footage of the whole thing. The exit shot of the wingsuit pilots… wow!... Watch Video »
BREAKING: World's First Wingsuit Landing Without P...
Congrats to stuntman Gary Connery on making aviation history on May 23, 2012 as the first skydiver in the world to land a wingsuit without a parachute. The landing strip consisted of 18,000 cardboard boxes stacked 350ft long, 40ft wide and 12ft deep. Crazy, but way cool. What an amazing “first”… that’s beer Gary! Watch Video »