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Radikale Head Down Big-Way. Booyah!

Melanie Curtis — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:50:37 +0000

Great video of the Radikale head down big-way in Germany (September 2012). Building, flying, and breaking off. Lots of different angles, both inside and outside the formation. Badass feets up right here. Also, check out the 138-way vertical world record here. What’s the largest big-way jump you’ve ever done?

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The Santa Skydive

Andrew — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:10:23 +0000

It’s that time of year again… Christmas is right around the corner and Santa is working on his freefall skills before the big day. The only problem is there are 14 Santas on this jump and all but one are impostors. Which one do you think is the REAL Santa Claus?

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For The Record: 49-way… BASE Jump!

Shannon Seyb — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:50:49 +0000

Nearly fifty people perched on the edge of a cliff in a mixture of wingsuits and tracking suits. Not a scene you see every day. Epic visuals on exit. Sick. Knowing you’re on a world record jump. Awesome. Nearly taking out a child on landing. Oops!

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Friday Freakout: Premature Opening On Big Way. Not Cool.

Andrew — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 12:50:48 +0000

This 30-way formation skydive became a 29-way after a premature deployment right after exiting the lead plane. He didn’t have a chance to wave off, so his friend waved off for him. Well, it was more like a wave goodbye, but it’s the thought that counts.

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The Perris Wheel: 151 Skydivers In Big Way Formation

Andrew — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 11:50:23 +0000

Follow the adventure of building the “Perris wheel” during the 2012 Spring Fling invitational event at Skydive Perris, organized by the P3 skydiving team. An awesome skydive and formation with 151 skydivers from all around the world. I don’t know about you, but I love watching big way exits. Gives me goosebumps. What’s the largest big way you’ve ever done?

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Big Way Battle: 53-Way Sequentials

Sydney Williams — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 12:00:16 +0000

The intro music makes it sound like an epic battle for a 50+ way. So intense. But really, awesome camera angles and flying on this big way record in Paraguay — it’s cool to see the view between a flyer’s feet, watching someone come in to dock. Congrats to everyone!

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Pink Skies. Incredible Inspiration. (Trailer)

Sydney Williams — Thu, 17 May 2012 12:30:26 +0000

Featuring aerial footage from the world’s top skydiving cinematographers, Pink Skies is an inspirational documentary about the empowerment of women. It’s about overcoming obstacles as athletes and as human beings. The film covers an extraordinary event, Jump For the Cause. JFTC brought together 181 women from 31 countries who jumped out of 9 planes to create a new all-women’s skydiving formation world record! They also raised nearly $1 million dollars for breast cancer research!

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Badass Big Way: How The F*ck Did They Key This?

Sydney Williams — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 11:50:49 +0000

Okay, so you can see the first key at 1:55. But seriously, regardless of what orientation you fly, this is some impressive flying — a 4-point 106-way formation skdive! Earlier in the event, they also completed a 100-way from 13,500 feet. No additional altitude necessary. Badass belly flying at it’s finest, circa 2001.

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Freeway: A Skydiving Story

Andrew — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:50:34 +0000

A short doc produced by Christian Whyte and Matty Gilso, featuring 50 of Australia’s elite freefly skydivers who broke the Australian record on December 26, 2011. Congrats to all the skydivers involved in this record jump!

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The Block Party Invasion

Andrew — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:00:05 +0000

A collection of all the zoomy jumps, sequentials, and big ways from STF Block Party XP (formerly STF 4Loko) at the 2011-2012 Skydive Sebastian Invasion.

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From The Archives: Skydiving In 1978

Andrew — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:50:09 +0000

From the archives, here’s a throwback to the classic 1970s film “Sky Dive!” by Carl Boenish — a leading skydive photographer of the era. This historical flick was shot on original 16 mm film. No, not a 16 GB memory card. Film, dammit! If you’re looking for some entertainment, be sure to check out the old school big way exit at 3:26, and the ensuing tail strike at 5:19.

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New State Record at Skydive Sebastian Invasion

Andrew — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:00:49 +0000

Day 6 of the 2011 Skydive Sebastian Invasion saw the big way camp set a new 42-way Florida state record. Many thanks to everyone at Skydive Sebastian for making the Invasion possible, and to Jonathan Pears of Back To Awake for another sick edit. Check out some footage from the 2010 Invasion.

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Formation Skydiving: Powerful Women Breaking Records

Andrew — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 12:50:41 +0000

On this same day last year, the Arizona women’s 27-way formation skydiving state record was set during the Holidays Boogie at Skydive Arizona — 32 years after the 20-way formation skydiving record was set back in 1978. Well, it’s that record-breaking time of year again. They’re having another go at it today to beat last year’s 27-way record. Good luck to all of the women involved in today’s record attempts at Skydive Arizona!

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Old School Skydiving: Don’t Try This At Home

Andrew — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:50:03 +0000

This is an old school shot before my time, so I’m not really sure what’s going on here. But it seems like a great way to squeeze in a few more skydivers on a full load. Anyone know more details about this shot? Photo via Jeremy Renkil.

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Wish You Were Here

Andrew — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:50:04 +0000

With plenty of aircraft to choose from and world-class organizers from all levels, the Summerfest boogie at Skydive Chicago is the place to be. Photo via STF 4Loko.

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This Is Why We Fly

Andrew — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:50:19 +0000

I don’t know about you, but this is why I skydive. An incredible shot of the tracking teams at the P3 Big Way Camp at Skydive Perris earlier this year. Photo by Juan Mayer Photography. What is it about skydiving that gets you excited?

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X Marks The Flock

Andrew — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:50:24 +0000

A great shot from the center of a 17-way X formation at Fly Zone Fermo in Italy. Photo by Cristian Vasari.

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Get Away From Me!

Andrew — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:40:58 +0000

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.

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200-Way Record Attempt Over California

Andrew — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 11:50:39 +0000

Following yesterday’s photo of the 200-way exit, this is Craig O’Brien’s video of 200 of the world’s most talented skydivers attempting to break the California state record at Skydive Perris in October 2011 (submission as an official record is still pending). Congrats to everyone on the jump! Craig, that’s some badass backslididing at break-off.

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Big Way Traffic: 200-Way Exit

Andrew — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:57:34 +0000

A little traffic is expected on big ways, especially when 200 skydivers exiting 9 aircraft attempt to set a new California state formation skydiving record at Skydive Perris. Landing must have been interesting; kind of like this big way landing traffic, only twice as many skydivers/canopies. This is just a teaser for tomorrow’s video, so stay tuned. Photo by Juan Mayer Photography.

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