iLoveSkydiving.org » canopy http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Fri, 24 May 2013 19:29:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Friday Freakout: Parachute Catches Fire, Goes BOOM!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-parachute-catches-fire-goes-boom/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-parachute-catches-fire-goes-boom/#comments Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:00:54 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3275 Legendary skydive cinematographer Joe Jennings was asked to coordinate a burning parachute stunt for a music video. Normally they soak the parachute in gasoline and build an ignition switch. But the first attempt didn’t work, so they added gun powder and closed off the front cells to prevent the fuel from drying out too quickly. [...]

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]]> Legendary skydive cinematographer Joe Jennings was asked to coordinate a burning parachute stunt for a music video. Normally they soak the parachute in gasoline and build an ignition switch. But the first attempt didn’t work, so they added gun powder and closed off the front cells to prevent the fuel from drying out too quickly. When the stunt skydiver, Niklas Daniel, hits the switch… BOOM goes the dynamite!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-parachute-catches-fire-goes-boom/feed/ 5 “Most Beautiful Photo” Award Winnerhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/most-beautiful-photo-award-winner/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/most-beautiful-photo-award-winner/#comments Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:31:08 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3100 This incredible shot of Chris Stewart flying his 89VX in Voss, Norway won the “Most Beautiful Photo” award in the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) 2011 Summer Photo Competition. Congrats to Chris and Nils for winning, and thanks to Norman Kent for judging the photo competition. Photo by Nils Predstrup.

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]]> This incredible shot of Chris Stewart flying his 89VX in Voss, Norway won the “Most Beautiful Photo” award in the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) 2011 Summer Photo Competition. Congrats to Chris and Nils for winning, and thanks to Norman Kent for judging the photo competition. Photo by Nils Predstrup.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/most-beautiful-photo-award-winner/feed/ 0 Pilots of the Caribbeanhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/pilots-of-the-caribbean/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/pilots-of-the-caribbean/#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:59:58 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3034 This SkyArt canopy was part of the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) 2011 Summer Photo Competition. Nothing says “good luck” like looking up at skull and crossbones before swooping. Photo by Gatsby Rynbout. If you were to get a SkyArt canopy from NZ Aerosports, what design would it be?

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]]> This SkyArt canopy was part of the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) 2011 Summer Photo Competition. Nothing says “good luck” like looking up at skull and crossbones before swooping. Photo by Gatsby Rynbout. If you were to get a SkyArt canopy from NZ Aerosports, what design would it be?

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/pilots-of-the-caribbean/feed/ 5 Breathtaking Sunset Canopy Flockhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/breathtaking-sunset-canopy-flock/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/breathtaking-sunset-canopy-flock/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:07:33 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2886 Jonathan Tagle of the PD Factory Team organized a sunset canopy flock at Skydive Pink Klatovy in the Czech Republic during the 2011 Pink Canopy Piloting Open. Photo by Bruno Brokken.

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]]> Jonathan Tagle of the PD Factory Team organized a sunset canopy flock at Skydive Pink Klatovy in the Czech Republic during the 2011 Pink Canopy Piloting Open. Photo by Bruno Brokken.

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/breathtaking-sunset-canopy-flock/feed/ 0 Big Way Skydive Traffic: 100 Canopies Landinghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-way-skydive-traffic-100-canopies-landing/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/big-way-skydive-traffic-100-canopies-landing/#comments Thu, 04 Aug 2011 17:46:05 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2639 A bit of traffic in the air at Parachute Montreal for the Mission 100 big way — the recent attempt at setting a new Canadian 100-way record. Unfortunately they were just a few grips shy of setting the new record, but there’s always next year! Photo by Katherine Weishar.

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]]> A bit of traffic in the air at Parachute Montreal for the Mission 100 big way — the recent attempt at setting a new Canadian 100-way record. Unfortunately they were just a few grips shy of setting the new record, but there’s always next year! Photo by Katherine Weishar.

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