Friday Freakout: Sttttrike! Swooper Hits Spectator...
Sttttrike! A swooper takes out a “spectator” (for lack of a better term) at a respectable speed. Why wasn’t she watching?? No one can see how awesome you are if they’re not watching. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Double Tandem Collision Near Miss
Here’s something you don’t see every day (wait for it): a tandem collision near miss with one tandem in freefall and the other under canopy. Another few seconds before deploying and this might have been a tandem sandwich — or at least a very close flyby. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Crazy Close Call, Misses Parachut...
When you’re trying to get separation before you pull, don’t do this! Short of hitting the other parachute in freefall (like this guy), it doesn’t get much closer than this. Thanks to Morgan Mackay at Vertical Films for sending us the video of his crazy close call — I’m glad this ended well for you... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Flying Accidents - Fly L...
“Oops, I f*cked up agaaaaiiiiin!” Lol. An epic compilation of some not-so-epic moments in wingsuit flights. Sure, it’s funny to watch, but some of these closing speeds are scary, not to mention the grand finale at the 2:25 mark. If you find yourself flying like a dick instead using good skills like the Fly Like... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Where's Waldo? Near Mid-Air Colli...
Soooo, a skydiver in this group fell below the formation and instead of getting back up to the formation or watching them until break-off, he just decided to track off in a random direction and hope for the best. Without knowing where Waldo went, the videographer tracks away at break-off and nearly collides in mid-air... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Zoo Dive, Close Call Openings
Talk about a zoo dive. Here’s a dozen skydivers on a tracking jump at the Invasion 2012 and a few of the people that fell behind get a little too close for comfort, tracking over each other — and towards each other — at break-off. The 180 opening didn’t help either. Compared to this other... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Double Trouble Canopy Collision -...
There’s so much OMGWTF in this video, I don’t even know where to start, so let’s take it from the top. Stable exit and flying? Nope. Tracking at break-off? Nope. Canopy collision? Of course. Cutaway? Definitely (at least he threw both handles away ;-). Wearing cameras? Fuck yeah! Mario Galvan and Jose de Ines are... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiver vs. Parachute, Deadly Co...
Videos like this don’t usually exist. The reason? Most people would be dead after hitting a canopy in freefall. The upper guy struck the lower guy with both hands on his way by in freefall. I’ve posted some collision close calls in the past, but this is as close as it gets and still living... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Close Call Wingsuit Collision
Wingsuit fly-bys can be fun. Unintentional, unplanned fly-bys can be scary as hell. This was a close call and could’ve been avoided had he paid less attention to shooting video and more attention to his surrounding environment. Videos are cool; staying alive is even cooler. Live and learn. Keep your head on a swivel and... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Close Collision. WTF Was That?!
“WTF was that?” That, sir, was a skydiver in freefall buzzing your canopy. This is NOT the way to start learning CRW (canopy relative work). Just saying. Close call indeed, also keeping in mind that objects are closer than they appear with a wide angle lens. Reminds me of the “Canopy Collisions For Dummies” freakout... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Near Impact... "Teach Me To Swoop...
This reminds of another video of a skydiver who nearly impacts a mountain in freefall. If this guy wanted to learn to speedfly, all he had to do was ask! Turning a skydive into a mountain run: priceless. For everything else, there’s BASE rigs. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Canopy Collisions For Dummies
So this video is basically some badass XRW proximity flying. Um, minus the wingsuit. And, er, take away any notion of planning. In fact, its nothing like that at all. Instead of being super cool, this is just super close. Like, WAY too freaking close. Live and learn… and maybe keep tracking in a situation... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: BIG Airplane Misses Skydiver In F...
I can see it now… “Mommy, mommy, a man just flew past the window.” And the response, “How many times have I told you not to lie to mommy (slap)!?” Lol. But this skydiver was almost close enough for passengers to spot from the aircraft that flew right by him. Luckily he didn’t end up... 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 »
Mayday, Mayday: Skydiving Chaos!
Hahahaaha! We’ve all been there, and if you haven’t, you will be. And by “there” I mean funneling your friends, flipping onto your back, etc. Funny compilation of some skydiving chaos and mayhem at Skydive Empuriabrava. Sometimes the most fun is when it doesn’t go to plan… right? Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skydiving Collision CLOSE Call
Wow, that was way too close for comfort! Kenneth and his friend narrowly miss each other in what could’ve been a nasty crash while flying head down in Sweden. But thanks to the fetal position, they were both lucky this time — unlike these other guys who followed through on their mid-air collision. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: In Your Face Bitches!
Nothing says “good times” like BASE jumping off a building and doing a high speed face plant into a window. Oops! Window repairs: $500. Shitty breaking glass sound effects: $100. Living to tell the tale: priceless. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Getting Hit By A Parachute Sucks!
Ah, the dangers of standing next to the pond on a dropzone. You’ve got to love how Brent’s friend cares more about the video footage than his buddy who just got clotheslined by some A-lines. On the bright side, at least Brent’s face wasn’t filleted by the lines or the swooper wasn’t clotheslined by a... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Skyhook Cutaway Saves Skydiver
Having a collision in freefall after a cutaway is a really bad problem to have. Luckily for Brett Newman his Skyhook worked as advertised and saved his ass from a nasty collision after a cutaway… by only a few feet. Timing is everything, and the Skyhook delivered as promised. In case you didn’t realize just... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Low Pull Carnage. Don't Forget To...
There’s a whole lot of carnage and dirty low pulls in this video. Just a friendly reminder: don’t forget to pull! Watch Video »