World-Class Skydiving: Hayabusa Does Dubai
All Belgians all the time. That’s what this video is about. And more specifically, Belgians at Skydive Dubai. All joking aside, this video is a kickass compilation of a truly kickass team: Hayabusa. Most footage of them doing what they do best, 4-way formation skydiving, sliced up with some cool angles and other little bits... Watch Video »
Golden Knights: Army Girls Git 'Er Done
Go Army is right! The U.S. Army’s Golden Knights Female 4-way (GKF4) competition team is relatively new, but they’ve been training hard. GKF4 won gold at the CISM competition back in July 2011, and took 4th place at the World Cup competition in Saarlouis, Germany. Congrats to this up-and-coming female 4-way formation skydiving (FS) team.... Watch Video »
Going The Distance (DIPC)
Deane “Smudge” Smith of Jump4Heroes — the man behind the Poppy Proximity Flying video from Veterans Day — competing in one of the distance rounds at the third annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Photo by Bruno Brokken. View Photo »
Distance Battles in Dubai (DIPC)
Following the Mad Swooping Skills video I posted earlier this week, here’s a mix of the canopy formation, formation skydiving, and canopy piloting rounds from Day 3 of the third annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Keep your eyes peeled at 4:43 for some swooping carnage. Oh, and a rant from the... Watch Video »
In The Zone (DIPC)
Nick Batsch committing to his landing in the first Zone Accuracy round at the third Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Nick took 2nd place overall. Congrats buddy! Photo via Icarus Canopies. View Photo »
Mad Swooping Skills in Dubai (DIPC)
After two weeks of intense competition (and a few injuries), the third annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship at Skydive Dubai is a wrap. The stakes were high this year with a staggering purse of $775,000! This is Benjamin Forde’s edit from the last day of the comp. Congrats to Curt Bartholomew for taking the overall... Watch Video »
Swooping Like A Boss
Michael Vaughan swooping like a boss in yet another stunning shot from the Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) Summer Photo Competition. Photo via Icarus Canopies. View Photo »
Red Bull Motown Swoop Competition at Jobbie Nooner
Clint Clawson of the the Red Bull Air Force swoops past a boat during the Red Bull Motown Swoop competition at Jobbie Nooner 2011 in Michigan, also known as the Mardi Gras of the midwest. This was the Red Bull Air Force’s first time at Jobbie Nooner. You know what that means… free beer for... Watch Video »
The 2011 NCCPA Meet #1 Teaser
Here’s the teaser from the 2011 Northern California Canopy Pilots Association (NCCPA) meet #1 in May. And what a tease(r)… unfortunately it’s the only edit I have from meet #1. But keep your eyes peeled for the full edit from meet #2 coming soon. Thanks to one of the organizers — Amanda Voget — for... Watch Video »
Dead Man Swooping
A perfect dead man swoop at the 2011 Dubai International Parachuting Championship. Photo by Bo Wienberg. View Photo »
Swooping Compilation From The German Swooping Open
A collection of swooping clips from the good, the bad and the ugly at the 2007 German Swooping Open. Watch Video »
PD Factory Team Swooping Competition
The PD Factory Team kicking ass and taking names at a swooping comp in Spain. To a wuffo, this swooping might be cool; impressive at best. But to a skydiver who understands the amount of talent required to fly a canopy like that, it’s mind blowing. Watch Video »