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World Record Distance Swooping — 220 Meters To Be Exact

Andrew — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:50:26 +0000

Wanna see Nick Batsch swoop the distance of TWO football fields — 220 meters to be exact? Of course you do! This is one of his (very) long distance swoops at the 2011 PD Big Boy Pants event at Mile-Hi Skydiving Center in Colorado, where shortly after he set the new distance world record of 222 meters (730 feet) with Icarus’ new JPX Petra 69.

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In The Zone (DIPC)

Andrew — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:50:29 +0000

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.

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Joyride In Blue Skies

Andrew — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:50:34 +0000

Nick Batsch and Will Penny on a joyride with the Petra 72, after their CRW session with Will at the wheel. Photo by Will Penny.

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The Real Wingman

Andrew — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:27:00 +0000

The Wingman Cam I posted yesterday is pretty cool, but it’s just a toy. Nick Batsch, the distance world record holder, is the real wingman, doing canopy relative work (CRW) with Will Penny on his JPX Petra. Photo by Will Penny.

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Looong Distance Swooping By World Record Holder, Nick Batsch

Andrew — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:31:16 +0000

Have you ever seen anyone swoop the length of TWO football fields? Well, now you have. Nick Batsch set a new distance world record of 222 meters (730 feet) with Icarus Canopies’s (by NZ Aerosports) new swooping machine, the sexy JPX Petra 69, during the 2011 PD Big Boy Pants event at Mile-Hi Skydiving Center in Colorado. In case you need a reminder of Nick’s trial jumps with Petra… it’s faaaast.

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Swooping The Pink Open 2011

Andrew — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:31:33 +0000

Swooping, swooping and more swooping on Day 2 of the 2011 Pink Canopy Piloting Open (Czech and Austrian Nationals) at Skydive Pink Klatovy in the Czech Republic. Congrats to the top 3 competitors — Nick Batch, Jonathan Tagle and Wuzi Wagner — for making the podium. Thanks to Max Kossidowski for sharing this edit; nice work mate.

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The Petra 69 Project: Fast As F**K!

Andrew — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:36:25 +0000

I’m sure by now you’ve heard that Icarus Canopies‘ new high performance swooping canopy, the JPX Petra (aka “Playmate of The Year“), is here to stay. And you all remember Nick Batsch, the distance world record holder, swooping a moving truck. Well here’s a sneak preview of Nick’s early jumps on his JPX Petra 69; cranking out 810 degree turns on a 2.97 wingload! In Nick’s own words, “fast as fuck, far as fuck.”

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AMAZING: Swooping Onto A Moving Truck!

Andrew — Wed, 25 May 2011 12:33:57 +0000

Thanks to Icarus Canopies for sharing this epic video of Nick Batsch, the distance world record holder, swooping a moving truck with his Daedalus JVX! It’s all fun and games until your lines get wrapped up in the rear axle of a moving truck — no, really. Click the ‘LIKE’ button if you think this is badass!

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