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Swooping Spreadeagle Stunt. Always Trust Your Rears.

Andrew — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 11:50:54 +0000

When you get bored of swooping the pond, you can always resort to swooping your friend — spreadeagle style. The first pass is a little high, but the second one is bang on; any lower and neither of them would be laughing. Trust your friend… and always trust your rears. Someone get this guy a SoFPiDaRF t-shirt.

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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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He Swoops, He Scores!

Andrew — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 17:50:47 +0000

Brice Bernier doing Accuracy on his JVX at the 3rd annual Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Photo by Shannon Seyb of NZ Aerosports / 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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Petra-fied Pro Swooping

Andrew — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:50:40 +0000

The JPX Petra makes Patrick Boulongne look like a pro on the pond. Oh, wait… he IS a pro. Patrick placed first overall at the 2011 French Canopy Piloting Nationals with his Petra 76. Now check out this video of Patrick swooping the pond, only inches away from his friend’s face. Now that’s trust! Photo via NZ Aerosports.

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The Upskirt View of a Canopy Flock

Andrew — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:55:47 +0000

All you gear sluts out there surely remember the rad skull and crossbones SkyArt canopy I posted back in September. Well here’s another upskirt view of Team Off Track’s sexy SkyArt canopies from Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports). The canopy design competition ends tomorrow (October 19th)… so hurry up and submit your design on Icarus’ Facebook wall. Photo by Brett Newman.

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Swoop-tastic Perspective

Andrew — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:20:55 +0000

A great perspective of Jari Venäläinen swooping at his local DZ in Finland. Thanks to Icarus Canopies for sharing this pic from their Summer Photo Competition. Check out more pics from the photo competition here.

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“Most Beautiful Photo” Award Winner

Andrew — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 17:31:08 +0000

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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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 Hole In The Rock

Andrew — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:08:17 +0000

An awesome clip of Laszlo Csizmadia from Icarus Canopies (by NZ Aerosports) swooping his JVX 77 through the famous “Hole in the Rock” in Bay of Islands, New Zealand. Between Laszlo swooping The Hole in the Rock and Nick swooping onto a moving truck, the JVX is one kickass high performance canopy! What’s the coolest or craziest swoop you’ve ever done?

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NZ Aerosports’s Playmate of The Year: Petra

Andrew — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:24:36 +0000

Icarus Canopies by NZ Aerosports didn’t get along with all the girls in their sexy Summer of Love experiment. Some were over-sensitive, clingy and just plain nasty! Most of the ladies got the chop, but they fell in love with Petra — NZ Aerosports’s playmate of the year. Get your mind out of the gutter; I’m talking about canopies. What do you think, is she a keeper?

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