iLoveSkydiving.org » Petra http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:52:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 World Record Distance Swooping — 220 Meters To Be Exacthttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/nick-batsch-world-record-distance-swooping-220-meters-to-be-exact/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/nick-batsch-world-record-distance-swooping-220-meters-to-be-exact/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 11:50:26 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10448 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 [...]

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]]> 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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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/nick-batsch-world-record-distance-swooping-220-meters-to-be-exact/feed/ 0 Parachute Prototype: Swooping Through Cars, Fences & Treeshttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/skydive-swooping-jpx-petra-75-parachute-prototype/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/skydive-swooping-jpx-petra-75-parachute-prototype/#comments Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:51:43 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10426 So you wanna play with the new JPX Petra 75 prototype, huh? Yeah, me too! But take a number and wait in line. In the meantime while we wait for the pros to work out the kinks by swooping through fences, trees and over cars, check out what distance world record holder Nick Batsch can [...]

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]]> So you wanna play with the new JPX Petra 75 prototype, huh? Yeah, me too! But take a number and wait in line. In the meantime while we wait for the pros to work out the kinks by swooping through fences, trees and over cars, check out what distance world record holder Nick Batsch can do with the JPX Petra 69 (try not to get too excited).

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/skydive-swooping-jpx-petra-75-parachute-prototype/feed/ 0 Sexy Swooping: Mud Wresting With Petrahttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sexy-skydive-swooping-mud-wresting-with-petra/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sexy-skydive-swooping-mud-wresting-with-petra/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:50:21 +0000 Andrew http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10060 Who needs a swoop pond when you have mud?! Here’s some sexy swooping with the JPX Petra by Icarus Canopies (NZ Aerosports). And the best part is she’s only 69 square feet ;) Check out distance world record holder Nick Batsch’s early test jumps with Petra on a 2.97 wingload!

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]]> Who needs a swoop pond when you have mud?! Here’s some sexy swooping with the JPX Petra by Icarus Canopies (NZ Aerosports). And the best part is she’s only 69 square feet ;) Check out distance world record holder Nick Batsch’s early test jumps with Petra on a 2.97 wingload!

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/sexy-skydive-swooping-mud-wresting-with-petra/feed/ 0 Joyride In Blue Skieshttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/parachute-joyride-in-blue-skies/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/parachute-joyride-in-blue-skies/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:50:34 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=4136 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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]]> 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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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/parachute-joyride-in-blue-skies/feed/ 0 The Real Wingmanhttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-real-skydiving-wingman/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-real-skydiving-wingman/#comments Tue, 15 Nov 2011 19:27:00 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3868 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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]]> 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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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/the-real-skydiving-wingman/feed/ 2 Petra-fied Pro Swoopinghttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/petra-fied-pro-swooping/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/petra-fied-pro-swooping/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:50:40 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3539 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 [...]

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]]> 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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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/photos/skydiving-photos/petra-fied-pro-swooping/feed/ 0 Swooping Stunt: Trust Your Friend!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/swooping-stunt-trust-your-friend/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/swooping-stunt-trust-your-friend/#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:55:39 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=3400 How much do you trust your friend to do this…

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]]> How much do you trust your friend to do this…

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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/swooping-stunt-trust-your-friend/feed/ 1 The Petra 69 Project: Fast As F**K!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-petra-69-project-fast-as-fk/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-petra-69-project-fast-as-fk/#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 12:36:25 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=2580 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; [...]

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]]> 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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]]> http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/the-petra-69-project-fast-as-fk/feed/ 6 NZ Aerosports’s Playmate of The Year: Petrahttp://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/nz-aerosportss-playmate-of-the-year-petra/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/nz-aerosportss-playmate-of-the-year-petra/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 12:24:36 +0000 Andrew http://www.iloveskydiving.org/?p=1767 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; [...]

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]]> 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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