Human Flight With A Jetpack. For Real.
Have you ever dreamt of human flight? I’m not talking about “controlled falling.” I’m talking three-dimensional flight like a comic or video game, only real… up up down down left right left right (B)(A). Yves “Jetman” Rossy has made his dream a reality, and the more I see his jetpack flying skills improve, the more... Watch Video »
Awesome Wingsuit Race. Hilarious Ending. Who Will ...
Here are the rules: the first wingsuit to cross the finish line wins. Pretty simple. Except the finish line is on the ground, which makes for a pretty funny land-and-dash-to-the-finish-line-while-your-canopy-drags-you-down ending. Although not as entertaining, I personally would’ve swooped THROUGH the finish line for style points. You’ll definitely want to heck out this awesome edit... Watch Video »
Now THIS Is A Hybrid: 18-way + Pods
Now this is my idea of a hybrid jump. The peeps down at Skydive Spaceland in Houston linked an 18-way hybrid with pods, and thankfully it didn’t end with a nasty nutshot like this other hybrid-gone-wrong. Watch Video »
New York, New York, New State Head Down Record (20...
On July 8, 2012, a new 18-way head down State record was set in New York. After only one day of tryouts, they successfully set the new record on the second attempt! Well done and congrats to everyone involved. And a big shout-out to Rob, Tuck and Leland of Team Scarecrow for organizing this new... Watch Video »
Kick-Ass Kristal Sequentials. A Must-Watch!
With kick-ass sequentials and video panning skills reminiscent of The Matrix, this is a must-watch! French skydiving team Kristal hosted their first event for the 2012 season — the Kristal Sequentials — in Pamiers, France. They tried to make the most out of one day of jumping, and with the help of Mister Tranquille’s editing... 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 »
No Man Left Behind: Redefining Teamwork
Have you ever gone low on a formation? Look at me in the (virtual) eye and tell me you haven’t. This is the tale of Round 4 at Skydive Elsinore’s Poker Run Competition. John Hamilton saves the low man with flying skills reminiscent of Clark Kent. His team goes on to win the gold medal... Watch Video »
Epic Mr. Bill + Downplane Stunt. True Story.
So, yeah. Doing a Mr. Bill can be a good time. Ask any CRW dog about doing downplanes. But to combine the two? This is just awesome. Period. Have you ever done a Mr. Bill? How about a downplane? I mean really, what could possibly go wrong? Watch Video »
Flocking Fun: Massive Wingsuit Flights
If anyone knows how to capture impressive footage of a wingsuit flock, it’s Scotty Burns — Chief Instructor of the Z-Flock Wingsuit School at Z-Hills in Florida. If you’re a wingsuit virgin, you should head down to sunny Florida for Scotty’s course. And if you’re a seasoned wingsuiter, I’m curious, what’s the biggest wingsuit flock... Watch Video »
Stunning Sunset Skydive With Friends
This puts a smile on my face. It doesn’t get much better than being on a sunset load with friends over heavy industrial haze. When was your last sunset jump? Watch Video »
SpongeBob SquarePants Goes Skydiving
Yeah, that’s right. SpongeBob does for his first skydive with some crazy French dudes. Did I hear the “F bomb?” That’s beer, Bob! Watch Video »
Jump No. 9: Badass Freeflying Student?!
You’ve heard of the term “100 jump wonder.” But what does jump #9 look like for a skydiving student who also happens to be a tunnel instructor? Something like this. Not bad for jump 9! Imagine what his 100th jump will look like. Now he just needs to downsize and start swooping by jump #12... 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 »
Skyball: Playing With A Tennis Ball In Freefall
It’s no secret that Alex Aimard and Håvard Flaat of the Skywalkers are incredibly talented skydivers. After being cooped up in the tunnel for so long (sad story, right?), Alex finally had the opportunity to play in the sky for his first skyball jump with a lead-filled tennis ball. Next stop: skydiving with a bowling... Watch Video »
80 Seconds of Line Twists
Holy line twists, Batman! Parachute test pilot Brian Germain does a high pull with a test canopy, immediately fighting line twists with a hefty spin. After 80 seconds of battling the line twists, Brian finally settles out and talks through the thought process of how to get yourself through a malfunction safely. It goes without... Watch Video »
Rock Out With Your Cock Out
Just click it. Do it. Watch it. Shoes were lost, keys were lost, and they almost lost an altimeter. But you know, sometimes you just gotta rock out. With your cock out. You’re welcome, ladies. Gear checks are for chumps. Disclaimer: no roosters cocks were harmed in the making of this video. Watch Video »
More March Madness at Skydive Sebastian
Another Jonathan Pears creation. Here’s a look at March Madness at Skydive Sebastian, as well as an inside peek as to why the vertical world record organizers have formatted the tryouts the way they have. Sweet flying. Sweet editing. You know, the usual. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Plane Stalls, Falls Down, Goes Bo...
This epic plane stall is definitely up there on the “holy shit” list, along with that terrifying plane stall in South Africa I posted a while ago. Except this plane fall down, go boom! Literally. Just watch… and wait… and don’t hold your breath for too long. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: AFF Student Spins Like A Top
As students, we’re all taught to arch, ARch, ARCH! Unfortunately that doesn’t work so well for this guy. He ends up on his back, spinning like a top. Or maybe he just couldn’t wait to start back flying. After all, it was his fourth jump (AFF Level 4). How did you fourth jump go? Watch Video »
Ridiculous Rodeo Reaction. Try Not To Laugh.
Haha, this video’s all about facial expressions. With full concentration, this guy rocks it getting on the back of her friend for their planned rodeo. Then it’s time to geek the camera, tongue flapping in the wind, but wait… what’s this?! You’ll just have to watch to find out. His face is priceless. Smart guy,... Watch Video »