Blazin' Trails at Air Show
After seeing this shot from below, it’s pretty cool to see the first-person view of Marco Tiezzi leading the atmonauti flock at the 2011 ATP Airshow Locorotondo in Italy. Photo by Marco Tiezzi. Check out the other angle of this shot from below. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Skydiver Almost Hits Plane
Skydivers and planes go together like parachutes and gravity… except when planes fly along jump run when it’s time to pull. It’s a good thing parachutes and gravity still work well together, because that’s the only thing stopping this guy from hitting the plane in freefall. Have you ever had a close call like this... Watch Video »
Jumping Through Human Hoops
This is the money shot of Olav Zipser freeflying through a 40-way sequential at DZ Aerograd Kolomna in Russia. If you missed the video from this jump, check it out here. Photo by Daniel Angulo. Great stuff Olav! View Photo »
Skydiving Fun in the Everglades
Chris Regan put together this collection of tracking jumps, heli jumps, hybrid jumps, freeflying, swooping, and tons-o-fun at the 2011 Everglades Boogie at Skydive Air Adventures in Clewiston, Florida. When and where was the last boogie you went to? Watch Video »
Freestyle World Championship by Team Akrostyle
Team Akrostyle took first place at the 2010 World Skydiving Championships in Menzelinsk, Russia. You’ll also want to check out Team USA’s freefly routine and Volare Freefly Team’s free routine/speed round at this event. Which of those videos is your fave? Watch Video »
Blue Skies and Water Over Thailand
A 14-way formation skydive at the 2009 Thai Sky Festival in — you guessed it — Thailand. Unfortunately the 2011 Thai Sky Festival was cancelled but will hopefully be back next year. This shot reminds me of a few skydiving pics in paradise, like Luigi Cani flying his wingsuit over Fiji and this 6-way formation... View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Dumb and Dumber, Dirty Low Pull
This is ninety seconds of dumb and dumber. At least he realized how dumb this was and hopefully learned from it. In other news, I’ve heard AADs save lives, and rumor has it that flaring helps for soft landings. I still think this insane dirty low pull is the lowest I’ve ever seen — it’s... Watch Video »
Skydiver's Barrel Roll Landing Close To Ground
What do you get when using your rears and harness close to the ground on a Velo 90? A barrel roll that scares the shit out of everyone watching. This must be more fun than the dizzying 1080 swoop I posted last week. Some might say Ryan has big balls for trying this, while others... 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 »
Skydiving... With A Bowling Ball!
When Niklas Daniel isn’t setting his parachute on fire with gas and gun powder, he’s having fun in the sky (as if exploding canopies weren’t fun enough). Niklas got great footage of this off-site jump with a bowling ball at the 8th annual Mother Of All Boogies at Skydive Moab. Do you think it was... Watch Video »
Nice To Meet You
I love meeting new skydivers… especially in freefall. Photo by Cristian Vasari. View Photo »
Skydivers: The Real Rock 'n Rolla
Thanks to Will Penny and Tinkerfilms for putting together this great clip of the world-class skydiving team, Babylon Freefly, at Skydive Empuriabrava in Spain. In case you missed their other videos in the past, check out Babylon Freefly’s workshop and the Lyon boogie. Watch Video »
Fly The Golden Sky
There’s not much to say… other than I wish I was flying in this golden sky with these skydivers. Photo by Trond R. Teigen. When and where was your most memorable sunset jump? View Photo »
Friday Freakout: Parachute Catches Fire, Goes BOOM...
Legendary skydive cinematographer Joe Jennings was asked to coordinate a burning parachute stunt for a music video. Normally they soak the parachute in gasoline and build an ignition switch. But the first attempt didn’t work, so they added gun powder and closed off the front cells to prevent the fuel from drying out too quickly.... Watch Video »
GoPro Photo of the Day: Sunset Tracking
Skydiving, sunsets and wingsuits are the perfect combination for great photos, which is why this pic was selected as GoPro’s “photo of the day” a while back. Photo by Greg Boban, founder and Chief Test Dummy at Delta Gear. View Photo »
Dizzying 1080 Degree Swoop
Gettin’ dizzy just watching this skydiver crank out a 1080 degree hook turn while swooping. This reminds me of Nick Batsch’s hook turns on a 2.97 wingload when he was testing the JPX Petra 69 prototype from Icarus Canopies. Watch Video »
The Sky Is Our Playground
The sky is a playground for us skydivers… especially when it looks like this. David Costa, Marco Tiezzi and Gigliola Borgnis were having a little fun in their playground on this atmonauti jump. Photo by David Costa. Here’s another great shot of an atmonauti flock at the 2011 ATP Airshow. View Photo »
World's First Wingsuit Flight THROUGH Mountain in ...
He did it! The fearless Jeb Corliss made history on September 24, 2011 as the first person to fly a wingsuit through Tianmen Hole — an actual hole through a mountain — in Hunan Province, China. Jeb jumped from a helicopter 6,500 feet above the mountain before flying through the 360-foot-tall, 96-foot-wide, 260-foot-long hole in... Watch Video »
Swoop-tastic Perspective
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. View Photo »
Friday Freakout: GoPro Camera Catches On Reserve H...
Don’t get me wrong, I love GoPro! But GoPro cameras and metal handles don’t play nice with each other — especially when freeflying. Yet another reminder to watch those GoPros and protect your handles. On the bright side, at least she didn’t lose her reserve handle. What’s your take on GoPros and/or metal handles? Watch Video »