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Friday Freakout: Sttttrike! Swooper Hits Spectator.

Andrew — Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:27 +0000

Sttttrike! A swooper takes out a “spectator” (for lack of a better term) at a respectable speed. Why wasn’t she watching?? No one can see how awesome you are if they’re not watching.

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Skydiver Swoops Into A VW Beetle

Sydney Williams — Wed, 08 May 2013 11:50:28 +0000

As part of a campaign for a free trip to Hawaii, here’s a quick swoop into a VW Beetle Cabriolet. This reminds me of the yacht swoop in Dubai by the one and only Jonathan Tagle. Get some!

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Swooping Like A Boss… Through Trees to Gate to Blindman

Sydney Williams — Tue, 07 May 2013 11:50:43 +0000

Remember the dude who swooped his reserve like a boss? Well Derek Dutton is at it again. Same gorgeous scenery, only this time it’s a sweeeeet swoop flying by a tree, through an open gate, and then a little blindman to top it all off. Well done, indeed. Fly sexy out there!

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Swooping A Reserve… Like A Boss!

Melanie Curtis — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 11:50:39 +0000

If you’re gonna swoop your reserve, this is the view you want to have and this the parachute you want to do it with. PD rules, and so does this guy. Like a boss!

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Swooping The Alps

Andrew — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:50:30 +0000

That’s what I’m talkin’ about! Who needs skis for speedflying when you can just swoop your PD Storm down some steep terrain in the Alps.

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Friday Freakout: Swooper Bounces, Goes Boom.

Andrew — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 12:50:22 +0000

The thing with gravity is that she just can’t wait to introduce you to her friend — the ground. You know how hard it is to be introduced to new people, too fast. It’s hard. Very hard.

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Hiiii-yah! Swoop Karate Kick Board Breaking

Melanie Curtis — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:57:17 +0000

Ever wanted to swoop in and karate chop a board in front of cheering fans? This guy does it. **Safety Check: Remember, anytime you’re doing something on the ground while landing your parachute, ensure you’re LANDING SAFELY FIRST, then you can kick a board, chug a beer, geek a camera, or whatever other thing you’re splitting your attention with. Landing safely is the only way you’ll be able to look cool in the end, kids. ;)

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No Pond? No Problem. Swoop The Ditch.

Sydney Williams — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:50:56 +0000

While we couldn’t get everyone a pond at their local DZ for Christmas, we can provide swooping inspiration from Alex Cashman and share his short video of a little JVX action on a ditch. Stick around for the swooper POV. Aside from the pond, what else have you swooped over/under/between?

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Swooping Is The Shit. Period.

Andrew — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:50:01 +0000

So you’re a new skydiver with 25 jumps under your belt. You’ve just bought a Velocity 84 and you say things like “I want to swoop, teach me to swoop.” Bad idea, but I don’t blame you. Swooping is the shit! Period. Thanks to Voytec Gvazda for sharing this cool compilation.

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Perfection: Swooping With Alter Ego

Andrew — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:50:09 +0000

A standup landing in the box… no big deal. Just another day at the office for Curt Bartholomew of team Alter Ego. If this is Curt’s idea of playing around at the pond, it’s no surprise he takes the podium at swoop comps. That was just a tease and you want more, don’t you? Check out How-To: Swoop Like A World Champion.

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Parachute Prototype: Swooping Through Cars, Fences & Trees

Andrew — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 11:51:43 +0000

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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What Gates? Swoop Through The Trees!

Andrew — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 11:50:58 +0000

Who needs swoop gates when you have trees. For those of you who are curious, this was a JVX79 with a 2.3 wingload. Not too shabby.

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Sexy Swooping: Mud Wresting With Petra

Andrew — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:50:21 +0000

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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Sweet Swooping Skills: The Double Miracle Man

Melanie Curtis — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:50:58 +0000

Vince Reffet of Babylon Freefly proves that not only is he a badass freeflyer, but he can rock his Velocity more than most, too. Impressive level flight as he twists himself twice around during his swoop across the ground. And he even drags a little “pond” at the end there… hehehe.

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Summer Swoop ‘N Slide!

Andrew — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 11:50:51 +0000

Hot summer days in the desert call for extreme measures, like swooping a 200-foot slip and slide at Skydive Arizona. Tell me this doesn’t look like soooo much fun.

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Blindman Swooping POV. Easy as 1,2,3.

Sydney Williams — Thu, 05 Jul 2012 11:50:35 +0000

This doesn’t end in carnage. It doesn’t make you cringe. Instead, it’s a swoopity swooptastic blindman from Noah Bahnson’s point of view. Easy as 1, 2, 3, with a twist (pun intended).

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Long Distance Swooping (1,600 Feet / 500 Meters)

Andrew — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 11:50:11 +0000

No wind, a clear autumn day, and a Litespeed glider made the perfect combination for swooping across a 1,600 foot (500 meter) lake in the Austrian mountains.

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Slow-Mo Swooping, Done Right

Melanie Curtis — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 11:50:03 +0000

Since I’m a PD sponsored athlete myself, I really like this one, hehe. But yeah, this video is a straight-up cool compilation of creative angles from the 2011 FLCPA (Meet #1)… people flying parachutes fast across the ground and water, but in slow motion. Normally swooping in slow-mo is lame, but in this case it was done right and it’s way cool. You’ll dig this edit.

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Swooping: Just Add Water

Andrew — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:00:56 +0000

What do you do when your dropzone doesn’t have a swooping pond? Take a handful of skydivers, some high performance canopies, and just add water!

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Best Idea Ever… Swoop ‘n Slide

Andrew — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:55:54 +0000

No, really! Best. Idea. Ever. What better way to cool off on a hot summer’s day at Skydive Arizona than to swoop a 200-foot slip and slide. Just another day at the office for Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School — the same guy responsible for setting his parachute on fire and skydiving with a bowling ball.

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