Swooping With Style: 2012 USPA Canopy Piloting Nat...
The best swoopers from across the country gathered at the 2012 USPA Canopy Piloting Nationals — hosted at Skydive The Farm — in search of the title of National Champion of Canopy Piloting. With a new host, new competitors, and new rules, a new champion was crowned. Curt Bartholomew took first place, followed by Nicholas... Watch Video »
Blindman Swooping POV. Easy as 1,2,3.
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). Watch Video »
Swooping Palm Trees. Beach Landing. Life Is Good.
Life is good when you can swoop some palm trees and land on a beach. When and where was your most exotic landing? (no, landing off in a corn field does NOT count as “exotic.”) Watch Video »
A Season Of Skydives And Smiles
Lots of different stuff in this edit… sweet angle flying, swoops through the trees (and cows), proximity flying with high performance parachutes, and tons more. Can’t beat the sit-fly smiles and atmo a-ha’s. Pretty crazy that a skydiving season can include so much. But it can, and this is a great video to showcase such... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooper Crashes Into Plane
Unfortunately this swooper thought he was at a swoop comp and mistook the plane for a gate. Admittedly, I was disappointed the gate, err, plane didn’t make the “woop-woop” sound… at least so that he thought he made the gates. This is not recommended. And always remember: bones can heal, but the repairs to a... Watch Video »
Long Distance Swooping (1,600 Feet / 500 Meters)
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. Watch Video »
3 Minutes of Summer
From head down pieces and big exploding hybrids to XRW and cloudy BASE jumps. Oh, and let’s throw in some 3-way waterskiing and combat slip-n-slide. Why not, right? End it with a tandem smiling ear-to-ear and a synchronized swoop. Cool little 3-minuter. Well worth a watch to get your summer started right. Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooper, Meet Pond
Some people make swooping look easy. This guy is not one of them. But then again, stacking it into the pond and walking out with your head held high isn’t easy either. Props. Bet everyone enjoyed the beer later too. Watch Video »
Swooping Crash & Cool-shot Compilation (DIPC)
Cool compilation of the Dubai International Parachuting Championship (DIPC) at Skydive Dubai. Starting with crash crash crash crash crash, swoopers in the accuracy zones after dragging a LOT of pond. Only two people stood up; see if you can pick ‘em out. Speed runs are next… lots of footage of a lot of different competitors.... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooping. Low Turn. Femured. Ouch...
Swooping and low turns don’t go well together. Gravity and broken femurs do though. Stay away from the latter… it’s not a good combo. Unless you’re one of those “chicks dig scars” kinda guys. Even then, I don’t recommend it. Just ask this guy. Watch Video »
Voss Show Reel... Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool. Cool.
HOLY… SHIT. Damn, I don’t even know where to begin. Freakin’ downright not-fucking-around amazing footage. I mean, a snowmobiler does a flip over a swooping parachute. And that’s after killer paraglider and swoop demo footage, on top of swooping the mountains, and jumping over snow-capped everything. This is a must watch! These Scandanavians do some... Watch Video »
LTD, Baby! Welcome To My Office.
If you’re like most skydivers, you probably dream of “living the dream” in true skydiver fashion: where the bright blue skies or wind tunnel are your office. Check out AXIS Flight School members Niklas Daniel and Brianne Thompson playing around in their “office” over Skydive Arizona. LTD, baby! Watch Video »
Slow-Mo Swooping, Done Right
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... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swoop Gone Wrong. Stupid Hurts.
Same turn, same place, same height. Or so he thought. A great comparison of a swoop gone wrong and a swoop gone right. Stupid hurts, but those same mistakes can keep us alive if they teach us something. Live and learn everyone! Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Swooper Hits Hard, But Never Give...
“You totally made the gates bro…” Umm, yeah. Totally. Wonder if he made it onto the table with a score of 1 meter. Either way, I’m pretty sure he deserves a nomination to the SoFPiDaRF Hall of inFame – well, only if he downsizes immediately! LOL. Just kidding. Fly safe everyone! Watch Video »
Kickass Swoop Comp Finals at Skydive Elsinore
Great turnout for the ISM 2010-2011 Swoop Competition at Skydive Elsinore. I have swooped this pond MANY times myself, and so to see these guys hitting it with the downwind push… yeah, NOT easy to shut it down and stand up in those accuracy zones (and most don’t)! Distance, now that’s another story… love the... Watch Video »
Friday Freakout: Getting Hit By A Parachute Sucks!
Ah, the dangers of standing next to the pond on a dropzone. You’ve got to love how Brent’s friend cares more about the video footage than his buddy who just got clotheslined by some A-lines. On the bright side, at least Brent’s face wasn’t filleted by the lines or the swooper wasn’t clotheslined by a... Watch Video »
Who Says CReW Dogs Can't Swoop?
Who says CReW dogs can’t swoop? On top of some stunning sunset shots and super fun side-by-side exits, the end of this clip is full of some sweet swoops from some of the best canopy pilots in skydiving. Crew rules… check it out! Watch Video »
Swooping Like A Champ At The Freestyle Festival
Swooping at its best! Sorry to disappoint you if you were expecting a sarcastic title and nothing but PLFs. There’s nothing but pure talent in this old swoop freestyle festival footage. Alright, so you still want your fix of PLFs and swooping fails… this is just for you. Watch Video »
The Palm - Be There!
Skydive Dubai is home to one of the most exotic and breathtaking coastlines in the world, including the world-renowned Palm Islands. If you’ve never been to Skydive Dubai, you need to get your shit together and head over there this summer. But if you can’t make it anytime soon, here are some highlights to get... Watch Video »