Dear Roy, I usually have no problem remembering skydives if I’m in my A-slot but I find it much harder with slot switchers. I find I can’t really visualize it exactly in my head in the airplane, I have to rely on it being okay. Mostly it is but sometimes I lose it and brainlock. […]

5 wingsuit pilots died in a 7 day period in August 2013. I call it the August Attrition. It’s a phenomenal number. What’s worse is that they were all experienced BASE jumpers and competent wingsuit pilots. They were current and good at what they did. They weren’t the cowboy jumpers that didn’t have the skills

A film about wingsuit flying, philosophy and freedom A film about wingsuit flying, philosophy and freedom

Pilot chute in tow – The Monkey Fist. Jhonathan Florez shows us his pilot chute packing method The video shows a real ‘Monkey Fist’ malfunction in action, where the bridle closes round the pilot chute like the fist of a monkey. Jhonathan Florez, the fastest wingsuiter in the world, demos how to pack the pilot

What is AFF? AFF or Accelerated Free Fall is an intensive course to become a skydiver in as few as 8 jumps. You make your first skydive from 12,000 feet with an instructor each side. The idea is that your brain has time to get past the ‘sensory overload’ you feel for the first few

Valery Rozov climbs to the North Face of Everest, then makes the world’s highest base jump, skydiving off it in a wing suit Find out more [here](/article/20130817-flying-the-north-face-of-everest “Flying the north face of Everest”) Valery Rozov climbs to the North Face of Everest, then makes the world’s highest base jump, skydiving off it in a

Satori, the British National team for the last 5 years, is once again forming teams that they will take under their wing all the way to Nationals. Satori evaluate people in tryouts, and then group people up into compatible teams, based on ability, attitude, goals and personalities. Satori Academy Satori teams that will be training

What is static-line progression? This is the classic way we learnt to skydive, in the good ol’ days. As the cheapest entry to parachuting it’s become a bit the poor relation but is still a perfectly valid method. You start by jumping from around 3,500 feet, initially with no free fall. You slowly but surely

Lessons on base jumping safety, wingsuit flying techniques are followed by tumbling practice via trampolining and high diving. If the weather is kind, the course can be directly followed with balloon jumps and 2 days of wingsuit skydiving after at Paracentrum Teuge! Join in on the fun! Sean Chuma and Jarno Cordia are organizing a

Amy Chmelecki has won 3 Freestyle National Championships, 4 VFS Nationals and is a 3-times World Champion. She has organised 4 Women’s World Records and been on countless records herself. She is now in Joy Riders, an international Dynamic 4-way tunnel team that she describes as ‘my very favorite thing I have done in this