During my 30 years as a skydiver and 20+ years of competing and coaching I have always tried to do everything I can to enhance my performance. As a member of the Norwegian national 4-way team between 1994-2003, I embraced our philosophy to utilize any factor that would make us better skydivers at no actual […]
Our bucket list event of a lifetime! Skydiving above a small, private Belizean island, jumping into the Blue Hole and way more! Extraordinary DZs Last week I prepared my trip with Tsunami Skydivers to Belize. This time I had to pack two rigs, diving gear and several Go-Pros 🙂 as this will be a once-in-a-lifetime
Video showing a quick 3-Ring maintenance, including disassembly and reassembly. 3-Ring Cutaway System Maintenance Get a Grown-up! The first few times you perform this maintenance we recommend you do it under the direct supervision of your local rigger or instructor to ensure everything is reassembled correctly. After a few times you’ll be confident to do
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I love flying my canopy! Most of my jumps are hop ’n’ pops. In coaching others in canopy flight and watching a lot of landings, one thing that I consistently see is the lack of a predictable flight plan. Today’s parachutes come in many different shapes and sizes, and each needs to get to the
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This completely worn loop was found post jump on a Velocity Air Sports Equipment (VSE) Infinity. This was on the RSL side, so would have put the reserve into the half-attached main if it failed upon deployment. Sharp, badly set grommet on a cutaway housing spade connector caused the damage. Kerry Farringdon, what does VSE
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I scared myself. Even worse I came close to injuring a fellow skydiver. All because I ignored one of the basic rules of large formation skydiving — always keep your eyes on the base. At the P3 camps we have a bit of a mantra: if you take your eyes of the base… BAD THINGS
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The dream of flight has existed in every society as far back as recorded history. Many bird-man pioneers died in the twentieth century pursuing their dreams. Unlike our daring forefathers we have the luxury of commercially available wingsuits with a proven safety record. For some, these suits are a chance to take a break and
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BASE jumping and skydiving are simple. That’s how we like it and that’s how it works. We get in a plane or on the edge of a structure with sufficient altitude, jump, open our parachute and land. Simple. This isn’t a complex process. Too Simple? But, perhaps, we’ve made it too simple. And perhaps we’ve
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In the Middle Ages when fresh meat was scarce, it became common to try to deceive someone by selling him a ‘pig’ in a poke (bag). In fact the bag would contain a cat, never prized as a food source. So, if the buyer didn’t check the contents he could expect to be deceived. This
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Antigravity, a film by Patrick Passe. First instalment, featuring the world’s only tandem skysurfer, with Patrick de Gayardon and Wendy Smith, plus freestylist Marco Manna Antigravity is a film by Patrick Passe. Published in 1996 it is still fresh today! *[Episode 1](/video/antigravity-15) – Tandem skysurfing & freestylist Marco Manna* *[Episode 2](/video/antigravity-25) – Triple
