The planning and preparation to overhaul the long-standing state record 40-way (set at Emerald Coast back in 1996) began literally a year before it came to fruition. Before this can be truly appreciated it must also be realized that not too long ago this dropzone was in a rusty antiquated hangar flying a slow, old […]

The acronym ‘mPod’ stands for Magnetic Parachute Opening Device and is, of course, a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Apple iPod. The mPod is a D-bag with only magnets, no rubber bands. I now have slightly more than 1,000 jumps on this device; a good mix of low-speed openings (hop ‘n’ pop, swooping) and high-speed openings

Rudimental – Free feat. Emeli Sandé (Official Video). Featuring wingsuiting by the one and only Jokke Sommer Rudimental – Free feat. Emeli Sandé (Official Video). Featuring wingsuiting by the one and only Jokke Sommer

Jeb named the stunt ‘the Flying Dagger’ and has been building up to this for a year. He was intrigued the first time he saw this marvel of nature “Wow! I didn’t understand how nature could create something like it, with almost perfect 90-degree lines.” Jeb described the stunt as being ‘the single gnarliest thing

Pro BASE started to organize BASE jumping competitions in 2008 with the legendary Spain Base event at the Bali Hotel, competitors being scored on target landings. The huge success led to repeat it the following year and then expand to a tour of base jumping events: the ProBASE World Cup was born. The Pro BASE

The World Wingsuit League is an annual contest to decide the fastest-flying human on the planet. Only the best in the world are invited. The pilots jump from a platform and race around a ‘course’, defined by a start, finish and certain turning point(s), measured electronically. The pilot with the fastest run wins. The race

Every once in a while a 4-way team comes from seemingly nowhere to challenge the well-established top three countries – USA, France & Russia. In the nineties it was The Norgies, and this century it’s Hayabusa. The Belgian National team from 2004 till today, Hayabusa inched its way onto the world podium mid-noughties, and never

Jump For the Rose – 11-13 October 2013, was ROSIELICIOUS! In its fourth year, JFTR is spearheaded by Marian Sparks – a breast cancer survivor – was designed as a way to give back. In 2009, Marian found herself with breast cancer, divorced, and without insurance. By luck she was steered to an organization in

Wingsuit flying has made tremendous strides forward the last few years. From seeing the odd daredevil with a wingsuit every once in a while, wingsuit flying has now grown into a fully-fledged discipline with numerous wingsuit pilots on every dropzone you visit. Much like any sport that is growing, wingsuit flying is now also showing

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.