News from October 2008

Parahawking

When Scott Mason took up falconry at the age of 12 in East London he often dreamed of being able to fly like the birds of prey he trained. It wasn’t until his around-the-world tour that lead him to Nepal did he discover the means to fulfilling his dream of flight. Scott hooked up with [...]

Parachute Wraps

Parachute wraps set to Stevie Nicks songs. Great Video!

Skydiving Stunts

Skydiving stunts video set to Red Hot Chili Peppers “Roller Coaster of Love”, say what? Great video with plenty of action including air to plane transfer.

Skydiving Bloopers #2

Pond Swooping Crash

Very Funny Bear

Very funny bear

Iron Man

Turbines strapped to legs

Practice Makes Perfect

Skydiving Bloopers #1

81-way World-Record

81-way world-record skydiving parachute formation

Wing Suite Skydiver

Good Samaritan Pilot Attacked

When a paraglider pilot decided to be a Good Samaritan and talk to a group of troubled youths, he had no idea that his good deed would end up in a trip to the hospital.

United States Skydiving Nationals

The 2008 U.S. National Skydiving Championships was held between October 19-25, 2008 in Elroy Arizona.

Everest Skydive 2008

Skydivers from around the world converged on Shyangboche at the foot of Mount Everest for the first annual “Everest Skydive”.

GPS 101 – The Basics

Your at 800 feet, thermals are playing out, you see the landing zone about a mile away and wonder if you can make it. No time to second guess, so you check your glide path with your GPS system. The GPS checks your location in reference to the landing zone, calculates the distance between, calculates [...]

Wind 101 – The Basics

What makes the wind blow? There are two primary causes for the wind.

Ultralight Busted With Mary Jane

U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s air operations spotted and interdicted an ultra-light aircraft carrying $180,000 of illegal drugs crossing the U.S.-Mexican border.

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Powered Parachutes to the Rescue

Powered parachutes are more and more being recognized as a powerful tool to fight crime by local police departments. The slow flying speed of a powered parachute in comparison to a small airplane makes these aircraft a better platform to view the lay of the land and spot illegal activity. Short take off lengths of [...]

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2009 United States Paragliding Nationals – Utah

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