HD Video Helmet Camera Review
Be it hang gliding, paragliding, skydiving or ultralighting we all wish we had a video camera to shoot those memorable flying moments. With the spring flying season well underway, we are offering some assistance in chosing the right camera...
2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships
The 2009 USPA National Skydiving Championships are taking place from October 12 through the 25th at Skydive Spaceland in Rosharon, Texas, just south of Houston.
This year's event will include formation skydiving, freeflying, style & accuracy, canopy piloting and canopy formation....
Freeflying Skydiving is at the Forefront of Artistic Events
Artistic Expression has moved to the forefront of skydiving news under the auspices of The World Freestyle Federation, and it's set to be showcased at the 2012 World Parachuting Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. There, USA skydivers are...
2009 World Air Games
The United States sent 17 competitors to the World Air Games between June 6th and June 14th 2009. This event is the premier event of for air sports enthusiasts boasting 10 disciplines, 27 competitions, and 3 venues in Italy.
The disciplines included in...
Rex Ryan goes skydiving because ‘I like to live’
Sometimes just jumping out of a perfectly good airplane and freefalling through the air is not enough for the typical thrill seeker. Sometimes, the location over which one skydives is just as important as the actual experience. That seemed...
New Sony Camera for Skydivers Hits Shelves in September
Have you ever been skydiving and wish you could have given your friends a bird's eye view of such an exhilarating experience? Or better yet, have you heard of a skydiving world record and wished you could have seen...
2010 World Skydiving Championship – Formation and Canopy
Skydiving specialists from around the globe gathered at the 2010 World Skydiving Championship in Menzelinsk, Russia from August 1st through the 5th to engage in competition for the events of Formation Skydiving and Canopy Formations.
The continuation of the World...
World Parachuting Championship – Dubai Mondial
Skydiving offers athletes a unique perspective of the world. Skydivers gain an appreciation for the scenes typically reserved for the birds, but the sport also presents a variety of locales from which to pursue the sport. Skydiving news is...
Jetman Bails into Ocean
A Swiss adventurer, Yves Rossy, went down into the Atlantic Ocean after hitting turbulent air which caused equipment failure.
While attempting to cross the Strait of Gilbralter from Africa to Europe, the self proclaimed 'Jetman' had to pull his reserve chute after...
2017 USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championship
The United States Parachute Association's National Collegiate Parachuting Championship took place from December 27th, 2017 to January 2nd, 2018 at the Florida Skydiving Center in Lakes Wales, Florida.
The collegiate championship has taken place since 1958, hosted with the intention of...
A Skydiving Simulator Called Parasim
Teaching people to jump out of a perfectly good airplane at a high altitude can be a challenging task, absent actually starting by jumping. an unwise method to say the least. Traditionally paratroopers, after practicing their falls and landing...
USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championships Conclude with Eight New Records
The 2012 USPA National Collegiate Parachuting Championships came to a finish on December 31st, just in time for New Year’s celebrations. The winners definitely had a lot to celebrate. Of the eighty-seven competitors, eight new records were set.
The 2012...
Former Power Ranger Breaks Skydiving World Record
For most people, skydiving in and of itself is an incredible feat. For one former star of the children's program, The Power Rangers, jumping wasn't enough. He combined his talent with mixed martial arts to break a skydiving world...
Government Shutdown Provides Opportunity to Furloughed Workers
While the recent government shutdown has had negative effects on many of the federal employees, some businesses are looking for ways to help and support the 800,000 people who won't be getting a paycheck until the furlough is over. ...
United States Skydiving Nationals
The 2008 U.S. National Skydiving Championships was held between October 19-25, 2008 in Elroy Arizona.
The 9th Annual FAI World Cup of Canopy Flying
The 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Flying wrapped up earlier this month, taking place from November 27th to December 1st, 2017 at Skydive Dubai. The annual event brought together 94 total competitors from 25 nations. For many competitors,...
Top World Records Countdown of 2012
The summer of 2012 was marked by any number of hang gliding, paragliding and skydiving world record records; in fact, some records that have held their ground for decades were shattered. Let's take a moment to reflect back on...
World Parachuting Championships Underway
The FIA World Parachuting Championships Mondial got underway in Dubai, with the opening jumps on November 29, 2012. The event makes skydiving news as the largest parachute event ever held.
There will be 13 competitions featuring more than 1,600 competitors...
Combat Control Teams Parachute into Enemy Territory
In skydiving news everyone knows how the Army has Delta Force and the Navy the SEALs who typically ride helicopter or parachute jump into hostile areas to perform missions that often are more fantastic than anything ever seen at...
Base Jumping from a Drone
Skydivers are some of the coolest people around for a variety of reasons. They aren't afraid of anything, they live life to the fullest, and they are always coming up with new and amazing ways to be airborne.
They also...
