Paraglider Pulls Emergency Chute With One Second to Spare
A Swiss paraglider pilot in Spain narrowly escaped death after he was caught in strong turbulence and forced to deploy his emergency parachute with just one second to spare.
In 2022, Kevin Phillip, 34, was...
Head First Speed Skydiving
Head First Speed Skydiving: The Latest Extreme Sport
Head-first speed skydiving is the latest extreme sport to take the world by storm. It involves jumping out of an airplane in a head-first position and reaching...
Plane Swap Gone Wrong
Two pilots survived a plane swap stunt gone wrong when one of them failed to reach the cockpit of the other plane.
The stunt was part of an attempt by Red Bull to break the...
Reserve Chute Troubles When Paragliders Collide
During a paragliding venue in Columbia, two pilots find themselves intertwined after a midair collision. While one of the pilots deploys his reserve in less than five seconds, the other pilot has trouble. "Throw...
Mars Ingenuity Drone – First Flight on Another Planet
"Sometimes we have to do something just to show that you can do it"! This sentence summarizes the purpose of the Mars Ingenuity Drone.
The rover Perseverance launched in July of 2020 aboard an Atlas...
Launching off the Perrine Bridge with a Hang Glider
Wolfgang Seiss has accomplished what no one else has attempted, launching off the Perrine Bridge with a hang glider.
As a matter of fact, the Perrine Bridge is the pinnacle location for bridge BASE jumps.
Standing...
Hang Gliding Speed Run in the Italian Alps
Wolfgang Sies filmed this hang gliding speed run during a break in the World Hang Gliding Championship in 2019. From the slopes of Monte Zoncolan in Italy, Wolfgang pushes his glider to top speed...
Emergency Landing on a Louisiana Highway
A pilot made an emergency landing on a Louisiana highway while a truck driver of an oil tanker manages to center his truck in the lane to block traffic.
After having engine problems, the veteran...
103 Year Old Skydiver Sets World Record
In celebration of his grandsons' graduation from college, a 103-year-old skydiver, Al Blaschke, set a Guinness World Record. Al jumped out of the airplane with a parachute.
Above all, this is not Al's first world...
Wingsuit Fly-Through in Moab, Utah
A wingsuit fly-through is no easy task. The fly-through requires precise timing and perfect flight control while maneuvering a wingsuit through a small opening.
Every year a group of slackliners diverges at the 'GGBY Highline...
Gravity Jet Suit – Engineered for Speed
The Gravity Jet Suit is an engineering marvel created by engineer Richard Browning of the British company Gravity Industries. Founded in 2017 with the introduction of the Jet Suit, the company travels the world...
Couch Potato Paragliding
For all those couch potatoes out there, this guy has come up with a solution to be a couch potato and fly at the same time.
"Uçan Koltuk" is Turkish for 'Flying Seat' which...
Playing with Fire Over Texas
Playing with Fire Over Texas is nothing new for this group of jumpers.
An assortment of jumpers went freeflying at night with pyro to set the sky aflame. With LED lights attached, sixteen skydivers lept...
Hang Gliding World Record Out and Return
On June 20th, Owen Morse set a new hang gliding world record for an out-and-return. His 222 miles was 3 miles farther than the former world record set back in 2013 by Austrian Tom...
Cloud Surfing on a Paramotor in Slovenia
Pilot Narobe Benjamin demonstrates what most unpowered air sports pilots never experience, cloud surfing on a paramotor. Benjamin flies his powered paraglider in southwestern Slovenia, specifically in the town of Postojna.
In this powered paragliding...
Flying Carpet Trick – Wingsuit & Canopy Pilot
The 'Flying Carpet' trick is a problematic stunt to accomplish, and when performed correctly, it looks impressive. It consists of one wingsuit pilot and one pilot under the canopy. The wingsuit pilot acts as...
Hot Air Balloon Skydive in Sunny California
In the spirit of André-Jacques Garnerin, the first person to skydive from a balloon, this squad executed the perfect hot air balloon skydive.
Justus Zils filmed this stunning video in sunny Perris, CA, with a...
Bear Grylls Goes Powered Paragliding
Bear Grylls goes powered paragliding during his spare time. Unless you follow Bear closely, you may not know that he set a record for powered paragliding when he went flew over Mt Everest in...
Skydiving in Lingerie
This skydiving video is an excerpt from an award-winning skydiving documentary, Over the Edge. In this short video, an all-female group goes skydiving in lingerie and high heels.
It's important to realize that this documentary...
Accelerated Freefall Spin
Discovering how to freefall can be an intimidating experience especially if the one schooling you is your ranking officer. This first time accelerated freefall student overlooks the basics and slips into a wild spin....