Volocopter – Autonomous Air Taxi

Urban transportation is the pits. Congested streets and sparse parking make downtown driving a pain. What if there was a way to avoid traffic jams and parking garages by soaring over the city? Could...

Airplane Lands on Freeway

A small aircraft made an emergency landing on a busy New York State highway.

First Female Afghan Paraglider

Say Hello to Afghanistan's First Female Paraglider It's not every day that a mother and resident of Afghanistan, a country not historically known for its female athletes, is hopeful to attend international paragliding events. But...
Quinns Rocks Hang Gliding

Launch Pad in Australia is Finally Legal!

The hang gliding community near Wanneroo city in Australia has been delivered good news recently as the Wanneroo city council to approve a formal launch site near Quinns Rocks and Jindalee. The people at...

Women’s Vertical World Record 65-Way

On their sixteenth attempt, the women at Skydive Arizona set a new world record for a vertical formation of sixty-five women. The jump team consisted of women from 18 countries meeting in Elroy, Arizona. The...

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...

2nd Annual FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships

Over the weekend, 23 nations met for the second annual FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships. The competition, which took place October 20th-22nd, was held at the SkyVenture wind tunnel in Laval, Quebec, Canada. The...

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...

Paraglider Drop over the Matterhorn

5 time Red Bull X-Alp Champion jumps from a helicopter in preparation of the competition. Chrigel Maurer unique method of jumping his brand new paraglider shows how confident he is of flying in the mountains....

British Army Sergeant Faces Retrial for Attempted Murder of Wife

Sergeant Emile Cilliers, a member of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps, is now facing a retrial for the attempted murder of his wife after the jury was dismissed for failing to reach a...

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...

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...

Zapata Flyboard

The Zapata Flyboard Air is manufactured by Zapata Racing. Top speed is over 90 mph with a ceiling of 10,000 feet. It will fly for approximately 10 minutes before the backpack fuel tank needs...
103 Year Old Skydiver Sets World Record

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...

Miles Above the Rest – A Base Jump World Record

Miles Daisher is no stranger to the BASE jumping world, as a matter of fact, he is somewhat of a legend amongst the BASE jumping community. He holds the world record for the most...

Paramotor Foot Drag Disaster

This week's Tuesday's Tumble includes a paramotor pilot learning to foot drag the hard way! It appears no one here was seriously injured other than the pilot's wallet.
Going McFly on a Hoverboard

Going McFly on a Hoverboard

Sam Rogers fulfilled a dream of his by inventing his hoverboard, sort of. While this board doesn't propel Sam in the air, his jet-powered gloves do. He 3-D printed the gloves and took them...

Paralyzed Man Flies on Paramotor

A paralyzed man was very grateful for his time spent with Project Airtime. Project Airtime is a nonprofit organization assisting those with disabilities who wish to experience the joy of flight. Learn more, request a flight,...
Bear Grylls Goes Powered Paragliding

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...

Paramotor Pilot’s Perfect Emergency Landing in Hawaii

A paramotor pilot in Hawaii had a lucky escape as he was able to navigate to a rocky beach landing on the island of Oahu. In March of 2017, the pilot was paramotoring over the...
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