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One Dead, One Injured in CA Tandem Skydiving Accident

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:16 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:16 pm

Skydiving instructor dies after hitting dust devil during jump with student, family says

(Gray News) - A skydiving instructor in California has...

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Thu Aug 08, 2024 4:16 pm
Wingsuits...

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Wed Jul 03, 2024 1:31 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Nov 25, 2020 7:51 pm

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The recent sad demise of Vince Reffet lead me to have a look at the extreme stuff that the wingsuit practitioners have been undertaking...

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I found the civvies just as rigorous as the RAF in their prep. Mind you, there were several ex-mil and assorted record holders where I jumped. The...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Wed Jul 03, 2024 1:31 pm
Skydivers Fly Wingsuits Through London's Tower Bridge

Last post by Boac « Wed May 15, 2024 7:27 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue May 14, 2024 12:13 am

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Daredevils fly through iconic bridge in London

On May 2, skydivers Marco Fürst and Marco Waltenspiel became the first to fly in wingsuits...

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Truly amazing.
Jeeves pass me my brown trousers....................... . =))

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Last post by Boac
Wed May 15, 2024 7:27 am
British BASE Jumper Dead in Thailand

Last post by Boac « Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:33 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jan 29, 2024 2:41 pm

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British BASE jumper falls to his death from condominium in Thailand after parachute fails

A British BASE jumper has died in Thailand after his...

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Aka 'Jumping to a conclusion'?

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Last post by Boac
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:33 pm
Wing suit Flyer Dies After Parachutes Fail to Deploy

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:38 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:38 pm

Colorado man dies while skydiving after parachutes fail to deploy
The 36-year-old man was a participant with the Mile-Hi Skydiving Center in...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Mon Jan 29, 2024 8:38 pm
104 year old Guiness Record holding Skydiver passes away

Last post by Karearea « Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:54 am
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by OneHungLow » Thu Oct 12, 2023 9:13 am

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I am glad she got to do what she did.

Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale
Her infinite variety.

Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago...

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Brave lady, glad it went well for her.

Chicago's own Dorothy Hoffner is now the oldest person ever to tandem skydive from an airplane

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Last post by Karearea
Fri Oct 13, 2023 1:54 am
Jumping through cloud!

Last post by OneHungLow « Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:56 pm
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by OneHungLow » Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:09 pm

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Wed Oct 04, 2023 5:56 pm
Skydiving.

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:47 pm
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by ExSp33db1rd » Thu Apr 26, 2018 8:46 am
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Warning - serious aviation content. ( even move to more appropriate thread - if I knew what it was, parachuting thread doesn't seem to fit this...

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Private astronaut to attempt record skydive on Sept. 28
By Mike Wall published about 21 hours ago
Ax-1's Larry Connor and his colleagues will try to...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:47 pm
Vampire flight for NZ glider record holder

Last post by Rossian « Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:09 am
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by FD2 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:25 pm

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This falls between two subjects but I'll put it on this one. An 88 year old terminally ill ex-pilot had always wanted to fly in a jet and some...

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That's great, and he definitely seems to have enjoyed it. Thanks for digging it out.

The Ancient Mariner

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Last post by Rossian
Tue Jan 18, 2022 8:09 am
Gliding: how was it for you?

Last post by tango15 « Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:02 pm
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by Yamagata ken » Thu Aug 09, 2018 11:41 am
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In another life I lived in Perth. WA. The local gliding club (based at York) held an open day. I drove my wife and 3yo son there for the day. My wife...

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My own experience was less than stellar, so to speak. We were with the CCF at Halton, when it was decided that the cadets would each get a chance to...
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Sat Jul 10, 2021 7:02 pm
You don't have to be mad to work here, but

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Mon May 31, 2021 8:57 pm
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by Boac » Mon May 31, 2021 8:39 pm

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New underpants please?

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No Thank You!

PP

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Mon May 31, 2021 8:57 pm
Water landing...

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by TheGreenGoblin » Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:39 pm

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Mon Jun 15, 2020 8:39 pm
What fun - cliff soaring in NZ

Last post by JimR « Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:49 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sun Aug 11, 2019 5:52 pm

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If you are short of time try from 1:20 onwards.....wouldn't take much for this to go wrong!

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I guess he just wanted to make sure his altimeter was calibrated accurately at sea level!

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Last post by JimR
Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:49 pm
British and Ukranian Paragliders killed

Last post by Cacophonix « Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:13 pm

by Cacophonix » Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:13 pm

A respected British paraglider has died after colliding in midair with another pilot during a competition in Macedonia.

Innes Powell, 54, and Igor...

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Sat Aug 18, 2018 9:13 pm
Parachute jumps - what impressed you most on your first jump

Last post by Cacophonix « Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:12 am
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by Rwy in Sight » Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:43 am
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As mentioned in another thread, currently a gentleman is installing a new set of windows and we are chatting about our military service. He did serve...

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They built the Douglas A-1 Skyraider strong!

Skyraider.JPG

250feet.JPG

Caco
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Fri Dec 15, 2017 7:12 am
Frisky Old Broad

Last post by A Lutra Continua « Sun May 01, 2016 6:55 pm
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by A Lutra Continua » Sat Jan 09, 2016 6:58 am

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Got to admire some folks...

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Looks like the main was deployed so probably not fast asleep on the way down. If he was out cold it would have been left to the AAD to unpack the...

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Sun May 01, 2016 6:55 pm

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