It's never fun when you're close to the ground and your parachute is still there but suddenly not square -- especially around 250 feet! However, no real freakout from this skydiver, but I'd wonder what was going on in his head. Safe landing in the end, but yeah, yowsah! ~Mel
A premature opening while sit flying is never fun, especially when you almost fall through the back of your harness/container (or so it seems). This serves as a reminder that checking your gear -- including your pin -- is never a bad idea! Need another reminder? Check out what happens when your parachute opens in the plane and then gets caught on the tail.
This tandem skydive is sick! No, really.
This is an intense 2 minutes of footage! After realizing his chest strap was undone in freefall, this skydiver sacrifices altitude and his life while trying to fix the problem. Luckily his AAD works as advertised, but something tells me this would've been fatal if he wasn't on his back for deployment. I'm sure this is a mistake he'll NEVER make again, and hopefully this reminds us all to check our gear and the people around us.
How does a guy earn the moniker Sketchy Andy? Just watch this. You'll understand after the first jump, and then you'll nod your head in agreement for the remaining nine jumps. Sketchy Andy counts down his top ten sketchiest BASE jumps ever from the safety of his bedroom. From gapping poles, to not-quite jumping out, to forgetting to plan his landing, and getting smacked in the ass by his BASE slackline, Andy has done it all -- and got some exciting footage to share.
So you climb out of a small Cessna, hanging from the wing and strut as you set up in the door. You're just about to give the count... "ready, set...." and then the plane goes into a nosedive. WTF?! A little sketchy, but nothing quite beats this other terrifying plane stall.
Wingsuits go boom, and not in a good way. Here's an example of just how quickly things can go wrong with that much wing pushing the wind. This wingsuit collision was caused by a head turn while looking down at his alti. Stay sharp and keep your eyes open whether you're on a wingsuit, parachute, or just flying around arms-n-legs style.
Matthew Gough had a miracle escape after having an off-heading opening with line twists and a near-fatal cliff strike that sends him falling 1,000 feet to the ground. Not very many people are lucky enough to run down the side of a cliff like a scene from The Matrix and survive with only minor injuries. I sure hope Matthew bought a lottery ticket the next day!
Sttttrike! A swooper takes out a "spectator" (for lack of a better term) at a respectable speed. Why wasn't she watching?? No one can see how awesome you are if they're not watching.