Whirlwind Activity

Shout-out to Sugitomo for her tip and encouragement: “Keep up the cute!” she says. You know I will, but just for a change of pace, have a look at this display of precision indoor skydiving from the Mad Ravens at the World Indoor Skydiving Championship.




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16 thoughts on “Whirlwind Activity

  1. Gigi the cat laddy August 28, 2016 / 7:15 pm

    WOW! Incredible! It almost looks like they’re moving in zero gravity.

  2. Smartypants August 28, 2016 / 7:57 pm

    Stunning! This should be in a sci-fi movie, but viewers wouldn’t believe it’s real. I love it. Amazing athleticism, beauty, choreography – and at the end when they just swoop right back out – so cool.

    • Murray C. August 28, 2016 / 9:10 pm

      I don’t understand – how is this done!?????

      • Not That Mike The Other Mike August 28, 2016 / 9:13 pm

        I think they’re in a chamber with a large fan in the floor, blowing air up at such high speeds that people inside get pushed up. I’ve seen film of rigs like these being used to train skydivers.

        • Murray C. August 28, 2016 / 11:26 pm

          That is gobsmacking amazing – I don’t understand how they aren’t just blown to the top and get stuck there – I wonder that they can exert any control over their positions. Very cool.

      • Birdcage August 28, 2016 / 9:30 pm

        We have one of these indoor skydiving places near my home and you can go there for birthday parties and stuff. It’s just a big vertical wind tunnel, as Mike said,.

  3. SAA1451 August 28, 2016 / 9:35 pm

    1st — Amazed by the untold numbers of hours of practice that this must have taken
    2nd — Astonished that they only won Silver

    • Smartypants August 29, 2016 / 7:07 am

      Hehe, that struck me too – how many times did someone take an inadvertent sneaker to the face before they perfected it? And if that’s Silver, what is Gold? Go Mad Ravens!

  4. Faye August 28, 2016 / 11:02 pm

    Just wow. Wowie wow wow! Thank you Mr. Mike.

  5. Duckie ? August 28, 2016 / 11:22 pm

    This is the last item on my first bucket list!

    • Alice Shortcake August 29, 2016 / 2:10 am

      Me too! Just for the sensation of flying, though – I’m a bit long in the tooth for the athletic stuff…

  6. TrixAndSam August 28, 2016 / 11:30 pm

    I’m winded just watching it!!

  7. Phred's Mom August 28, 2016 / 11:39 pm

    There are no words . . .?

  8. Doug August 29, 2016 / 6:19 am

    Mike .. Mike … When did you become ” (no)Chuteropolis ” ??

    🙂

  9. debg August 29, 2016 / 9:55 am

    I wonder if this is what the ghosts of Hogwarts looked like when they did some formation gliding at a Halloween feast.

    Beautiful work, Mad Ravens!

  10. sugitomo August 29, 2016 / 10:55 pm

    Looks like so much fun, but I would want a lot of padding on that glass

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