Skydiver Arrested in AAD Theft
Well known wingsuit skydiver Justin Shorb was arrested on August 10th, 2011 by the police departement in Derry, NH. Shorb has been charged with larceny and reckless endangerment following the sale of stolen Cypres units.
CBS Conneticut posted the news item below on their website on August 19th, 2011:
Police say an Ohio skydiver had a close call when a re-programmed safety device stolen from a South Windsor company caused his reserve parachute to open and become entangled in his main chute.
The small computers are used to deploy a reserve parachute at a specific height, if the main chute does not open. The safety devices which were taken had been re-programmed for product testing to open at a higher-than standard altitude, and had a warning label – but police believe the label was removed before the device, known as a Cypress, was sold.
A three-month investigation led police to 30-year-old Justin Shorb, now of Derry, New Hampshire. He’s charged with larceny and reckless endangerment. Police say he has helped them track the buyers. They he sold each Cypress — which retails for $1,200 to $1,800 over the internet for $400 to $800.
And that said – cast your vote in our poll to the right, we are curious to know if there really is “honor amongst skydivers” or if are we too trusting of each other. Vote away.
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New MI Wingsuit State Record
Photo by Brian Snarr
Simon Repton of Wicked Wingsuits, reports that this past weekend a new Wingsuit Record was set at Skydive Allegan the state of Michigan – but not just any other record. This one was set using a formation C182 load to get the 7 wingsuiters up to altitude.
Something that is quite easy out of your average Twin Otter took a good bit more work and planning this way. The dropzone was very supportive and the record was organized by Kyle O’Donohue.
This Wicked Wingsuits Weekend was sponsored by Wicked Wingsuit and they are stoked to have been a part of this new Wicked Wingsuits Wekord 
Proximity BASE Jump Makes National TV in UK
The Jump4Heroes guys have recently returned from a BASE jumping trip in Italy. They’ve put together this stunning video that we just have to share with you. They did this all for charity trying to raise awareness for those that serve or have served their country. If you like it then please share it.
And if you really like it then please ask your friends to share it so we can help them get the message out there.
And if you want to see the TV interview then just click THIS AWESOME LINK RIGHT HERE!
Police Apprehend Wingsuit UFOs!
The Royal British Legion Extreme Human Flight Team, Jump4Heroes, had a little encounter – entirely amicable – with the German Police last weekend.
Team members were training at the Joint Service Parachute Centre in Bad Lippspringe, Germany, in preparation for the forthcoming Canopy Piloting National Championships and the subsequent World Championships. After a long day flying their Competition Velocities across the impressive swoop pond, they decided to break out their new Poppy-branded Vampire 3 wingsuits for a quick jump.
From 16,000 feet up, Major Alastair Macartney and Warrant Officer Class One Spencer Hogg, with Corporal Stuart Storey flying on camera, flew out over the ranges of Sennelager training area. They were carving around the cloud formations, creating an amazing show for those watching below, really putting the new suits through their paces on their maiden voyage.
After swooping down to a safe landing on their Competition Velocities, they gathered up their gear and headed inside to pack up their kit. As they did so, two German police cars screeched on to the scene to apprehend the Jump4Heroes daredevils.
It turned out that the people in the local town had never before seen high speed wingsuit flying in this style. Unsure of what it was and how to react, they had reported the “UFOs” to the local police.
It all ended amicably with the team members showing the police their equipment and demonstrating the flight modes.
They invited the police to come up on a jump but their offer was politely declined, strangely…
The 5th Dimension
Brett from Australia sent us a link to a very cool video indeed:
Off-Track to the 5th dimension
For some reason, fifth dimension makes me think of multivariable calculus, which I took from an odd Russian professor, with an econ major friend who took the class for the fun of it. Thankfully this video is a lot more enjoyable than that was.
My Summer Vacation by Jonathan Tagle
Sick wingsuit BASE video from JT. It may not be possible to get any closer to getting out and doing it yourself—which, of course, we highly encourage.
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