Month: November 2007

Speed and noise No. 2

These high speed passes are really quite something. Check out this F-14 Tomcat as it goes between two ships at sonic speed. Vapor is cool, but the noise is even cooler.

Zero-G dog

Meet Max. Max is the passenger on the backseat and was brought along by his best friend for a little ride.. And during this joyride, Max found out what the effects of Zero-G are on his body. I wonder what Max was thinking while he was floating around…

Thunderbird bites the dust

Tis Thunderbird F-16 pilot was tried to do a Split-S, but he miscalculated his height and started the maneuver too early. He managed to eject safely just 0.8 seconds before his plane bites the dust.

Nothing like the great outdoors

There is nothing like the great outdoors, finding yourself on a great lake, with a great view, your best friend, some beers, birds singing, fish taking the bait. Things can’t get much better than this. Yeah, but they can get much worse…

Small inconvenience

“On behalf of the Dutch crew I’d like to apologize to the Austrian football team for this small inconvenience. We wish you a lot of success against the Dutch football team.” This is really one of the funniest aviation related commercials ever.

Glider vs Soul Flyers

The ultimate outdoor movie? Hell, yeah!!! Check out crazy man Jean Loic Albert, one of the Salomon Soul Flyers, as he puts on his wingsuit and goes diving after a glider. I really like the part where he catches the glider’s wing. Really outstanding performance from both riders: Jean Loic Albert in the wingsuit and […]

Old woman skydiving

You have to appreciate the elderly when they take on extreme sports. Of course, sometimes the do come a bit unprepared and can’t quite really seem to hang on to their teeth.

Helicopter tow job

This helicopter crew wanted to help out a few guys that had a boat engine problem. Well, that was a really stupid decision, since their helicopter went down for a swim. Not the brightest of helicopter pilots.