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'I would do it again': Calgary woman celebrates 100th birthday by skydiving

‘I would do it again’: Calgary woman celebrates 100th birthday by skydiving

When Patricia MacKenzie turned 90 a decade ago, she put off a dream of skydiving at the insistence of her husband and children.

But in fulfilling her 100th birthday vow last month, the energetic Calgarian tumbled out of a plane 20,000 feet above California.

“I never thought it was extraordinary … I suppose it seems a bit odd, but I just did it for me,” said the diminutive U.K. native in an…

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Nicole Kidman Thinks Every Woman Should Skydive At Least Once

Nicole Kidman has been in the public eye for over three decades. This stunning star is married to singer Keith Urban, and they have what looks like an idyllic life together with their daughters.

Although her divorce from Tom Cruise was painful in many ways, she seems to have recovered beautifully. Now Kidman balances acting and her family life, and she makes it look pretty good.

All in all,…

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on skydiving into Daytona 500 track: 'I was beyond scared' briefly

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on skydiving into Daytona 500 track: ‘I was beyond scared’ briefly

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. went skydiving, he landed inside the track at Daytona International Speedway.

Three days before the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, the No. 43 Chevrolet driver jumped in tandem out of a plane, thanks to race sponsor, the U.S. Air Force. Although he said they missed their mark near the 2.5-mile track’s…

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Women's Skydiving Network: Project 19 preps to break World Record

Women’s Skydiving Network: Project 19 preps to break World Record

Female skydivers from seven countries are descending into Arizona this weekend to prepare for the Women’s Skydiving Network‘s Project 19 World Record initiative honoring the historic anniversary of women’s right to vote. The two-day training camp will take place at Skydive Arizona from Saturday, March 7 to Sunday, March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day.

Project 19 is the colossal…

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When 100 women jump out of a plane, there's a reason you should follow them

When 100 women jump out of a plane, there’s a reason you should follow them

Almost 70 female skydivers from across the world were at Skydive Arizona in Eloy on Sunday, training for an unprecedented jump to mark the 100th anniversary of women’s right to vote.

It’s the work of Project 19 (for the 19th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution), a group of women determined to pull off the first-ever, 100-way women’s vertical jump.

Something like this takes careful choreography.

“I…

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Jump alongside the 82nd Airborne with a paratrooper's wild skydive video from Colombia

Jump alongside the 82nd Airborne with a paratrooper’s wild skydive video from Colombia

Paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division alongisde their Colombian secure a dropzone alongside their counterparts from 2nd Special Forces Battalion during an Airborne operation in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020. an Airborne operation in Tolemaida, Colombia, January 26, 2020. (US Army/Master Sgt. Alexander Burnett)

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Business…

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Sky’s The Limit COVID-19 Update

We are reviewing the updates from the state and local governments, and the CDC for their recommendations. The current situation suggests delaying our opening till May 1st. As everyone is aware testing on a broad scale will commence this week, hopefully this additional information over the next few weeks will allow us to open sooner, sometime in April. As of now we will be cancelling Safety Day. I…

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NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on skydiving into Daytona 500 track: 'I was beyond scared' briefly

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace on skydiving into Daytona 500 track: ‘I was beyond scared’ briefly

This is the Daytona 500 from the Sky: A multi-part series from For The Win looking at NASCAR’s biggest race of the year from an aerial perspective.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — The first time NASCAR driver Darrell “Bubba” Wallace Jr. went skydiving, he landed inside the track at Daytona International Speedway.

Three days before the NASCAR Cup Series season-opening Daytona 500, the No. 43 Chevrolet…

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Whoa! Skydiver takes her love of pizza to new heights with mid-jump pizza delivery

Skydiving seems to make some hungry.

Skydiver McKenna Knipe took her love of pizza to new heights during her 300th jump on her 24th birthday last month, according to reports.

The jump took place on Jan. 14 at Skydive City in Florida.

She had the pizza delivered to her while thousands of feet in the air by a fellow jumper who was in tandem a few feet above her. But it’s not the first time she’s…

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Harlem Globetrotters Celebrate World Trick Shot Day With First-Ever "Skydiving Trick Shot"

Harlem Globetrotters Celebrate World Trick Shot Day With First-Ever “Skydiving Trick Shot”

ATLANTA, Dec. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The world famous Harlem Globetrotters, who have made seemingly impossible trick shots part of their everyday repertoire, have once again put their shot-making expertise on center stage today to help celebrate the fourth annual World Trick Shot Day.

In celebration of the fourth annual…

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Gresham woman's planned documentary on late, blind, skydiving husband gets boost

Gresham woman’s planned documentary on late, blind, skydiving husband gets boost

GRESHAM, Ore. — In March of 2018, KATU told the story of Darian Slayton Fleming, a Gresham woman trying to get a documentary made about her husband, who made waves for being a blind skydiver.

Nearly two years later, the public now has a chance to see the work that’s been done so far.

“For me, this is helping me keep my memories of John alive,” Fleming said about working on the project. “I get to…

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Youth Skydiving Program Planned for Tampa Bay

BRANDON, Fla. — United Global Academy, the school expected to be headquartered at the future Sarah Vande Berg Tennis Center in Zephyrhills, revealed it plans to add a skydiving program to its offerings.

10 minutes of flight equates to about 12-15 skydives

School will blend athletics, academics

LINK: iFly

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“I think a lot of people don’t realize it’s a sport, but…

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Woman eats Burger King Impossible Whopper while skydiving, plans to start filming 'weekly food reviews in the sky'

Woman eats Burger King Impossible Whopper while skydiving, plans to start filming ‘weekly food reviews in the sky’

This food reviewer has a lot of altitude.

McKenna Knipe, 24, filmed herself pulling off a (seemingly) impossible stunt – chowing down on Burger King’s fake-meat Impossible Whopper while flying through the air in a wingsuit.

The high-flying footage was shared by the South Florida resident, who concealed the sandwich in her flight…

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Would you try this?

A daredevil has leapt from a plane 25,000 feet into a giant net, becoming the first person in the world to complete a skydive without a parachute.

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Performance Designs closes out the PD Bullseye 2019 competition at Skydive DeLand

Performance Designs hosted the PD Bullseye Sport Accuracy series across the US and Europe this summer. The competition visited 5 countries, 9 dropzones and met over 400 skydivers. This series was a chance for people with under 500 jumps to test their sport accuracy and become better canopy pilots. The 23 finalists traveled to Skydive DeLand on December 6th to meet each other, the PD team, train…

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