On The Record About Skydiving
Like any other sport, skydiving does have records. Professional jumpers aspire all the time to make and break new records. As skydiving is considered an extreme sport, the records are just as wild and awe inspiring. From blind jumps to highest jumps to largest freefall formation, skydiving records are almost without boundary. Skydiving is much less dangerous than what most people would think. It is true that there are risks involved. But this can be said for any sport or physical activity.
In NASCAR races, the vehicles are flying around the track at speeds easily exceeding 125 mph. Some might say that is risky. It is also on the insane side. This is why it is important to follow guidelines and not take any shortcuts. The proper equipment must be worn and all appropriate precautions taken. It is much more satisfying to be alive and kicking to enjoy your skydiving record breaking success.
Who Holds What Skydiving Record Anyway?
1) The record for the largest freefall formation in the world is 400 people, and was set on February 8, 2006 in Thailand. Imagine trying to organize those potty breaks.
2) Don Kellner is a man with apparently too much time on his hands. Don holds the skydiving record for most jumps with 36,000 flings from an airplane.
3) Cheryl Steams should get together with Don Kellner. In August of 2003 she made her 15,560th parachute landing and bagged herself a record in the process.
4) Capt. Joe Kittinger is just one cool dude. Over forty years later and he still holds the record for highest skydive. At 102,800 feet he began a speedy trip back to Earth. The sojourn lasted approximately thirteen minutes, with Capt. Kittinger reaching speeds up to 600 mph.
5) Jay Stokes officially became the man with absolutely nothing better to do than dive from an airplane 640 times in one day.
6) Fifty people lost their minds at the same time in April of 2000. They all agreed and executed a 50-way night jump in Elsinore, CA.
7) John Fleming and John Rossi made them some history in 2003 by setting a record for the number of blind person in a jump, by one person. Hey, a win’s a win.
8) Chuck Anderson, Paul Henley, Al Krueger, and Larry Yohn proved
that sometimes amputees can do it better with a 4-way jump in 1977. Take
that France.