Tag Archive for 2009

2009 – Guyana Trip – Part 3

This video is part three of my Guyana trip. Guyana is in the north-eastern portion of South America, just east of Venezuela. A day after Farah and I arrived in the capital city of Georgetown, we took a small airplane trip over the tropical rainforest and landed on the edge of the savannah where we stayed several days in an eco friendly resort. In this video, we took a jeep ride into the tropical rain forest to visit the Iwokrama Canopy Walkway. The Canopy Walkway is a series of suspension bridges and decks of up to 30 metres in height and 154 metres in length. The canopy allows visitors to experience the rain forest canopy at eye level. The video also shows a small hike we did into the outer edge of the forest, a short walk from the lodge that we stayed at.
Video Rating: 5 / 5

2009 Lodi Ninety Canopy Swoop / Piloting Money Meet

The Parachute Center of Acampo / Lodi (often known as Skydive Lodi) does not tolerate “any turn below 500 feet in excess of 90 degrees that takes less than 5 seconds.” This begs a question, “How fast can a canopy go with just a 90 degree turn?” How much performance can a good canopy pilot squeeze out of a 90 degree swoop? 25% of canopy terminal? 50%? 90% 100%? I just HAD to find out, thus the world’s first 90 degree swoop money meet. It was held on 11/14 – 11/15, 2009 at Lodi. The event information, pictures and results can be found at www.4dwireless.net
Video Rating: 5 / 5