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Day 11 of the 2026 USPA National Championships hosted by Skydive Perris

The 8-way discipline at Skydive Perris featured seven intermediate teams, five advanced teams and eight open teams. After a morning wait for the California fog to clear, teams took to the sky and continued jumping until the final light of the day faded. In the intermediate class, Air Force Surf N’Turf leads the field after six rounds, with its best performance coming in Round 4 with a score of eight points. Crewm8s XP sits in second place, highlighted by a six-point Round 4. The battle for th...

Make the Most of Your Tunnel Camp

Spending a lot on a tunnel camp? Show up prepared and get the most out of your time and investment. Booking a tunnel camp is a big decision. Knowing you’re going to be able to fly a lot in a short amount of time, in a new location, perhaps even in another country can be

Days 9 & 10 of the 2026 USPA National Skydiving Championships hosted by Skydive Perris

Thirty-nine four-way formation skydiving teams spent two days battling for podium positions at the 2026 USPA National Championships at Skydive Perris, with several classes decided by just a few points — and multiple jump-offs. The Beginner class brought together teams focused on competition experience and having fun. Big Grip Energy led the field with 79 points to claim gold, while 4.5 Men finished five points behind with 74 for silver. The race for bronze required a jump-off after SDMW Speed...

POV: Wingsuit BASE Jump proximity in the mountains | The Skydiving Channel

First-person POV of a proximity wingsuit BASE jump down the mountain ridges. High-speed extreme wingsuit flying in the rocks! Huge thanks to my bro for the epic BASE jump footage! Make sure to check out his channel! TIMESTAMPS: 0:01 - Cliff Exit 0:10 - Mountain Proximity Flying 0:30 - Parachute Open Watch full skydiving playlists: Subscribe to The Skydiving Channel for more extreme videos: Original Video Link: Track Preview: Lyrics featured in this video are part of an upcomin...

Wingsuit flying: Skydive with UFO | The Skydiving Channel

Day 8 & 9 Recap - 2026 USPA National Skydiving Championships

The final rounds of Mixed Formation Skydiving wrapped up on Day 8 of the 2026 USPA National Championships at Skydive Perris, with close races in all three categories and a new California State record in the Open class. In Intermediate, Air Force Vertigo and Hail Mary entered the day tied for first place, sending the teams into a jump-off to determine the final standings. Vertigo scored 17 points to take the gold medal, while Hail Mary scored 15 points for silver. Air Force Odyssey earned bron...

VFS Awards Ceremony

Helicopter: The Ultimate Skydiving Tool

How to order your Cookie C45 Custom Decal kit

So you bought a Cookie C45… and now you want it to look like your C45 instead of the exact same helmet as everyone else. Good choice. In this video, we’ll walk you through exactly how to design and order your Cookie C45 Custom Decal Kit from ChutingStar, because apparently “pick some colors and click a button” needed a tutorial. Here’s the process: First head on over to: 2 chick the link to head over to the Cookie C45 Decal Designer Use Cookie’s online configurator to start creating your mast...

Day 6 & 7 Recap - 2026 USPA National Skydiving Championships

Day six of the USPA National Championships started early — and ended early. With just three artistic teams competing, there was plenty of work to do. All seven rounds were completed in a single day. In Freestyle, Team Aura wowed the judges with precise, technical flying, finishing with 54.3 points to take the gold medal. Local athletes also took the opportunity to compete, forming the pickup team Last Minute Legends. With limited competition experience, the team used the event as a training g...

Kate Cooper-Jensen Receives National Aviation Honor

Skydiver Kate Cooper-Jensen, with more than 20 world records and 17,000 jumps, is named a 2026 Distinguished Stateswoman of Aviation.

Swoop skydiving: who landed better? | The Skydiving Channel

Canopy piloting competition! Accuracy is the queen of swooping and the most thrilling discipline to watch. Who nailed the landing?

4-Way Skydiving Formation: Professional Instructors Having Fun (music video) | The Skydiving Channel

KEY MOMENT AT 0:08 — Watch our cameraman pull off an incredibly technical maneuver by flying straight through the middle of our 4-way formation ring WITHOUT breaking the formation! A rare and insane shot you don't see every day. TIMESTAMPS: 0:03 - Jump out of airplane (4-way exit) 0:08 - Insane camera fly-through (Threading the needle! ) 0:15 - Fast 4-way docking & transitions 0:30 - Breakoff 0:34 - High performace parachute (Velocity 75) opening and swoop landing What happens when 4 ...

Day 4 & 5 Recap, 2026 USPA National Skydiving Championships

Rain and low clouds delayed the start of Day 4, but conditions eventually allowed competitors to complete two additional rounds of Pro-Am Canopy Formation. Day 5 began at sunrise as organizers worked to make up for the previous day’s lost time. The acrobatic wingsuit competition wrapped up with its final two rounds, with Turkey Labs claiming the gold medal with 2,099 points. Those Damn Immigrants finished second with 1,837 points, while Noooo Touchy took third with 1,437. Performance wingsuit...

We Asked Pro Skydivers: What Habit Made You Better?

What habits make the best skydivers better? Pro flyers share the routines, mindsets and practices that have had big impact on their success.

Epic wingsuit BASE jump past hot air balloon | Red Bull Skydiving Team

Insane proximity wingsuit flight by Red Bull's Marco Waltenspiel past a hot air balloon. Extreme aviation at its finest! Athlete: Marco Waltenspiel Content by: @redbull @_marcowaltenspiel_

2026 USPA Acrobatic Wingsuit Flying Awards

Congratulations to: Gold Medal: Turkey Labs Silver Medal: Those Damn Immigrants Bronze Medal: Noooo Touchy New National & State record of Longest Sequence with 49 points performed by team: Turkey Labs. New California State Female Record of Longest Sequence performed by team: Tough Tampons The US Parachute Team Selection for 2027 is: Alexander Knaub, Clark Robinson, Joseph Lohmuller, Julia Morgan, Kevin Su, Ryan Robarge, Brian Johnson, Christopher Poole, Elizabeth Killham, Anthony Zerbonia, Re...

Skydiving Swoop Battle: better landing?

Day 3 Recap

As the sun rose over Skydive Perris, five Wingsuit Acrobatic teams took to the sky for the first rounds of their competition at the 2026 USPA National Skydiving Championships. The teams opened with a mix of technical and creative free routines, with several notable performances throughout the day. The all-female team, Tough Tampons set a new California female state record in Round 2 with 10 grips. Tough Turkey Labs also made history, setting a new national record for the longest sequence with...

Best Stages of Skydive GoPro POV | The Skydiving Channel

The best stages of a tandem skydive captured on handycam GoPro: from jump out to pure happiness under the canopy!

2026 USPA Nationals Day 2

After the Southern California morning fog burned off, the Twin Otter engines fired up and the five Canopy Formation 4-way Sequential teams took to the skies. Elsinore Revolution came out strong, posting double-digit scores in every round. The team’s best performance came in round three, with 13 points. MisFits 4S also put together a solid performance, recording its highest score of the day — 7 points — in Round 3. Elsinore Yahoos currently sits tied for third with MisFits 4S. But their bigges...

Sound of swoop | The Skydiving Channel

Listen to the Voices in Your Head: The Rise of the Speaking Audible Altimeter.

For decades, audible altimeters have communicated with skydivers using a remarkably sophisticated language: BEEP. BEEP BEEP. BEEEEEEEEEP. And somehow, we've all learned to understand it. But audible altitude awareness is changing. The latest generation of skydiving electronics is moving beyond simple tones and alarms and into something much more intuitive: spoken altitude information. Yes, the Voice Audible Altimeter Madness has officially begun. Skydivers can now have an actual voice inside ...