skyaking

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    04 Mar 2010

    "It took us nearly a year before we could get our wish to come true as no one was really looking to throw a kayak out of an aeroplane. "To begin with we did it off a 600ft bridge on a static line, and landed in Feather River, California."

    Static lines connect the jumper to the point they are jumping from – such as a plane or in Mr Daisher's case the bridge – and automatically pulls their parachute as they fall away.

    He said: "A year later I got permission to jump out of an aeroplane and so since that time I have jumped out of four different aircraft, including a helicopter. "We have taken it all over the world from Mexico to Abu Dhabi and I have been Skyaking for nearly eight years now."

    Over the years the father-of-two and his team have slowly perfected the art of Skyaking. "There are a lot of things that can go wrong in skyaking and so you have to be prepared," he said.

    "In skyaking I usually put the chute quite high. With skydives I will pull at 2,000 ft above the ground whereas with skyaking I will pull at 5,000 ft above the ground in case anything starts to go a little crazy. "That way I have a time to sort things out, get out of the boat and then pull the chute for the kayak."

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  4. Kinky Ramona

    Kinky Ramona Back by popular demand!

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    Haha, that looks like a shitton of fun.
     
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    Ha, it looks like a smooth landing too.[​IMG]
     
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