Skysurfing

Skysurfing is a sport where the person jumps from an airplane, and then glids in the air in a surfing style. The athlete falls at a rate of approximately 200 km/h at approximately 4 thousand meters above ground. The parachute opens at an altitude of 1312 m (by American standards).

However, jumping the experimental limit is the minimum amount to open the parachute at 1150-820m. Figures to be carried out during spring may include among others: the mill skretami left and right, or flying a helicopter upside down. Evolutions are evaluated in terms of degree of difficulty and aesthetic impressions.

Evaluation is based on the video camera recording the flight placed in their helmet. Five judges evaluate each stroke on a scale of 0-10. During the flight the player is required to demonstrate the two rounds of 4 compulsory rounds and 5 rounds of any systems. Competition differs from freestyle layouts and sequences and figures that a player jumps from the board fastened to the legs.

Hardware

Minimum dimensions for jumping the boards: 110 cm long and 22 wide. What is important is also the ratio of the length of the board to increase a player who should be 0.75. Each parachute is equipped with a parachute system to automatically open a certain amount.

History

The discipline was established in the early 80s in California and first used for jumping normal surfboards. Frenchman Joel Cruciani was the first who equipped the surfboard with bindings for snowboarding. Recording of that jump has been used in the movie “Hibernator”.

However in 1988, L. Bouquet (also French) made a broad jump on board with sustainable length legitimacy. Another Frenchman, Patrick de Gayardon created a system with board emergency or when developing a parachute. In 1990 the first World Championships World Freestyle Federation (WFF) took place in Texas. The president of WFF suggested that the assessment of the evolution took place with the participation of the camera.

In 1992, the French Parachute Federation was the first recognized Skysurfing sport for the discipline. Surflite also founded a company specializing in the manufacture of equipment for the sport, opened by American J. Loftis. In 1993 he held the first World Championships in this discipline. The discipline was popular in the U.S. (especially in California and Illinois) and France and Germany.

In 1994, the countries involved in the popularization were joined by Belgium. In the same year they created a separate section for women practicing aerial acrobatics on the board. In 1995, during the Olympics of extreme sports, 10 teams participated in the sport. Players and activists on board aircraft acrobatics united Skysportif International. In Poland, the sport began to be cultivated in the second half of the 90s.