Ten fun facts about Skysurfing
Fact 1
The boards used are generally smaller than actual surfboards, and look more like snowboards or large skateboards.
Fact 2
The attachment to the feet is normally made removable, so that if the skydiver loses control or has difficulty opening their parachute, the board can be jettisoned.
Fact 3
Surf Flite was the first sky board company.
Fact 4
Skysurfing is a skill requiring considerable practice.
Fact 5
The simplest skysurfing technique is to stand upright on the board during freefall, and tilt the nose of the board down to generate forward movement.
Fact 6
The jumper must also learn to control the board and their body position so as to open the parachute in a stable configuration.
Fact 7
More advanced aerobatics such as loops, rolls and helicopter spins, are more difficult still and are tackled once the basics have been mastered.
Fact 8
The competitive discipline of skysurfing is a team sport consisting of a skysurfer and a camera flyer with a video camera.
Fact 9
The rise of skysurfing coincided with other new-age disciplines in skydiving, such as freestyle and freeflying.
Fact 10
Skysurfing reached its peak in popularity in the late 1990s.
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