A tandem pair exits the yellow biplane straight into the sun

4000 m · Gallery

One second to the exit.

Everything here is ours: our instructors, our passengers, our sky over Pomerania. One day of jumping, ground to ground.

A red-and-white jump plane parked in tall grass in golden evening light
01On the ground

On the ground

The day starts slowly: planes in the grass, canopies on the tables, last questions.

0103

The pilot flashes a shaka through the cockpit glass just before takeoff
02Going up

Going up

The door closes and the fields shrink. Four thousand metres takes a quarter of an hour.

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Instructor and passenger a heartbeat after exit, still beside the plane
03The exit

The exit

One second in which everything changes — the sill, the air, the speed.

0102

A tandem pair in freefall high above the ground, arms wide
04Freefall

Freefall

About a minute at up to two hundred kilometres per hour. In the photos, always the same grin.

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The tandem silhouetted against the sun, a moment before the canopy opens
05The opening

The opening

First the pull. Then silence — and a few calm minutes above Pomerania.

0102

Two jumpers with a canopy over their shoulders moments after landing
06Back on the ground

Back on the ground

The ground returns under your feet. Congratulations, relief, laughter — and one question: when can I go again?

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A red-and-white jump plane parked in tall grass in golden evening light

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A red-and-white jump plane parked in tall grass in golden evening light

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