THE 1st ESPN SKYSURFING DEMO CHAMPION 1992' RUSSELL CALKINS

[AnimeNerd73]

Eureka seven... :3

[dmase989]

I remember watching this is 92'...

[AAADOPEYJR]

Johnny lightning yea i use to know him when he walked straight lol funny surfer i have to say awsome vid

[HEXICxSCOPES]

would the air be almost / or is (pure o2) since ur so high up in the air and is the air very thin up there ???

[ripoakley]

NOOB

[Lylagirl123]

First thing I though was that Sky Surfing reminded me of Eureka SeveN....

Then I yelled "I MY GOD! HE IS LIFTING/REFFING LIKE IN EUREKA SEVEN"...this made my day >_<

[GundamSaviour]

@Lylagirl123 Eureka Seven is my favorite anime of all time

[HeadShot360IN]

i bets that's more tiring than you think... probly be sore after

[russellcalkins]

@HeadShot360IN It's alot of work, but worth every penny!!!

[felix1212ify]

cool skey surfin is very cool

[russellcalkins]

@felix1212ify So are you, Felix....Cool!

[jumpinjackflash5]

what on earth is the tune?? "he's a skyyyyysurfer." thats epic lol.

[flips300021]

Fuckin WOW!

[XBDarkVampireXB]

haha surfer u r the best...

[AAAxONLINExRACING]

Thanks Dark!!!

[Munra30]

How much training do you need to do this?

[JZanna]

respect for you...i wish to try this if i get enough money

[russellcalkins]

Spero che facciate bene e possiate dio benedirli.

[russellcalkins]

@JZanna About $275. Make sure your first Jump is AFF (Accelerated Freefall) if allowed.

[PlagiarismProduction]

i wanna try that looks fun and dangrous =)

[russellcalkins]

Sky Diving is Fun,. Sky Surfing is hard work.

[DurkaManStan]

Sky diving and sky surfing are high on my list of things to do before I die. Looks like an absolute blast.

[russellcalkins]

Sky diving is fun, Sky Surfing is a lot of work. If that is you goal...I'm with you. Blue Sky's.

[russellcalkins]

You get use to it.

[russellcalkins]

Thanks Bro. Glory to God.

[noisetvisual]

much respect dude

[russellcalkins]

You are so very kind.

[cornefdf]

ai q tener COJONES!!

[russellcalkins]

Hice el salto 1000 en 18 meses. Tenía seis paracaídas que hacen saltar. El ochenta y cinco por ciento de mis amigos que practican surf del cielo no es no más (RASGÓN). No lo haré tan más, sino también nunca olvidaré el trill.

[acidosmosis]

I wish I had about 20 of my landings on tape. I've botched quite a few of them. It's amazing how you can just walk away from them with just a few scratches.

[russellcalkins]

That was my friend Jonny Lighting at the end of the tape that crashed not me. It shows what not to do.

[acidosmosis]

I figured it was someone else. :-) Very nice work on the board man. So have you ever crashed? :-P Oh out of curiosity, how many jumps do people usually have before they attempt a sky surf? I'm under the impression not a lot of people do it anymore because of the added danger.

[russellcalkins]

. Bonus footage at the end of "Johnny Lighting" crashing, one of my friends.

Shows you what not to do.

[GKHSKyle]

US NAVY 2010 just sayin ur too kool

[russellcalkins]

You are top of the line US NAVY 2010

[imguitarguy183]

really good russel, i'd love to try it once 's just that I dont have the cash haha. hector 183 here, see ya on PGR 4 pal

P.S. nice suit ;)

[russellcalkins]

TY see you at the races

[russellcalkins]

See you then Brother

[ccarverjones]

I need to learn to do this!

[russellcalkins]

Tamara Koyn has some Sky Surfing instructions that we put together. Put her name in a search engine, then look for Sky Surfing.

[ccarverjones]

Cheers how old do i have to be to do this? cos im only 16 but i really wanna do it. Or do i have to be older?

[codenamesplash]

You would have to get into skydiving first... That you may be able to start at sixteen, but usually I think 18.

I started skydiving as soon as I turned 18 :)

[russellcalkins]

I understand with a waver you can in US at younger than 18

[RandomGuy994]

wing suit is so great but not as many tricks and stuff

[russellcalkins]

One of the first wing suit s killed Patrick de Gayardon my friend in its early development. It seems to have come a long way since then. Be safe.

[MrKwantos]

In my country (The Netherlands) You can start skydiving when you turn 16. I am 17 and i love to jump. :D It is deffinately the most awesome sport in the world!

[russellcalkins]

I understand with a waver you can in US at younger than 18

[russellcalkins]

I understand with a waver you can in US

[russellcalkins]

I understand, that with a waver, you are old enough. Ask you local Drop Zone. God Bless.

[193mph]

Excellent stuff dude. Keep up the good work man.... P.S. Found out about this one via xbox hehehehe

[russellcalkins]

See you on PGR4

AFF SKY SURFER

[Buttons2401]

Hi Russel,

you get 5***** for this beautifull vid.

Blue sky and happy landing

[russellcalkins]

TY, and may God Bless you.

[Buddy4Aces]

Oh man this is so cool. I`ll start my AFF in two or three months. Someday i want to be a skysurfer too. This is the coolest shit in the world.

[russellcalkins]

Aff is the Best.

[thissitesux]

How awesome would it be to put sky surfer in a resume?

[russellcalkins]

Awesome to the max

[toyuto]

dude i practice sky surfing and never maneged do that to control the dorections i go i mean its always just the wind an me bu u control the wind

how????????????????

[russellcalkins]

1. Have Faith In God.

2. Two hours a day at World Gym 7 Days a week.

3. Jump everyday at least 30 jumps per week.

I know it sound ruff. I did it and it work for me.

[PhoenixPhire22]

4. Be rich...

Lol :P This stuff looks so amazing though. Skydiving/surfing etc I bet is like the greatest experience in the world!! I'm gonna go on my first jump soon but it would be so awesome if I could devote enough time and money to actually make this far someday. Or do that Wingsuit BASEjumping... which also looks amazing.

[AmericanPlatinumExch]

Blue Skies My Friend.

[russellcalkins]

If you can 30 jumps a week.

[taj7575]

btw where did u do most of ur jumping at

[russellcalkins]

Eloy Arizona

[taj7575]

ill make sure this goes on the things i do after i retire list lol =P

watching this vid made me thrilled

[russellcalkins]

Thats a Big 10-4

[Chan787]

I HATE heights but this looks so fun.

[russellcalkins]

I was the same way until I made my first jump.

Now...Bring it on!!!!!!!

[castorooo91]

great vid im going to try sky surfing

[russellcalkins]

God be with you. Call Surf flite for you sky board.

[Shao17]

are you still there in skysurf?

[russellcalkins]

Most of my Sky Surf Buddies that turned Pro are no more. I did 1000 jumps in 1 1/2 years in the early 90's I stopped at the top of my game. God Bless.

[russellcalkins]

Stopped in 1995 @ 1000 jumps in 1 1/2 yrs.

750 board jumps.

[gsxr7nut]

thats the coolest shit you'll see anywhere ever!

[lucabonfi]

Fai ancora skysurf ?

In quale drop zone salti?

ciao e blue sky!!!!

[lucabonfi]

Complimenti *****!!

[russellcalkins]

Thank You so much.

[Drumbro720]

i know your probably an expert, but here's a question, russell. How easy is it to spin out of control and black out?, cuz ive heard of that happending, and it sounds it could happen relatively easily.

[russellcalkins]

Your right on a board. I had a camera man that wanted to try my starter board (only 33") This man had 2500 jumps, but not on a sky board, and he spun out of control for 11,000 feet till he saw black and red stars. By the Grace of God he was able to pull his chute at the last second. Always pray before you jump.

[Andokool12]

Very kool, very kool. But, um, I forgot what I was going to say, so I will ask it when i regain what i was going to ask in a later comment. OH YEAH now I remember! Did you by any chance jump from what the average skydiver jumps from? From what I've personally learned is that usually a maximum height is a number I don't remember, but it's usually a 1 minute free fall. But to me it looks like the footage you have of one jump I assume is much longer than that... Is it?

[russellcalkins]

"usually a 1 minute free fall" is correct. Average skydiver will jump from 12,500 ft.

The footage I have is some of over 700 sky surf jumps I have done in 1 1/2 yrs (1991-1993).

[Andokool12]

Ah, I see.

[jonnysweet11]

Sooooo cool, how much does it cost per jump? must be a fortune!

[russellcalkins]

Because I owned my own gear I was only paying $16.00 per jump.

To learn cost more. Find a Drop Zone that will allow you to go AFF on your first jump. (Accelerated Freefall (AFF) is a method of skydiving training. It has replaced static line progression as the most common method of training skydivers, though static line is still used at many smaller drop zones.

[voelkerb]

Hey Russell!

This is Bill -- Bill Voelker, the one who video'ed the whole thing!

It's nice to see the upload of something we did more than 15 years ago. You and I made a great team.

Bill Voelker

[russellcalkins]

Bill call me at 877-281-2739

It is so good to hear from you. I need as much of our skysurfing footage as possible. Do you still have the ESPN tape when I won the demo Title? I will pay. We were the best team!!! Glory to God. Call me.

[poetrywriter]

It would be nice to see more surfing across the tops of some clouds! I always wondered if there was a way to be right on top of the clouds. You seem to have perfect one way of doing it! What do you think about trying more "Surf the clouds" shots? Also, has anyone ever surfed the sky right down into a wave at the shore to "finish" the surfing that way?

[russellcalkins]

Patrick De Gayardon for Reebok did such a thing. If you look on you tube Ill bet you find it, I did.

Patrick De Gayardon who is known by many as the greatest all around skydiver of the 20th century. Patrick lived and died on the cutting edge of extreme skydiving. Patrick died on the North Shore of Hawaii while test jumping his modified wingsuit.

He was my friend

[OneSkiWonder]

There was a guy who tried to jump from a plane with skis without a parachute and tried to land on a mountain and ski down but he missed the mountain.

[poetrywriter]

What about skimming across some clouds???

[russellcalkins]

It's like surfing at 14,000 feet on the breath of God!

[LunaDemonGirl]

ow gosh... looks like silver surfer = exist....

[russellcalkins]

Garvey Was the first Sky Surfer, and Patrick de Gayardon was the second. Garvey was called The Silver Surfer. They both died doing extreme sports. Garvey died falling in to a half mile ravine snowboading. In 1998 Patrick de Gayardon, died jumping a Batwing suit in Hawaii. We will miss them.

[LunaDemonGirl]

I'm sorry.... but that's a terrible accident... so are they the greatest sky surfer?

-be-careful-with-extreme-sport­s-

[russellcalkins]

Patrick De Gayardon who is known by many as the greatest all around skydiver of the 20th century. Patrick lived and died on the cutting edge of extreme skydiving. Patrick died on the North Shore of Hawaii while test jumping his modified wingsuit.

He was my friend

[LunaDemonGirl]

ooo... since when u do this sports????

[russellcalkins]

I did 1000 Jumps in a Little over 1 Year

[LunaDemonGirl]

cool....

[sentinelzero]

Damn, I wanna do this someday. It looks freak'in awesome.

So you're the first World Champion title holder for Sky Surfing?

That's amazing, congratz. Lol, I know I'm about 15 years late though.

Just Curious:

From what altitude were you jumping (out of the plane) at?

...and from that altitude, about how long do you get to free-dive before you have to deploy your parachute?

[russellcalkins]

12,500 ft. 60 second freefall.

[sentinelzero]

OMG, that's insane!

I can't believe the freefall goes by that fast.

Thanks for the video upload, and your feedback :)

[russellcalkins]

Ask any Jumpmaster and he will tell you that the number one thing that a first time jumper will forget, is to pull the Rip Cord!

[DeaneRenata]

Seriously, I did not know about this activity until I stumbled upon this video.

[russellcalkins]

Keep on the look. There are still a few of us left. I hope you start.

[DeaneRenata]

The Skysurfing community must still be in its beginning stages of growth (must be a brand-new community), otherwise you would have been a star right about now.

[russellcalkins]

Your very kind.

[Mimereader2]

Thanks very much for this video. It's a peculiar experience for the observer. I just went with whatever you were doing and it's quite a rush. Again, thank you.

[russellcalkins]

Your Very Welcome.

[purswade69]

hey you fly like a gold broker wow!!

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[dragonladi2002]

Hey, that's some great stuff. Must be a real rush. Thanks for sharing!

[russellcalkins]

Your very welcome.

[prelan]

oh hows johny lightning?, haha!

[russellcalkins]

John broke his sky board, and his ankle on that jump. It was for a GM car commercial out of Casa Grand, Az. on a skyboard that I sold to him. He did a 90 degree turn to low to land saftly no doubt.

[russellcalkins]

I did not pick the music. It is original from Kent Merril out of Vegas. (Well known Pop singer back in the early 90's) He viewed some of my skysurfing footage and wrote this song)

[prelan]

did i mention i love spinal tap? nah really i watched/listenned to it again and take back what i said. i was being a tyrant earlier, lol. oh and im doing my first tandem soon! blue skies