Base flying
The Base Flyer , also spelled Base Flyer , is a fast person descender and is unique in Europe. The term Base-Flyer or Base-Flying (English Base: "Basis", Flyer: "Flieger") describes a modern extreme sport in which one flies down from a tall building, roped and secured. The first part of the word is also interpreted as an apronym . B stands for building, a for antenna (transmission mast), s for span (bridge) and e for earth (ground).
Tethered to a special construction, one person flies 125 meters down from the roof of the Park Inn Hotel on Alexanderplatz in Berlin . Speeds of up to 90 km / h can be achieved. Shortly before landing, there is complete and gentle braking to a standstill.
Location
The base flyer is located on the roof of the Park Inn by Radisson hotel, directly on Alexanderplatz in Berlin. Base flying takes place every weekend (Friday to Sunday) between March and October.
history
On March 26, 2009, the components required for the Base Flyer were installed on the roof of the Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz by helicopter. After extensive tests and approval by TÜV , the base flyer was opened by Jochen Schweizer just under two months later . More than 13,000 people have flown since it opened.
Operator / organizer
HEAG GmbH is a company of the Jochen Schweizer Group and organizes the in-house experiences of bungee , house running and base flying.
Security / technology
With the help of tried and tested alpine safety equipment, such as a body harness and carabiner, the participants experience a fall into the depths using a special personal abseiling winch, just like a base jump (parachute jump from a low height). In contrast to bungee jumping, for example, there is no rebound (the rope snapping back) and no hanging upside down. The speed reaches up to 90 km / h. Landing is initiated by a predefined braking area about 10 meters above the ground. Thus, the participant is set down softly on the ground. Human error is eliminated by a redundant system. Steel cables running parallel to the left and right serve to stabilize the Base-Flyer in the vertical fall line. This ensures a smooth and controlled flight even in strong winds. The original technology of the special abseiling winch comes from the film and stunt area. For simulated falls from buildings or rocks, the stunt professionals have always used so-called fan descenders.
The further development took into account the highest safety standards for public event operations. The development took place in cooperation with the TÜV.
Difference to base jumping
Base jumping is a type of parachuting, but from solid objects (base). In contrast to parachuting, the base jumper often does not carry a reserve parachute, as the time for its activation would not be sufficient due to the altitude / time. Base jumping is subject to approval in Germany.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Free fall from the highest roof in Berlin , on spiegel.de
- ↑ Fall from the four-star hotel , on sueddeutsche.de
- ↑ European premiere “Base Flying” - free fall from a height of 125 meters ( Memento from December 6, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), on parkinn-berlin.de
- ↑ Base Flyer at Alex in Berlin , on video-sicherheit.net
- ↑ A thrill on the edge of the abyss: Jochen Schweizer® opens his Base Flying-Station at the Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz - the first of its kind in Europe ( Memento from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), on presseanzeiger.de