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Olav Zipser (born 12 March 1966, in Simmern, West Germany) is a highly accomplished, multiple-time world champion, trainer of multiple world champions, Sports Emmy Award-winning, pioneering skydiver.〔(British Parachute Association article ), retrieved 10 Sep 2012〕 〔http://parachutistonline.com/columns/profiles/olav-zipser-d-11733 Parachutist Online Olav Zipser Profile, retrieved 4 June 2015〕 Zipser spearheaded the FreeFly revolution of the early 1990s 〔http://parachutistonline.com/columns/profiles/olav-zipser-d-11733 Parachutist Online Olav Zipser Profile, retrieved 4 June 2015〕when he began experimenting with non-traditional forms of body flight. Since then, he has been part of the worldwide sport of FreeFly, and has helped it grow to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale competition level that it is at today. He is respectfully known as "The Father of FreeFly".〔(Pilots Post article ), retrieved 10 Sep 2012〕〔http://www.amazers.co/users/olav-zipser Olav Zipser Amazers interview, retrieved 15 March 2014〕 Zipser is the founder of the FreeFly Training and Instruction Program, of The First School of Modern SkyFlying, of the Atmosphere Dolphin FreeFly Licence Program, of the Space Games, and of The FreeFly Astronaut Project. He was also the first to make use of Space Balls to train and test freeflyers to an international standard.〔(British Parachute Association article ), retrieved 10 September 2012〕 Zipser completed his 21,000th skydive at Skydive Dubai UAE in 2012;〔(Emirates News Report 20 000th jump 2010 )〕〔(Emirates News 2012 - watch from 15 min 40 sec )〕 as of June 2015 he has logged more than 22, 750 skydives.〔http://parachutistonline.com/columns/profiles/olav-zipser-d-11733 Parachutist Online Olav Zipser Profile, retrieved 4 June 2015〕 He has flown in 25 of the world's wind tunnels,〔http://www.amazers.co/users/olav-zipser Olav Zipser Amazers interview, retrieved 15 March 2014〕 has won more than 51 gold medals from various international skydiving competitions,〔(Olav Zipser Awards and Medals )〕 has trained no less than 14 world champion skydivers from around the world,〔(First School of Modern SkyFlying )〕 and has flown his human body the equivalent of almost three times around the Earth at the equator.〔http://www.amazers.co/users/olav-zipser Olav Zipser Amazers interview, retrieved 15 March 2014〕〔http://www.spacesafetymagazine.com/2014/01/10/interview-olav-zipser-freefly-astronaut-project/ International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety Interview with Olav Zipser, retrieved 15 March 2014〕 Zipser is a synergist with the Human Synergy Project, a diverse community of artists, scientists, adventurers, visionaries, free thinkers, performers and writers.〔(Human Synergy Project )〕 He is also a test pilot and astronaut in training with Team Synergy Moon (a Google Lunar X-Prize official team).〔(Synergy Moon Team ), retrieved 31 October 2012〕〔(FreeFly Astronaut Project ), retrieved 31 October 2012〕 ==The Birth of FreeFly== Zipser started skydiving in the experimental phase of the Accelerated Freefall progression skydiving program in 1986, and immediately began experimenting with non-traditional forms of body flight. He studied and trained human aerodynamics for four months in a wind tunnel. From that experience he developed a new concept of human body flight, which he called FreeFly. First he trained friends, then he developed a professional FreeFly Training and Instruction Program so he could train others to become FreeFly teachers and instructors.〔(Awards and Medals )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Olav Zipser」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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