Freefalling Andrew’s eye in sky captures city from above
AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER WHO HATES FLYING
A skydiver has managed to capture some unique shots of Sunderland from the air.
Andrew Brumby’s aerial photographs show the city and landmarks, such as the new Northen Spire bridge, how they look from above.
The skydiver, who works at Peterlee Parachute Centre, took these photos during one of his many jumps. doesn’t like is being inside the plane.
He said: “I am actually scared of flying, I hate the flight up, but I am getting a bit more used to it now. When I go on holiday I am a nervous wreck in the plane. The landing is terrible, I think it is because I am not used to landing of a friend who had done a tandem jump and saying ‘you would never get me doing that’ and now I work in the sport.
“When I did the tandem jump for charity I just thought it was amazing.”
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He said: “It is a fantastic job to have, because it is such a big part of my life.
“But, the British weather is n otalwaysgreat,sowespenda lot of time on the ground looking up in the sky and wishing we were up there.”
In the summer months Andrew can do about 30 jumps a month and has carried out well over 2,000 jumps so far.