fungi3001 0 #1 July 21, 2003 does anyone remeber this cartoon from way back. well im 16 so probably not that far back, and i dont know if it was ever shown in USA but i remeber watching it. it had buloo and king louin and sheer kahn frtom the jungle book in it. Anyway there was a little bear in it who had a little board that he used to fly behin the plane - kinda like a cross between wakeboarding and skysurfing. just curious would this be possible on a specially designed wing/board thing??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CloudOnMyTongue 0 #2 July 21, 2003 I remember tailspin. I do not however remember the board thingy your talking about. I do however think it would be difficult to hang onto the "towrope" while the plane takes off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #3 July 21, 2003 QuoteI remember tailspin. I do not however remember the board thingy your talking about. I do however think it would be difficult to hang onto the "towrope" while the plane takes off. Yes that would be difficult and unsafe, but what about skysurfing behind a casa with some type of cable? Slowly let them out via a winch or something? Probably wouldn't last long but you might could pull it off.. of course when you let go of the cable it will be flopping around a good bit.. maybe it isn't a good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #4 July 21, 2003 I remember seeing something like this... I think it was a cessna maybe... something like a bungee cord, and awingsuit. Senseless Acts of Video maybe? I forget... hmmm... must go find...it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 July 21, 2003 Yeah, I remember that TV show, it was on in the US back in the early 90s. I watched it every afternoon when I got home from school (give me a break, I was 10 in 90). I've thought about trying to do it with a skyboard...it'd probably work, but it wouldn't be as cool as the cartoon version (nothing is ever as cool as a cartoon, huh?)--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 July 22, 2003 There are a couple videos of people trying things like that at skydivingmovies.com (too tired to find links right now). Felix Baumgartner (did i get that right without looking it up??) tried it with a wingsuit towed behind a B-25. The hardware holding him to the plane broke pretty quicly doing some minor damage to the plane. I THINK the other one is Joe Jennings doing it with a camera suit behind (or more like under) a 182. Not very spectacular. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
