GroundZero 0 #1 June 17, 2002 Saturday, I had 5 terrific Tandem students, the weather was beautiful and since I finished early with my few students, I had time to play... I looked around for my other winged buddies. Others were on different loads, so I decided I could get up quicker by manifesting my self as a solo Bird-man. after the others left, I hopped out and chased the cessna. As he descended below me, I realized that he had the perfect rate of, both, turn and descent... I had the longest airplane chase of any previous wingsuit jumps. Usually the plane chases involved turbines that outpaced my horizontal speed and had higher descent rates. The view was incredible... looking down and maintaining equal vertical separation for quite some time.I think that a Cessna may be the perfect platform for rw...hehehe.. On another note, keep in mind that this could also mean there is a possibility of inadvertant "rw" with even a cessna... make sure your pilots know about your flight.Oh... I need to make more flights soon. It's getting bad when I can't even go a day or two without a Bird-man flight...sigh....Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #2 June 17, 2002 Chris,I am with you on that, brother! BirdMan flocking is the most fun I have in the air nowadays. I am not terribly fond of solo flights, but always plan and execute airplane chases everytime I do so. Hooty Hoo!My webpage HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyFlyer 0 #3 June 17, 2002 Chuck- we want to see a photo of that new SkyFlyer you've been talking about! Just got mine a few weeks ago and it is a blast!Baxter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 June 17, 2002 I will definitely get some digital photos this weekend of both. My SkyFlyer is black with red wings; quite menacing looking. It has the LQRS and all the other options; NOICE! My GTi is red with white wings. I love this shit.Here is something Bobby Pritchard and I plan on doing and almost got away with last Sunday: Dive out dead last on a large "standard" tracking dive, fly very dirty to dive bomb to the front of the pack, dock on either side of the lead back-flyer's hands, then "pop" and swoop off with him in tow, like a hawk, eagle, or other bird of prey! Imagine the visuals.......As it was, we did everything but drag Steven Lee away on our last dive Sunday. At everyone else's pre-determined breakoff, Bobby and I popped clean wings and rocketed up and away. The video is righteous.ChuckAre you a monkey or a Flunky? HERE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 June 17, 2002 Chuck... the video of that would be priceless.....Drop the tube...DROP the tube... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #6 June 18, 2002 >I think that a Cessna may be the perfect platform for rw...hehehe..What Cessna was that? The 182 of Tennessee Skydiving?Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GroundZero 0 #7 June 18, 2002 that's the one... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
