wmw999 2,588 #1 June 15, 2003 I'm not a wingsuit flyer (yet), but I do subscribe to "Popular Science" and imagine my surprise when the cover has a picture of a wingsuited jumper with the title "Are they Nuts? Skydiving in a flying-squirrel jumpsuit" Jari mentioned it earlier [url "http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=456209;search_string=popular%20science;#456209"} here [/url]. It's pretty good, and emphasizes (at least to me) the fact that a whole lot of thought and care went into this. For a mainstream magazine, that's a good thing. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #2 June 16, 2003 Picked it up. Not a bad ready and an excellent group exit shot! Edited because the link listed in the PS article is total BS."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #3 June 20, 2003 http://www.popsci.com/popsci/aviation/article/0,12543,459355,00.html"¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #4 June 20, 2003 Oops! Just bought the mag, and in one of the diagrams, it says that the minimum speed is 90 MPH. Did they maybe mean maximum 90 MPH (forwards)? The context would have me believe they meant fall rate. Great article, nonetheless. And that bastard at MIT can kiss my ass."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #5 June 21, 2003 OK, so really trying to interpret what they're saying is that, based on wing loading, you'd have to travel 90 MPH forwards to hit 0 MPH down (or a fall rate suitable for landing). A) I don't think that's true (it'd probably need to be faster) and B) they aren't taking swooping into consideration. The slowest I've ever fallen was also probably the slowest I've ever moved forwards in a wingsuit (after a big swoop)."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #6 June 21, 2003 Fourth post in row! But I just wanted to comment that right now the BirdMan article is PopSci.com's #1 most printed article."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #7 June 23, 2003 Good article! I'm looking foward to the day wing suits are flown at my DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #8 June 27, 2003 It was a pretty good article. I'd read it online, but saw it at the airport today and had to buy a hard copy... way to go Jari, Kim and Robert!!! peacehttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
