mccordia 74 #26 January 20, 2006 Aks your swim-teacher if you can bring your wingsuitJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #27 January 20, 2006 QuoteRelax when you do Kris, it will be much easier. Hey! How many swims do you have? Are you an instructor? Leave the teaching to those qualified to do it! Seriously Kris, you will have fun and I'm actually a bit jealous. Let me explain. All jumpers know you can never get your first skydive back. Your virginity so to speak. Well, for someone like me who has been swimming forever, as much as I love being in the water, I can't remember what it was like to learn to swim. It's like trying to remember learning to talk. So to be able to learn something so cool at this point in your adult life is pretty damn unique (from my perspective), hence the "I'm a bit jealous" comment. You will love it... in the water (more specifically under) is the only place outside of skydiving that we can have total 3D control, and it's a lot like flying, just much slower. It's one reason I like freediving so much. When I was a kid I had dreams where I could breathe underwater as often as I had dreams of flying. Let us know what you think of the experience. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #28 January 20, 2006 QuoteIt wasn't a rule when I was there in 97-98, or maybe it was and somebody fucked up. Most of the structured rules weren't created until around 2000-2001, when there was that really bad accident year.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #29 January 20, 2006 QuoteQuoteRelax when you do Kris, it will be much easier. Hey! How many swims do you have? Are you an instructor? Leave the teaching to those qualified to do it! I taught adult swimming lessons for several years when I was in college. Do I get to comment? Seriously, most of my students were foreign graduate students. In the US, we have a real culture of teaching children to swim. This is not the case in many parts of the world, especially parts of Asia. I taught numerous smart, fit, young adults to swim because it had simply never occured to anyone to teach them before, or to them that they needed to learn, before they moved to a place where recreational swimming was more common. On (or off) the original topic, I found that a wrist mounted inflatable buoy was handy in Norway (I borrowed one, and used it). Especially if you are flying a wingsuit, being able to swim long enough for the boat to pull you out is a must. I recommend cutting away all your wings before you hit the water, since it's kind of a pain to find the handles once you are swimming. LQRS is quite useful in this situation.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Atle 0 #30 January 20, 2006 QuoteAks your swim-teacher if you can bring your wingsuit Or you could try the new Swingsuit! A combination of a swimsuit and a wingsuit.See what I'm saying? Thats what I'm saying! What am I saying? I DON'T KNOW!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #31 January 21, 2006 QuoteHey! How many swims do you have? Are you an instructor? Leave the teaching to those qualified to do it! Yes Matt, relax. Be safe Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #32 January 21, 2006 Nice Chopshop job. I would not like to get my wingsuit wet. Will check at DZ if they rent out 'water suits' Kris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #33 January 23, 2006 Quote QuoteHey! How many swims do you have? Are you an instructor? Leave the teaching to those qualified to do it! Yes Matt, relax. Hopefully it was obvious that was a joke... www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
