Deuce 1 #1 August 24, 2003 Did the GTi today, very nice, very smooth. I got briefed by our two birdmen, hooked up my rig, went over the dive with the handle checks, practiced emergency procedures, got on the plane and got out second, CRW style, with Paul. The exit is kinda like a tandem camera suit exit. Everything is in until you pick up speed, then ease everything out. Then everything is totally birdman. Vertical speed seems to stop, and horizontal speed is the name of the game. Completely different from anything else. To be able to see traffic on the ground, and to be travelling WITH it, was extraordinary. Turned left off the plane, downwind and then a short base. When I landed, one of the tandem masters complimented Paul for getting so far out, but it turns out it was me. My horizontal speed was amazing, my vertical speed was about 80-85 the whole flight, but maybe that's the exchange for so much forward speed. Getting out way after the tandems, and opening after them was pretty weird too. The suit is still hooked up to my rig, and I'll do nothing but Birdman tomorrow until MadJohn collects it. Along with his case of beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skybytch 273 #2 August 24, 2003 QuoteThe suit is still hooked up to my rig, and I'll do nothing but Birdman tomorrow until MadJohn collects it. Welcome to the flock! It's freakin' crack, isn't it? When are you ordering your suit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #3 August 24, 2003 Hopefully before the end of August so I can get the pantz and get laid like SM1 and LouDiamond. You thing Jari would trade a SF3 for a matched pair of Ruger .44 mag stainless Vaqueros? Got the way-cool cowboy holsters and everything. Gotta sell the old hobbies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 August 24, 2003 You never know. One of Five Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LouDiamond 1 #5 August 24, 2003 {music} I'M YO PUSHER{music} QuoteVertical speed seems to stop, and horizontal speed is the name of the game. Completely different from anything else. LOL, yeah brutha your in the flock now Sell ALL that shit and get you a suit cause it's gonna be ON at Eloy this year. Yeah, you want the Pantz big time. They earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over QuoteThe suit is still hooked up to my rig, and I'll do nothing but Birdman tomorrow until MadJohn collects it. Along with his case of beer YEAH, GIT SOME!!"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 Deuce 1 #6 August 24, 2003 Hey brothers and sisters, wow. 3 more today. Roasted Paul on the first jump, so he got his shit together and waxed me on number two. We agreed to a truce and exited right on top of each other on number three, I dropped in on his right hand and docked for three seconds. We made the turn to downwind and I turned inside his radius and came up on his left hand and docked. F*cking rock-solid. Once we were stable we both pushed out with our feet and were freaking hauling ass, straight-ahead, rock freaking solid. We were both laughing like banshees. At about 8 grand we undocked and he showed me his experience cause he can hit his position and I have to still ease into mine. But then I had his speed and we separated for pull. Yeah. I'm hooked. So different from a camera suit. But I think a camera suit is a good experience, but camera suits are mostly just vertical brakes, and are inherently pretty unstable. Well, giant wing rigs like mine. The Wingsuit is designed to be stable, and man, you can tell. Thank you Jari. That is some really good shit you got there. JP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Rdutch 0 #7 August 25, 2003 Welcome to the Flock, definitely camera suits and bird man suits are different, but with camera exp its alittle easier. Have fun, oh yeah as far as a camera suit goe's, I think the 9 ft bridle that most birdmen jump will also benifit the Videots that jump camera suits, the burble on them can be nasty, I will definitely post my results on the Video forum soon. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Deuce 1 #8 August 25, 2003 Thanks Ray, both my Wings rigs have the big pilot chute and the 9 foot bridle. I think Henri must be able to see the future! One thing I didn't post about is how fun the openings are. It seems almost exactly like doing a crew exit out of the KingAir. Subterminal vertically, but with great forward speed. There's nothing about it that wasn't fun. I had lots of folks say the reason they don't want to try it is because of the claustriphobia of the restrictiveness of the suit, but it's nothing compared to a thick wetsuit and hood for SCUBA. I'm really looking forward to jumping with more, talented people. TallGuy is really gonna be something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LouDiamond 1 #9 August 25, 2003 Quotethe reason they don't want to try it is because of the claustriphobia of the restrictiveness of the suit, but it's nothing compared to a thick wetsuit and hood for SCUBA. TMI, No one wants to hear what you do in your bedroom Mr. Gimp, that's your business"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 Deuce 1 #10 August 25, 2003 Whoa. That never occurred to me. Dude, you need help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites LouDiamond 1 #11 August 25, 2003 QuoteDude, you need help. like you didn't know that"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 skymama 37 #12 August 28, 2003 QuoteThey earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over OHHHH yeah....there's nothing like a man's ass in a pair of Pantz. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dragon2 2 #13 August 28, 2003 QuoteQuoteThey earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over OHHHH yeah....there's nothing like a man's ass in a pair of Pantz. 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skybytch 273 #2 August 24, 2003 QuoteThe suit is still hooked up to my rig, and I'll do nothing but Birdman tomorrow until MadJohn collects it. Welcome to the flock! It's freakin' crack, isn't it? When are you ordering your suit? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #3 August 24, 2003 Hopefully before the end of August so I can get the pantz and get laid like SM1 and LouDiamond. You thing Jari would trade a SF3 for a matched pair of Ruger .44 mag stainless Vaqueros? Got the way-cool cowboy holsters and everything. Gotta sell the old hobbies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #4 August 24, 2003 You never know. One of Five Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #5 August 24, 2003 {music} I'M YO PUSHER{music} QuoteVertical speed seems to stop, and horizontal speed is the name of the game. Completely different from anything else. LOL, yeah brutha your in the flock now Sell ALL that shit and get you a suit cause it's gonna be ON at Eloy this year. Yeah, you want the Pantz big time. They earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over QuoteThe suit is still hooked up to my rig, and I'll do nothing but Birdman tomorrow until MadJohn collects it. Along with his case of beer YEAH, GIT SOME!!"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
Deuce 1 #6 August 24, 2003 Hey brothers and sisters, wow. 3 more today. Roasted Paul on the first jump, so he got his shit together and waxed me on number two. We agreed to a truce and exited right on top of each other on number three, I dropped in on his right hand and docked for three seconds. We made the turn to downwind and I turned inside his radius and came up on his left hand and docked. F*cking rock-solid. Once we were stable we both pushed out with our feet and were freaking hauling ass, straight-ahead, rock freaking solid. We were both laughing like banshees. At about 8 grand we undocked and he showed me his experience cause he can hit his position and I have to still ease into mine. But then I had his speed and we separated for pull. Yeah. I'm hooked. So different from a camera suit. But I think a camera suit is a good experience, but camera suits are mostly just vertical brakes, and are inherently pretty unstable. Well, giant wing rigs like mine. The Wingsuit is designed to be stable, and man, you can tell. Thank you Jari. That is some really good shit you got there. JP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #7 August 25, 2003 Welcome to the Flock, definitely camera suits and bird man suits are different, but with camera exp its alittle easier. Have fun, oh yeah as far as a camera suit goe's, I think the 9 ft bridle that most birdmen jump will also benifit the Videots that jump camera suits, the burble on them can be nasty, I will definitely post my results on the Video forum soon. Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #8 August 25, 2003 Thanks Ray, both my Wings rigs have the big pilot chute and the 9 foot bridle. I think Henri must be able to see the future! One thing I didn't post about is how fun the openings are. It seems almost exactly like doing a crew exit out of the KingAir. Subterminal vertically, but with great forward speed. There's nothing about it that wasn't fun. I had lots of folks say the reason they don't want to try it is because of the claustriphobia of the restrictiveness of the suit, but it's nothing compared to a thick wetsuit and hood for SCUBA. I'm really looking forward to jumping with more, talented people. TallGuy is really gonna be something Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #9 August 25, 2003 Quotethe reason they don't want to try it is because of the claustriphobia of the restrictiveness of the suit, but it's nothing compared to a thick wetsuit and hood for SCUBA. TMI, No one wants to hear what you do in your bedroom Mr. Gimp, that's your business"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
Deuce 1 #10 August 25, 2003 Whoa. That never occurred to me. Dude, you need help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #11 August 25, 2003 QuoteDude, you need help. like you didn't know that"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
skymama 37 #12 August 28, 2003 QuoteThey earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over OHHHH yeah....there's nothing like a man's ass in a pair of Pantz. She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man, because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #13 August 28, 2003 QuoteQuoteThey earn their keep in the air and on the ground many times over OHHHH yeah....there's nothing like a man's ass in a pair of Pantz. Hmm I've gotten a few choice remarks, myself, if I do say so ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
