SimonM 0 #1 March 29, 2005 Hi All, I finally managed to grab some GPS stats from Sugarglider flights. I will try the Paralog software and should get some more detailed stats from it. I did 3 jumps from between 12000 & 13000 AGL, with the Forerunner mounted on my wrist. Flight times were around 2m30s and I was trying to keep flying the whole time so wasnt maxing out the suit and I would get too tired for the last 30 secs or so (more gym work clearly needed). I was getting about 5km's horizontal distance while flying a box pattern with speeds of between 70mph and 80mph (and a good section of over 80mph), there were fairly strong uppers so cant really tell how much wind assist there was as I had a combination of tail, side and head winds.. Vertical speeds were 38 to 42 SAS, with several long sections of low 30's when I hit the suit's sweet spot. The glide ratios averaged 1.5/1 over the whole flight and good sections, where I was trying hard were 1.7/1 for 60 secs or so. I am sure that the suit has plenty more to offer ( have only done 8 or so jumps on it), but compares well to my performance in an S3, where I was getting 1.2/1 glide ratios and slightly slower horizontal speeds. I know these are poor for an S3, but gives some idea of how well the Sugarglider is performing for me. Cheers, Simon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unclecharlie95 3 #2 March 29, 2005 Sustained verts in the 30s is good slow fall, nice work! GR of 1.2 on an S3 is not so hot, good flyers are getting over 2+ easy. How many jumps do you have on it?BASEstore.it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
