Its here

[woodpecker 0]

As promised....pics of the new firebird. More on the way.

Thanks to all at Birdman for the great customer service and quick delivery time.

SONIC WOODY #146

There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on?

[mccordia 74]

Cool suit! Going stealth!

Nice work with the matching red zipper though...
Also seems oriented the wrong way (zipper could open now due to relative wind).

JC
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[aarthus 0]

what's this pocket with red zipper for ? pilot license or a locked leg pouch ?

Patrick de Guillebon

[Zeemax 0]

Nice looking suit!

Although, again, where are your confused co-workers in the background?

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[Gadget 0]

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what's this pocket with red zipper for ? pilot license or a locked leg pouch ?

it's to adjust your nuts when you are wearing the suit

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[LouDiamond 1]

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what's this pocket with red zipper for ? pilot license or a locked leg pouch ?

It's to allow for a seat belt to be routed through the leg strap.

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[mccordia 74]

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It's to allow for a seat belt to be routed through the leg strap.

The legstrap cant really be reached through the zipper (at least not on the demo suits we had in Spain), and only on one of the few people that demo-ed the suit, could actualy (with painfull fingers and lots of force) touch his hip-rings. Actually attaching and releasing a seatbelt seems a houdini-esque tour-de-force...

Which would then only work with a shackle attachment, for a normal seatbelt you wouldnt need this. And even with shackle attachment, using the cheststrap or laterals to attach it seems like less effort..

Placing it the other way around also makes more sense (so the zipper with the little streamer birdman logo thingy attached doesnt pull open in the relative airstream).

JC
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[LouDiamond 1]

Apparently it works for some people. You know who to provide your feedback to

"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required"
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[mccordia 74]

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Apparently it works for some people. You know who to provide your feedback to

Feedback and some other comments and suggested changes to the (new) wing/cell design have already been sent yea..

JC
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[aerodynamite 0]

I didn´t have any premature opening of the zipper when flying S8 and Tengu.

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[woodpecker 0]

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what's this pocket with red zipper for ? pilot license or a locked leg pouch ?

It's to allow for a seat belt to be routed through the leg strap.

Damnit! I was going to use it to access snacks in my pocket due to the extra air time I'm getting in a WS.

SONIC WOODY #146

There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on?

[DSE 5]

So it serves double-duty. Seatbelt access during climb to altitude, and pocket access during flight.
Seems efficient to me.

[shropshire 0]

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what's this pocket with red zipper for ? pilot license or a locked leg pouch ?

Probably for his mobile phone..... ask Billy how many Offs he's had

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