Megatron 0 #1 December 9, 2008 Im sure most of you know that West Tennessee Skydiving offers recreational HALO jumps from 30,000ft! Assuming you pull a little high at 5000ft that's about 1.5min of freefall! Still questionable if its worth the $350 price tag...as a novelty maybe. But how cool would it be to wingsuit from 30k...assuming a 40mph vertical speed and pulling at 5k, that adds up to over a 7 minute freefall!!!! SWEET ..and totally worth the price in my opinion. I dont have enough jump to fly a wingsuit yet but I should by the spring and once I get about 50 or so wingsuit jumps under my belt Im there! ..whos with me? ..this means you Dale! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #2 December 9, 2008 so does anyone know how long a bailout bottle lasts? I know it would depend on how hard you were breathing but. assuming a rapid resp. rate can you suck one of those dry in a minute or two? or are you allways gonna have 20 minutes or more of air in one of those?i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Costyn 1 #3 December 9, 2008 Quote But how cool would it be to wingsuit from 30k...assuming a 40mph vertical speed Yea sounds cool, but in practice there's no way you're going to be able to maintain a 40mph fall-rate for 7 minutes. It's just too much strain on your muscles and you are going to get tired after about 3 minutes max. If you relax and do maybe an 60 to 70 fall rate, you might be able to maintain it throughout the flight. But damn, 30k, that's serious business... thats the altitude commercial jet-liners fly at. Its usually -40 degrees (both Fahrenheit and Celcius - thats where they match up) up there. I wonder if you can fit enough clothes under your regular wingsuit to keep out the cold. Calling Scott Campos... you've done this stuff before, let us know the details! Costyn van Dongen - http://www.flylikebrick.com/ - World Wide Wingsuit News Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #4 December 9, 2008 Seriously, just having the required number of jumps to wingsuit, then only doing 50 before wanting to jump one on a HALO is not the greatest idea in the world HALO jumps are fun, i did one at the WFFC a few years back from 31K, although it was a little bit chilly up there. The instructor wrote the outside temp in the ice INSIDE the plane... -58. Brrrrrr! As others have said, unless you were He-man, you're not going to sustain 40mph from 30K. It has been done though, aside from the countless military tests that Scott Campos has done to keep us safe from baddies , by a UK jumper - Adrian Nicholas when he set the record for the longest time in free fall. I can't remember the exact time, but it was over 4 minutes something. He did it for Partick Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre3636 0 #5 December 9, 2008 im almost thinking that with modern suits with airlocks the strain factor would be considerably less than before when we didnt have airlocks. cool thread! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #6 December 9, 2008 Quote Still questionable if its worth the $350 price tag... IMO, no. But I do it multiple times every month so I don't find it as appealing as some may. I cover jumping from high altitudes in my book, skyflying, wingsuits in motion and address the concerns associated with it and there are several. While it is a lot of fun, there are somethings that people should know about when jumping from high altitudes because its not a normal skydive and there are some very real potential dangers associated with it. While many people have made high altitude wingsuit jumps already, I have only seen two civilian skydiving operations actually take the needed precautions and provide the right equipment and most importantly, have the jumpers prebreath. Both of those operations charge around the above quoted price and I fully understand why;there is a considerable cost involved in equipment alone. However, if you want to read up more about this topic, we have discussed it over the years here and several threads can be found here. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask. "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
Zeemax 0 #7 December 9, 2008 Is there anything not in your book? Seriously, i think you should re-title it 'The Bible' Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
voodew1 0 #8 December 9, 2008 might want to wipe your nosedo you give reach arounds too? Maybe I am just not religious enough to read the bible The pimp hand is powdered up ... say something stupid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #9 December 9, 2008 Quote Is there anything not in your book? Seriously, i think you should re-title it 'The Bible' Actually, Frits beat you to it. Check it out"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
Zeemax 0 #10 December 9, 2008 Quote might want to wipe your nosedo you give reach arounds too? Maybe I am just not religious enough to read the bible I think you got the wrong end of the stick and need to learn British sarcasm... Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gadget 0 #11 December 9, 2008 yes,but Frits is from Denmark so anything he says should be taken with a grain of salt (actually a kilo of it) If people from Poland are called Poles, why aren't people from Holland called Holes??? My logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hagen 0 #12 December 9, 2008 you have even yuri's acknoledgement - you're cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #13 December 9, 2008 Quote Quote might want to wipe your nosedo you give reach arounds too? Maybe I am just not religious enough to read the bible I think you got the wrong end of the stick and need to learn British sarcasm... Texsexuals go for both ends of the stick.....www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottGray 0 #14 December 10, 2008 HHMMM --- I wonder what the air speed is in Mike's King Air at 30K. If you find yourself in the door, look left .... hhmmm, air speed, wingsuit, low tail ......WSI-5 / PFI-51 / EGI-112 / S-Fly The Brothers Gray Wing Suit Academy Contact us for first flight and basic flocking courses at your DZ or boogie. www.thebrothersgray.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
docdialtone 0 #15 December 10, 2008 And I have just the right person to teach you the British sarcasm! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #16 December 10, 2008 Quote And I have just the right person to teach you the British sarcasm! Yeah, 'cos i really need help with that... Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohanW 0 #17 December 10, 2008 Indicated airspeed should be the same regardless of altitude?Johan. I am. I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
