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Da weekends flying - back flying and cloud surfing
ManBird replied to petetheladd's topic in Wing Suit Flying
I don't know, man. The visual I got yesterday was insane. Sunset off to my right, a rainbow off to my left, and a giant freaking black thunderhead right in front of me. Flew up to it, played with its features, and took off. A little bit of water, but not too bad in a wingsuit. Lightning really couldn't do anything, as you're not grounded in flight. That's what I'm telling myself, anyway. -
Nice! Congratulations! Nice pic of Vladi. Was the PD Tour there? "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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I've always tried to look at the track of a new student before taking them up when they have less than 500 jumps (especially the ones that just hit that 200 mark). I should look at their landings, as well. I've had a couple people eat shit in my GTi, but fortunately did not damage the suit. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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My impressions of the suit used in Crosswinds
ManBird replied to LouDiamond's topic in Wing Suit Flying
Crazy. The Crossbow, the successor to the prototype of which you speak, also lacked these features. The excess cable just extends past the arm, and a French link was used on the large handle. The S-Fly, as I understand it, does have these features (I know it has a small velcro cutaway handle). Parasport Italia, I believe, had something to do with corner-cutting on the Crossbow's production. Nothing against PI, just saying that some money-saving sacrifices were most likely not Loic's doing. Evidence being that features that were cut from the prototypes reappeared in the S-Fly. The Crossbow also has elastic on the booties, and feels like you're in a giant trash bag or tarp when you're in flight. Not to start another Matter vs Loic debate, but your description of the Matter as compared the Crossbow prototype further cements the idea that the MTR-1 was little more than a Crossbow clone. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click -
Hells yeah. I'm up for the whole weekend, beginning Friday afternoon. You know we're having a boogie and stuff right? It's gonna be rad. R.A.D. We should have a good number of wingsuit pilots around. GOOD TIMES SHALL BE HAD! Dammit. You can definitely borrow the suit. Hopefully, Joe will be too busy doing RW or something to get it away from you. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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PD claims that an F111/ZP hybrid or all F111 Lightning can be deployed at terminal. Why now? Just put on a sail slider, d-bag, and normal bridle and PC. Pack it like a normal canopy. Hell, you could make a non-vented BASE canopy snivel if it was rigged up like this. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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Theresa Baron hung on through my barrel roll. Though I'm not a female, I did hang on to Joe Weber through a very wild ride, which involved at least one barrel roll. We both wore wingsuits. The way he was in the door, and with the limited reach in a wingsuit, I had to grab his yoke after exit (we left from inside the plane, because Joe wanted to do things the hard way). I eventually let go to return the jump to a standard two-way. It was rad. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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My GTi has about 400 flights on it (about 200 by me). It's been landed every fucked up way imaginable. The booties need replacement soon, as several people who are too tall for the suit have borrowed it (a lot). My S3 has a couple little pinholes due to two different landings (one was a dead-bird-man -- with my legs still zipped up, the other was buttsliding a landing in hard dirt). It has about 250 jumps on it, between me and borrowers. Long story short, they seem to last a long time. If there is a defective one, you'll know it in less than ten jumps. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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Robert Pecnik leaves Birdman, starts Phoenix Fly
ManBird replied to kevin922's topic in Wing Suit Flying
And in case you didn't notice, the jacket is fucking slick. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click -
The best philosophy on dealing with turbulence came from Harry Waller: "When the ground's there, pull the thingies." It seems to work with just about any condition and/or approach. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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Good call. I read that as "intestine", which makes such as much sense as the rest of the post. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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I generally use a standard length bridle and 28" ZP PC. I had a PC in tow with a 9' bridle, believe it or not. It's all in how you deploy. Just don'[t dump in full flight I have a 10' bridle and 32" PC that I use with my S3's BASE pouch. No hesitations there . It's good for dumping in full flight and practicing for wingsuit BASE, which I'll be doing in early October. Not recommended for general skydiving:
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I thought the same thing. Just looks like more drag and interruption of airflow. Slightly higher pack volume, as well (for a non-crossbraced). Weird, says I. If these even do anything, then I suspect that they're located where they are because the center of the canopy is "flatter", and the supposed energy loss happens closer to the center of the canopy. Not directed at you, JP. I realize that their ideas are not necessarily yours, and you were just calling up a resource to explain the concept of wingtips. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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Da weekends flying - back flying and cloud surfing
ManBird replied to petetheladd's topic in Wing Suit Flying
Just, uh... thirding Chuck and Glen. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click -
http://www.kundaliniyoga.org/'Nuff said. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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I still don't get the thinking behind the burritos on top of the canopy. And "virtually impossible to collapse" seems like quite a claim. Can't collapse it? How do I pack it? "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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If you were soon going to come in to a significant chunk of change.....
ManBird replied to Muenkel's topic in The Bonfire
Kick a cop in the teeth. That way, when I'm pinned down to the concrete, getting handcuffed, I can shout, "I'm SOON going to come in to a significant chunk of change!!!!!!" "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click -
Exactly. This is what homeless psychos do. Sit down all day and mumble weird shit. And of course you'll "feel good" after heavy breathing. Hold your breath for 60 seconds to get the same feeling, and you didn't even have to say "raju" 700 times. Here's how you choose a style of yoga: - See how people in the class are dressed, and try to dress according to common garb (shorts and t-shirt, or unitards, or whatever they wear at the studio) - Get video of yourself participating in the class - Video tape yourself, at home, doing what you learned in class If you can show this video to your family and friends without feeling like a retard, then you've picked the right yoga. Edit: Don't take me too seriously on this subject. I don't feel srongly about it and I'm just joking around. Hoping it's evident. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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I'm just saying that I don't see how worshipping a serpent is going to help loosen up my legs before a day of jumping. I studied martial arts for a good twelve years, and generally went with chi-centered styles. Meditation applied to martial arts is different. It has tangible applications. Focusing on sending your hand through bricks and ice is a lot different than making believe that there's a cobra in your belly. Yes, there are animal styles, but there was zero "spiritual" emphasis. It was envisioning and mimicking an animal for the sake of form and tradition. It's an art, not a religion. Kundalini definitely crosses that line. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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NW Wingsuit Boogie and Competition - Sept 10 - 12
ManBird replied to ManBird's topic in Wing Suit Flying
NOTE THAT THE DATE HAS CHANGED It is no longer on September 17 - 19 September 10 - 12 (Fri - Sun), Skydive Oregon in Molalla, OR will be hosting the Northwest's first wingsuit boogie and competiton! We'll have some friendly events in distance and freefall, as well as a foot race (yes, a foot race -- in your wingsuit). Demo suits, instructors, and load and rodeo organization will be available to get everyone flying. More details to come as we get closer to the event date. We are also assembling a BM-I course on Thursday and Friday for experienced wingsuit pilots. Please PM " manbird" if you're interested. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click -
Oh, you're talking about reality. Hell, I could see a 100 actually getting put to work at certain times of the year at some big drop zones. That'd be freaking rad. DO YOU HEAR ME GOD?!?!?!! RAD!!!!! Er... "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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My parents just sold their house for $2M! They bought it for $300K. Real estate in San Diego just went nuts, and they capitalized on it. So bam, instant millionaires. My brother, sister, and I each received sort of one "wish", within reason. My brother and his girlfriend went to the Cayman Islands, my sister got out of debt. My girlfriend and I are already fulfilling our "wish", and heading to Europe for awhile. So my parents offered to cover the trip on our return. I feel weird about it. Financially, I've always made a point of maintaining independence from them, and earning my own keep, but I think I'll let them give this one time around. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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Or maybe a 200. Isn't it essentially the same as the 100 (in terms of size), but with bigger engines? "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click
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The tail on a Dash 8 is VERY high. I seriously doubt it'd be an issue, even with a wingsuit. I talked to a couple pilots that fly Dash 8s for Air Canada for awhile up in Kamloops about the potential of using it as a jump plane. Supposedly, it'd be really easy to strip everything out of the inside, leaving you with essentially a super-size Otter. You can stand up in this plane, and the door is huge. It climbs really damn fast, even fully loaded. You'd a have a REALLY long jump run, or a lot of go arounds. It'd kick ass to jump from it as a specialty aircraft, so long as it's over an area with a lot of outs. The one in question was a 300 series with a four-bladed prop. The 400 seems a lot beefier. More info at Bombardier's site here: http://www.bombardier.com/index.jsp?id=3_0&lang=en&file=/en/3_0/3_1/3_1_2_6.html True -- Bombardier acquired DeHavilland from Boeing some time ago. Six one, half dozen the other. "¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click