redfox

>Has anybody the email (or know this nickname here on dz.com) from this great italian guy You mean Giulio Petroccionne, our great Italian Television Man? Look for PFI #54 on the Phoenix-Fly Website or BMI-I 005 on Birdman for contact... Thanks to all people at Cochstedt, hopefully see you again next year! Herwig

Sorry - only in german... http://www.heise.de/tp/r4/artikel/22/22890/1.html Cordially, Herwig

That Loic joined this Boogie was the best what could happen to us! He is not only a great flyer, he is a great teacher too! We learned a lot from him, the way he organized the big ways helped us to make the flocking happen, fun and save! His advice to "fly your (our) body" was very helpful. His flying skills are very impressive - he showed a video where he docked to the wing of a sailplane! So a really big "THANK YOU!" to Loic, Zun, and all the nice flyers at Stupino! It would be great to see all this people again at Stupino in 2007! The taxi drive back to airport at sunday was, uhmmm - an experience - but I got my plane! Thanks to all people who made this possible! Herwig

1. Macca 2. Steve Such 3. Mark 4. Hunky Dunky 5. Frits 6. Hanne 7. Gadget 8. Jari 9. Jussi 10. Herwig

Hello James, Lele and myself will be there! Cheese and chocolate? Let's go for a chocolate fondue! Hope to see you all soon there, Herwig

Hello Together, I found an article about Francis Heilmann in an old issue from the german paragliding magazine "Fly & Glide" January 2001. So the suit seems to be from 2000 or earlier... Text of this article is german only, I could post the scan on request. The article says he built one Mylar wingsuit with "high performance but difficult handling". The price was mentioned between 4000 and 5000 French Francs. Sorry, no more information... Cordially, Herwig

Hello Sascha, as I already mailed you, try to get this book: http://www.skymonkeypublishing.com/home.htm Cordially, Herwig

If you watched carefully this forum you can see that Robi already posted a photo of his black Vampire (Prototype?). Seems he was inspired from "Superterminal", because it seems he preferred to start flying head down... See: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2078309;#2078309 But seriously: I prefer if the manufacturers bring out well tested and safe wingsuits on the market, there is no real need to rush something... But on the other side: I am always tempted to fly the newest high end models on the market... Cordially, Herwig

Hello James, it was really nice to see so many birds this weekend, I guess we should organize some meetings in the future here... To Airowpoint: on the way home in St. Antonino some girls were waiting for someone who could take them under his wings or so Hope to see you soon, Herwig

From the "About" section: -------- Produced by par Ride The Planets and fly your body Length : about 60 minutes Format compatible Pal and NTSC French / English Audio Dolby stereo Available on 15th dec. 2005. -------- Herwig

Have you noticed that you can already order the DVD? On http://www.flyyourbody.com in the online shop...

I hoped nobody would ever ask me... Interestingly the muscles on my arms are not the ones I feel strongest - it are some muscles down the hips on the outside, the ones you use to spread your legs. With Wingsuitflying and Snowboarding you learn that you have more muscles you ever guessed before! Cordially, Herwig

Hello together, anyone else was flying the Acro already? I could fly mine last weekend over Locarno and was very impressed by it - but too few flights for this suit... (Hint: try some sharp maneuver! ;-) Backflying the Acro is very impressive - I was flocking with an S3 and it seems the Acro flies back better than some other suits. Who has experienced the same? The flight range is nice - flying slow without stalling it to flying fast seems easier than with other suits. The only thing I was missed first was the feeling of the grippers ;-) Need more flights on it, definitely! Best regards, Herwig P.S.: I am not working for Phoenix-Fly nor paid for posting this...

I am not completely sure - but that could be Wolfgang Weizenböck from Austria jumping over Rotwand in the Dolomites, maybe from the film "Sensation Alpen" from Lothar Brandler. The Dentist you mentioned was also an Austrian, Erich Felbermayr. He jumped from Kleine Zinne, Europabrücke and Matterhorn with Walter Laindecker. Maybe the first BASE film was "Der 6. Grad zwischen Sonne und Sternen" from Wolfgang Gorter (35mm, Color! It was in European Cinemas until late 70's) Best Regards, Herwig P.S.: I post site names here, because they were mentioned in publications ("Alpinismus") and were told in Cinema. There is the historical dimension here.

Hello Dave, sure I had much Fun! I can't provide such nice numbers as Perry - but comparision to the GTi is a little bit hard for me, because I have flown my GTi last time a year ago. More than 2 Minutes from 4000m to 1000m tells me the range of Classic or GTi - but numbers are always hard to compare... In the meantime my flying skills are a little bit higher, so I can't tell if the Prodigy is really better, but I have learned more to looking to have fun as just going for numbers. But the Prodigy is DEFINITELY easier to handle and easier to install than other suits. The design makes it easy to borrow a suit which will fit you. The best way would be to find someone to borrow or rent a suit and try it. IMHO it is an ideal suit for your needs Turns and barrel rolls have the same feeling as with the GTi - one difference is that you have to use the grippers on the Prodigy. This weekend we mostly played: flocking and docking, and this is easy too and pure Fun. Hope that may help you... Cordially, Herwig

The last days I was able to make 15 flights with the PF Prodigy suit over Locarno / Switzerland. I think the way from the BM Classic to the Vampire was Evolution, but now with the Prodigy there is a really new thing here… What I like most about the Prodigy is the really easy setup and adjustment for different Pilots. The wings looks smaller than on other suits, but the leg span is really big – this leads to the benefit that you are able to run with your pants on… The grippers on the arm wings are nicely improved, so they are easy to hold. There are no zippers on the arm wings, so if you are jumping on really hot days you may be sweating a lot Flying the Prodigy is easy and stable – the performance is in the range of the (underestimated) Classic and GTi, it flies amazingly well. Flocking and docking with others is pure Fun with this suit! Pulling is easy, but IMHO it is more important than with other suits to close the legs during pull sequence to prevent going head down. After opening you can reach all needed parts (even store the slider). Opening the wings is possible during canopy ride, but not necessary. For beginners or all people who wants to try a Wingsuit – the Prodigy is definitely an ideal choice! I am tempted to say: “Now you have no longer an excuse for NOT flying a Wingsuit!” Best Regards, Herwig "et primo similis volucri, mox vera volucris"

Hello Together, I want to told you my first impression from my flights with the V1 The weather forecast was not very good for the last weekend, but luckily I was able to make 4 flights on Saturday over Locarno / Switzerland. Please note that I am not an authority on wingsuit flying, this are just my very first impressions! To the suit: The quality of suit has improved (double seams on ribs for profile), many small improvements you can now find in the user manual from Phoenix Fly. Overall the look and feel is of very high quality. To the flight: For me on the very positive side: The suit is still easy to fly (I am tempted to say easier than the S3 due to bigger wings) and more comfortable. Smoother turns are now possible, for radical turns you feel the force of better aerodynamics – this shows that is still a high end suit! Time in air was nearly the same as with in my S3, but covered much more ground - the speed of the suit is awesome!!! With the bigger grippers you may be able to fly longer too, but I was concentrated on distance. I think the gliding ratio of 3 can easily be flown, also by not so experienced flyers like me. Due to weather conditions I am not able to provide some numbers, just from my visuals! Robert has done an outstanding work, I am eager to see what the future will bring… So in the next weeks the wingsuit community will share more impressions on flying the V1 Best regards, Herwig "et primo similis volucri, mox vera volucris"

I have already jumped from a paraglider with a wingsuit. Paraglider was an Advance Bi Beta Tandem, I jumped with a FOX 285 and Vertex 2, Wingsuit was a BirdMan GTi. Search for a steeper starting place, because it is hard to run with the suit (Booties closed!). I hung to the Tandem via my 3-Rings and a sling on each side, but without a passenger harness - because you can't close the paraglider harness leg straps. So I hung a little bit higher than usual - to start earlier to fly than the tandem pilot. The leg zippers were closed, but the arm zippers open for the start. Additional I had attached two small ropes with a short ladder on the end, so after the start I can stand in this ladder. After the start I stepped into this small ladder and with this the forces on the 3-Rings are nearly zero - and stand quite comfortable leaning back to the pilot's harness. After a while I closed my arm zippers, and the pilot released the sling from my 3-Rings, so that I was free to jump. For the jump just try to step out head up - if you try to jump away you may go head down or even on your back very fast... Sorry I have no pictures here at work, but can deliver some next week. One of the first I have heard doing this was Stane, he made a demonstration flight at Bregenzerwald Cup (Austria) in January 2003 or earlier... Regards, Herwig

Do you mean like this one? http://www.xlr-8.ch/images/gal_big/pm2_bo5.jpg See also Tazio's video: http://www.xlr-8.ch/gallery/video-clips.htm Regards, Herwig

Hello Robi, everyone who has flown one of your suits knows that it works this way and that you understand this very well - obviously this basics are not clear for everyone... I never understand why some people think landing a wingsuit is the ultimate goal. For me, the ultimate goal would be to go up to the air from the ground without help. If than I have to use my parachute to land save, it doesn't matter! An old teacher told me once for driving a car: "If you think you stand at 50km/h, try to step out of it" - speed is good in air, but not on ground... For me skyflying is "enjoy the feeling being a bird"! You know that you have done it right if after a weekend of skyflying you come home and are afraid that your cat will catch you... Cordially, Herwig

If you use a bigger Canopy, you may also look for the Vertex-2 from BR. I use the Vertex-2 with Dynamic Corners with my FOX 285 and the BirdMan GTi (SF3 soon) Works great for me, and I am pretty happy with this stuff. Basic Research has the Vertex-2 not yet on their Website, but you should ask Karen about. Cordially, Herwig

As mentioned, this is not BASE jumping. I have a few jumps from a tandem paraglider (from 300m to 700m) and personally think it is a good way to test your skills. You have low airspeed (about 35-40km/h), and it is cheaper that with a balloon (for me). Some tandem pilots are very hot to experience such a jump, so it should be no problem to find one. You could tell the tandem pilot that the exit will be no problem for the paraglider canopy. For the low jumps I used my FOX with the Reactor 4. Enjoy it! RedFox

As far as I know it was a unvented Troll see http://www.basejump.at/pic_brueckelandl.htm Regards, RedFox