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We're all newbies to some extent since wingsuits are so new. When I was first asking questions like this, I was told by many very accomplished pilots to: a) Get cut corners b) Don't get cut corners c) Rotate bag 90 degrees (grommet to pin) d) Don't rotate bag 90 degrees (grommet to reserve tray, "normal" packjob) e) Get longer bridle f) Never had anyone argue with that Besides the fact that there are slightly different ways to deploy (I personally don't like to have a lot of forward speed when I pull) and there are different rigs with slightly different bags and main pack trays. When I was starting I was frustrated that I couldn't get a straight answer on anything, but like you seem to have done, I figured out what works for me. I still get linetwists about 1 out of every 15 jumps or so (guessing), but usually when that happens I realize I was lazy on collapsing my armwings and probably burbled my PC a little. EDIT: FWIW, I do rotate my bag about (a little less than) 90 degrees when I pack. I also have my corners (Vector 3) cut 2/3 of the way down, and a long bridle. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Chuck, any idea where one is near Orlando FL? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Yeh, people don't really do that stuff, do they? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Don't know if this is a repost, but I was in Best Buy yesterday looking at car stereos. I happened to glance at one of those stupid car TV's on display, and there were a bunch of people freeflying! I think it actually was a clip from something on the Discovery channel, but I'm not sure. It sort of looked like Sebastian from the air. It was definitely a coastal DZ. It still was bizarre. Just recently there was a big discussion in the BASE forum about whether or not skydiving/BASE had a big potential for "extreme" marketing. I still think the answer is no (in most cases), which made it even more absurd that this video was playing in that store. It was stuck in between a bunch of other "extreme" sports (snow skiing, rock climbing) that I think were part of the same Discovery channel special. Honestly, I'll bet nobody who actually buys that TV would watch freeflying on it in once they bought it... but someone still decided it was an effective way to advertise the TV. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Well for one thing, if you did try something like that (both wearing wingsuits), the hanger would not be able to have his hands all the way over his head (unless he had a Prodigy maybe). But it is possible to fly linked exits, in more ways than one I'd imagine, although I don't think you could fly one just like the picture shown. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Exactly. There are a lot of good examples of this if you look at the "clothing" section of the site. Here are two of my favs, which can be purchased in the site's store! I own the first one. :) hate myself rock star www.WingsuitPhotos.com

What does the registration fee cover? Are we required to register just to jump that weekend? Thanks.

Anybody a fan of Engrish? This made me think of jumping.

Not when your home project is moving. :( I've been moving for 6 days in very small increments (dodging the rain). www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I haven't jumped the V1, but I have heard many firsthand accounts. Most people have told me they can't beat their S3 times (though they can get about the same), but the V1 has a higher forward speed for sure. Which means a flatter glide, obviously. There is also a guy I know well who had about 900 WS jumps, many on an S3. Despite all these jumps, I always thought he was a bit twitchy in his S3 (I never told him ). His FIRST jump on the V1 we flew side by side and he was rock solid. He flipped over to his back and remained rock solid. That being his first jump on the suit, I think it says a lot for the stability/quality of the suit. I'll try the V1 one of these days... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Yeh, I know. Once I was flying near somebody on his back and trying to take a dock on his foot. I was a little too far behind him and we had to break off but I really wanted that dock, so my body overrode my mind and my left hand just reached forward 2 feet and took the dock. I then realized that my right hand was still in a normal flying position, and I was still flying good. Thanks for the input guys. I'm famous for thinking too hard. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I don't have a good sense of smell, but near the end of a day of WS jumps, when the weather cools down a bit (not cold though, it's Florida summer!) my nose runs a bit and I get a weird stinging feeling in my nose and throat, sort of like in the winter. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

That's what I'm afraid of. Read my post above if you haven't already. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Ummmm you wanna try wingsuit CRW? HELL YES. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Here's a silly question... but I was never taught this in my BM course. Exactly what movements would you use to deploy your reserve from terminal? Assume some sort of high speed mal that doesn't require chop, or you already have chopped and are terminal again. You're flying straight and steady, good forward speed, and need to pull silver. What do you do? I'm guessing - close legs. Bring both hands to chest, collapsing arm wings. Now, do you just pull silver with your left hand, or do you need to move both arms the same, as with a normal pull. I'm thinking it's not as important as a normal pull since the wings are closed, but it might still be nice to stay symmetric. Thoughts please.

Dank u wel. Incidentally, I was just in Netherlands for 2 weeks and I did learn how to say thank you. But was much to lazy to try babelfishing that text in the commercial so figured I'd wait for someone else to do it. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

... though I have no idea what it's for. Well, it looks like deodorant, but I have no idea what they say. Any Dutch people want to help? www.rexona.nl/movies/stuntcity.wmv www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Oh boy... ... ... Mine is the best, because I get to fly it! www.WingsuitPhotos.com

How much experience do I need to bowl with a camera? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Here ya go, smile away! See attached pic. (Sorry, I couldn't resist...) I've never had your problem but I do often get my cheeks inflated and a dry mouth. My chewing gum turns weird too... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

YES YES YES... I was referring to the thing in Good Stuff. Did not know about Deug's stunt. Sorry. EDIT: Footage of Deug's stunt anywhere? EDIT 2: Pic attached. How does one get to "Deug" from De Gayardon anyways? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I think they had the prop shut off and the plane was in drogue-fall/glide (special drogue designed for this purpose probably). The drogue was cutaway once the jumper(s) were back inside, and the prop was restarted. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I'll do what I please with my balls! www.WingsuitPhotos.com

If you do a search you will find my post about my 2nd cutaway. It was my 14th wingsuit jump. I had linetwists bad enough, on my Spectre 170, that I chose to cutaway. That decision will not be debated. Anyway, after chopping, I knew I was very high and felt my back to the wind, so I waited about 2 seconds (by my perception) and arched like mad until I felt the wind on my belly. Then I pulled silver. Then I felt myself get jerked upwards and rotated 180 degrees really fast (think whiplash), my back made a lot of inhumane cracking noise and I couldn't see or breathe for a while. Nothing was broken, just muscle damage I guess. I never got a good diagnosis as to what it was, but all I know is that it hurt to even walk for 2 months. It's been 15 months now... I jump and do anything else I want but my lower back still hurts every day. In retrospect, what I did wrong was: I left my legwing wide open during my "2 seconds" before pulling silver, while my armwings were closed, since my hands were in front of my body. This put me headlow into the wind, and coupled with the speed of my reserve opening, it HURT. So, lesson #1 = don't go headlow in a reserve WS opening. Here's the funniest part. I had an RSL. It was ALWAYS hooked up. I checked it every plane ride and every time I put the rig on. I'd literally never seen it disconnected. So imagine my surprise, when I was flying my reserve canopy, and thought to myself (once I could see again), "wait a minute! How the fuck did I even have the luxury of taking those 2 seconds since I have an RSL?!" I looked down on my right shoulder, and sure enough, the RSL was still sitting there on the velcro, with the shackle WIDE OPEN. I made some posts asking about how that could have happened and got some interesting replies (I think the most interesting was when Tonto said his RSL only worked 3/8 times). Regardless, I had already decided to remove the RSL. I had proved that (a) I didn't need it and (b) it didn't do its job the only time I ever needed it - even if it was a freak occurence, in my experience it had malfunctioned 100% of the time and that was too much. So, even though I don't have my RSL anymore, if I do have to chop in the wingsuit, I will probably deploy my reserve *immediately* after since I'm paranoid of gaining speed and having a headlow painful reserve opening. Although touching my kneebones together is now part of my EP's, so hopefully I wouldn't go headlow. I'll have to admit that in a normal WS flight I've never tried touching my handles... I should try that to get used to the idea of pulling the reserve handle while in terminal freefall, in the WS, while keeping my head high. Crazy... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Even if you yank one toggle down and immediately release it and yank the other? www.WingsuitPhotos.com