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Wow that looks really cool. I'll have to wait until I get home to download that massive file though. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Marbles work better. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Hallelujah is by Leonard Cohen (which I think you know), and it may have been covered by John Cale among many others, but the cover in Shrek is done by Rufus Wainwright. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I've lived and jumped in FL for 2 years and still haven't been able to jump a balloon. :( There was one or two times I missed out on that were my fault, but in general it doesn't seem to happen too often. Correct me if I'm wrong, people. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

You realize with a shoulder width ski under your body, you've almost entirely prevented the air from even hitting your wingsuit, and you're flying a big planar belly ski through the air? (which I'd imagine is NOTHING like flying a non-rigid wingsuit, probably a hell of a lot harder if I had to guess, if possible at all) www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Here's two more for you, I'd be very surprised if anybody heard these, but you'd all be very surprised you hadn't heard them if you knew how good they are: Legendary - Lou Barlow Think (Let Tomorrow Bee) - Sebadoh (essentially Lou Barlow also!) www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I've heard this argument about skydiving but never about BASE! Are you arguing for or against yourself here? Earlier you implied BASE wasn't statistically more dangerous than things we do in everyday life. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I've actually never really listened to that album though I have it on my hard drive. I just listened to that song now and it's alright but I'm not really in the best mood right now to analyze a new song. I always liked their Perfecting Loneliness album and the title track for that album is sorta sad I guess. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I might be there, we can get a good flock going probably. :) Always lotsa flockers in the hills... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

That is 100% wrong. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Pretty much anything by either of those guys is really sad. My choice is "Forget Her" by Jeff Buckley. Hurt by NIN is a good one too. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Actually, I don't see open air. IMO you don't even have adequate separation from the guy you were filming. Again, this is my opinion. You weren't in his face, but you really weren't too far away from him either. Behind me and above me. I'd say he was more above you, slightly to your left, and slightly in front of you. Not sure how he got there, but you can clearly see him in one frame of the video (I don't know how to take frame grabs, screen caps don't work on video for some reason). Your opening swings you off heading 90 degrees to the left (temporarily) and then you are facing right at him. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

That's even scarier than it was before! I don't have much more experience than you, but there is some serious awareness issues going on. You open close to TWO jumpers, one of who you are looking right at before you dump, the other you would see if you looked up and to the left a bit. And to remain on topic, both of the other jumpers need to work on their tracking and awareness too... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Um, it's impossible to tell if you were backsliding by looking at that video. If you really think the video proves you were or weren't backsliding, you're missing something fundamental about frames of reference. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Heh, that's the funniest comment I've ever heard someone not wearing a helmet make... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Ok, I'm still missing something here. JFK and grassy knoll comments aside, let's think about this for a second. You guys are both seated (deployment ends) side by side. That means you deployed roughly over the same spot on the ground. You say that when you dumped, and during your "1100 ft" deployment, there was nothing but clear airspace around you. Which would have to mean that he opened at a lower altitude than you (over the same spot on the ground) and had a faster deployment than yours, allowing you to end up side by side. If this is the case, and he opened below you, did you look down before deployment? What did you see? Of course, the above doesn't really make sense, because if you were in a 3 way with him, there's no way he would get significantly lower than you (but remain over the same ground spot) before pulling. And if he wasn't significantly below you, he was right next to you, which is even worse. I am curious to see the whole video as I know many others are. If you only wanted to show the deployment, as it is the only relevant part, why did you show the end of the freefall? If you honestly want us to analyze the video, why not show us what your eyes see the whole time? Of the two possible scenarios I considered above, the guy was either very close to you (somewhere in your 360 peripheral) or directly below you on deployment. In either case, a 360 peripheral scan, followed by a look down, before deployment, would have made you aware of him before you initiated deployment. I'm not placing the blame of this "incident" on you, since the other guy clearly didn't track anywhere (actually it's not clear since that part is missing in the video), but I am confused as to how you weren't aware of where he was when you went to deploy. When I track away from a 4 way, I look over my shoulders and through my legs and COUNT the other 3 jumpers (unless I know them really well). If I was pulling in place (to film one member of a 3 way tracking away), I would certainly look behind me to ensure the other member had tracked away too, before I pulled. If you are ABOVE the 3 way, you have the luxury of not looking since they are already all 3 in your sights. So where was he when you deployed? My guess is he was right behind you. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Part of the video was definitely edited... the original "iron cross" tracker fades away and is replaced by a canopy. There's something missing... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Care to explain the simple technology? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Making jokes is being a comedian. Being a prick is different.

One of the "1.3er's", eh? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

3 profiles have been created to ask the same question. That's 300% as many as necessary! At least 85% more tact is required to fool us. Tshirts? 98.7% of skydivers aren't as stupid as you think. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Try Terraserver. I like Google maps better, but you are right that they don't offer enough detail in enough areas. For the areas you can't find on Google, try Terraserver. The light green areas offer pretty good coverage, and dark green areas offer even better detail. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

It seems pretty 2D at 13,000 feet. :) www.WingsuitPhotos.com

my dream... Your dream is Perry flying his wingsuit naked? Whatever floats your boat... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Hehe Arlo, that was my first thought too. But I was nice enough not to say it. Sometimes I think about how nice it would be to check IP's to prove my theories, but usually these guys with multiple profiles make it way too obvious anyway. www.WingsuitPhotos.com