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Freestyle! Neh..Thats just a personal project/interest.. But that aside, Id be most interested in setting up some actual bigway camps. Where people are in or out of a formation, selected for their skills instead of the selection criteria 'being a nice guy' or 'owning a pretty suit'. If you look at how freeflying and its 'true' records have grown in recent years. All we're doing with all the 20/40+ ways is exit-records... I'd love to see an invitational boogie planned somewhere next summer...spending a whole week working with an A and B pool of jumpers, selecting the best flyers to 'fly' the biggest, baddest formation ever...(and stressing 'fly' as everyone should be a good flyer in that group, and not a group of people freefalling with their legs on their buttocks) *edited to ad* So thats my usual lengthy way of saying "Largest flock" Some official recognised records, instead of people just claiming this and that would rock.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

A lot of the newer widescreen/bigscreen television models have all kinds of sharpening algorithems which can really f*k up your video if they are set to too high a setting..resulting in a lot of noise and sometimes even clearly visable fields.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Really cool series of pictures..Not sure I recognise the jumper..is that Csaber? Picture 01 picture 02 picture 03 picture 04 picture 05 picture 06 picture 07 picture 08 picture 09 And some pix of the bigway (think I spot a few prodigies there) bigway picture 01 bigway picture 02 Check http://dzstupino.net.ru/pictures/Ostankino/ for more pictures.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The one I was refering to is the FXC12000. Ive been to some dropzones in the baltic corner, where ts quite common to see people walking around with 'slighly older' rigs and AADs. Thou most people upgrade their gear at some point, its not unthinkable that some people may actually try flying a wingsuit with the older 12000 units. There are several thinkable moves with a wingsuit, that can cause severe pressure drops/rises, which would not fool the calculated activation of 'modern' AADs. But seeing as the air pressure at +- 1000 ft is all it takes for a 'mechanical' device like the FXC 12000 to fire, I believe a high powered flare-outs after a dive (especialy when done at lower altitudes, close to opening height) could give the device the higher airpressure on the chest needed to actually activate. Not saying it is dangerous..but if it is, this may even be one of the things that should also listed in first flight briefings. Just like no pull-out, pilotchute pouch on leg etc. (though the pilotchute on the leg would maybe be possible again with some of tonys designs) Anyways...I was thinking about the FXC/Wingsuit after a question from someone over email (who I advised not to use it) and couldnt find any previous posts or any other written recomendition/documentation on this matter.. Though there is only a small chance that anyone may actually try jumping an FXC equipt rig with a wingsuit, it could definately seriously ruin someones day. Maybe its a good idea to either test or put out a preventive bulletin regarding this matter? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The thing that sparked my interest, is the sudden high pressure you can generate after flaring out from a dive. Something students can also accidently do on first jumps if they have a wild ride. The FXC activates just based on a certain airpressure. The sudden peak in pressure, bellow the body/chest, where the FXC intake is also situated, could (I think) make for scary situations. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

My personal view on FXC and wingsuits is 'rather not', but Ive seen some people jump older gear/units (sans wingsuit) in some of the baltic countries, and wondered about that combination. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Is there anyone who has any knowledge about FXC AAD and wingsuits? In some countries the older type AAD's are still quite common in use, though you rarely see em here (aside from student gear) With the 'intake' part of the unit located on the MLW down on the chest, I could imagine the slighly higher pressured air underneath the body would/could slighly alter the units working (fooling it into thinking it's lower then it actually is) Is there any information regarding this subject? Or is the pressure difference so minimal its neglectable? dont turn this into a pro/con AAD discussion..its just a question regarding the working of the device, based on which a recommendation can be made when someone asks about jumping sayd AAD with a wingsuit JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I was out for the weekend, and hear a few sms-es come in and a phonecall immediately after...I ran to my phone thinking some friends probably had great stories to tell about the past weekend of jumping...but the news I heard shocked, baffled and amazed me...disbelief is the only word I could think of.. Tonto was always full of good advice for everyone.. Talking to him was always fun. Be it only online and through email. Im glad Ive had the priviledge of meeting him face to face in germany... When his love was coming to Belgium for a few months, I almost got daily messages. Asking to take care of her, and make sure she had lots of friends to play with in the sky during her stay... All the words he spoke where filled with love for her.. I cant even begin to imagine the loss she, and all people close to him have experienced...my heart is with you all... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Frenchies always have to be special.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

One some capture software/hardware, quicktime is actually the format in which is captured.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Old thread...but probably close to what you wanted...! http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2993769;#2993769 My appologies for the cheap porn-music JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Visiting the Birdman factory last year while on vacation in Slovenia with my girlfriend, I shot some little snippets of footage of the people there working. When commenting on how neatly folded the suits always where when they arrive new from the factory, I got a little demo on how to pack and fold a wingsuit. Believe it or not, some people actually requested a 'tutorial' video like this in the past..so for those people, or people that are just bored or wanting to have a good laugh.. download and watch this video.. Enjoy.. p.s. This is a blade being folded/packed, but this 'technique' (if its worth being called that much) probably works for every wingsuit you could imagine.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I wouldnt want to be the one who has to keep updating that list There already are over 20 different suits out, and every few weeks, another one gets added to the list... Its not the suit or brand you fly...its how you fly it.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Pictures taken during a special promotional shoot for an 'unbreakable umbrella' brand http://airrebels.com/client/senzumbrella/web/sense_umbrella_03.jpg http://airrebels.com/client/senzumbrella/web/sense_umbrella_04.jpg JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think this poll should be in 2 parts.. What canopy do you jump? What canopy would you say is the smart choice to jump? I think its two different answers for a lot of people JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Or do it the 'cheep' way, and use a 3D matchmoving program to generate a 'scan' from your head, by shooting several passes of your head with a videocamera. Then take the resulting point-clouds, and convert those to a 3D mesh, and find the overlaps and 'you have a 100% accurate resprentation of your head. (Drawing dots or adding tiny markers to your face helps in the accuracy) THEN print 40 or so cross-sections, and paste thos onto 1 cm thick wood. Then sand down the transition from each piece to another, and 'voila'. With only 5 weeks of fulltime work, you have a wooden head ps. Though possible, and the first step (cheep 3D scan) can be done in a day or so. Its a joke..and definately not something Id wish for ANYONE to actually do JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Even then...Id rather see people sticking to one dicipline per jump. Wingsuit or swoop. Instead of jumping a wingsuit, opening last, and then racing their tiny swoop-canopy trough the bigger canopies and other student-traffic thats on final at that point.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

No you didnt, and it wasnt even a wingsuit jump..you dirty *insert GoFast plug here* poser JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

It also means you dont have to buy new dytters everytime because your risers rip em of on violent spins/ofheading openings...ey rich JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I prefered that canopy you flew at the Herc boogie... The one where you lost one or two lines on every jump Did that one ever end up on a bonfire anywhere? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Spectre 150....been jumping spectres for the last 1000 jumps or so (170 sq/ft first, the went to a 150aq/ft at 400 jumps or so) Enjoying it very much...openings are sweeet! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Hey, Tony's beads and mirrors glide at 8 to 1! Promises, promises, promises.. Im still holding out for tye-dye! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

To me it looks like you're just an English bloke taking cash away from 'the natives' by selling them beads, mirrors and wingsuits Not much has changed since the 1800's ey JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

try this one JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

So it is one of those typical 'written' Fla moves, or is there actually going to be some video or photo proof this time Mark Harris did the same thing carving around the topgun wedge formations about a year ago over castellon, and again past summer in Germany at the An72 boogie...Especialy you should know Europeans always do the cool things first Tony..how bout them apples And still waiting for the proud nation to finaly show it has balls and cough up some more names for the biggest aereal battle since WOII over Spa, Belgium next spring! Show us what you're made off! Show us those tonysuits fly better then the shizzle we got.. We'll be defending the European pride! Scallops and all! Hell..even the French have shown up for the battle! Whats keeping you guys soo long..normaly you guys are at the front when there's some fighting to do Dont just talk the talk...walk the walk...! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?