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Isnt that just your own experience with a bad fit/measurement/fabrication error on your previous suit? Granted there is an optimal build for the best performance, but suits being designed specificly for one build, and the performance varying drasticly if you have the wrong build because of that is not something Ive ever heard anyone complain about..? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

We'd be more then eager to fly with you guys! And 'bang for your buck' There's several boogies to visit during those weeks, and a chance to be in the biggest formations ever...not enough bang for your buck? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Not accounting for wind, but check trackingderby.com Tim porter is doing 1.2 to 1.3, tracking in a tight jumpsuit...(dont know if it was stormy weather...but still) And some are doing even better... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its still diferent body types, weight, skills and style of flying you have to take into account.. We determined pretty early in the week that two of our teammembers werent that good at flying base Its true skill (a skill Bowie has mastered to perfection..he rocks!) JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think he means the difference between grabbing and just letting go (something I see people do quite a lot) or grabbing and pitching/throwing it away into clean air.. Lazy throw vs strong throw? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

wouups, sorry for the highjack.. I am just looking forward to Cochstedt here Its not even about a thread highjack...as this stuff is the excact reason why this group formed...and its stuff we should be talking about more.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I know..but sometimes the "smiles and fun" cross over into dangerous. And thats where it wouldnt hurt.. The dicipline is getting too big to keep adding more and more people to dives and expect it to stay safe... We dont have to take all the fun out of it...but a bit more dicipline. And at times working to show people whats possible...its great... And thats what our TopGun group is all about.... Not about egos, but a fun group of people, who love to fly and have fun, while trying to fly good, complete formations (and some other cool stuff we have planned) Real happy to see this discussion..its stuff we as a team spent quite a while talking about before we went on this training camp. Its great to see more people are thinking this way, wanting to develop this part of the dicipline more.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Try and get 15 way RW-dive to fly 'no-grips' and you get excactly the same level and horizontal distance issues you get in wingsuit dives.. Some of the people in Spain came up to us, bragging how they flew a 12 way (RW) no-grips. Saying it was hard..."Welcome to our world" was our answer Side subject - new picture is up here JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think this is more the problem, then the overal skill level.. It doesnt matter that much what someones history is RW, FF, or just wingsuits...as long as people fly diciplined. Fly their slot, and most of all...recognise which dive they should or should not be on yet. If theres some RW of freefly guys doing challenging 20 ways, people with less experience, or not so superb skills, would not get on that jump, out of fear of fucking up. They would practice more smaller jumps, untill they did have the skill level. In wingsuiting, especialy at boogies. Its quite common for everyone from 20 to 1000 wingsuit jumps, to all be on the same bigways dives. Someone being a good friend is quite often more important then the skills he or she has. And Im not saying people should not be allowed to be on jumps. But we should try and work more towards getting those people up to speed (skill and dicipline wise) on smaller jumps, before we start going for big, bigger, biggest.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

4 BMCI's actually Jari, Scott, Mark and Rolf... And at least one PFCI (asuming james will be there again..I'll bring my magnum if you bring the camera!) And probably more then a dozen or so BMI's and PFI's Best chances at that would probably be early in the week, when the boogie is not yet operating at full tilt, and people are still willing to skip a load or two.. Dont know if you're in Europe anytime sooner. Rolf is traveling around a lot, and is doing BMI courses at several DZ's throughout the year.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Id go for the ankles! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Most of the team members had not seen all that many complete formations, with every flyer in his slot, yet. Maybe its photos or videos that have been hidden on the net somewhere, but before starting to go for 10 point dives, our main focus for the week was to work on getting a good formation there, flying for a whole dive. And not just a formation being there only for the 3 seconds before breakoff. There have been so many beautifull formations, big and small, in the past years. But there's always a few stray birds. And comparing it to RW or freefly. Its great to fly a 20 way with two or three people not in their slot. But we still call it a formation, even though not everyone was in. When in RW and freefly, they would call it incomplete, and try again. Its hard to tell someone he sucked, but over this week. The whole group was quite serious and honest towards eachother, in terms of what to improve, and who did what perfect. And even though it may be boring to some. Hugging in between two people, and trying to keep the formation flying, complete and looking clean, is quite a challenge. But next to the pictures posted here, there was also quite a bit of multipoint 4 way stuff done. The video of these (and other jumps) should be online in a few weeks. Hope you guys like those as well! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Make a suit from shark skin! It'll be stinky, but awesome! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

heyhey, The formation in this picture was flown with most people looking a person they are flying relative to, and a second person they are referencing for the distance. Bo was flying base (first row, right) Im flying relative to Bo (second row, right) Steve is also flying relative to Bo (second row, left) but is also watching me, and keeping a slot open in between us. Costyn (first row, left) was flying on Bo, while watching Steve and me, slightly behind him, from the corner of his eye for the distance (sideways) David (3d row, white suit) is flying relative to steve and me, and tries to stay exactly in the middle of us to, and dropped back a bit. And Duncan (4th row, black suit) is flying behind David. Trying to fly relative to him (eating his tailwing) And all flyers are cross referencing, trying to keep the distances the same. Most jumps we worked with a base/person you fly to, and a second person you cross reference for the distances. We scared RW people quite a bit....the DZ was filled with wingsuit flyers on creepers, and freeflyers also doing quite extensive dirtdives.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think someone holding onto his pilot chute for half a second, before throwing it, will produce actactly this picture as well.. Ive seen it happen in a few openings I filmed..(usualy the person did a weak throw or no throw at all, and simple, slowly, let go of the pilotchute) The bridle will be pulling out due to the wind, and already be behind the jumper, while the PC has some catching up to do once you let go.. As the attachment point of your pilotchute is facing the wrong way (due to holding it half a second longer) your pilot will do a 90 degree flip though itself, and go through 'the bundle state' as its blown back, and catches air, and then finaly inflates.. Pilotchutes with big nasty hackey-balls can also snag catch the bridle at this point... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Bridles aside....great pictures, as always, Matt! Love browsing your gallery... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I've seen people with 3 to 4 year old (never washed) wingsuits that looked like hairs had starting to grow on the wing...? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

He seems to have done two jumps..one with a camera helmet, and one without...or did I miss a sports-cam/pen-camera in there somewhere? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Sweet... Even though everything has been done in America before...us europeans do know how to rock at times Awesome flying..that wedge and line look sweet! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Aside from some colour-correction, all pictures are untouched and not a single flyer has been moved a pixel.. The video shows the excact same formations/distances and will be posted later this month.. But thanx for the compliments on the flying... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Yea...goose here...whatsup? If you've ever met any of the guys in our fun team, you'd realise just how perfect that name was We're still working on our "backflying underneath the other flyer and giving him the finger while the rodeo rider snaps a polaroid-picture" move though.. But we definately have our singing in the plane down.. I think you've lost that loving feeling...oh yes... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

We would post the URL of new pictures here with direct links if someone hadnt told us not to JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The big inlets on the back make the wing look smaller visually...,but comparing the Armwings of the S6, and these prototypes, the armwings are bigger then the S6, most of the extra surface is on the body, instead of on the wingtips (which would mean longer grippers). This can still be flown without holding grippers (for docking etc) without the armwing flapping. Some things will be quite different on the final production model you'll see the 20th.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its the same colours as a phi, but thats where the similarities stop.. Those black bars on the back of the wing are backvents The airlocked wings are the most stable and fast inflating in any of the suits Ive flown. Both in front and back flying.. The legwing attaches to the back in these prototypes..and the booties can be tilted out 90 degrees (no need for that in flocking) to gain a massive amount of surface on the legwing.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Also try holding the grippers with the tip of your fingers, and dont clench it in a big fist... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?