mccordia

Havent seen the label on a phantom, but probably on the inner side of the wing (between the two lines of tabs)? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Hows the PAC for wingsuits? I havent jumped one..curious about exit speeds and the rear-stabilasor...any issue's (or good things) about that one? And maxed flocking..those must have been awesome distances flown JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Always reading And yea..definately nice choice of suit... Welcome to the flock! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Dude...you seriously need help...where did I have an argument about the number of wingsuit pilots? I wondered how many and did what I believed to be an estemate...feel free to get into an actual conversation at any time Though I have to say the 'fingers in your ears and scream the same thing over and over' routine is quite entertaining as well... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

So patrics 'get back into the place' action is still the only drogue-less dock/re-entry of an airplane? http://www.poxon.org/Craig/Skydive/PatrickDeGayardon/above.html But landing on top of an airplane...holy sh*t..I just cant wait to see this... Too bad we'll probably have to wait a few more months untill we see the footage on Soulflyers3

Shame??? A few years back we would have been happy having 100 wingsuit flyers worldwide in total... Now we're having boogies with almost 100 people in wingsuits attending.. But you could always buy a second one? Small side-subject..anybody have a rough estemate on how many (active)wingsuit flyers there are worldwide? Sadly suit serial numbers wouldnt help, because there's people that own 10 different suits out there (Envy those bastards..I only have one) Looking at the different boogies last summer, I'd say europe would score around 150 or so flyers...?? *edit* We're also coming up on 30.000 posts on the wingsuit forum btw. Thats a milestone as well... and just checked thats 556 posts by me...anyone a bigger wingsuit-forum post-whore? *edit2* Damn that The111 with his 940 posts!!!! *edit3* The current winner would probably be LouDiamond with 1441!! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Is the tail-deflector rigid (inflated by airpressure) or solid? *edit* sounded a bit weird, so what I ment is 'does it fill up with air, or is there foam or something like that inside' JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Depending on how much time you have, Twixtor (from http://www.revisionfx.com) is quite an amazing tool to work with. Next to pulling your 2 fields appart into 2 frames in one simple click, it also uses a combination of morphing and frameblending to create new inbetween frames..depending on your source-material (and your willingness to spend some time creating masks for your objects/background) results can be breathtaking... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Verry cool..it looks like an S3 legwing combined with (bigger) Classic-style armwings? Shoppingbag-1 would sound like a cooler name though) Would be great to have the wings made from the same clear-plastic on both sides..you could fly base on a big jump, and actually see whats happening behind you

Going for a big wingsuit on steroids, integrated rig, sleek helmet etc. seems to make more sense to me as well.. It reminded me of this btw. http://vyle-art.com/gallery/albums/speedpaintings/mount_F.jpg JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think there's two advices...bare minimum, and 'what would be a smart amount of experience' Smart would probably be having a solid experience and awareness, as you will be navigating across a large piece of sky. Other canopies and freefalling jumpers etc can become a real danger if the flyer doesnt know what he's doing.. I dont know what the bare minimum would be, but that would probably be roughly the same as the other available trackingsuits (whats that, 60 jumps or so?) JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Quick manual method..(insert easy sex joke here) Overlay the photo's at 50% so you can line up the background (clouds). Then put it at 100% again and use a colour selection to empty out the background so the previous picture shows through..took about 5 minutes to do this one.. There's a few pictures missing (tossing pilotchute etc.) at the start, so its a few meters more..but yea....25 top 30 meters... For me, a mix of 'wow that cool' and 'damn that dude is tired of living, how stupid can you be' JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Translated through Altavista "man on the photo did not suffer" probably means he didnt get hurt *edit* small ps. cut and paste job, shows the 'altitude' better...man thats low.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Thats about as close you can come to landing a wingsuit I think...holy sh*t! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its mostly material changes that affect the suit positive in terms of strength. From what I get, the S6 is mostly a cosmetic update to the S3S. Which is probably why its not offered on the website-store anymore under the name S3S. As to what the suit does and is capable of in the air, just try it...the internet is a great place to dwell when you should be working (I have lots of experience in this section), but the sky is the place to find out if you really want to know how something flies.. Dont lose too much sleep over a name... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Dont worry about the logo...it only takes a few jumps to get rid of it JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Any chance at desktop size pictures? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I'll try and get Alex (Alejandro) to chime in...he's been flying his S-Fly A LOT lately (and really good as well) and is bound to have some good stuff to say about flying it... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its hard to see in the pictures, but is the suit/rig rigid around the hip area? In other words, can you still move/twist your upper body, or are is it completely stiff from waist to shoulders? Designwise, especialy if you would also add the helmet, it reminds me a bit of the sketches that artist posted in the wingsuit forum some time ago...the rig-wing/track suit combo looks amazing..cant wait to see some videos.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Dont you think that a (imaginary) inflateable wingsuit (that has rigid/inflated wings from the moment you leap off) would start flying at that excact same time 1/2/3 seconds into the jump? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Yea...those 2 VKB dudes are pussies! Firebird Arrrrrrrr JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Although I definately agree with the breaking-issue's, I cant say I really feel any huge difference in sitting in the plane in a suit with or without ribs. And having been on the plane with 69 (hehe...he sayd 69..ehm..sorry) wingsuits, packed tight, from who a large margin had suits with mylar inserts, I didnt hear anyone complain about poking ribs..(usualy it was someones foot pushed hard into a place where a foot should NEVER go, or someones elbow breaking my leg) The only thing I noticed is that a rib-less wing is easyer to pull away underneath the ass of the..person *removed nasty word*... sitting next to me, who sat down on top of it But personal discomfort...no..I notice the ribs are there...but cant say they trouble me.. But some people seem to have big issue's with it...crying, pain, discomfort....seems to give them bad sleep and erectile problems as well...reminds me of the story of 'the princess and the pea' (PEA Macca..not PEE).. As for breaking, it really seems to matter which batch of mylar your suit has. Ive noticed that (depending on when your suit was made) the Mylar seems to vary a bit in thickness. My S3S had had thinner material, which seems to bend easyer, and I put about 150 to 200 jumps on that one, without one rib breaking. And the suit Im currently flying (and older prototype) also has no issues. And that one has 400+ jumps it.. Some of the newer suits seem to have a thicker mylar, that is a bit easyer to damage (as it folds less easy). But with all the horror-stories about 'packing a wingsuit' I always fold it very carefully, and even THEN dont manage to spend more then one minute doing so. If it takes you longer, then Id love to know how long it takes you to pack a parachute.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The biggest difference I noticed is that, due to the mylar inserts, some verry weird and crooked (non symetrical) flying positions are possible in the suit, while still maintaining a good wingprofile. Even when your arms are doing everything to keep the wing from inflating correctly. Positions that will have the wings collaps (and send you spinning) in a suit that doesnt have them. And it keeps the wings inflated during transitions from front to back, which actualy makes a, sort of, carving transition to backflying possible. Normaly (once you're more or less side-ways) the wings collaps for a second, and 'pop' to the other side, and inflate again. But the mylar inserts do take some extra care. Just choose depending on the flying you plan to do... If its just the extra performance you want (max-flight wise) one of the higer-perf. suits might also be a thing to concider ofcource.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

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Although 69 now goes as the current number of people on the 'record load' The original intended 70 people ARE in this picture I labeled/numbered all the people (1 to 70) *edit* Updated some names Just for fun, could everyone who can assist in naming people reply? More important, anyone know #3 girl? Is she a wingsuiter, or someone from manifest who snuck into the picture? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?