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Its actually video from 2 jumps..but yea...that was amazing to be part off... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Check out http://www.bird-man.com/ for the video from the Cochstedt Antonov 72 Boogie! Download - Watch on site JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Thats it...Matter invented the wingsuit! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Haha..I wish...There's plenty of people on this planet that could fly circles around me, spit on my head, give me the finger, sing an annoying song during all that, and still have me strugling to stay up with them... You can probably put about 90% of the people on dz.com on that list...(either out-flying or outwriting me) My point was...if the choo-choo train you're trying to make out of an S3S/S(ticker)6, is able to fly with, and even outfly some people in '25% better suits', with ME flying the 'sucky' 75% suit...then all those people are either flying their suits pretty shoddy...or those claimed 25% might actualy be closer to 2,5%.........I guess nobody knows ey...? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Thats about 180 degrees opposite of what I ment.... I sayd I can do the EXCACT same (or better), in terms of glide/performance as most people I fly with in Vampires...but think the current S6 its just a tad more suited for dynamic flying...(on your back etc) and for people that insist on getting a big suit, for doing both long/far solo's and cool flocks/dynamic flight...it might be a better choice.. A lot of people are looking at different suits with the idea they are flying 2 km extra, while the difference between the top of the line suits is nothing more but a few % in performance... No clue where you ever got the idea I dont like flying..but if your views on wingsuits are REALLY that narrowminded, and you honestly think anything but max solo flight is 'having your feet on your asses and freefalling' then you're CLEARLY jumping with the wrong people and definately only experiencing a tiny, tiny bit of what wingsuiting as a dicipline has to offer... But I guess you're the kind of guy that leaves a cool group jump halfway through when its not going below 40 mph with at least 2.3 glide.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Some late pictures.. Also BIG congrats to Leon..our Fake Chineese Guy...on becoming a Birdman! He rocked! I'll post some pics of his first flight later tonight when I'm done editing video JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The comment 'I've left XXX jumper in XXX suit in the dust is such a useless point to make' when it comes to suits. Yet people make it OVER AND OVER again.... The several weeks Ive spent at different dropzones in EU the past year (mostly Empuria) I was also outflying people in V1s (flying an S3S) Getting A LOT of extra distance and time after breakoff compared to the rest. Does that mean the suit is better? Or does it make me a better flyer? Did those people have a bad day? The point is..outflying someone doesnt prove anything....as people wil ALWAYS explain it different. You're outflying everyone in your suit...so your suit is the best? Loic is outflying everyone in his suit...so loic is a better pilot? But here's my 5ct...(with the same brand-monkey label attached to me as the one you have ofcource) I like flying on my back, flipping over and flying without flapping material when not holding grippers (both on belly and back) It might just be my personal experience, but the S6 feels like a much more balanced suit, when it comes to legwing/armwing size. For flocking people seem to be fighting it a bit more in a V1/V2. Which seems more geared towards max flight/base then flocking/dynamic flying. Most V1s Ive seen in flocking are either low, or in front of the formation. It definatly takes more skill to fly it in a flock. Next to that...in terms of arm-pressure...when you compare the 2 suits..the difference is huge... I have yet to meet the person that can fly a V1/2 to the max (outside the 1 minut-ish base enviroment) for a full skydive. Getting the same (or few % more or less) performance out of a suit, at half the strength, and being able to keep that up for a full jump is also something to take into account. And also partly the reason you see people switch to a Phantom instead of a V1/2 for contest like Marl/Stupino.. Im not a basejumper...but an eternal groupy of people like james and robert...and greatly admire PF for the quality of their suits. But when it comes to flocking and alround (non-base) skydiving, I think a lot of people are getting a suit thats more then they can handle, for the wrong reasons... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

There's a lot of changes. Some minor, some big. But all improving the suit a lot in how it flies, as well as how it looks. Just try one if you get the chance. You wont be disappointed. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think all 4 boogies are aiming at repeating it next year..(dont forget Texel in that row!) And next to that, Germany, Holland and Belgium have the club boogy-season on at that time as well, so you could pretty much spend an entire month and a half in europe, jumping at all the cool boogies with all the cool people... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Too bad you fly it like sh*t... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Bowie is also submitting pix to the Denmarkian(?) magazine German magazine is also bound to publish some.. Looks like 6 or 7 mags already Would be great if we could lure some of those USA-ers away from 'their world' (sorry..ment to say country) next year and make it slotspecific invitational bigways..maybe do some groovy aerobatic slotswapping backflying transitional high-alti bigway stuff at texel the week after that...and then rock on in Marl for the next wingsuit boogie.. Come on..spend mad flocking 3 weeks in Holland next year...lets start recruiting already.. Who's coming - mccordia JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Is it possible only to buy one issue? The website says a one year intl. subscription is possible for 35 euro's http://parachute.nl/desp.html?&no_cache=1 Dont know about ordering 1 issue..maybe saskia can shed more light on that one? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Dont you just love having a Dutch skydiving magazine with 2 wingsuiters as editors JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

We're going to be in SOOOO many magazines So far.. - Skydive The Mag (UK) - Sport Parachutist (Holland) JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Seeing I can still get several 5 to 6 year old Sony PC range models (new) with a bit of searching...Im not worried.. But when I finaly need a new camera, I'll see whats hot by then.. Seeing that PC 'style' HDV models are coming out from other manifacturers (JVC I believe) Sony will probably do the same at some point... We'll see... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

We'll get right on it this weekend! Its been a few weeks without an update due to 4boogies in a row (cochstedt, Flevo, Texel, Moorsele) but we're back on it! Glad you enjoyed our previous ones! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Go rod....go Rod!!! Cheerio! JC the Stroopwafel-master! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Isnt Ostankino technically a TV antenna?? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Cant really make out if its a baserig or skydive-rig/reserve being used, but quite funny...about 2/3d into the trailer...check it out... http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/jackass2/internet_lg.html JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Dude...why are you posting here.... This is a forum for people that actualy OWN a wingsuit..(instead of selling their old ones before the new one gets in) Missed you at 18K at Texel this weekend....you could have been there to see me suck hard in a GS1 hehehe JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Definately hoping your exit-altitude, pull-altitude and jump numbers are 'a bit' higher then you're stating here.....because its generaly something you wouldnt want to brag about online or be proud of if those numbers are true... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Most of these cheep mpg4 cams shoot at a mediocre quality.. Blocky video, at half the resolution of normal DV, and washed out colours.. But for reviewing a jump, and also being able to jump fulltime without a ton of heavy camera-gear on your head its quite ok.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Texel was great..we had the .be crew, the .nl crew, and the .co.uk crew representing! We had a group of about 16 to 20 birds in total over the weekend. All loads where flown to 15.000 ft, and some 18.000 ft (using cool little red-bull-kinda cans with oxygen so we wouldnt start seeing bunnies etc) We had some great dives. Some 1 on 1 dives with newer birds, big fat formations with the whole group, and some nice small dives with transitions (slot-swapping). Next to the cool jumps, the view at altitude was nothing short of amazing. Great fun in the bar..never thought I'd end up seeing someone stick 10 cocktail-sticks in his own head (and finishing it off by plantig one in my skull) We also got some new birds up in the air (congrats to our 'fake chineese guy'), and also had girl come down screaming from her first jump in an impact suit...its probably safe to say she's a new addict Big thank you to Fordy and Andrew for arranging all this..we had a blast and hope to see you again at texel in a few weeks! Andrew edited some nice video's..those will probably make it online in a short while. I'll try and post a few stills later today.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

It will all be in Marks' next book Wingsuits and Lotion Michael Abrahams book..it has a quite realistic list of all 'firsts'.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

If someone doesnt have the patience, time and dedication to do a lousy 200 jumps before flying a wingsuit....what makes you think that person will have the dedication to learn to fly it safe and properly? You can sugercoat it all you want...talk about 'being ahead of the curve' and all the crap people say about themselves when they have no clue what they are actually talking about with their low experience.. But if you want to be a skydiver (or basejumper) and learn to fly wingsuit...and just keep talking and talking about how hard you want it....then dont make such a point about aquiring some basic skills.... If someone doesnt want to jump..then he or she has no business being in a wingsuit IMnotsoHO JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?