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Have fun there dude...show of some of that crazy backflying and catch you when you're back JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Overlay a shadow over an S3 and armwings are roughly the same, legwing on a shadow 1/3rd wider. Its far from built for diving. Its 95% the suit a P2 is. Its mostly a different bodyposition/way of flying. I get a lot more range on my belly and back compared to an S3. In terms of fallrate I do a good 5 / 10 miles slower down on the shadow, though thats also with a lot more experience. Backflying (I also backflew my S3) most newer generation suits (any brand) blow the old ones out of the water. I have 400 jumps or so on an S3, a good 600 on the Shadow. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

A lot of small and big names in the sport have injured themselves in the past, and give great advice dispite or even because of that experience and background. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

There are people jumping tiny highly loaded elyptical canopies with wingsuits without issues. Doesnt always mean its the recommendable and sane choice in gear. Big suits/burbles have a definate preference for longer bridle/bigger pilotchutes. Sure you can get lucky and do ok with smaller/shorter. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its a nice mix of both. Tracking at close to 100% mixed with wingsuits flying at 50% or so. Lazy in terms of downward speed, hauling ass forward. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

http://vimeo.com/36143321 Here is a second one we did. Got a video on all the other flocks coming up in a week or two! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The Havok is a more agile/acrobatic version of the Ghost3. http://youtu.be/TvYittpUPXM http://youtu.be/RIKvuKuRBNU We'll have more info/news soon.. Greetings from Oz JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

More like a touch-and-go. I think several people did those last year. Karr hit a tree, I think Jokke scraped a bush, and I think there where quite a few others that cut it a few meters closer than they should have... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

We did our first jumps of 2012 today! Video Who else went flying the past weekend(s)? Show some cool video JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

More details will probably hit the net when they are allowed to be shared. As some people may be negotiating/talking about these very details with DZO's atm. to make sure we can jump everywhere, and every plane. I hope a simple 'lets not hit tails of airplanes' and 'educate and inform those around you how to exit' is a simple lesson everyone can take from this negative trend for now. We're already a small community, we don't need thinning of the herd by accidents.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The trend shows a favour for low-tail aircraft and big suits in 8 out 9 tailstrikes. 4 of those are selftrained and 3 linked to the same 'instructor' who clearly needs to expand his 5 minute briefings and tendancy to put people in big suits prematurely. Only 2 showed AC flying to fast. Though that still isnt reason to not do a proper exit way clear of a tail. AC type is probably better to not mention to prevent more DZO panic. As they dont see bad training, they just see dangerous wingsuits, and simply ban them from that type of AC. We're the smallest dicipline around, yet get most megative attention....hope that trend changes soon... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

You'll meet Lurch and the gang in Elsinore this April Rob Three more weeks and than we fly! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Usually its the whole hand you put through. But both ways actually work. So whatever is more comfortable. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

No, its because I dont carry two helmets to boogies abroad and every once in a while jump without my heavy camera setup (and enjoy wind in my hair). I also dont write 'jump without a helmet' tutorials on here. Those are jumps I do cause I like it. Im not saying on shouldnt do XRW. Just that we should be carefull not having every guy with 15 WS jumps in a huge suit aiming at canopies. I think you'll find few freeflyers with 100 freefly jumps on their 100 way attempts, thats for sure. There are always idiots, but the general safety awareness and education is a lot more focussed on general skill and experience with the majority of the FS/FF community. Where did I say that? The more videos the better! But like first flights. Educate people responsibly in person if you want to learn/teach them how to do it. Im saying should educate people on the safety aspects and not give them a play by play to copy it. We need to do that more responsibly. What ever you're trying. Try harder, as you couldnt be more wrong. I even asked if I could use the videos for a flight manual. I was all for posting those. My event video was only my footage. I cant decide to post other peoples footage (nor do I have it). Im all for safety and all for progress, but we can we also be a bit sensible about how, and at what pace... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Not every design change and decrease in safety is 'progress' Upsizing suits and dents in airplane tails have shown even a simple exit is already an issue for some. Lets try to crawl and learn to walk before we skip running and go straight for flying. Rome wasnt built in a day... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Skills... I know people in 'intermediate suits' who do better times and distances than a lot of folks in 'advanced' models. Big suits hinder progressing skills for a lot of people, more than they help. 5 Tailstrikes this year. 5 times a big suits. Less and less DZs in USA where caravans are off-limits to wingsuits due to big suits and the chase for low fallrates combined with low skills. Its a rant, but its one more people should read. Including the guys selling those big suits to people fresh of their FFC. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Yes, stunt. Motorcross guys make 100 ft jumps on a daily basis as well. But that doesnt change the fact not every amateur with a motorcycle can/should do it. Stunt is not a negative word. It just implies its not something any wingsuit pilot can just 'give a try'. I see a lot of beginners asking about big wingsuits and XRW while they should be learning to fly closer to another persion in formation, instead of 6 ft apart, and learn to do fully in control docks on another wingsuit flyer. For a lot of people, its very YouTube oriented. And they'd rather look cool doing dangerous stuff outside their skills envelope, than focus on the basics (like all FS and Freeflyers do) first. Like you mentioned in your other post. Experience is important. Its not something just anyone who 'owns' a big suit can/should do. You need to have the experience to fly it, and than learn to fly it. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

No...but a good example of trimtabs. Though great fun, Wingsuit Canopy formation flying should be concidered a stunt. And Im not sure online tips on how to do it are the best of things to do. Seeking experienced people out with personal and 1 on 1 guidence and assistance is a much better idea. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I'm saying there have briefly been some videos online of canopy/wingsuit collisions during XRW attempts. One with damage to the wingsuit (tore wing/gripper). Also several guys with high performance canopies/heavy wingload and issues releasing the trimmed risers at lower altitude. Those videos sadly where taken offline quickly, as they served a great example to show that its not all fun and games. Preventing a wrap/fatality from ever happening. If you're in freefall with a canopy wrapped around you, no silly plastic hookknife or AAD will be able to help you. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Shame that one video with collision was taken offline...everyone only shows the glory moments. Nobody wants to see a 'wingsuit wrapped in a canopy' fatality. Be careful for sure.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

There is also a FB page now specifically for the artistic section of the event at http://www.facebook.com/events/307315002643060/ JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Some small changes/additions to the list of teams so far planning to come. Still no teams representing the USA / South America / Canada! Artistic Competition Teams Bad Boys Team -SP OverFlight - SP Bad Birds Schweighofen - DE Colibri - DE Defy Gravity - RU FlyLikeBrick - NL Oxygen / Vigil - BE (pending) Easy2Fly - IT Aquilla - UK Kara Birds - UKR (missing a performer) JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Before this escalates again, hope to see BOTH you (Butters/Kallend) at Elsinore for the Artistic competition and post-flocking! Straight legs, arms in full use! Be there JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

You can set the video to side by side as well. YouTube 3D allows for that. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

If you can watch youtube on your TV, my YT channel has some of my work (including some 2D>3D converted skydiving footage) in the showreel. http://youtu.be/74QFdHHLNJY JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?