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I know the sales for Holland/Belgium alone are already at around 40 or so for just the last year. And those are two freakin' small countries, with an overal skydiver population lower than vectorboys spermcount! The group of new and active flyers is a lot bigger that some of the old folks in here wil ever realise and admit to....hope they get back into active circulation again soon, and mingle with the new crowd JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Last time I checked spot was activly cruising boogies, and flying with every new kid he meets, drawing them into the sport with enthousiasm and a lot of heart. Try and look at the wingsuit flying and new people a bit more often, they sit further back towards the cockpit (and exit after your crew/rw thingy has left the plane) Still hope to fly with you someday gramps... Maybe drop by at Zflock next spring..it may not be the huge multi-plane thing that makes your flacid viagra hungering body hard...but for sure, it will show you there are a lot of new kids out there, building this dicipline into something much more exciting and positive than your outlook on life JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

FlyLikeBrick is a 3 way team. Never had more than 3 members? The TopGun team was never a demonstration team, each member in the team payd their own suit. Birdman never payd anything to their (in your eyes) 'sponsored' factory team. Nobody cared. no..I dont..as I never did... I did say the Blade (at the time) was one of the better suits for the flying we did as a team, especially when it came to backflying and flocking. Now there is a lot of better stuff. Especially in terms of inflation and low-drag wing profile. But if there is one thing Ive always been fair about its advice on which suit Ive been flying, what I prefered, and what I hope to fly/see change. Not a single suit Ive been recommending has been one I got a discount on, got sponsored or was payd for with online sucking up. Each one was payd with money, money made through the full-time job, in my own company, that I run to be able to do this hobby/passion. It IS funny that you again ignore simple facts, and choose to fling random, non linked bullshit everyones direction, just because you're a grumpy old skydiver who lost touch with the community and whats happening... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Aah..you started seeing a psychiatrist finaly? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Putting it in more simple language.. In Holland, Belgium and Germany we're seeing groups of 20 to 30 wingsuit flyers practicing flying every weekend, compared to 2 to 3 only a few years ago... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

You aside, all other Americans are reporting seeing more flyers and new faces on each DZ they attend. And as to my 'claims': Try being at about 25 different dropzones around the EU in about half a year, and maybe you will see what Im seeing...ymmv JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

You really have a weird fixation when it comes to 'growth'. Instead of a headcount (how many new flyers are there entering the sport), you have a fixation on a very limited/small section (bigways etc) to validate what you feel should be the area the sport grows in. And every time someone calls BS on your negative talk, you resort to other subjects and bitching about sponsors etc etc. Every DZ all over the world is currently showing bigger and bigger groups of wingsuit flyers, something everyone is mentioning. As you say, merely reporting what's seen out there...and its good, positive and growing.. Its because he is not geeking cameras, but actually flying his ass of with noobs and experienced flyers, doing docks, flocks and lots of other cool flying you probably wouldnt count as signs that the sport is progressing, growing and evolving JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

A website update wil also be due start of next week, with more stories, pictures and videos. But for now, here is already a more detailed score list of all rounds and big thank you to all of the people and sponsors who made this competition possible! See you all again next year! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

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Just looking at the sheer number of new flyers everywhere, wingsuit flying is far from stagnant, and the dicipline keeps growing every day. The biggest change Im seeing is, new flyers who pick wingsuit flying as a dicipline, and do a lot of dedicated flying and training. As opposed to some of the older flyers, who often only practice wingsuit flying as a novelty thing outside their normal FS/Tandem etc jumping. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Its hilarious to see you switch subjects just because your stagnation theory is proven wrong by simple numbers/facts. more people than ever are flying wingsuits everywhere, and you start crying and making a lot of wrong assumptions about sponsored people who appearantly only do this for free stuff. I know Id like to have a sponsor paying the suits I called my own over the past years. I know I always work hard and payd for mine.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Hope you dont mind us enjoying the expantion and growth of the dicipline while you moan about stagnation... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

This freudian fixation you have with formation size is not one shared by many other flyers when it comes to the state of the dicipline. I know people, faces and names. Much more personal and more correct in terms of headcount. In Italy last week, most members in 5 out of 8 teams had not been flying for more than a year. Id say thats a nice statement when it comes to growth? And most had put in tons of dedicated training for that. We used to have 3 to 5 big wingsuit events in EU a year, with 15 to 30 flyers at each. Seeing the same faces everywhere. Now there are events every few weeks with numbers in the 20 and up, and different faces at each event. Each DZ has a group of WS flyers these days. Im happy you have a big dz, but its the small dzs where the growth is most visable. And many new flyers with hours of dedicated training will be taking this dicipline to the next level. Not the old folks ranting on a forum about how its all going downhill from when they lost touch/feeling with that same new generation... Wingsuit flying is alive, growing and taking big leaps forward... Names and faces say more than your focus on bigway formations on two dzs where you jump. Small formations and skills seems to be of bigger interest. In both the USA and EU. Its a sign for sure...but not the one you see in it.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

The world is bigger than the few dropzones you jump at you know Id estemate the number of active (full time) wingsuit flyers in EU at at least 3x that what it was just 4 or so years ago...and looking at basejumping, its hard to find jumpers who dont own/fly one... In Holland/Belgium/Germany it was hard to find two or three wingsuit flyers accidently jumping on the same DZ just a few years back. These days almost every single dropzone (a dozen in Holland alone) has at least 3 to 5 flyers, who practice wingsuit flying as their primary dicipline. And that group is growing quite fast. In France, Spain, UK its also growing quite steadyy. Almost every major boogie you attend in EU here has wingsuit groups as part of the standard load organizing, with ever increasing groups attending. The 'same faces/different event' thing is something we dont get much here. The Load organizers are usually the only recurring thing when you visit another place. I just came back from Italy, and we had around 30 flyers there. Half of which Id never met or flown with. And I see and meet new enthousiastic flyers at every event I attend. As mentioned before, I think the wingsuit population now is at least 3x what it was just a few years ago. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I think the current limits (and amount of tech needed to show the 3D content) and the BAD conversions (prince of persia, clash of the titans) and few GOOD (shot in 3D) movies available for the format will turn this into something thats fun, but will most likely never fully take over.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

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I think Oy. is the Finish version of .Inc .Ltd or something similar... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

I fail to see humor (or any failed attempt at it) anywhere in the above posts? Please do explain? *edit* Someone explained me that Guess? is a company making jeans...sorry..Im slow.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

With PF, Tony, FlyYourBody and IntrudAir all in biz, and several minor companies like EG suits still doing bits and bobs, I dont think consolidation is a real issue.... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Shame to see one of the initial companies desolve their wingsuit production. I think many saw that one coming at some point with the increased focus on clothing, but nobody expected to see it happen this fast... The company and its two founding members put a strong stamp on the sport and dicipline... JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

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linked rolls, linked frontloops, in flight belly and reverse (backfly) rodeo transitions and much more.. Ill have it all online asap! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

Day one just ended.. The Russian team Defy Gravity have truly put on an awesome show, being the dark horse in the race. They are showing quick, fast and precise flying, with spot on camerawork. Impressive to watch. And awesome to see more and more teams showing up with a lot of practice and training. Truly progressing the level of the sport in terms of skill and performance. Outscoring the other lead teams with 1 to 2 points per round, and slowly building up a big lead. The Spanish team Bad Boys is also putting up an awesome fight. Only lagging two points behind FlyLikeBrick, so the final 2 rounds tomorrow are going to prove exciting. The free round is what has everyone most enthousiastic, its going to be really exciting to see what every team has come up with... But its safe to say these videos will be popular material when they hit the web. Its inspiring to see this active flying style become more common, and teams working hard to improve their flying. A more detailed score will be posted online tomorrow, showing the camera, style and dock points for each round. Note worthy, the German team is showcasing some really good flying, concidering their

http://wingsuitcompetition.com/scores/ The 1st round has been jumped. Several teams struggled with the 1 second docks (making them too short/quick), but everyone seemed to be on fire in terms of flying and speed. The judges will post the round one scores shortly (judging now). Check it! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?

And all teams completed the first trainimg/warmup jumps. Load 1 for the actual competition is taking of! Online scoreboard with live updates should be up directly after round 1 is judged! The Germans, Spanish and Russian teams are showing some severly impressive (quick and clean) flying! This competetion video is going to be a joy to watch! Boarding now for load 2, our first jump! More as the competition unfolds! JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete?