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Phil, that's interesting on the winglet idea. I understand why planes use them, I would not have thought that they would make all that much difference on such a small lifting surface as the wing tip vortexes coming off would not be that large. However I'm sure the aerodynamics of wing suits is much different and there is a lot to still be learned. I know you guys are really pushing design envelope and I think it's awesome to see! While the suit looks awesome, it's way out of my league for a long time to come.

I wonder how much is added by turning the the wing down at the hand grippers like that, it looks cool, but is it really functional. Seems like it 'could' be fun at pull time... I'll stick with my Raptor when ever it gets here... hopefully this week. Heck just the look of that XS scares me at my current skill level. Maybe in a year or two though.

Awesome pic's Matt! Thanks for sharing. Is it just me or is this wing HUGE!! I assume this is the new XS or is this yet another new proto? Clicky BK ------------------------------ edit, I went back and looked, it's labeled as the new XS. for some reason it just looked even bigger than the other pictures I had seen of it...

Holy cow that's big!! What kind of event was that?

Nice!!

It is a USPA recommendation to not jump one until 200, and there are reasons for that. I was one that actually read and listened and did not put one on until after 200 and there are still times that I don't jump one, usually when I'm trying to focus on learning something new that I'm not comfortable with. I want as few distractions as possible. Like skydiving though, it's a personal choice... no need to rush it though, there is lots of time.

Dave, Thanks much, just added that to my firefox install and then went back to look at the pictures. How did I get along before firefox and cool tools like this. Thanks for posting this info, good stuff!! For anybody else who would like to add this, here is a link, will save you all of 5 seconds, but hey... [;)

Dave, exif data? Is that something embedded in the meta data of the picture? How does one read it? 20mm sounds encouraging as I have a Pentax and have the stock 18 to 55mm on it right now, sounds like I could hold off on buying a wide angle for a bit...

Fixed if for you Andy.

Nice, what kind of camera are you using, how close do you have to be to get those shots? Looks like a pretty wide angle lens.

Three, two, one... SEE YA!!!! I think my wife would kill me if I tried that. I still think it would be fun though.

Dave, Those are awesome! I love the break off attack one. Attached is what my wife and I are looking at right now. =( #5 and #6 in that pic were added today.

Ok ya'll, where are all the pic's at from this last weekend. I've been sitting in a hospital all week with my oldest son and REALLY, REALLY could use the pick me up. I won't be at the DZ this weekend, and not really sure when I will be back at the rate this is going... So, common, post some pic's to help pick my spirits up a bit. Sorry for the cross post, I really do need a pick me up though.

Ok ya'll, where are all the pic's at from this last weekend. I've been sitting in a hospital all week with my oldest son and REALLY, REALLY could use the pick me up. I won't be at the DZ this weekend, and not really sure when I will be back at the rate this is going... So, common, post some pic's to help pick my spirits up a bit.

As instructor it is very instructive for yourself to fly with the students! I also fly Wingsuits a lot and fly with the students in the pattern. There is hardly any day where I and my students don't learn something from flying together. I'm not an instructor, but have been working toward my coach rating. As a result, I'm finding myself watching a LOT of student patterns and landings. I've more than once pulled other jumpers aside to talk to them about their patterns, or to ask them if they saw me or somebody else under canopy, etc. I usually have a little video to show them too. Video is a great tool when coaching and/or teaching. Yesterday I was in the right place at the right time to capture a students first off landing (across a fence out in a nice sized field, just barely off, but safely off). She did awesome, stood it up, picked a great place, made some great decisions to get there! She and another canopy were in the air and she took landing just off instead of cutting the other canopy in the pattern off. It resulted in landing just off, but both canopies ended up safe. She is a pre A student, I think it was something like 11 or 12 for her. Anyway, I said all that to say, I think coaching and teaching that it's 'ok' to take an off to avoid a collision is ok. Landing farther away and taking that walk is ok. Hell I had to do that one jump yesterday myself. I could have made a nice straight in against the traffic pattern. There was no wind and it would have been cake. However there was one other wing suit and two tandems still in the air. I flew a proper agreed on before hand pattern and got to land down toward the end of the run way instead of right by the hanger. Point is fly a predictable pattern, and if that means you land off to avoid other canopies, then do like this 12 jumps student did yesterday and land off or out.

I jump wing suits and am routinely in the air with AFF students and tandems. On a positive note, I'm down well after the swoopers, though we don't have very many hard core swoopers at my home DZ.

Nice! Where is that?

at least my"kiddie" wingsuit has twice the wing as your "bigboy" suit Sht, compared to my Acro it probably has closer to 4 times as much... Sure wish my new suit would get here...!! Couple more weeks...

ROFLMAO and getting looked at funny in the office... oh shit I dam near spewed when I read that. LOL...

First, goes to show there are a lot of those that don't get reported. Second, shows that it's instinct to go for the handle we are comfortable with, even low. Third, what a hell of a shot, talk about good timing!! Finally, glad both he and his student are OK!!

No YouTube version of the good stuff?

working hard on figuring out some funding possibilities as we speak... yeah, I just NEED to have one now... LOL, ya you're hooked.

I think it is a combination of both. I don't think, I know!!

Welcome to the flock! Did ya order a suit yet?

Ah Matt... the pictures are sadly lacking something dude... That wing looks huge... or is it your just short... See ya Saturday!