SkymonkeyONE

Yes, his name is Rob-O Dunn and he works at various dropzones in North Carolina.

There were at least three guys jumping of of parasail rigs towed behind boats at the 2003 Panama City PST meet. Two guys PCA'd, but there were at least two other guys that freefell stowed from the ~200 feet they were at, right near the beach in front of the Spinnaker Beach Club.

I just put my first jump on my new S6. It flys very differently than my S3. Much more "solid" and "flat", like a Vampire. I just did a lazy solo in it chasing the plane for a bit after exit and did a 49 average, 159 second jump without getting smoked at all. I would have definitely felt it a lot more in my forearms in my old S3. My only concern came at pull time when I found it to be a complete motherfucker to shut down the mylar-on-every-rib wings at pull time. They REALLY wanted to stay presurized. This storm that is passing over right now out to be out of the way in a bit and then I will go up with Jeff in his new, big no-name suit (no, it's not called the Nebula, Scott) and we will see how it compares. First impression was very positive. I liked the flat stability of the suit; very much like the Vampire I have been jumping lately. Not sure about forward speed races yet as I have not been in the air with anyone in it yet. Other stuff: the zippers are the same on my S3 and my S6. What's different is that here is no snap at the bottom of the legs to secure the zipper. The snap to hold your legwing up on the ground is attached to the end of the toe gripper. Also, what's definitely different is the arm cutaway design. It's still velcroless, but it's MUCH more secure than the S3S velcroless design. I got pads instead of loops and they lay perfectly flat and don't move when the suit is donned. I like them. More later. If anyone really likes, I guss I could lay them down and take pics of the similarities and differences. I even have an identical-fitting V1 that I could compare them to in pics for reference. Chuck

Agreed! That looked like some fun testing with the manequin and the truck.

If it's windy there really isn't any reason to stall surge; I just land pretty much straight in.

Nice colors Ray. I bet you are thanking god you don't live down here in FL with that black suit though.

Here's some nice Z-hills golf cart action from yesterday!

Whoever that guy is, he cut it amazingly close.

Jason, have you taken your medication today? Please report to Darren's trailer. chuck

Looks like Robi to me, but I may very well be wrong.

Laying the suits one on top of another, the grips are the same length, the distance to the first bend is the same and the trailing edge is just enough longer to make the arm wing one inch longer where it attaches to the body. I will tell you how it flys tomorrow. The legwing stance on my new S6 is still two full inches narrower than the perfectly-fitting Vampire (V1, Scotty Burns' old suit) that I have been flying the past few days. Ultimately, I just needed a faster suit. Hopefully, this new S6 will hold it's own in a flat-out race. Jeff Nebelkof and I are planning on going head-to head with his newest prototype and this new suit of mine, then switching to see if the results were "suit or pilot". I believe his new suit will be done today for sure and be ready to fly tomorrow. There is just a ton of cool shit to fly down here and some really good wingsuit pilots as well. Chuck

This is an old thread, but I figured I would respond again and tell you guys how they do it down here under their SET 400s: They generally bust a 90 turn and swoop in at Z-hills. It works for them as they are, minus a few individuals, very experiences Strong guys. Still, I am not down with it and I will continue to stall surge my own personal tandem rig. At Raeford, where I just came from (since 1984), everyone stall surges these days. There were one or two people who were busting hook turns under their old Strong 425's when Brian Quick ran the school, but that was vellllllly, velllly stooooopy. Thankfully, those rigs are shit-canned and nobody there is hooking their students in.

Eddie, you are a bad, bad boy. No, you cannot make ice in my refrigerator at the next boogie. Chuck

I have no idea.....

I only know of one team (wicked liquid) that routinely takes their JVX's to terminal and they don't really bitch about the openings. None of those guys are jumping full RDS though.

I just got my S6 today. I have not owned another big suit since my fresh 2003 PIA symposium S3. My brand new S6 is two inches wider in stance and one inch longer in arm wing length. It's also got mylar ribs on every single rib. I will fly it Thursday and tell you how it compares to my S3 and the Vampire I have been jumping lately. Bliiiicky!

Hey, don't tell anyone, but there has been a V1 attached to my shit for the past three days. Yes, it's pretty cool. Yes, I am going to buy it. Yes, I just got my S6 today;Yes I am going to fly it on Thursday. No, it's not the right colors, but yes, it is OK according to my wife. Yes, me and Karl are Dleeeeeeenking agin.

Yes. Regardless of which direction you are landing, you must still completely flare the canopy. When I rip intentional downwinders, I generally have my "landing gear" farther out in front of me, toes up and ready to slide. The key, still, is completing your flare once your feet are down and you are sliding. Chuck

I jump a wingsuit-length bridle on both of my rigs and have never had a problem with them on any "regular" jumps. I started jumping them in 2000. Chuck

At my last dropzone, I routinely jumped back and forth all day between tandem, AFF, and even some video. I think it's very important to stay sharp on all your skills. That includes both the different airskills and canopy piloting/landing required for both of those two very-different jumps.

Update: Jerry Bird is out of the can and was on the dropzone (Z-hills) this weekend. Some group of people raised the 18k to get him out. Chuck

Was the maple leaf on his swooping shorts not an indicator to you, Steve? Man, some of you guys are really dense. Please stay up there! Just kidding, bro. Chuck

Nice pics, Kris!

That maneuver has already been named the "ass cat".