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yes, it is, and you can order it with the same order form as for the Phantom2, and just request the Shadow option. PM mccordia and he'll help you out... if he doesn't beat me to it by posting here before I finish typing :) it is not THAT much smaller than the phantom... it is basically a phantom with a wing mod so the wing is cut straight, with no grippers for you to hang on to. plenty of range for that suit, just like the Phantom2.
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here ya go. lurch flies the hardcase I think there's also some footage in one of the pepperell flock u boogie vids from a while back
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+1 love love loooooooove my new Phantom2 I am constantly amazed with how stable it flies and how easy it is to do all kinds of aerobatics in it. It's like it was made to fly on its back
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great stuff, very useful and informative. I'm very curious to see the new video when you have time to make it. thanks for putting in so much effort
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QuoteWonder where he got that color idea noticed that... so cute how you guys match now... nice lookin suit, Tom! hope to fly with you at some boogie this summer!
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Multi-plane formations using a tailgate aircraft?
SuperGirl replied to kallend's topic in Wing Suit Flying
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Multi-plane formations using a tailgate aircraft?
SuperGirl replied to kallend's topic in Wing Suit Flying
oh yea... like that one when the people in each plane relied on the people in the *other* plane to check the spot... and we landed a 40-way a couple miles off... pepperell style... -
dude that's totally awesome, thanks for the update, it looks GREAT so far, keep up the good work!! very exciting!!!
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yes, they do. The Shadow is basically a Phantom legwing with Acro armwings (no grippers) Jarno can chime in more since he's been putting lots of jumps on one (see picture)
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conclusion: always carry a rubber... [ducky]
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oh, no worries, the wide angle is felt quite a lot on the hd one as well... I've thrown away lots of crap footage like that with "note to self: get the fuck closer next time"
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and that's very good. glad you're approaching the discipline in a very safe manner. wasn't really criticizing your flying, just figured buying a different camera wasn't necessarily the quick fix :)
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I wouldn't recommend it if it has the mesh net liner like on my Super Mach. That stuff becomes fairly tacky when wet. the newer ones don't have that mesh, it's all slippery zp fabric, but any fabric will be more tacky when there's a layer of water between it and your skin. I wouldn't take my chances...
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how about just flying closer? nice vid. I like your choice of music... Philter goes sooo well with wingsuit flights...
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thanks for the very elaborate answer. good info and food for thought! thanks for sharing. I recall someone in Hawaii saying that in the event of a water landing we should either land really really close, or further away, but not on the coral... I guess the presence of a spiky coal reef that can snag your stuff and where waves can smash you into some sketchyness you can get stuck in or get injured in could sometimes make it safer to land further out than to try to get closer to the shore at all costs? wouldn't loosening your leg straps hinder your ability to properly control your canopy and flare for landing? (I dunno... I've never tried it...) hah. kinky. (sorry, couldn't help it)
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THANK YOU for taking this so seriously and doing all the research and sharing with the rest of us. That was very cool to watch. Definitely some valuable food for thought in there and interesting conclusions. what's the good input that didn't make it?
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Thanks... you talk of flotation devices and which ones to use and how to wear them (both in your book and in most threads I've managed to dig up), but that still doesn't address the issue of what to do if one isn't wearing a flotation device and finds herself in the water, without having had sufficient time to unzip everything and all that. It may be unlikely and a big "don't do", but it's still worth discussing, even if just hypothetically. If that's also discussed at length in the 2nd edition of your book, would you be so kind as to share the information with us, or should we stop wingsuiting until the new book comes out?
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Hey dont worry! After only 75 wingsuit jumps you are considered an EXPERT pilot and you can easily fly the XBird....just ask the manufacturer! but hey, that's not even a BSR, it's just a recommendation... so if 200 jump BSR still gets questions of 100 jumps and feeling ready, guess what number that 75 will soon morph into
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It might be a good idea next time our various home dz's do water training to try a wingsuit+rig into the pool... I recall handwashing my wingsuit... it filled with water and was extremely heavy to just pull out of the water to hang to dry... wonder how it feels to swim in that... and yes.. paging purple mike... or others who flew wingsuits over the belize blue hole and landed in the ocean... granted everyone had likely unzipped everything before landing, so it might not be as relevant for the "all zipped up" case.
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yea, right... sooo much more ready at 100 jumps... ready enough that you'd get overly excited and forget your legstraps. that's how ready people are at 100 jumps! sarcasm aside... "more ready" doesn't mean "fully ready"... there is a reason there is now a BSR for a 200 jump minimum. Tracking helps, but it doesn't provide you with a fast route towards higher overall experience as for 140 hop n pops, I would surely hope that any wingsuit instructor faced with this situation would turn you down and kindly suggest another 140 *freefall* jumps before considering you again for wingsuit instruction.
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it's old news
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Easy. Ensure there's a photographer on the load...
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you forgot Bill you can't forget Bill, man!!!
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if those are your intentions, why not spend your money on more jumps first? fly fly fly, get some coaching, fly some more, go to boogies... good deals will always appear... don't rush to buy something just to keep it in a closet... by the time you're ready to fly the suit, your opinions may have changed about what you want. no need to rush. just my opinion...
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looks to be about the same iteration as mine... i.e. one of the later versions of the Raptor (reachy sleeves, but still before the -Bird mod came along) I've put around 500 jumps on one... if it fits you well and is a good deal, it's definitely a very nice intermediate suit. With enough practice and experience you can do pretty much everything you want to do in it, from flocking to aerobatics and beyond. I'd be happy to answer any specific questions you may have...