Butters

I may not know Newtonian physics but I know I was right and you were wrong ... I also know that you won't (or can't) admit it. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Those English couples are always adorable (and fun to fly with). "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

I'll give you one thumbs up. You'll get two when you stay with the five way docked line. PS: Okay, I'll give you one and a half because I liked the music. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Very rarely when discussing physics with non physicists. Don't confuse drag coefficients, area, and total drag, which appears to be what you, Butters and Jarno are doing. Two skydivers of the same mass falling at the same speed impart IDENTICAL momentum to the atmosphere (in the form of wake) regardless of the size of their suits. Blah, blah, blah ... have you read anything I've written? .. When you pretended to know some physics and wrote "And your "large" suit is causing more turbulence for those around you than a "small" suit." it became apparent that you are misinformed. Your statement was simply incorrect. You don't even know the size of my suit. You couldn't understand my point because the terms weren't correct? I thought you were smart. The fact is that adding weight (which you did) increases turbulence (according to you) and wearing a larger suit (which you did) will have a larger (in regards to area) wake ... PS: I don't need to know the size of your suit, I just need to know the model to know that there are smaller suits. Also, I know that a larger suit weighs more than a smaller suit so it does cause more turbulence ... how do your words taste? That is if you can taste anything other than bitter. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Very rarely when discussing physics with non physicists. Don't confuse drag coefficients, area, and total drag, which appears to be what you, Butters and Jarno are doing. Two skydivers of the same mass falling at the same speed impart IDENTICAL momentum to the atmosphere (in the form of wake) regardless of the size of their suits. Blah, blah, blah ... have you read anything I've written? You added mass (and weight) and thus imparted more momentum to the atmosphere (in the form of wake). Where am I wrong? Also, the wake from a larger suit will be different than the wake from a smaller suit. Where am I wrong? You can now go back to your blah, blah, blah ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Nonsense. Learn to fly closer.. Bigger boat, bigger bow wave. Play with ankle docks a bit more flying with big vs small suits to learn that even professors dont know everything yet As I said previously, learn some physics and/or aerodynamics. Try reading about wake turbulence and the factors affecting it. Hint - it's not about SIZE, it's about WEIGHT. And you added WEIGHT. Two skydivers of the same MASS falling at the same speed are imparting exactly the same momentum/second to the atmosphere, regardless of the size of their suits. The same skydiver who adds MASS (and WEIGHT) will impart more momentum/second to the atmosphere. PS: Regardless, a larger suit may produce the same amount of turbulence as a smaller suit but it will spread the turbulence over a larger area. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Nonsense. Learn to fly closer.. Bigger boat, bigger bow wave. Play with ankle docks a bit more flying with big vs small suits to learn that even professors dont know everything yet As I said previously, learn some physics and/or aerodynamics. Try reading about wake turbulence and the factors affecting it. Hint - it's not about SIZE, it's about WEIGHT. And you added WEIGHT. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Actually, we've been asked numerous times. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Let's go back to the future! "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Yeah, sure, whatever you say ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Interesting to see one of the USUAL SUSPECTS here in SC voted yes. I wonder if his boyfriends know he feels this way??? And how do we know it wasn't you? "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

And your "large" suit is causing more turbulence for those around you than a "small" suit. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

I fail to see that a 70 - 80mph fall rate with a 1:1 glide ratio represents an optimal objective for wingsuit formation flying. I think we can do better than that. Where did I say it did? Can anyone that has jumped with me imagine me saying that ... My comments were in regards to wingsuit choice, not performance. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

If you can are you going to cut-away. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Glad you had fun. Hope the more coaches there are, the better the flying and safety will be ... for all of us. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

So I can fall at 80mph with Greg, when I and my suit would prefer 35mph. What suit? S-Bird. Well there is your problem. Do you wear a baggy suit with weight when doing relative work? I wear 13 pounds when doing RW, as a matter of fact. Do you wear a loose RW suit? Neither did I and so can I. However, when I fly with others I fly one of the smallest suits ... I believe the saying is dress for success, not add weight for success. PS: Smaller suits also cause less disruption to the air flow around them, making it easier for others. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

So I can fall at 80mph with Greg, when I and my suit would prefer 35mph. What suit? S-Bird. Well there is your problem. Do you wear a baggy suit with weight when doing relative work? "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

So I can fall at 80mph with Greg, when I and my suit would prefer 35mph. What suit? "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Better be careful filming that ... Are cameras the new guns? Cops think so. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

I was struggling, need more skills (or more speed) ... from below it looked like Jarno and Brian were flying camera wings. PS: In Matt's video it looked like Jarno was tapping his heels together while saying "there's no place like home, there's no place like home, there's ...". "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

No. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

So much to say but I'll leave it at ... I watched the training (at Flock & Dock). It was thorough. If you want to pay for it, go for it. PS: The PFC training was also thorough. "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch

Agreed.

It's a start! PS: That one needed more speed. The future is also more speed ... "That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch