Freeflaw

I had trouble finding a proper adjective, hence the twitchy/precise. I should have phrased it as sensitive to input. Loosing vertical altitude to drop down to another pilot was incredibly easy. It seems as stable in a dive as the colugo while feeling a little less stable on the roll axis.

Colugo: Well behaved, highly pressurized, dives and flares well, super easy pull Scorpion: Fast, twitchy/precise, dives and flares well The scorpion is a little more difficult to fly it seems. I really like it though. Very hard to choose.

Between the tube3, PTS, and the regular pf tracksuit, the regular pf tracksuit is still my favorite. Easy to fly and so nimble you can FF with it. You could probably pick one up used for relatively cheap and have a rigger install back fly vents. Or, you just back fly without the vents (which I did) Only the tube4, cruise and masai give you backfly vents. If ease of handling and backfly vents are the deciding factors then this leaves only the tub4 because of the added volume reduction system. As to the rumor mill and random thoughts part: I have heard only positive things about the cruise and masai. I don't know anything about the tube4. You have probably seen the incredible stuff the soulflyers are doing with the cruise. Jhonny florez is posting GR of 2:1 with the masai (yes yes uppers). I have a masai and Sumo on order. Saw a masai yesterday....its a hybrid between wingsuit and tracksuit. It really depends on what you hope to achieve. I think FF flocking with masai type minimal drag wingsuits could be a pretty fucking rad crossover discipline between wingsuiting and angle flying/flocking If you have seen Andrey Karr's brento fly by in a tracksuit, that was done in a regular pf tracksuit with volume taken out of the pants.

That is such an Aura rip off. p.s. Trololololololol

Most wingsuiters believe that it is a good idea to jump a longer bridle and pc for straight jacket flights.

Seems by the book, only changing one variable. Wing loading and canopy choice seem appropriate for jump numbers and are in line with Brian Germain's commandments. As always, test jump if you can. Albeit never having jumped a stiletto, I'd like to regurgitate the opinion that Stilettos allegedly have short recovery arcs.

Swooping? But why not a speed then? I can see the appeal of switching it off entirely.

relevant? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10150340295080512&set=vb.703285511&type=2&theater

I think that is part of the parapack coating. I have the same thing happen on my tracksuit. I would not pick at it.

yes it is. Look at the arm wing position of a wingsuiter flying terrain relativ to a max glide position of a wingsuiter

Alternatively you can share your passion and talk about why skydiving/base is fascinating. I have not had many experiences where the person I talked to didn't leave the conversation with a degree of fascination for the sport. I'd rather talk about skydiving over and over again then my college degree/weather or some such. Then again, most social interaction is insufferable due to its repetitive nature anyways.

No it doesn't. The arm chord does not extend past the hips. The arm wing is more akin to a V3 or a Phantom 3.

you are joe...robies buddy right?

I fly a V4 and a squirrel. Both great suits. The V4 is highly agile. Sharp and crisp turns. Dives well. Needs to be flown fast. Turns to mush in a strong flare. Over all: Easy to fly, very hard to get everything out of it. Requires great skill. Colugo: More of a plug and play suit. Super pressurized. Dives well. Flares exceptionally (go up) well and retains strong pressurization at all speeds. Super easy to max out. Not quite as nimble as a V4 but still turns exceptionally well for its size. Both awesome suits. Flew a P2 and Sbird before those two suits. I have only basejumped the colugo yet (25ish times maybe). Starts are super easy in the squirrel. As to the V5...a V4 pilot friend of mine that now is learning his says its much more pressurized ,powerful and faster than its predecessor albeit more difficult to fly.

Trangos lined with spectra seem to open just fine with large mesh at terminal. Then again...relatively low aspect ratio F111 canopy. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1452521084601

quick quick...we need standardized and mandatory record keeping training

Yeah...don't jump up...don't jump out perpendicular to the door... jump head first into the relative wind (think side step looking at the prop)...arms relaxed to the side...knees pushing forward (ever seen an autmonauti track or a wingsuit slowing forward speed)...once you are stable straighten that shit out...your upper body should be flat....only ever so slightly chest high. Edit: Douglas beat me to it. The higher the exit speed and the lower the tail...the more important it is to stay as little as possible on exit. Always fear the tail with inflatables.

Background: 3 skydives on my suit so far. It's my first apache class suit. Flew an S-bird and V4 before this suit Flight: The suit was very easy to fly right out of the box. It has a ton of range. From steep diving flight to slow float, it does both exceptionally well. Just through the shoulder position you can dive the suit, no sweeping of the arms necessary. Small body position changes produce big outputs while not making the suit twitchy. Very stable, intuitive and effortless to fly at either extreme of the spectrum while still retaining crisp control and optimal pressurization. Pressurization: Good luck collapsing your wings with even just a hair dryer blowing into your vents. Pull: Ridiculously easy for such a flying carpet. It just doesn't stop flying....even when you (try to) drop your knees and stall this thing out before pitching (in fact you really can't). The pull is awesome. You can flock with phantoms with your hands in the pull position and still outfloat them and be more maneuverable. The arced cut of the arm wing makes it so that your hand is always resting on top of the wing. That combined with the high pressurization means that your wing does not start following your hand to the BOC but rather stays an inflated and functioning wing. The sleeves: I have only worn a tshirt thus far so I don't know how well the system works with a bunch of layers. With that being said, I can easily collapse my slider without unzipping the arm wing. Works like a charm. Love the suit

now it is...bummer

"Convergent evolution" ;) The action starts around the 2:30 mark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1XNL9F2Urqs#! Sets up by pitching down and flapping for a few seconds Carves into the turn banks the 90 aggressively

yes it is a joke...the 45 degree rule relates to separation on exit. In strong winds this rule is worth nothing. Groups will still stack vertically albeit the visual separation on exit.

Tracking suits suck for everything but tracking from cliffs really. They are a nightmare to FF. Not good for RW. You can't track with others that don't wear them. They get boring rather quickly in the sky. They help only little in learning how to wingsuit. So if you intend to learn to basejump later on down the road, get one and fly the shit out of it. Tracksuit tracking and regular tracking are different beasts IMO.

It works ok. I have done HD carves with them. I would reinforce the ankles. I blew out my zipper sitflying mine. I wouldn't try to learn how to freefly with one though.

hey moses...didn't you show me the thai military demo with people cratering left and right? That was awesome...do you still have the link?

Rent a rig. Main lines snap because they are worn. You don't cutaway but ride the mal into the ground. Who is to blame for your broken legs? p.s. my tschuhs..my tschus are untied.