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Umm, ok. I'll be there in a couple weeks anyway. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Interchangeable wings? Hmmmm Great thought Matt Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Looks like you'll be the first to buy one then right Glen? Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Glen Sorry, your sadly mistaken about getting up up tight or panties in a bunch. As I said before, " we could care less", regardless if it's FlightClub or not. The that angle of flight has been around for sometime and everyone try's to put a name on it to say "they" invented it sadly enough. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

They do have a phone. It may be faster too.

This may be food for thought for the wingsuit makers Kim, so I started another thread here Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

This may be food for thought for the wingsuit makers Kim. Custom modifications for specific body types? On the big ways I suggested for some (lighter people that had S3's) to think about jumping maybe a smaller suit, like a GTI, or maybe think of adding some weight to stay down with the formation since our base was setting a faster fallrate. It's not easy sometimes to fly with your wings collapsed to speed up your desent, and yet remain flying sloothly in a tight formation. The suit that may be possibly made for the shorter lightweight person in this case would be made with less arm wing and an extention of the legwing and back deflector for more drive. I think that as we get into more WRW (wingsuit relative work), and flying tight formations or 3 demensional formations, this modification for custom suits will be a common thing, should the makers offer such orders. What are some of thoughts of other wingsuit pilots? Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Looks like everyone is trashing the double post on this thing also. Not just the wingsuit pilots. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

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I'm not to up to date on boards, but yesterday I saw 2 Surflite boards, (1 short 1 long)at the DZ in Lodi and they are there for sale. You can contact Bill Dause at The Parachute Center. Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

This wouldn't apply to the air, as it does to warm water and cold water, if thats what your implying? Learning the student gear, landing area and the DZ student procecures at another DZ isn't hard, and it requires no added equipment for you other then maybe a student radio. Learning to instruct in cold water would take conciderably more time in equipment requirments for the instructor and also requires more equipment ttraining to teach the student. Usually by either having a skydiving past at that perticular DZ, or by having a good instructing reputation in the skydiving community. Over the years I have seen more then a few Instructors with the rating of a TI be told to take a hike because they were unsafe or not addapting to that DZ's particular student training program. The rating it self means nothing if you don't apply it, and it depends on the person as to how they want to apply it too. I have seen some that will only do reserve side AFF, mostly because they don't do it for a living and chose to only do it for fun. And then I have seen some that chose do do the main side only,becuse they get paid more for that side at some DZ's In this case probably at the DZ he trained at until he developed some experience and a reputation as a good instructor. Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Looks like it blocks ALOT of your view and will be very costly when it gets ripped off your helmet. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Ok, and the Italians invented pizza. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

After getting so many responses from people telling this guy that getting an AFF rating isn't about winning a bet, but instead trying to achieve it through dedication to the sport and wanting to teach students truely how to fly, I truly think that with his LACK OF RESPONSE and THIS POST. I believe if he is trying to learn more about the sport off of the internet, his true dedication is NOT EVEN CLOSE to what it takes to become an AFF instructor and I believe he's a TROLL. Thought the topic did stir up some good responses, and may have made some people realize the path they may want to take while they are in this awesome sport. Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

How about WAY of the topic when it comes to the birdpeople part? It will not have any advantage to getting him closer to achieving an AFF rating, and for that matter, he probably isn't even current enough to jump a suit with only 156 jumps over his 3 years in the sport. But as far as the feetup people, I see some advantage in knowing how to dive or fall directly straight down, in the case of needing to chase a heaving tumbling student. Knowing EVERY aspect of how to fly your body through the air is a definite advantage when trying to get your AFF rating, as it worked for me 12yrs ago when I got my AFF rating. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Don't you mean dirty farts, rotten beer and warm jumpsuits? Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Exactly! He did not "find" this angle. People are just trying to put a name on it and I think nobady really cares to..... Sorry. Not pissed off, just dont really care. Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Question? When I was tracking to a formation years ago, and going at a 45 degree angle or more, do I have to now say I was "Atmonautiing to the formation"? Or "Freeflying to the formation"? Shut up, get out of the plane and have fun..... Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Dude, everyone needs to start somewhere!

You have skin on your teeth? Um.....er...... Never mind Happy Holiday's! Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Would you like alittle cheese withthat too Matt? Just getting used to the suit and the grippers will take some jumps to get used to. An injury that you got when you were a child should be something you should have gotten over years ago, by doing exercises with wieghts like wrist curls. It's not too late to start exercising it though. So, get out and do more jumps, so your wrist gets used to the grippers, BUT, dont get the point you think you HAVE to fly with them all the time, as doing docks will feel alittle weird when you have to let go of the gripper to do the dock with the other flocker, flocker. Just my .02 dude..... Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Unless you have done some extensive ground instructing during your time in the sport, which is way you only have 156 jumps? And you have a TON of tunnel time along with your 156 jumps? I'd say no, but then again, I have seen some rating given out in the last few years that shouldn't have.... AFF is not just air evaluation, it is ground prep and dedication to the sport and student also. Combining all of these to make a good AFF instructor is what the sport is looking for, but if you are doing it just to see if you can win a bet, please find another sport to instruct in, like bowling. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

I looked in the classified's to see if he posted it, but I think she'll do it after they get the bill for the honey moon.... Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Yes. Just hand her your log book and the rest of your jump tickets. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Eloy is usually nice on the ground during the Christmas Boogie (high 60's-70), but can be abit cold in the air. Layers are good enough though. I dont think the heat pads you spoke of will heat up with air movement though. But if they do, try jumping with enough of then to make you look like a METEOR. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com