Wingsuit

[Supervox]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Why wotz so hard?

Jump ... fly ... at correct altitude, pull 'chute cord ... 'flare' and bend legs on landing ... what are you going to get from 50 jumps (that you can't learn in one .. there is always gonna be a first wingsuit ride).

Like with 'normal' skydiving I think the idea is for everything to become 2nd nature & to become adept at coping with things that may be considered out of the 'norm' (this you'll never achieve with just 1 jump) before complicating things by adding the Wingsuit

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Why wotz so hard?

Jump ... fly ... at correct altitude, pull 'chute cord ... 'flare' and bend legs on landing ... what are you going to get from 50 jumps (that you can't learn in one .. there is always gonna be a first wingsuit ride).

Rather you than me.
Just flying stable belly to earth usually takes a couple of jumps to get the hang of.
Turning, forward and backward motion, tracking etc takes a few jumps to learn, 10 or 20 (at least) to really master.
I imagine you use similar body inputs to fly a wing suit but the resulting movement is greatly exaggerated.

Not to mention aircraft exits, reserve drills canopy control etc.

Can I have your track bike ?

have you done any jumps blue?

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

have you done any jumps blue?

Nope, gagging to do one ... it's on my to-do list!!

Happy to do a normal skydive before using a wingsuit ... just not 50 of them!! I'd be bored of it by then!!

Ooooh - can you get them in black...


... "I'm Batman!"

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Originally Posted by K

Ooooh - can you get them in black leather...


... "I'm Batman!"

I know that's what you meant to type !!

[Luckypants]

Originally Posted by Blue_SV650S

Nope, gagging to do one ... it's on my to-do list!!

Happy to do a normal skydive before using a wingsuit ... just not 50 of them!! I'd be bored of it by then!!

how can throwing yourself out of an airy plane be boring? Dude, you have thrill issues!

When you do your first one you'll realise just how much effort it does take to control your flight.
It's not human instinct to fly
+ you won't get bored!

To my mind, there is not a lot to it really to keep me amused ... a bit like a bungee jumping ... first time must be cool, perhaps even the 2nd or 3rd ? but by the 50th time it must be a little 'samey'

Unless you start doing BASE, its kinda - there is like lots of sky to fall about in, ohhhh, I'll go over there a bit ... oooo, ill go over here a bit ... so what!?!?

Once the thrill of jumping out of a servicable aircraft and the fear of the chute not opening* wears off, I can't see much to it to keep me entertained ...

But I HAVE to give it a crack at some point, it looks so kool

* that is always gonna be at the back of your head, but if you have done it dozens of times before and it has always worked, its not like it is going to 'brick' you as much

[northwind]

Get yourself one and come to the AR, I'll tow you behind the bike.