The111 0 #1 March 13, 2013 http://www.bird-man.com/airzone/news-events/ !!! www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #2 March 13, 2013 Welcome back Jari scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #3 March 13, 2013 Curious wording in the press release Quote I have never been sewing suits Quote I have seen good quality and so much of bad quality that I almost threw in the towel but working with professionals finally Starting a new company (birdman® seems to be a different company/trademark than the previous Inc. and Oy. version? But perhaps Im missing something) with a kick in the back to former working partners seems like an odd thing to do. The jeans, underwear and belt buckles didnt seem to work that well, but interested in what the watch may bring to the market...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vesatoro 0 #4 March 13, 2013 Quote Curious wording in the press release Quote I have never been sewing suits Quote I have seen good quality and so much of bad quality that I almost threw in the towel but working with professionals finally Starting a new company (birdman® seems to be a different company/trademark than the previous Inc. and Oy. version? But perhaps Im missing something) with a kick in the back to former working partners seems like an odd thing to do. The jeans, underwear and belt buckles didnt seem to work that well, but interested in what the watch may bring to the market... Gives almost as much good vibes as your comment to it. Why wouldn't you all manufacturer representants just concentrate on what you are doing, and not to what someone else is saying... V "Fear is the path to the Dark side" (Master Yoda) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #5 March 13, 2013 Quote Starting a new company (birdman® seems to be a different company/trademark than the previous Inc. and Oy. version? If you look at the page on the Blade III; "All BIRDMAN® wingsuits are manufactured and sold under licese by Risk Control Corp. Please contact Mr. Shin Ito for wingsuit inquiries: risk (at) rondo.plala.co.jp" It would appear to be a licensing of the brand as applies to WS. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky12345 0 #6 March 13, 2013 wtf is quattro wing??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwrl 56 #7 March 13, 2013 Quote wtf is quattro wing??? It is one more than a tre wing and one less than a cinque wing. Duh. Skwrl Productions - Wingsuit Photography Northeast Bird School - Chief Logistics Guy and Video Dork Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky12345 0 #8 March 13, 2013 thanks that explains it ....no wait wtf is a cinque wing?????? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #9 March 13, 2013 Quotethanks that explains it ....no wait wtf is a cinque wing?????? To hazard a guess, perhaps the butt deflector is considered a fourth wing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #10 March 13, 2013 Quotewtf is quattro wing???I will take a WAG at it. The quattro wing is because it is considered to have 4 wings. 2 armwings, 2 legwings (legwing + butt wing flying in biplane) I might be wrong, but this is the only thing I can imagine by seeing the "plan" of the suitscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky12345 0 #11 March 13, 2013 so how many ws manuf. do we have now? (add if i missed smth) tonysuits phoenix fly fly your body squirrel birdman intrudair aliensuits nitro rigging thats 8!!! and whats the total market? 1000 suits/year? 2000? 10000? thats crazy! with every new manufacturer the old ones get ever smaller piece of pie.. as a result prices go up.. soon enough we'll see $3K price tags - NOT GOOD FOR CONSUMERS!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #12 March 13, 2013 don't Pressurized also have wingsuits ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluhdow 31 #13 March 13, 2013 Quotethats crazy! with every new manufacturer the old ones get ever smaller piece of pie.. as a result prices go up.. soon enough we'll see $3K price tags - NOT GOOD FOR CONSUMERS!! Maybe you should revisit that Micro Econ 101 book eh? I seem to recall something about competition for market share driving prices down.Apex BASE #1816 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #14 March 13, 2013 Quote so how many ws manuf. do we have now? (add if i missed smth) tonysuits phoenix fly fly your body squirrel birdman intrudair aliensuits nitro rigging thats 8!!! and whats the total market? 1000 suits/year? 2000? 10000? thats crazy! with every new manufacturer the old ones get ever smaller piece of pie.. as a result prices go up.. soon enough we'll see $3K price tags - NOT GOOD FOR CONSUMERS!! Nah. I'd say the market is growing fast enough for all of those companies to keep expanding even with an extra player or two - and just saying 'holy cow there are 8 manufacturers and x000 only suit sales' doesn't paint a fair picture. Nitro, Alien and Intrudair are tiny and I'd be amazed if they suddenly broke through in terms of sales, FYB sell to French people and a hard core of fans, Squirrel will do well in BASE but not really aimed at the skydiver side of things (for now at least), Birdman could do pretty well on the back of their old cachet but the name isn't what it used to be and that still leaves the two behemoths of PF and Tony hoovering up the large majority of customers. That's how I see it anyway, but if any of the manufacturers want to share some trade secrets I'm all earsDo you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shredex 0 #15 March 13, 2013 The blade III reminds me of the Pheonix-fly V3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #16 March 13, 2013 Wow, that's cool although I have no desire to ever get one I think PF/Tony are still top notch companies, and am waiting for Squirrel suits to get my hand on Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnmatrix 21 #17 March 13, 2013 Now all we need is some feedback from Giselle and the thread will be complete. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #18 March 13, 2013 QuoteThe blade III reminds me of the Pheonix-fly V3 Reminds me of a Blade. Had to check my watch to make sure it wasn't 2008 again.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shveddy 0 #19 March 13, 2013 Quotewtf is quattro wing??? It's a result of the same principle that has been governing disposable razor design for the past decade or so. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bluhdow 31 #20 March 13, 2013 QuoteIt's a result of the same principle that has been governing disposable razor design for the past decade or so. Winner.Apex BASE #1816 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #21 March 13, 2013 Quote Quote wtf is quattro wing??? It's a result of the same principle that has been governing disposable razor design for the past decade or so. You mean like the new razors that have a little battery and vibrate when you use them????? Talk about a way to get more women into wingsuiting.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vidal 0 #22 March 17, 2013 welcome BACK jari!!!!! THE FIRST COMPANY OF WINGSUITS IN THE WORLD before the others Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 620 #23 March 19, 2013 Maybe you need one of the new Birdman watches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
