The111 1 #26 October 30, 2013 hjumper33 Awesome, bought it! Hey, you're intruding on our super important™ argument about physics. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sky12345 0 #27 October 30, 2013 i want 2 hear the correct def of g.r. from giselle martins in her teeny tinny micky mouse voice giselle where r u when we need u??!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,826 #28 October 30, 2013 The111 ***Awesome, bought it! Hey, you're intruding on our super important™ argument about physics. f = dp/dt Not just a good idea, it's the LAW.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skwrl 56 #29 October 30, 2013 sky12345 i want 2 hear the correct def of g.r. from giselle martins in her teeny tinny micky mouse voice giselle where r u when we need u??!!!!!!! Careful with that, man... I hear that if you say her name out loud three times while looking in a mirror, she appears and makes non-sensical pronouncements about wingsuit flying (because she's a paraglider pilot and fashion model) while simultaneously insulting everyone in the thread. Edited to add: I'm forwarding the audio from that link to the CIA so they can use it for additional torture while waterboarding folks.Skwrl Productions - Wingsuit Photography Northeast Bird School - Chief Logistics Guy and Video Dork Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #30 October 31, 2013 in reply to "so does anyone know someone who has a classic laying around." ..................................... Yep got a Classic 2 in my private not-currently-skydiving museum . skydived it, night jumped it , based it , used it as intro suit, modded it (experimental leg extension ) but never 3:1 'd it ... Its still flyable, in reasonable condition....... I used to love throwing that thing around , It did the best flat snap spin turns along flight line with no loss of relative height. And it never frightened me like the terrified Skyflierers. Looking back it was a smooth predictable flyer that never caused me grief. And the deployments were a cinch compared to Vamps. It truly is and was a Classic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #31 October 31, 2013 I look forward to getting my new classic 1 in the sky. I wonder to myself if new age tracking suits will have similar performance to the classic. Id forgotten how hard the 1 zipper thing is though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #32 November 10, 2013 First flight on the s.u.i.t was awesome, anyone know if theres anyway to date this thing. The label is completely unreadable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #33 November 15, 2013 in reply to "I wonder to myself if new age tracking suits will have similar performance to the classic. " ........................... probably close. I used to be able to get good relativety in my classic 2 with people in tracking pants by shutting down the wings a bit . They were basers and for some reason we never landed on the DZ but they sure could track well. I also had some flights with an expert tracker who used a a loosish jumpsuit. On one occassion I dropped below him on exit and couldn't get back above him (looking up too much didn't help.) You can really hone your basics by trying to get every bit of performance out of your Classic. When faster suits started turning up though the classic just couldn't keep up. More recently I found my V2 fairly unsuited to 3D flocking(too much speed , having to fly too shut down ) and wished I'd had my Classic on DZ. The flocks were so steep I'm guessing the Classic would have had no trouble keeping down with them ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base698 3 #34 December 20, 2013 About five years ago I was jumping one regularly. I got 1.6 as my best glide but was normally in the 1.3 to 1.4 range. IIRC was not much better than PF track suit. How'd you fair? PS been jumping in your area with Adam quite a bit. Need to make jump together :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #35 December 20, 2013 Nice, hopefully will by skydiving a bit more this year than in the last 4. Only did one flight on the classic so far and was surprised at how well it flew to be honest. Didnt get any data, but itll get pulled out for special occasions for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridebmxbikes 0 #36 December 20, 2013 Recently a friend at the dz gave me a birdman classic for free! Now I have no other experience with tracking suits or other wingsuits but I got 90 seconds of freefall from 14k. That's about the only data I have with it. Its not much compared to other people but its cool to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FIREFLYR 0 #37 September 8, 2014 Anything ever come of this purchase? I just got back from Lauterbrunnen last month, (last trip there was 8 years ago) You should have seen the looks I got Jumping my Birdman s.u.i.t ;) "What the fuck is that thing?! Is that a Classic??! Awesome!" Ha, good times... ~J"One flew East,and one flew West..............one flew over the cuckoo's nest" "There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #38 September 9, 2014 Flown it a few times out of the airplane. Might take it off a very large local cliff at some point in the next year,but having a lot of fun playing with my other suits. I got a SUIT as well. Its amazing how small it feels, but very easy to fly as well, and better performance than id have thought. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 277 #39 September 9, 2014 While I'm not talking about a Classic, I did manage to make it onto the official Canadian wingsuit record this summer with my GTi. (The 26-way may not have been big by US standards but anyway.) Being a still somewhat skinny 6'1" and 155lbs, I managed to keep up. Once when I got behind a lot and a bit low on a formation, it was damn hard slow work catching up, but approaching from slightly above or staying in position worked fine. I'll probably still want a new suit for any future record attempts. You know your suit is getting old when experienced but newer wingsuit pilots ask what suit it is, you tell them it is a GTi, and they reply "huh, what?". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hjumper33 0 #40 September 9, 2014 Did you at least have a GTI with the sweet gripper mod that ads about 2sq inches of fabric? :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxtreme 0 #41 September 10, 2014 last weekend in Funland Vintage wayQuote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
keithbar 1 #43 September 10, 2014 maxtreme Vintageway that's a real tight flock standing there by the door. how tight was it in the sky?i have on occasion been accused of pulling low . My response. Naw I wasn't low I'm just such a big guy I look closer than I really am . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slater 0 #44 September 10, 2014 keithbar ***Vintageway that's a real tight flock standing there by the door. how tight was it in the sky?i think is pretty close... how far away could they get from each other in those suits? SlaterMcConkey es Dios Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #45 September 12, 2014 maxtremeVintageway That's fantastic. I still know where my original GTi is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxtreme 0 #46 September 12, 2014 stills from vintage camera Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
