Freeflaw 0 #1 April 17, 2014 The masai is awesome. One of the funnest and fastest "tracksuits" that I have yet flown. It is intuitive to fly though not as stable as the traditional tracksuits. In the past I have flown a tube3, Sumo, PTS and original PF. This suit is the future of tracking suits imo. The celled design allows for the same surface area of a high volume tracksuit while eliminating the drag of the top to bottom inflation. If you are looking for your first tracksuit, I'd recommend to look somewhere else, especially if you are buying one for base jumping. If you however want a suit that can race P2s, angle fly/FF, proxy track or fly to the main landing area in Brento this may be it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skow 6 #2 April 18, 2014 Have you base jumped it yet, or just skydived? I'm wondering how the cell design affects the inflation? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #3 April 19, 2014 Not yet, just skydived. edit: unclear Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #4 April 22, 2014 thanks for the post. can you back track with masai? does it have feature/design for tracking on your back? added: what do you mean when you say the suit is not as stable as other tracking suit? does it want to rotate around your pelvis? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #5 April 22, 2014 It has back fly vents and stays pressurized throughout the transition. Easy to backfly. Less stable on the yaw axis than say a PTS. It tends more towards over steer. Gets a little twitchy when flying crumpled up and steep (think belly angle fly position with knees bend and very steep). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #6 April 23, 2014 i see. thanks! yaw axis going thru chest or more towards hip area? i found phantom 2 twitchy about hip (yaw axis). i thought tony's intro had rotation around yaw axis about chest. i did not mind that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #8 April 23, 2014 thanks for your help! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberchris 0 #9 April 25, 2014 at the end of the day, youre an amateur tracker and horrible wingsuit pilot at BEST, so i say give up. go outtrack via ferratta, then ill give you respect..... oh wait....... =)gravity brings me down......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #10 April 28, 2014 shut up you peasant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #11 April 28, 2014 BTW, if you were to do Freefly BASE, would you choose the conventional tracking suit over Masai? It seems from the design (rails, booties and etc), the Masai is best suited for tracking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #12 April 28, 2014 I'll get back to you after the summer...maybe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #14 June 7, 2014 I haven't made it to Brento yet, but I have put some basejumps on it as I am currently in LB. I am breaking all of last years benchmarks easily. What used to be a 5-10 sec canopy ride is now 30-40 sec canopy ride (with the same distance tracked), and I am uncurrent as hell and my subterminal track has completely degenerated over the last 6 months of not jumping. This suit will turn any idiot into a great tracker. The problem is...its kinda cheating. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
uberchris 0 #15 June 8, 2014 how long you gonna be in europe brah? im currently planning on flying to europe as soon as i seperate from the military in october........ might as well do it before i blow all my savings on bullshitgravity brings me down......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #16 June 8, 2014 only until september Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #17 June 9, 2014 hey, thanks for the update! sounds great. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #18 June 10, 2014 also...the quality is fucking shit. Both my zippers (where the main lift web comes out of the suit) are shredded. I have maybe 10 jumps on the suit (7 base). I saw that one coming though. Def sending Tony an email. The cruise is much more sturdy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #19 June 10, 2014 Cool cool. Thanks for the info! I found the zippers on the Tony suit, I flew previously, to be weak(ish). The expansion zippers kept opening up in flight. Sometimes unsymmetrically… Looked like the zippers lost the “bite.” This might be a different problem compared to yours. But, shredded? Does not sound good… Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #20 June 10, 2014 Cruise does seem like a good suit also. Not sure if the video below shows the newer Cruise with the booties. Cruise also seem like freefly BASE friendly. (Cruise) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9qfTlALLpU (Masai) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHFKOeO3aRA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD4qsWnjsNU Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #21 June 25, 2014 did tony ever comment on the zipper? i have a filled out order form but just thinking... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freeflaw 0 #22 June 25, 2014 He went to cables. So for Base you can have the harness either inside or outside. He is fixing mine for free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shogo 0 #23 June 26, 2014 thanks for the update. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites