GeordieSkydiver 0 #1 October 27, 2005 Just for my own curiosity, how many jumps did you have before you did a BASE jump in a wingsuit? How many WS skydives did you have then?Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blair700 0 #2 October 27, 2005 I had 139 BASE jumps from 18 different objects....and about 200 wingsuit skydives. First suit is GTI. YMMV. Later Blair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JaapSuter 0 #3 October 27, 2005 Quotehow many jumps did you have before you did a BASE jump in a wingsuit? And those that reply; please qualify what kind of jumps (slider-down versus terminal). Doing 50 jumps of the Perrine will not prepare you for your first wingsuit jump. I'm thinking that solid terminal tracking experience will be much more useful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #4 October 28, 2005 About 600 BASE jumps. About 100 wingsuit flights from planes. My first 15 or so BASE flights were all in a 3 day period, off the same object. It wasn't particularly high (about 1650) but it had the advantage that I got to practice exits repeatedly in a short period of time.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #5 October 28, 2005 Hey Lee, have you seen the article James wrote?www.WingsuitPhotos.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #6 October 28, 2005 I hadn't Matt, so thanks. I just wanted a general overview, I'm not a BASE jumper, I've just seen some pretty awesome footage and wondered at what sort of experience level these guys were. Thanks for the link.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Han-Solo 0 #7 October 29, 2005 around 140 basejumps, 40 of them from bigwalls. 400 skydives short of being allowed to practice from plane... worked out just fine! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
douggie 0 #8 October 29, 2005 About 50 BASE jumps mostly from 1800ft towers and about 7 wingsuit jumps from a plane....Just go for it man, im still alive Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TomAiello 25 #9 October 29, 2005 Quote...Just go for it man, im still alive That's maybe not the wisest kind of advice to give out.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites douggie 0 #10 October 29, 2005 Hows that saying go again....oh yeah "Your Mileage May Vary" Now I have over 100 WS BASE jumps, so looking back it may not have been the best route. With that said, if I had to do it all over again I would probably do it just the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 0
TomAiello 25 #9 October 29, 2005 Quote...Just go for it man, im still alive That's maybe not the wisest kind of advice to give out.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
douggie 0 #10 October 29, 2005 Hows that saying go again....oh yeah "Your Mileage May Vary" Now I have over 100 WS BASE jumps, so looking back it may not have been the best route. With that said, if I had to do it all over again I would probably do it just the same. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
