kallend 1,935 #51 June 26, 2010 QuoteQuotethere is only a couple of hundred skydivers in New Zealand and we do over 100,000 tandems per year with outside camera, you do the maths! OK, I'll do the maths. A couple of hundred skydivers in New Zealand= about 200 skydivers. OVER 100,000 tandems per year. If every skydiver in New Zealand is a TI, that would be 500 jumps per instructor per year. Not hard to do but I doubt every skydiver in New Zealand is a TI. New Zealand has a population of a little over 4 million people. Los Angeles and surrounding areas(Orange county, Riverside, San Bernardino, Kern, Ventura) have a population that far exceeds New Zealand and I doubt they are exceeding 100,000 tandems per year by much. The math doesn't seem to work out. Sure it does, as does his D license number.... 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
rhys 0 #52 June 26, 2010 QuoteSure it does, as does his D license number. Not quite sure what that meant but to clarify; That is an NZPIA number, they got the part 149 in 2002 off the NZPF and I got my rating in 2005. I should update it to the NZSA one thst I am currently using, I could use my USPA D license or APF E license also..."When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #53 June 28, 2010 QuoteQuote At this point, I just really want to see someone land a wingsuit before Jeb does. (and yes I'm aware there was at least one non-fatal terrain flying crash already, I'm not counting that.) WTF! Where can I find info on this crash landing? Maybe not a landing, but going in with nothing out and living is amazing! It happened back in 2002 in France. There's some info in this thread, but basically (...eh? ...eh?) it was a wingsuit flyer that went in with his container open but the slider still in the packjob. Smashed some teeth out and broke his back but he lived to jump again. It comes up from time to time when people talk about anyone being the first to "land" a wingsuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cyrax 0 #54 July 5, 2010 Quote Wasn't this an injury? (at 2:55) http://www.skydivedudes.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=412&Itemid=86 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxwell88 0 #55 July 5, 2010 He broke both ankles I believe and took some time out due to that jump, max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #56 July 5, 2010 so Roberta is doing Jeb now, cool Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waldschrat 0 #57 July 5, 2010 Quote I heard "jeb lives in the millionaires neighborhood of malibu..." I was like DAMN, IS HE MAKING THAT MUCH FROM THESE SHOWS?! but then the rest of the sentence said"...with his mother and step father." and I felt like he's just another skydiver.Though, I would still assume he's making a shitload of money on these shows. But its kinda of sad to hear that what most people consider to be a famous skydiver/base jumper still lives with his parents. Then again, maybe it's just for the show. Anyone know? ETA: Watched the rest of the series. So now I know. As "far out and reckless" as he seems to whuffos I enjoyed the series. Its a shame that they'll think of all of us as suicidal death defiers, but, well who cares what they really think. I like my life! I dont understand where and with whom he lives, does make a problem for you? http://felixbaumgartner.com/index.php?id=8 roflmao To say it clearly: Im not a fan of that "red bull guys" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #58 July 6, 2010 wow, that felix guy is a world champion base jumper haha, what a douche Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 137 #59 July 6, 2010 **devil's advocating** are you jealous of anyone who gets any fame ?scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #60 July 6, 2010 totally, i want to be famous just like felix and burn sites Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usernametaken 0 #61 July 6, 2010 Quote so Roberta is doing Jeb now, cool Now THAT is someone overexposed in more ways than one."Think like a man of action; act like a man of thought." -Henri L. Bergson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #62 July 6, 2010 I'm guessing he's busy having fun, living life, and being amused people think he's important enough to warrant a thread all about him on dorkzone.com---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usernametaken 0 #63 July 7, 2010 QuoteI'm guessing he's busy having fun, living life, and being amused people think he's important enough to warrant a thread all about him on dorkzone.com So, J.P., where does that put you exactly?"Think like a man of action; act like a man of thought." -Henri L. Bergson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #64 July 7, 2010 Pretty firmly in the "dork" colum.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usernametaken 0 #65 July 7, 2010 I hear ya! "Think like a man of action; act like a man of thought." -Henri L. Bergson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 630 #66 July 9, 2010 Jeb would be wise to follow Chuck Yeager's example and gradually expand his envelope by starting with a small ramp - at the base of a small cliff. Once he has worked out the bugs at slow speeds, he should gradually work his way up to progressively larger ramps and higher cliffs and higher velocities, until he eventually sneaks all the way up to (wingsuit) terminal velocity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
format 1 #67 July 25, 2010 pretty 91 seconds on July 22nd 2010What goes around, comes later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aeroflyer 0 #68 January 17, 2012 Don't mean to revive an old thread, but has anyone else seen this video? http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=cqiV_O8cdWY Looks like he hit his leg during the flight Another article says he's okay http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4064641/Daredevil-base-jumper-breaks-legs-in-mountain-crash-news-American-Jeb-Corliss-in-hospital.html Interesting how the technology of wingsuits is making more flights possible, just the other day I saw a video of someone attempting to soar (ride updraft over a ridge) in a wingsuit... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lvintw 0 #69 January 17, 2012 just the other day I saw a video of someone attempting to soar (ride updraft over a ridge) in a wingsuit... ------------------------------------------------------ Where? Link please! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drunk 0 #70 January 17, 2012 http://vimeo.com/34439409 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 137 #71 January 17, 2012 now we want the gopro footage of the nurses cleavage scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #72 January 18, 2012 Quote now we want the gopro footage of the nurses cleavage I thought your reply for induced by this line: "someone attempting to soar (ride updraft over a ridge)" Well... quite nice an idea. Cleavage soaring. Great sport, huh? The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
