PLFXpert 0 #1 February 25, 2008 Video.Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #2 February 25, 2008 He's gonna burn a base spot? or is he going to jump from a neutral area? I know you don't know but I wonder if this'll be welcomed or damned by the BASE community.My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #3 February 25, 2008 He said skydive so from an aircraft i'd imagine.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hausse 0 #4 February 25, 2008 After watching the video it doesn't look like it's gonna be a BASE jump so I don't think that will be a problem but he doesn't give a date either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #5 February 25, 2008 Sorry,if this sounds slightly off-topic ... ... but it makes more sense to do the first few chuteless jumps off a short cliff and perfect the landing ramp, before taking it to terminal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 37 #6 February 25, 2008 At the beginning of the video it says "he'll demonstrate his skills live". Does not say he is doing the actual chutelss jump. So my bet is that we are going to see a winguit jump as a teaser to get more attention to the "planned" chuteless jump."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michalm21 0 #7 February 25, 2008 Quote Sorry,if this sounds slightly off-topic ... ... but it makes more sense to do the first few chuteless jumps off a short cliff and perfect the landing ramp, before taking it to terminal. I really hate to be pessimistic, but after seeing the animation I think he may only have one attempt on that... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #8 February 25, 2008 QuoteSorry,if this sounds slightly off-topic ... ... but it makes more sense to do the first few chuteless jumps off a short cliff and perfect the landing ramp, before taking it to terminal. I am going to guess that the trajectory calculation is a function of speed. The calculation for sub-terminal would have speed as a function of time and so would be way harder than for terminal. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #9 February 25, 2008 QuoteQuoteSorry,if this sounds slightly off-topic ... ... but it makes more sense to do the first few chuteless jumps off a short cliff and perfect the landing ramp, before taking it to terminal. I am going to guess that the trajectory calculation is a function of speed. The calculation for sub-terminal would have speed as a function of time and so would be way harder than for terminal. That, and in ordr to have the most control, wouldnt it be beneficial to gain as much speed as you can to be able to fly the suit to its full potential? Still, that animation with the tube ramp looks very mmmm... challenging.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freestyle7457 0 #10 February 25, 2008 wow he's pretty stoked about it isn't he? either way it'll be awesome if he can pull it off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #11 February 25, 2008 I don't know the first thing that comes to mind is massive road rash if he manages to make it into that tube. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #12 February 25, 2008 .... somethin' about the guy.... that i don't like..... seems kinda like a spoiled kid, who needs to "be first"... not only in any sort of accomplishment, but also in terms of getting attention..... does he have the requisite 'respect' for all those who came before HIM.....????? or for the sports of B A S E and Wingsuiting???.... i'm NO expert at either discipline, but a lot hangs in the balance of this supposed, 'event'...jmy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #13 February 25, 2008 hope HE's a PLF expert! I don't think I'd want to watch it happen, but I'll be happy to watch the video knowing beforehand he was successfull. -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 February 25, 2008 Quote hope HE's a PLF expert! I don't think I'd want to watch it happen, but I'll be happy to watch the video knowing beforehand he was successfull. Hell, I'd watch it just to see the carnage factor. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #15 February 25, 2008 Quote .... somethin' about the guy.... that i don't like..... seems kinda like a spoiled kid, who needs to "be first"... not only in any sort of accomplishment, but also in terms of getting attention..... does he have the requisite 'respect' for all those who came before HIM.....????? or for the sports of B A S E and Wingsuiting???.... i'm NO expert at either discipline, but a lot hangs in the balance of this supposed, 'event'...jmy I don't know the guy myself, but I will guess that he has the requisite respect for the trail-blazers that went before him, but maybe not so much for the followers that demand respect purely for the fact that they have been around longer. From what I can see Corliss is an attention whore who uses the attention to further his goals; he is one of those guys who needs to be out there on the bleeding edge, like Boenish, like De Gayardon, like Cani and Jean-Albert. I may or may not enjoy the company of the guy if I met him (I am guessing the intensity of the guy would not allow indifference) but I admire his accomplishments and envy his drive to be the best. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #16 February 25, 2008 Quote I really hate to be pessimistic, but after seeing the animation I think he may only have one attempt on that... How many shots would you expect him to have at it??? In answer to the road rash inquiry, just for clarification, the enormous cost has very little to do with construction of the ramp. It is actually transporting and application of the 17 tons of Crisco and KY to the ramp that create the expense._____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beowulf 1 #17 February 25, 2008 KY and Crisco? That's too funny. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #18 February 25, 2008 Quoteseems kinda like a spoiled kid, who needs to "be first"... Who wants to be second? Some have a drive and some do not. Why is he any different than any other pioneer in any discipline, skydiving or otherwise? Do you think that Neil Armstrong was just sitting at home after a day at the coal mine and someone called and said "hey, do you want to walk on the moon?" People work their entire lives to be the "first" when that is their passion. He's not a bad guy. Some people are going to like him and some are not. What is a fact, though, is that he has a set of balls that far out size 99% of ours. People can argue about the publicity, but he's growing interest and gaining investment...that sounds like a reasonable business decision if he is to actually try and pull this off. I can guarantee you that he doesn't discount the impact (no pun intended) that this jump can have. But we are sitting here thinking about our sport when he has his life to worry about. It's few people who have the strength and determination to stand up and really try to accomplish something of this magnitude, especially with so much negativity flying around about it. -S_____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #19 February 25, 2008 valid points i shall stand 'admonished' about my earlier comments.....i was only going from my 'gut instincts', based on what i have seen of him in the media... and yes... i WILL recognize and hell, even admire what it takes to pull this off..... It's not my cup of tea... but then i have always stayed well down, inside the envelope, merely peeking out from the top...and have always dared NOT... to flirt with the edges,, and certainly never was one for Pushing It.my intent was not to be negative,,,, i'll say in this post what i forgot to say in the earlier one... "Good Luck...Best Wishes for Success...". jmy p.s i have NO problem with being second...or third for that matter SBS, as long as I did my best and stayed true to my challenge... Please don't misinterpret that , to mean I have no drive...awesomeness can take on many forms.....right??? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #20 February 25, 2008 Quote p.s i have NO problem with being second...or third for that matter SBS, as long as I did my best and stayed true to my challenge... Please don't misinterpret that , to mean I have no drive...awesomeness can take on many forms.....right???[Wink] Agreed, and frankly, I don't have a problem being second either. I didn't mean to say that one has NO drive if they don't mind being second, third, etc, just that it's not the drive that makes them have to be first. I like to push limits a bit, but this is far beyond my cup of tea as well. If he pulls it off, it will likely be one of the coolest things I ever see. But in the words of a friend of mine, if he misses that hole, I'd hate to be his underwear. _____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Acoisa 0 #21 February 25, 2008 In one of his previous interviews he said he would jump with a parachute in case he would have to abort the approach.. But that there would be a point of no return where he will commit to a chuteless landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #22 February 25, 2008 Quote I may or may not enjoy the company of the guy if I met him (I am guessing the intensity of the guy would not allow indifference) but I admire his accomplishments and envy his drive to be the best better him than me. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SethInMI 145 #23 February 25, 2008 How high is the concepted ramp height? I'm not a base jumper, but I would think that with a base rig and with a fast or no slider and a high enough ramp, he could potentially deploy a parachute at the ramp height, if he missed it.It's flare not flair, brakes not breaks, bridle not bridal, "could NOT care less" not "could care less". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SBS 0 #24 February 25, 2008 I would also strongly suspect that he would know before the height of the ramp if he were going to hit it or not. That said, there will be SOME point of no return._____________ I'm not conceited...I'm just realistic about my awesomeness... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLFXpert 0 #25 February 25, 2008 Quote Do you think that Neil Armstrong was just sitting at home after a day at the coal mine and someone called and said "hey, do you want to walk on the moon?" People work their entire lives to be the "first" when that is their passion. He's not a bad guy. Some people are going to like him and some are not. What is a fact, though, is that he has a set of balls that far out size 99% of ours. People can argue about the publicity, but he's growing interest and gaining investment...that sounds like a reasonable business decision if he is to actually try and pull this off. Interesting points. I agree in this scenario I have no issues with him "going for it" and am curious to see how it turns out. Perhaps I'm far too analytical to comprehend, but Neil Armstrong's "first" had some sort of practicality for future reference. I fail to see what landing a particular wingsuit without a parachute has to the same. Also, if it's "growing interest and gaining investment" in the sport you're after, I might have chosen a different spokesmodel (even if he/she were doing the exact same stunt) for various reasons--or at least trained him in audience relatability. But again--in this case--whatever floats his boat. I'll definitely tune in to see the stunt whenever it happens. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
