thepaintballguy 0 #1 May 21, 2007 Hey, Just thought I would ask to see if anyone has ever tried this before. It looks like a lot of fun! How hard is this to do? [/url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuetDfQ-1nY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmyspace%2Ecom%2Fthepaintballguy[url] Josh *EDIT* CLICK URL BELOW!!!! Thanks!Q: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #2 May 21, 2007 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuetDfQ-1nY&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fmyspace%2Ecom%2Fthepaintballguy ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thepaintballguy 0 #3 May 21, 2007 HAHA crap I forgot about that. Thanks! Yeah click the post above this one! joshQ: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #4 May 21, 2007 Quote HAHA crap I forgot about that. Thanks! Yeah click the post above this one! josh Looks pretty wild..is that you? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #5 May 22, 2007 Quote Hey, Just thought I would ask to see if anyone has ever tried this before. It looks like a lot of fun! How hard is this to do? Yes. We did something similar back in the mid 90's, over Squaw Valley in Lake Tahoe. It was called Blade Running. Ground launch was done by a few, but most of us exited from an Otter. Fun.... Be safe Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thepaintballguy 0 #6 May 22, 2007 Quote Quote HAHA crap I forgot about that. Thanks! Yeah click the post above this one! josh Looks pretty wild..is that you? LOL, no thats not me. I am still in my training. I only have 5 static line jumps in right now. I will be starting AFF this weekend though!!! WOO HOO JoshQ: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floridadiver81 0 #7 May 22, 2007 What kind of canopy would be feesible to accomplish that? Im from pennsylvania and we have some moutain ranges that would deff be PRISTINE to try this!"Age has absolutely nothing to do with knowledge, learning, respect, attitude, or personality." -yardhippie "Fight the air, and the air will kick your ass!!! "-Specialkaye Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breadhead 0 #8 May 22, 2007 Quoteanyone has ever tried this before. I have, in winter 2006, in that very location you see in the video. The guys you see in the video are skiiing & paragliding instructors. They have a small school to teach this stuff to beginners. They are using regular skydiving canopies between 90 sq ft and 160 sq ft. QuoteHow hard is this to do? If you're a reasonable skier, it's not technically difficult at all, but I would definitely recommend getting instruction the first couple of times. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnski 0 #9 May 22, 2007 Do ya have a web site for the small school that they are running? We are coming into the ski season here in OZ and "if" we get any snow my rig is coming with me to play. I would like to know their thoughts on winng loading etc. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
breadhead 0 #10 May 23, 2007 If you speak French, here it is: http://www.ecole-speedriding.com/ They go pretty high on wingloading because they want to stay as close as possible to the slope. I was surprised to learn that the goal for "speedriding" is not to fly as high/long as possible, but rather to "attack" the slope as much as possible. They gave me an overloaded Springo 110 (@ 1.8), even though they had plenty of larger canopies available. They were willing to let me use my Velocity @ 2.2 as well (which I didn't, it was still brand new then). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #11 May 23, 2007 This is old but also worth a watch... clicky (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianfry713 0 #12 May 25, 2007 Yes I have, it is fun. It's not too hard if you know what you're doing. With only a few skydives, it might be best to work on that first. You could ask around the DZ if anyone there does any ground or ski launching and go with them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thepaintballguy 0 #13 May 25, 2007 Cool, I will do that. I am going to our DZ today to finish up my PRCP jumps and then tomorrow I will be going AFF!!! So I will talk to them today. JoshQ: Why would someone ever want to jump from a perfectly good airplane? A: Why Not? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
