JUMP SUIT/SPEED REDUCTION IN FREEFALL????

[namgrunt 0]

HI all
I am a 57 year old 270 lb. old fart.
I was clocked in freefall at 160mph belly down

how much reduction can I expect from the correct jump suit??
what options do you recomend?

afterburners?nini wings?etc.
help help

59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT
LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI)
www.dzmemories.com

[mr2mk1g 10]

It's all about drag. In general terms, the slowest suits out there are made to be baggy, from a heavy pollycotton, with multiple layers of material.

Some suits offer "swoop cords" which allow you to create little wings out of your armpits to slow you down in a hurry if you need them.

The right suit can make a huge difference. It's a tool - you use the right tool for the job.

That said, if your profile's correct and you have just 3 jumps - you're probably using a big student arch position. This is great for stability so great for learning but it's also a very fast position.

You'll find that as you progress and learn some slightly more advanced body positions your speed will come down significantly on its own.

That said - you're probably gonna want a big boy suit like mine at some point.

[Tonto 1]

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That said, if your profile's correct and you have just 3 jumps - you're probably using a big student arch position. This is great for stability so great for learning but it's also a very fast position.

I find the reverse is true. Once off student status and more current and relaxed, I find students tend to fall faster - not slower.

When I'm doing AFF with 100lb 5'10 women (I weigh 160 and am 5'10) I wear either a freefly suit, or more recently, Birdman Pantz with a baggy sweatshirt and put them in a tight FS suit. Seems to work out ok.

At this point though, surely fall rate is a problem for his instructors? They should be able to stay with him, fast or slow, stable or unstable. If not - they shouldn't be taking his money.

t

It's the year of the Pig.

[mr2mk1g 10]

ok, my bad.

I was under the impression that many studes came off AFF with a very fast position and with a bit of RW training ended up with a much flatter body position without that over accentuated big bannana shape and as a result slow down a lot.

But then I'm no AFFI or RW coach.

Stick with Tonto's advice - or better yet - the instructors who clocked you at 160.

[dreamsville 0]

Talk to your instructors about it. If people have been staying with you they must hae been doing something to accomplish that. The only way I can sustain 160 is in a sit position or slow head-down.
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I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane.

Harry, FB #4143

[namgrunt 0]

instructers did not stay with me.
thats the problem.
willing to purchas custon jump suit to slow down ,but need informed advice as to what to order(expect) verses hype (adds)
I need real whorld advice please

not interested in pointing fingers or telling tails .

hope you-all understand ,I do ,stuff occures.

I have switched to static line and it is working for me ,since that is what I did in the service.

what options do what in way of slowing down
example
afterburners=?mph slower

59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT
LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI)
www.dzmemories.com

[fjd 0]

try giving the folks at Body Sport USA a call.
the contact info should be on their web site bodysportusa.com.

if you provide them with your measurements, they can custom design a suit using their proprietary software to a specific fall rate that you desire. i'm guessing that is what you're looking for.

they have a reasonably priced suit called "the crater suit". they will probably have it made out of poly-cotton (the heaviest material for the most drag) with wings (material under the armpit for additional drag).

good luck.

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