I might get a wingsuit!!

[Dan 0]

So whats the crack with wingsuits? Are they a gimmick or is it worth laying out 650 quid for? Will I get enough use out of it? I quite fancy the idea but I'm not 100%, do I need a new rig to go with it? Help me out!!!!!
Rock on brothers
Dan.

[gus 1]

It's quite simple: wingsuits rock! And yes, they're worth the money but you don't need to spend £650, I got mine direct from Birdman for about £460 - and there are a few second hand suits around in the uk.

Gus

OutpatientsOnline.com

[nacmacfeegle 0]

Umm, thinking out of the box here, but I would try the wingsuit forum.
Any chance you can try before you buy, kinda thing?
Or are you you a strange shape or something....

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[gus 1]

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Umm, thinking out of the box here, but I would try the wingsuit forum.

You crazy scotch folk with your talk of 'wingsuit forums' and such like. Is there a 'women only' forum too, LOL!

...buggar.

Gus

OutpatientsOnline.com

[nacmacfeegle 0]

Well, Gus, you know us Scots, cheerful drunks, and world renowned innovators.....

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He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson

[SkymonkeyONE 3]

Dan,
find you a place with a BM-I and some loaner suits and check it out for yourself. Of course you should FIRST read every thread in the wingsuit forum to get some ideas on what to expect. I own two suits and that is all I care to do on my "fun" jumps anymore.

Chuck

[bobsoutar 0]

Have you notched up some extra jumps since your profile says 300? You need 500+ to do wingsuits in the UK and Empuria.

[skybytch 259]

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You crazy scotch folk with your talk of 'wingsuit forums' and such like. Is there a 'women only' forum too, LOL!

...buggar.

Please keep posts on topic in the topical forums. Take the funny stuff to TalkBack. Thanks.

[skreamer 1]

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You need 500+ to do wingsuits in the UK and Empuria.

It seems it is up to CCI's discretion and not a fixed rule in the UK.

[bobsoutar 0]

Went to Andy Fords wingsuit festival at Weston in July. My girlfriend was very keen to learn, had 460 jumps, smiled sweetly and was given a definate no.

I think this is pretty general so you would be best to check it out before shelling out a load of cash on a suit. You also need a rig with a throwaway system (boc preferrably) and a docile main.

Pretty sure that the States is more relaxed on jump numbers - 300 I think but I'm sure someone over there will confirm or deny.

[Dan 0]

Fair comment, though I am Quite large, 6ft 2 and 210lbs

[Dan 0]

Yes I have nearly 600 now. Not good at updating etc. Sorry!

[bobsoutar 0]

Great, go try one out. All the guys I met at Weston were very helpful and enthusiastic. Andy gave an excellent briefing to myself and the other newbies and there is a safety brief on birdman.com to read up on in the meantime.

You need a docile canopy though - I used my CRW Lightning! Staying perfectly stable during deployment, undoing zips & trying to get yor bootees off on an HP eliptical would be a nightmare.

[Parrot 0]

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It's quite simple: wingsuits rock! And yes, they're worth the money but you don't need to spend £650, I got mine direct from Birdman for about £460 - and there are a few second hand suits around in the uk.

I don´t know anything about wingsuits, only saw it one time on tv and it looked great.
Also I don´t know anything about communication-errors, but I think I just saw one. Maybe the first person is referring to $650, and the second to £460.

Just thought I noted that here, before someone gets dissapointed, by the price of the wingsuits.


later that day: Hmm after I looked at the profiles I know for sure I don´t know anything from communication-errors. Both meant £.

Heh, thats funny .