cpoxon 0 #1 October 2, 2002 Just going throuhg some vid and came across this shot from the ramp of John Loken expertly riding the slipstream of the C-130 Hercules in his wingsuit. Not sure if he gets above it; wouldn't he be obscured? Then again, the point of view is lower than the tail. He certainly looks like he's above it from his angle, but I don't have a copy of that unfortunately. JohnLoken.WMV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #2 October 2, 2002 Something wrong with the file, I get a download error. Also 192 KB seems a bit small for video? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
R00tj00se 0 #3 October 2, 2002 Works ok for me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #4 October 2, 2002 It's only 4 seconds long. Encoded for Media Player 7 and above. You trying this on a non-MS OS Erno? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #5 October 2, 2002 No, WinNT4. It's the download that doesn't work, for some reason I only get 140KB an then an error... I'll try later from my home computer. (edited to add:) Whoa! I don't know if he went above the plane, but he sure stayed level with it for a long time... Very cool! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #6 October 2, 2002 cooooooooooool :) i can't wait for Kim to get back to the HQ she should be emailing me and telling me "your baby is on the way" here shortly :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vesatoro 0 #7 October 3, 2002 Yes, as an eyewitness I can testify that he really got over the top. I would estimate that in the best exits he vent at least 5 meters over the wing level. I only managed to do few meters over with two attempts, but it was still a lot of fun. For climbing you have to jump off the ramp very flat and at about 20-30 degrees angle to the air blast coming below the plane. If you exit in more vertical attitude, you climb very steep for a while but the airspeed slows down too early and the climbing stops. If you exit in too much horizontal position, you end up in a dive... And of course you have to ride the slipstream very aggressively to get high up. New pic's from Herc.02: http://users.utu.fi/vejuto/Gallery.html Vesa "Fear is the path to the Dark side" (Master Yoda) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #8 November 3, 2002 Here's a clip of John's perspective from the Herc Boogie video and you can see he DFEINITELY gets above it! JohnLoken2-256.WMV Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #9 November 3, 2002 QuoteHere's a clip of John's perspective from the Herc Boogie video and you can see he DFEINITELY gets above it! DFEINITELY?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #10 November 3, 2002 that was awesome... how much experiance would it take to do that to any degree?Leroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verticalflyer 11 #11 November 5, 2002 John gets above the HERC, how do i know I was filming him and I remained level with johnfor this shot twice, the best version is in the edit that i shalll be sending out tonight to Craig and over to Birdman. Johns perspective is also in the vid though from a different jump which he did not get so high on. Enjoy FraserDont just talk about it, Do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
verticalflyer 11 #12 November 5, 2002 I meant to say I remained level with the Herc not John, as he went straight up and I was craning my neck to keep him in shot.Dont just talk about it, Do it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #13 November 21, 2002 This shot is now available "officially" (and in QuickTime format) in the Hercules Boogie 2002 preview on HeadDown.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
