Conundrum 1 #1 October 10, 2005 And it was AWESOME! Demo’ed (a classic) one at the Chicks Rock boogie on Sunday and I loved it! I have video but no pics, although I’m going to take stills from the DVD and probably post those. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #2 October 10, 2005 Congratulations! There's nothing like your first hit of the nylon crack! I remember my first jumps out of the skyvan like they were yesterday. Who was your first flight instructor? Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #3 October 10, 2005 Congrats and welcome to the flock."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #4 October 10, 2005 Hey Chelle, Congratulations on your first wingsuit flight. Having said that, are your jump numbers and time in the sport, specified in your profile, accurate? I would imagine so seeing how specific your breakdown of jumps per discipline and your total jump numbers are. The most important things to have when jumping wingsuit are currency and experience. I don't know you but with approximately 50 jumps per year in the sport, would it be fair to say you have a minimum of both? I don't mean to be a stick in the mud, you may be very capable, just be careful, that's all (anyone feel I'm being over-sensitive?). There is no rush in this sport, in fact, taking one's time will usually reap bigger benefits... When you say you demo'ed a suit, how much supervision did you have?Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #5 October 10, 2005 Yes my jump numbers are accurate. I took a good amount of time off due to money but in the recent months I have been jumping regularly and I have tunnel time between the off times from real jumps. I talked to a couple different people (who have jumped with me) about it before I asked to demo the suit and was given thorough instructions and supervised the entire time on the ground and during the jump by an experienced wingsuit flyer We went over emergency procedures, what to expect, how to fly the suit, body position during opening, how to exit, practice touches, fall rate, etc. I was nervous about the jump, but comfortable and everything went well. He also took video that we reviewed after the jump, I exited with my shoulder a bit so for a second I was tipped to my left but the rest of the jump I was told was not bad at all. I’m looking forward to learning more about it and hopefully buying my own suit in the future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #6 October 11, 2005 Congratulations Chelle! I knew you were a bird person the first time I saw you. I wish I would have been there to see it in person. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #7 October 11, 2005 No worries man, there's plenty more bird in me from Sunday. I can't stop thinking about it. I'll most likely be at Perris on Sunday and if Greg still has the wingsuit I would love to jump it some more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Taz 0 #8 October 11, 2005 Congrats! Regarding currency, once you're fully addicted to the wings you will never have a problem with that again no matter what you have to do to stay in the air Welcome to the flock. -TIt's the Year of the Dragon. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conundrum 1 #9 October 11, 2005 Oops, let me make it clear that my profile isn't/wasn't accurate, I have 218 jumps, not 118. My mistake, didn't even realize. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites VectorBoy 0 #10 October 12, 2005 And you had an excellent instructor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites YahooLV 0 #11 October 14, 2005 Wahooooooooo, baby's got wings! Wahooooooooo! See you sometime?!?http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
VectorBoy 0 #10 October 12, 2005 And you had an excellent instructor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #11 October 14, 2005 Wahooooooooo, baby's got wings! Wahooooooooo! See you sometime?!?http://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
