base689 0 #26 May 16, 2006 > There's quite a bit of DVD material (lucy, the falcon that flew, or something like that) which has wingsuiters flying, and falcons eating from their hand WHILE flying along with the wingsuiters... they're capable of a lot more then we are Where on earth is this DVD material available?!?!?!?!? Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #27 May 16, 2006 QuoteWhere on earth is this DVD material available?!?!?!?!? http://www.adventurearchive.com/data/latest_fast_science2.htm http://www.kodak.com/US/en/motion/newsletters/inCamera/jan2004/falcon.shtml Email Leo at [email protected] to hear how you can obtain the DVDJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,254 #28 May 16, 2006 Like I said earlier, the footage Leo and crew captured on that DVD (The Falcon That Flew With Man) is awesome - no doubt about it, but all the formation flying is in the first few seconds of BASE exits. Nothing there shows a Falcon capable of matching the glide path of a well flown wingsuit in full flight. (And of course it's Peregrines not Eagles)Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base689 0 #29 May 16, 2006 > Nothing there shows a Falcon capable of matching the glide path of a well flown wingsuit in full flight. (And of course it's Peregrines not Eagles) Exactly what I said: it's hard to imagine a peregrine falcon/any bird to fly 200 km/h-124 Mph horizontally AND 100 km/h-62 Mph vertically PERMANENTLY (=steady flight). Is there somewhere ANY footage that shows a peregrine falcon/any bird matching the flight path of a wingsuit pilot in full flight?Stay safe out there Blue Skies and Soft Walls BASE #689 - base_689AT_NO_123_SPAMyahoo.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crghill 0 #30 May 29, 2006 Your not the first guy to get your A$$ kicked by an Eagle. That's why they are our national symbol! Just kidding...glad you are okay! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hecy68 0 #31 May 29, 2006 i had a fight with a lawnmower the athor day and it won . at least you can have a good brag about the scars mate . i met leo at KJERAG a couple of years ago top bloke he interviewed me at the landing erea very strange indeed... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #32 May 29, 2006 Quote i had a fight with a lawnmower the athor day and it won . at least you can have a good brag about the scars mate . i met leo at KJERAG a couple of years ago top bloke he interviewed me at the landing erea very strange indeed... Hector, are you volunteering to come over and mow my lawn? Oh no, I've read your post again - seems not. Well, I'll have to come over west and we can fly ... Blue Skies, fergs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #33 May 29, 2006 hey i once nearly docked whith donald duck on my way down from an A,in a rather fast speed,lucky me Donald saw me and avoided a mid air colission,however at the video it apper that im falling off this A and donald had a flightpattern just in my fall area I do belive an eagle can dive whith thouse speeds a ws fly whith today but i find it hard to belive its flocking,i would rather say that headposter flew the eagle down in midair,but by thouse speeds it will be inkredible tough to see it and avoid it. good skills getting away alive Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #34 June 7, 2006 If you're going to fly with the big birds, you've got to have BIG WINGS!! I am glad you survived to tell such a story and I am bummed that you didn't have another flocker to film the event. That would have made Real TV for sure!!! Glad to see you are alright!Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #35 June 7, 2006 Hey jennifer, Yep - I got biiiig wings! Better, I guess, to be up there playing with the eagles than down at ground level squabbling with all the turkeys, hahahah. Blue Skies, fergs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hecy68 0 #36 June 7, 2006 hey fergs just picked up that footage of andres wingsuit collision iv captured it on my pc im still tryin to save it and upload it [ man why is editing software so hard to use , or is it just me!!! ] im off to norway on sat ye ha ile catch ya mate ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #37 June 7, 2006 Hector, well I hope you get it all edited - let me know how you get on. Have a great time in Norway ... I'll stay here and soldier on. f Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #38 June 9, 2006 LOL, yep eagles are WAAAAAY COOLER than turkeys!!! Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoShitThereIWas 0 #39 June 9, 2006 Hey Fergs: I noticed you are from Australia. It must be rough having to fly BirdMan over Australia. How far are you from the GB Reef? Cool interests by the way, I have always wanted to go to Australia and SCUBA dive the GB reef and check out Tagoolowah (sp?) I still haven't made it to Australia though. Damn it Jim Roy Bacon: "Elvises, light your fires." Sting: "Be yourself no matter what they say." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fergs 0 #40 June 9, 2006 Jen, I'm in the south of the country, in Canberra. You should come to Toogoolawa in October for the Equinox Boogie - then dive the GB Reef. It'll be the most fun you'll have this year and next. Do the boogie for a week, then dive the GB reef for a second week, then go back home to recover. Believe me, it'll be well worth the bucks and minor hassles of arranging stuff at home. blue Skies, fergs BMCI Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
