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  1. monkycndo

    If you want zigzag, the Singer 20U models, Bernina 217 or Pfaff 138. Singer will be cheapest.

    You should be using E thread. That home style machine might not be able to handle thread that big.

    If you want to start with a home style machine, look for a Singer 401A or Singer 500. They can handle the E thread fine.



    Its really the price point. I don't want to spend more then $200 on a machine right now.

  3. Of course they don't have "white" supplex in the selection box...lol Seems good for other colors, though.

    And that spandex world seems pretty steep on shipping cost...
    I'm gonna try and look around for some more affordable options before I have to lay down $50 for one yard of spandex that I need :|

    Thanks for the info!

  4. I've ordered some online already but all the stuff I keep getting doesn't seem to be what I'm looking for. So many variations of fabric that I just don't know exactly what's needed.

    Trying to make a fast falling freefly suit/pants/shorts with spandex parts for flexibility. The only fabric paragear has that I'm interested in is the mesh inner-liner. I'll try seattle fabrics.

  6. Yes, a lot of people don't seem to notice it and the ones that do are told that they just don't know how to fly.

    When your legs move freely inside the pants this allows for fabric shifts on either side of the leg. When you have different variations of drag vs. weight distribution then it will create different flight characteristics and even instability. This is why people sometimes have to fly their suit cockeyed a bit in order for it to go straight. Again, you might not even realize it's doing it, or that you're flying cockeyed, but it's there.

    My solution for this problem was the cell design which is rather complex which is why I smacked myself in the head after seeing Squirrels simple solution :]


    This isn't about who thought of what, though. It's about sharing ideas that will help push our sport forward.

  7. I had originally thought of a celled tracking suit design which I sent to Matt G as an idea last year, but I love their simple solution to the problem with the velcro leg strap on the inside. Such a simple solution! Makes you smack yourself in the head and say, "Why didn't I think of that!?"

    The cell idea I had wasn't as refined as Tony's, though. My original sketch shows the cells stretching all the way from one side, across the back, and to the other side.
    http://i.imgur.com/0fiBfim.jpg
    ^I drew that about month after seeing the Mylar-reinforcement on the Colugo which I tried integrating on the suit.

    Found it's best to just sit back and let the professionals work :]

    Thank you Matt G for discussing some design properties with me and creating one sexy and practical suit!

    And thank you Tony for creating a suit design that I've been waiting for that will blow the performance of any other suit out there down the drain! Just wait for the next tracking race and you'll all see :P Of course it's bordering the line of wingsuit and tracking suit but it's no different then the Cruise, just more efficient :]


    Now the problem is saving for both suits :|

  8. shibu



    Has anyone here rented a Wicked Wingsuit to take the first flight course at Z-hills?

    How was it? Any advice for someone thinking about doing it this winter? Anything unexpected?




    I think the instructor usually provides the suit for the course, and if you do it at z-hills then there is a huge chance that it will be a wicked wingsuit you use. Think Robert Harris is offering the course there now.

  9. swoosh

    Don't care what the legalities are, you ride my drogue bridal I'll break your face.


    Tink1717

    if any vidiot dud that to my drogue, he/she'd be needing a new set of teeth when we land.:|



    You ladies act like the person did this without the TI knowing.
    This was a stunt planned out by the entire group and then executed. There were no surprises and everything went exactly to plan.
    I'm betting there was plenty of ground AND air prep to make sure the drogue release system was going to hold and not deploy pre-maturely.

  10. From what I hear, the Aura turns just like a Vampire.

    From what I've experienced, the Colugo/Aura have crazy pressurization. That leg-wing holds air even if you blow it up and lay on that thing.

    Though, there is still no backfly inlets for the Squirrel that I know of yet...so if you're just going to be using it for skydiving, then go for the Tony. The Aura is built for Base/proxy in mind.

  16. That's like saying GSXR's suck because all the squids ride those.

    If you see something you like, then get it. Look at things in a neutral perspective. Don't let the influence of others effect your decision. Think outside the box, which means think outside your brain which is full of negativity.

    Why not hate on Tonfly? Everyone has those and they are almost twice as much as a LS suit.
    How about this, stop hating on a product and dislike the person(s) making them look bad instead?


    Back onto subject;
    I don't know how he will feel about another rockin his "trademark" but get in touch with Simon Bones.

  19. I wear polarized sunglasses on every jump. Never had a problem with reading my Viso II.

    Always nice to have a mechanical backup as a student, though :]

    VisoII with wristband is also great for under canopy. I don't have to turn my wrist to see my altitude. It's right there facing me.
    Then again, unnecessary with an Optima.

  21. If you have the money to drop:

    Viso II on the wrist:
    http://www.l-and-b.dk/products/visual/viso_ii
    Optima II in the dome:
    http://www.l-and-b.dk/products/audible/optima_ii

    You will likely end up with the Viso and Optima down the road anyways.

    If you can't afford it, then go for cheap used analog for less then $100. They are all pretty awful. lol
    Love watching people smack their analogs in the plane because the indicator is stuck lol

    Also, learn to use your eyes.