fatmarl

I have around 60 -70 flights on my S-Fly Expert (love it) and I'm thinking about getting a Profly. I fly primarily for distance but do a bit of flocking as well. I would be grateful if the owners of any Proflys out there would give me their opinions (good or bad) of the suit. Cheers, Ian.

Awesome. Total respect for M. Rossy.

I'm buying a used wingsuit from a guy in the US (I live in the UK). What is the best way to "minimise" the amount of import duty that I will have to pay and what would be the best way for the seller to mail the suit. Thanks.

I'm with Macey on this one. I still convert pounds and pence to pounds, shillings and pennies. Bollocks to the metric system!

Hope you enjoy it. Listen to what Craig says, and try to relax. I was one of his "fledglings" a few weeks ago, not everything went as planned but it was still fun.

I make it £589 by the time you have added shipping and VAT.

Sorry, no DZs in Barbados (went there a couple of years ago). Relax and enjoy the vibe of the place anyway!

At the moment, the Black Knights Parachute Centre (Cockerham) are charging £18 to 14,000', except for Mondays and Fridays when the price drops to £15. I haven't heard of any price rises in the pipeline, but it is only recently that the price of a jump ticket went up to £18 from £17. Also, if you buy 10 jump tickets, you get one free! (That is, except for Mondays and Fridays).

Got any Perry Como or Matt Munro for us old 'uns?

If you're up there for the week I'll see you there.

When I had my reserve out I practised flaring up high(ish) but still plf'd it on landing - high stress, lack of time - chances of walking away unhurt are higher with a plf (in my opinion).

I was on this load. We hit an obstruction on the runway and it tore the port wheel and strut off. The plane banked to the left but the pilot reacted quickly and got us in to the air. The pilot (Gordon Cooper) made a quick check of his controls and was satisfied that he could maintain control. There was no panic on board. We made 2 passes at 2,500' when the 5 skydivers on board bailed out, leaving our best wishes with Gordon. As you say, Gordon flew around to burn off fuel and alnded safely. If I'm ever going to be in a plane crash, I want Gordon to be flying!

I'm looking to start jumping with a camera. I do not intend to film tandems or formation skydives, I just want to capture some of the fun I have on film. Looking through the threads, I see almost nobody jumps the Sony PC106/107 cameras. Is there a reason behind this? I am looking at these cameras because they are small, light and cheap. Any input would be appreciated. Thanks.

That's the Let that they used to have at Cark. Cockerham is due to get F-GODZ, the worlds most powerful and oldest flying Porter arriving tomorrow (Saturday). Jump tickets are currently £17 but will be rising to £18 sometime in May. You can, however, buy 10 and get 1 free. Height is currently restricted by ATC to 10k, but after 20th. May should be 14k and occasionally 15k with ATC approval. Check out www.bkpc.co.uk

Yeah, the canopy is dry, it has about 40 jumps and is still slippery.