galda

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  1. Keep in mind that current wingsuit performance competitions consist of 3 disciplines: Time, Distance and Speed, with the scores added up. Tall and light pilots tend to do better at Time, while Speed favors shorter and heavier pilots, with weight being the main factor. Distance is less sensitive to height/weight. Top pilots (e.g., world champions between 2015 and 2022) vary in height noticeably, from about 5'6"-5'7" to 6'1"-6'2". Technique and equipment play a much bigger role than height, within a wide range. At the same time, extremely light or heavy pilots are noticeably disadvantaged because they're less competitive in 1 of 3 tasks. I think the ape index makes a bigger difference than height itself, because it's related to wing span. Increasing an effective wing span, as we've seen at the Worlds this year, noticeably improves Time and Distance results, while the detrimental effect on Speed can be largely mitigated. It's physically very challenging, however, to maintain an efficient body/arm position as wings span in increased, because our shoulders are not infinitely strong. To conclude, wingsuit performance flying tends to favor average sized lean pilots.
  2. Currently, the best sustained glide is around 3.5 +- 0.5 for Squirrel CR+ (performance wingsuit), depending on the pilot's experience, technique, and performance enhancing suit modifications :) Anything above that is either unsustainable (e.g., flare) or due to atmospheric effects (tail wind, thermals, etc.)
  3. The question should be: how much altitude can one gain in a wingsuit? I know the answer is at least 40m (130ft, according to Flysight)
  4. Chris has not returned any of my 5 emails over the past 6 weeks. I have no idea how to contact him at this point, still waiting for my suit ordered in December 2013 with the options I paid for. I did receive a temporary suit from him a couple of month ago but it's too small and is starting to fall apart.
  5. Bad news, guys. Chris's email is down.
  6. Another unhappy customer here. It has been 10 weeks past the original ETA. 1 FS suit ordered in December 2013. The email conversation with Freefall Suits not has 32 entries, though as of today the suit I ordered has not been built yet. Multiple delays and emails from Chris trying to justify them. Seriously thinking of requesting a refund at this point. I have not been offered any compensation for the 10-week delay(and counting) and the fact that I missed the beginning of the season here and am forced to rent a suit while mine is still being built. I understand that things happen and Chris is not having the best year so far, but keeping your customers so unhappy and uninformed about the current state of your order + multiple incorrect ETA's is not the way to do business. Alexey