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I always loved this promo video. Not much wingsuit in it, but I remember it being one of the first videos to get me interested in flying wingsuits. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-Sl9PecN0w Flying Hellfish #470

I ordered mine through my local dealer because it costs me the same either way, but if I order through him then he gets a cut. His full time job is skydiving/rigging/selling gear, so I thought it would be nice to help him make his living. I didn't have any issues with delivery time. Flying Hellfish #470

So excited! I'm going to do my best to be there again this year. Last year was amazing. PS. Isn't it F&D 8.0? (Last year was 7.0 wasn't it?) Flying Hellfish #470

Red/White You're part of a really badass, albeit nameless Canadian wingsuit team Flying Hellfish #470

You give me hope! I ordered my Ghost 3 on April 15th from Robi at F&D! I guess that means it should be here in a week or so. Wooohoo! Flying Hellfish #470

Just changed my flights. Now I'm getting in on Apr 12 at 4:15. :) Flying Hellfish #470

I just booked my flights! I'm arriving at the Tampa airport at about 4:15pm April 13th. I can't wait!! PS is anyone else arriving around that time? I'm thinking of just taking the SuperShuttle..... Flying Hellfish #470

01 - Scott Bland 02 - Macca 03 - Robert Pecnik 04 - Jarno Cordia 05 - DSE 06 - Tom van Dijck 07 - Butters 08 - Mike Miller (maybe) 09 - Skwrl 10 - Michal 11 - Kallend 12 - Ralph K 13 - Kyle 14 - Simon 15 - J-Sho 16- Jeremy Tyer 17 - Andreea (SuperGirl) 18 - Matt "You snooze, you loose" S 19 - Veno!! (copland007) 20 - Spike 21 - Jackie 22 - Mark "Birddoctor" Duber 23 - Scott "BSR" C 24 - Eduardo 25 - Christian "AirRebels" Waard (maybe) 26 - Stu Lange 27 - Kipp 28 - Smoothie. 29 - Eduardo G. 30 - Paul from Montreal 31 - Ben Knoop I'm planning to be there! I'll be flying my a$$ off in my old S3 to keep up to everyone! Tony, and Robi; I can't wait to see the new suits (and maybe fly a couple). I want to spend some money and order a new suit during F&D this year! Edit to add: I hope to be there early too. Maybe on the 9th or 10th depending on the vacation time I can get from work. Flying Hellfish #470

I bought my S3 when the first V1 was just being released. I've flown the S3 on many jumps since then and have been thinking of an upgrade for a while. Now I know what suit I'll be buying next summer!! Flying Hellfish #470

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thanks for all the tips! I'm sure I'll just go to a few places around Edmonton and check everything out :) Flying Hellfish #470

Hey everyone! I am moving to Edmonton, Alberta next week and am wondering where I should be doing my skydiving? I'm not trying to stir any pots or anything....I just want an honest opinion. I also think that skydiving is a great way to meet people, since I don't know anyone in Edmonton! I've heard of 2 large dropzones near Edmonton. Eden North, and Skydive Edmonton. I have about 450 jumps, and they are mostly freeflying or wingsuit. I'm not much of an RW or CRW kind of guy. I'd like to skydive somewhere that has people I can jump with a lot. Does one of the dropzones have more wingsuiters or freeflyers? I am coming from Ontario....and as an example, if I want to do a lot of wingsuiting, I'd go to Burnaby. That just happens to be where the wingsuits are. Is it lke that in Edmonton? Any suggestions? Which dropzone would you recommend? Flying Hellfish #470

I got a bonehead mudflap mount and modified it to hold a Neptune. You have to cut the mount down to size, sand the sharp edges, drill hole in the right places, and get longer screws for the Neptune. It works like a charm though! Plus its not as bulky as mounting an Alti Galaxy on there. Flying Hellfish #470

haha. the first post in this thread was made in 2002. I think everyone is a bit confused now

I have over 300 jumps on a sil 150 loaded at 1.1 and I think it performs just like a Sabre 1 of the same size. The only difference is the Sil never opens hard and is really really easy to pack. The difference between a Silhouette and a traditional F111 canopy is the sil won't lose performace with age nearly as much as an F111 canopy will. Oh, and loosen your cheststrap and collapse and pull down your slider after deployment. This will help the flare a lot. Just be careful when you pull your slider down because you don't want to accidentally release a toggle. Also, this should only be done if you have mini risers and soft links. Flying Hellfish #470

We've done really tight 4 way WS exits from our 182. You can fit 3 on the step in a poised position and the 4th one sits in the door. The 3 on the step all leave at the same time and the 4th one follows asap. The 4th WS pilot jumps out and rotates mid exit so they are facing the front of the plane along with the other 3 WS pilots. The 4th slot is the most challenging but we have had exits were all 4 WS are in slot perfect formation within 4 or 5 seconds of exit. Actually, I find this easier than an Otter exit with as many wingsuits.

Darren! I think that is a great idea. I am going to try my hardest to come to this event (problem is that its the week before my exams start). Greig will try to come as well. Greig and I deeply miss our wingsuit buddy Mark. Here is a pic of Mark, Greig and Myself all learning wingsuits from Darren last chrismas in Zhills Flying Hellfish #470

Sounds like you are running a pretty old firmware version. I know this because you say that your buttons are hard to press and that the response time to the buttons is slow. This problem was fixed long ago with one of the firmware updates. The buttons are now more sensitive and the load and access times are 100x faster than before. My Neptune has never caused me any problems in the year that i've had it and over 100 jumps i've put on it. Its also always bang on when compared to my protrack. I have worn it on my hand, in my helmet and on my mudflap. Get an update and replace your battery....it should help alot! Flying Hellfish #470

I'm 6'2" 155lbs without gear. I used to have the same problem.....it kinda sorted itself out over time and I don't really know why. I think you will get it with more experience. Flying Hellfish #470

Thats a sweet video....Nice flying! Hey does anyone know the first song in the vid? I have been looking for it but no don't even know what its called. Flying Hellfish #470

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Denning Bros. Funeral Home Ltd. 32 Metcalfe St.W., Strathroy, Ontario N7G 1M6 Phone: (519) 245-1023 Fax: (519) 245-0466 It would be so nice if some of you could make the trip to Strathroy tomorrow evening. Tuesday 7-9pm is when most of his fellow skydivers are planning on attending. Its so nice to read everyones posts here. He was the type of guy that you could meet for only 5 minutes and still remember for the rest of your life. Some of you have also been wondering his last name.....Healy. Mark Healy. We used to refer to him as Markus Healy MD because of his incredible ability to 'pick up' lol. We loved watching the doctor at work. Wow....This still hasn't sunk in with me. Flying Hellfish #470

[replySomebody please let me know if there are services I can attend. I would be honored to be there. There will be visitations at the Denning Bro's Funeral Home in Strathroy, Ontario on Mon Aug 15 7-9pm and Tues Aug 16 2-4pm and 7-9pm The funeral will take place Wednesday Aug 17 11am at the All Saints Roman Catholic church.... 124 Front st. east I beleive that is right in down town Strath-Vegas...as Mark would say The phone # for the church is 519-245-0644 just in case anyone gets lost. Flying Hellfish #470

Mark was a very cool guy. I made many a jumps with him. He was 1/3 of our unofficial canadian wingsuit team. Greig and I made an absolutely beautiful and perfect sunset wingsuit jump on saturday in Marks honour. I can't believe he is gone, nothing will be quite the same without him. He was truly an amazing person and had a great life going for him. Deepest condolences go out to his family, friends and loved ones. Here couple pics of mark that are only a week old. Blue skies forever bro. Flying Hellfish #470