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I was speaking to one very experienced Aussie jumper the night about this, as my new canopy does not have a multi. He was most adamant that although one multi line may load first on an asymmetric deployment, the damage would already have been done by the crap body position, and therefore, it is kind of redundant to speculate that the multi may accentuate this. I guess he though that this may only ever be an issue if you had already deployed shoulder down, in which case you are already in trouble. Made sense to me.

What's wrong with busting out your skydiving reserve and flopping one off???? As long you get line stretch before you pound in you'll live.Jeezzz...where's the courage?

Apart from elephant tranquilizers?...well I don't know...

***Dude, why bother responding at all? Do you see anything in this thread that rises above a basic level of unoriginal, lamentatious, and regurgitated spittle? To me, this thread appears to be profoundly un-inspired, aka another troll that offers a bland dish of sophomoric whining, but no interesting alternatives or solutions to anything. *** So why did you respond? Perhaps so we could see how sophisticated your Vernacular is when it comes to dressing up belligerence?

***His daughters death and the sight of SH being pulled out of a freaking hole did! You sick man. The death of his small daughter is a good thing? Maybe I missed something.

It is my understanding that although some of the jumps on the aforementioned video are from high profile buildings, they are not regular objects and thus "burning" them is of little consequence. There was a similar discussion on the ABA site not long ago about the publication of a jump done from a high profile building currently under construction in the Sydney CBD. I believe that these are not viewed as protected local objects, just fleeting opportunities.

Yes a hearty congratulations to the infamous Dogbird, possibly the most current wingsuit flier in the country after the last couple of weekends. I did a hop and pop the other day with Dogbird following me out in his suit...awesome visuals as he flew away weaving between clouds and doing barrel rolls. I guess now you can really get some forward speed going for that D-bag relative work you have spent so long pioneering. At least now you have a suit to cover up your flayling limbs in freefall... I think I'll stop writing now.

Hey all, I'm looking at coming over to North-Western America to jump a certain bridge (you know where I mean) in February next year. I know that this is not the best time to be there weather wise, but it looks like this will be my only option for a while. Are many people jumping there at that time, and if so, how cold is it and what is suitable attire? Thanks, Jesse.

Thanks again Fergs - I'm still getting used to the idea of possible skyvan relative work in the near future. It was amazing watching the tandems that I let go 20-30 sceonds before me open up and still be at 9K, then fly back along the freeway towards the DZ and dump. Team biaggi bird #1. Oh yeah, life is good. Picking colours for my future suit now...

I probably don't need to be asking this question but will anyway. I've been experimenting with different approaches recently and am using one now that seems to be working well. Basically, I'm simply doing a 90 degree front riser turn up higher, and then once I'm on the heading I want I'm going to double front risers. I've spoken to guys at the dz and it all seems cool, just wondering if anyone knows of any drawbacks etc (obviously it's not as fast as a 270). Thanks. Jesse.

I'm looking at getting my first wingsuit in the very near future, probably a GTI. My everyday canopy that I am current on is a stiletto 120 loaded at just over 1.4. I do not feel comfortable flying this canopy with a new suit, particularly in the early days simply because I don't feel the need to increase the chances of un-recoverable line twists etc. At the moment I am looking at getting a second hand spectre 135 (loaded at just below 1.3) purely for wingsuit jumps. From the considerable research I have done this looks like a prudent canopy choice, however I would love to hear from people who actually fly a similar set-up. Keep in mind I live in Australia so demoing lots of gear is unfortunately not an option. The canopy will basically be changed over on my rig (jav odessey) for suit jumps until I can get a second rig. Leaving the obvious importance of increased care when swapping canopies over aside, what do the experienced guys think. Thanks, Jesse.

The king is gone.

Reading your profile (if it's accurate), I have about the same jumps as you and was also considering a very similar option. I demoed the stilleto 120 6 times yesterday and loved it. Two sizes down and elliptical is a big (and insanely fun) step but with the right coaching and training I believe it can be done. This probably goes no where near helping you in your decision at all, I really just wanted to brag about my new canopy. Have fun and stay safe.

Sabres are pretty good as far as I'm concerned. Yeah they open hard unexpectedly sometimes, but I tend to prefer a snappy opening. Like everyone else has said it is trial and error learning what packing method works best for you. I split the nose and roll the 4 outer cells on each side 5 times or so and keep it tight. This has tamed my openings a lot and they are generally on-heading. You will get belted every now and then even though you have done nothing different in the packing...adds to the excitement I guess.

I cannot say I wasn't warned. I chose to remain in blissful denial. The fact is now very clear. Living with girls redefines any predetermined notions of messiness. They are filthy beasts that do not do the dishes, leave hair in the shower, keep mouldy bread proudly on display for reasons I have not yet been able to ascertain, and, are seemingly unaware of these most disagreeable qualities. Why can't my fantasies of sweet, mild-mannered and hygenically astute females be real. Damn you all.