flyinfishman

Well, the weather was not very cooperative this weekend, however it wasn't a total wash... Got a few people ground trained and managed to get one first flight up. Cory from Kapow flew the Phantom on his first wingsuit jump and totally nailed it. I'll try for another FFC weekend sometime in August... JIM

Come on out NW flyers and lets put together some quality flocks! Skydive Snohomish 16 and 17 June. Thanks to Seattle Skydivers and Skydive Snohomish, PF demos are available free of charge. I will be doing first flight courses for all those interested that meet the 200 jump minimum.

Here's just a few. Flying with a 60 knot tailwind, directly over the city of Snohomish. Ground speed measured by GPS at just over 150 mph. (in a Gti) That's one city block every 2.5 seconds...I remember counting the blocks and laughing... Flying in the rain (not a sprinkle, a downpour) Doesn't sting a bit. Max out the glide, keep the head down and the rain hits the top of the helmet. Flying when it's snowing The first WS balloon jump I did. Last one off, dead quiet, the sun rising behind Mt. Hood... Flying at night. Reminds me of that old movie The Lost Boys...you really feel like a Vampire! Flying next to a cloud, having a two way flock with your own shadow. Probably the most scenic flight I can remember was a two way with Paul B. a long time ago. It was late in the day, scattered puffy white/grey clouds dumping rain, three different rainbows and a crescent moon against the blue sky. The contrasting colors and crystal clear visibility was hard to believe. Exiting at 4K, dumping at 2.5...35 seconds later. Life is good

Hey Ed, That's probably what it would take for me to get there! I'm sure it will be a blast!

Much to my surprise I also received a demo Acro, Phantom, and V1 in addition to the Prodigy's and Track suits! Thanks Rob and Kathy at Morpheus! You guys ROCK!

Reminder... It's this coming weekend...come on out and fly!

Suit rental fee for the Seattle weekend is being covered by the Seattle Skydivers Club! I can certainly arrange that!

Demo track suits and Prodigy's. No demo Phantoms I will be doing FFC's with the Prodigy for anyone interested. (Please PM me if you are) Thanks, and rock on. JIM

Rock on, Ed! I would love to come but have not the cash... Hope to see you at SDO again later in the year? Congrats on the 400 way. JIM

If the weather conditions are good, how many jumps in a day could one expect to make at the Heliboogie? How about number of jumps if only hiking / jumping at Smellveggen? I'd like to maximize the number of jumps when I go there this summer and get the most for the travel expense. Right now I'm thinking about 10 days there, with the Heliboogie in the middle of the visit. Is the weather much better in July, August? thanks, Jim

Dave- Yep, I'll be out Friday and Saturday- weather permitting. Don't lie about the orgy Paul..you were there man! No girls unfortunately. ..umm... err..uh.... Perhaps I used the wrong word to describe the situation... I should go now.

With 1 wingsuit and 3 other non wingsuit jumpers, it is easiest to put the wingsuit behind the pilot seat. We've had a 4 wingsuit orgy in a 182 before with no problem. Jim

It's been a while since this event, but there is video uploaded at skydiving movies if anyone wants to check it out. http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2739 If anyone from the event wants it on DVD, PM me your address.

Any estimates on headcount yet? Looks like there will be 4 or 5 from the Seattle flock coming down. JIM

Congrats to Cindy, Steve, Charlie, Jeff and Dave for their first flights on the Prodigy. Experienced flyer turn out was disappointing, but I'm looking forward to some bigger flocks at SDO in a couple of weeks.

I'll also be there late Friday afternoon until sunset if anyone wants to demo a suit or do their FFC. Experienced WS flyers: Come on out and let's sharpen our flocking skills this weekend before Molalla later this month! See you all there!

Attention all Seattle area wingsuit flyers- come on out to Snohomish Aug 13 + 14 for some flocks. There will be demo Prodigy's and tracking pants / jackets for those interested. I would like the focus of the weekend to be on flocking, but will also be doing first flight training with the Prodigy for those interested. 200 jumps within 18 months or 500 jumps total are the minimum experience requirements for a FFC (sorry, but this is not negotiable) Please send a PM if interested in a first flight and check out the flight manuals and other articles on the Phoenix-Fly website so you can come better prepared! http://www.phoenix-fly.com/articles.htm I know there's plenty of good flyers around the state so please try to make it. Let's get some flocks bigger than a 3-way around here for a change!

no animations or data, it's an early beta version so maybe the finished product will have more. forerunner 201 wrist mounted.

3.3 miles.... 10K down to 3400 ft. You do get the perspective when you're actually looking at it in 3D and can tilt, zoom and rotate around it. Straight up overhead view obviously is easier to judge distances, but if you know that dropzone you'd know by looking at the pictures that it's over 3 miles.

Tried the beta version of Google Earth which will eventually replace Keyhole. Just another option for anyone interested- You can download directly from a GPS device now. 3D is really nice, but I hope they find a way to display the tracks in a straight line by connecting each individual track point. Hopefully the released product will be more wingsuit friendly!

Congrats!

Keyhole overlays of Avery's picture of the flock.

Wingsuit flying is it for me. I made one non WS jump a couple months ago... a hop and pop. It felt weird. This was my first non WS jump in a year. Since my first wingsuit flight, I can count the number of non WS jumps on one hand. I do what makes me happy.

I have wondered the same. Will we need to have a rating for every different manufacturer? Will a PFI not be allowed to conduct a FFC using a BM suit for the student and vice versa?