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whats the scoop ? spit it out ! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

so what were the fall rates like? word on the street is that it sucked? maybe include a min fall rate or free fall time next year and minus points for not making the min required rate or time. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

well makes sense right ...the less understanding decision makers have on a given subject the less likely they are to change rules/regulation. south africa is a developed market as far as aviation goes for the most (or very close to anyways) - as for rest of africa - yeah well i wouldnt hold my breath for anything. i know its a very long/intensive/labour intensive ect process to get the CAA clearance. i simply dont know enough - ill see what i can find out and provide some feedback. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

sounds like CAA is getting closer to finality. anyways will keep you posted. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

i hear ya - luckily we are talking about other countries. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

one of our local dz's are looking at this plane as a possiblity for a interweek tandem airplane. could be very interesting for smaller dz's and ill update once more is known. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

Has anyone heard or jumped from a Compair plane? Just fishing... http://www.aerocompinc.com/airplanes/CA7/CA7perform.htm ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

mach 1 / super mac1 / stealth ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

yep its the most important slot in a big way - although most people seem to think its a drag to be base. a good, consistent base flyer makes or breaks any kind of relative flying. we saw that in germany with the 30 plus ways. when we hit clouds people have a natural tendency to lose focus on their body position and move their concentration for a split second to the up coming cloud and their shadow on the cloud causing a wobble from the base all the way through to the tail. sorry off topic ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

here are some more close up pictures as requested. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

nope cut away worked fine for me. i could reach toggles and steer no prob. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

here you go. inflight by dawie duplessis ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

someone else jumping it at the mo! i have only taken some on the ground. ill see what i can do! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

hahhahaha hahahhha was waiting for that ! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

JARNO you @#$!%!@#$!@#$!@ !!!!! last time im kind to you ! i hope you guys have a awsome competition, you certianly have put alot of hard work into this one. RESPECT! i think this is going to be a major success and I'm looking forward to the results and most of all being there next year. As most know by now we had some setbacks and the rest of my team had to bail. Thank you for all the people who tried to organize gear ect. for the rest see you in spain in may and both campost/heffro's boogies in the US in Nov. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

If you have problems flyng slow horizontally while still staying relative vertical i would recommend the following. once you settle into your slot roll your shoulders SLIGHTLY while pulling your legs up SLIGHTLY (its more just relaxing your legs and letting the air push them up a little). the effect should be a slight increase in lift with less forward speed. the moves are quite small and should be done together. be mindfull to keep your eye on the target or person whom you are basing on to regulate your position. the more solid the base the easier your job is obviously. moving the wings up/down obviously regulates the lift while extending/ contracting legs controles forward drive. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

ha! i couldnt agree more! i was watching top gear when i was replying hehe ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

yes you are correct my regular suit is a tony suit SM1. performance wise i dont see any difference. that is to be expected looking at 4 things: 1 - wing shapes 2 - wing sizes 3 - air inlets 4 - airlock pressure in a sense its like buying a ferrari f430 spider or a Lamborghini V10 Gallardo different customer will swear by the one they own! i like both. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

you are right - they are wrist loops - my mistake - but even worse cause after undoing ur zips you need to get the wrist loop over your wrist mount alti... thumb works better - ITS SERIOUSLY NO BIG DEAL and most people probably wont care at all - only my opinion. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

Ive done about 15 jumps on the STEALTH and this is what I thought: First the good: Build: The suit is very well built, as any of PF's suits. The very large arm wings has a slight curve towards the body which makes the wings look rounded, I don’t know what it does for performance but it looks quite cool. It could be purely to differentiate the suit. The cut-away system is the best of any of the big suits out there in my opinion. It allows both quick assembly through zippers to keep the wing to the body but very safe and quick cut away by a normal cable and thread on the inside of the wings. In saying that wing cut always are very very rarely used but when you need them you better be sure that it works. The student that flipped through his risers on opening () comes to mind. In saying that - this is a very advanced suit. I would not ever recommend anyone with less than 50/75 wing suit jumps to fly suits this big. You need to know your way around the wing same as a SM1 or V2. Flight characteristics: The inflation is immediate and very hard on exit. The airlocks technology (same as with other suits) works exceptionally well and keeps you perfectly inflated through the whole flight. On the ground the leg stance is very wide (once again same as the other suits out there) but once you get out the plane the cells inflate and spread your legs to the optimal position and it feels natural. The tail back inlets are on the calves and work just as well as inlets in the middle of the tail as with the BM/SM1. Back flying is very easy once you find our centre of gravity and the suit has incredible forward drive and lift with all the wings having back inlets and airlocks. Normal flying has a massive amount of range as expected of a suit with this much air locked wing, range is both horizontal and vertical. I know that on the PF website they call the suit slower forward and more about lift but in my experience its right up there with anything on the market as far as forward speed goes when you put your head low and drive. Flying with a Neptune on my wrists it clocked 45mph very easily and 40mph with some effort and on my back ive only flown with flocks but it was very easy to gain forward and up on them. Measuring freefall speed with a Neptune on your wrists is not very scientific but if anything for my previous times it’s very much similar. On deployment the wing shuts down a little easier than what im used to, not that it’s ever been an issue for me. Things I don’t like: I don’t like the adjustable thumb loops. The suit is made to spec so presumably you would not need to adjust the thumb loops. They feel uncomfortable and to big. Same as the BM thumb loops. I definitely prefer the SM1 thumb loops with the arm wing zip attaching to the thumb loop. The leg wing zips end around the middle of the knee. It feels like it should zip up a little higher when you undo the zips under canopy. It’s not a big deal it just feels a little too short in my opinion. 10cm extra would be nice. From all the suits I have jumped there is only real suit from a all round performance point of view that delivers the same performance and we all know what suit that is. There are specific pro’s and cons to both companies approaches to the market, costs, waiting times, feedback, build quality ect. Take your pick. If anyone has more specific questions on SM1 or Stealth feel free to PM me. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

Tickets booked - Ill be there for the last weekend with JArno who is ther for whole week. bastards! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

In my experienceof big "top end"suits i have flown - V, SM1, Blade, Stealh ect - they are all so close on performance that if you really try fly hard you would end up with very similiar numbers in my experience. they all FEEL very different in flying which is one thing you might prefer of suit A vs suit B. one thing which i would make very sure of when buying a new "top end" suit is that it has AIRLOCKS. thats changes performace drastically for normal flying and i suspect marginally when you are flat out max flying. but i think its a very big improvment and for me draws the line in the sand from old vs new technology in ws design. ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

hehe i should know better than to get sucked in by you lot ... macca you going to Spain for JArno's boogie? ciao ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

ho makes the suit? ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~

yeh fcking right .... nice execution of the hoax tho! ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~