SimonM

damn, reading this reminds me of T AND how much I miss wingsuiting. Not long now, see you guys in the sky real soon. Ca-Caa

BM Classic S-Fly Sugarglider GS1 S3 S3S

Damn, you got me. From what I have seen from your the M1 more like my thing. Although it sounds like there are a couple of new suits coming so I may just wait a bit and see how things develop. Besides, my wingsuit bag is stuffed full....

cool suit dude!! i thought i was the oly one who tried their new suits on in the office

I also did my first jumps on my brand new S3S. The suit rocks!! When I started getting the body position right, forward speed and lift was amazing, definitely a step up from the S3. As you rotate arms, you can feel the lift from the front wing deflectors. Felt very clean and easy to fly as well. Simon

>The S6 is finally here Pity I just ordered an S3-S!!!!! Simon

I agree. I wouldnt recommend the GS1 for a first suit. Not that I find it scary to fly (quite the opposite), just there is a lot of suit there to handle the first time out. Simon

Hi, I have been thinking about trying out some wingsuit still photography (I am very comfortable with a video camera on). I know this isnt a strictly a wingsuiting question but what systems are people using for wingsuit stills ? I have a D70 (never used for skydiving) but am tempted by the idea of a small, high quality digital still camera... Any ideas ? Simon

Ca-CaaaaW Well done dude!!

Hey Dude, Like I told you on Saturday- nothing will ever be the same again! Wait for the summer clouds. BTW, you can borrow my classic anyitime you like. Simon

I have found that forward speed is also hugely influenced by prevailing wind. You can see it clearly on a GPS track where you do one leg into the wind and one against it on the same jump. Personally the fastest suit I have seen in action is a V1. I was in an S3 flying as fast as I possibly could and the V1 fell at the same vertical rate but disappeared off into the horizon at a frightening rate. Simon

Hey Peej, Good to finally meet you. The suit looks very cool + well made. I have some video footage of you falling away from me on that jump and I recall wondering just how far out you were going to land ;-) Simon

Hi Guys, Great to finally see a GS-1 in the air! I cant wait to get mine... If the flying technique is similar to a Sugarglider, there is a very specific body position for getting forward speed. On my first couple of flights I found I was very floaty but had no forward drive. Julian then did some coaching jumps and gave me the following advice: - try and stretch your spine out straight while pointing your neck out and head slightly downward (puts you marginally head low)- strange description but it seems to be key. - stretch legs as wide as possible and make sure you are getting lengthways tension on your toes. - on the SG my toes need to be pointed straight out (not down) but this may be different on the GS-1 as the lower wing attachment is different. - push out with the arms until you feel suit tension on your shoulders and tricep/bicep area, without really rolling the shoulders. - very slight de-arch with the hips only. All those combined made a huge difference to my forward speed. I also find flocking tricky with the suit - it tends to want to float up and away from everybody else I am only starting to get the hang of it now- I think that it needs very subtle inputs over the whole suit. In contrast to the S3 which I found for example I could quite agressively bend legs to slow down forward speed and still flock quite comfortably. Looking forward to hearing more, Simon

Noice, very noice!

Numbers arnt everything (or anything really) but I am pretty sure he will get into the late 40's pretty soon. Sounds like you guys are doing lots of wingsuit stuff, I must come jump sometime soon. Simon