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Spot thank you for commenting on the distortion issue. I, myself, had brought up the same exact thing, and was not believed by many involved parties. But what do I know, I'm only a broadcast engineer To couple with that, the excellent ground shots that Linda was taking, were also not being properly overlayed with the grid IMHO. X and Y were being scaled, but Z was not taken into account at all... Purple Mike, actually came up with a more sensible idea mid way through the event. (Guess we should have asked the math genius) I'll paraphrase (and I'm sure get it wrong)...but, his thought was...rather than use X and Y, we should use Central angle: theta (in radians), alpha (in degrees) and distance. I'll email him for a illustration. But think angles taken off of the base, coupled with increasing radius's from that point... my brain hurts

please oh please cut down the posts' of your ring sight...

Who can pick me up tomorrow 11:30am at Orange County??? anyone?? edited b/c of wrong airport! d'oh!

Why are the flocks not fast? Or why do I find the suit difficult to fly in slow forward speed flocks? A fast flock?...well take that up with the rest of the wingsuit community, as that question is beyond the scope of the OP's questions, and a topic that has been discussed on here ad naseaum... Why is the suit difficult to fly?...well like I said, that was based on my opinion...your results may vary. Soooo, that being said, I feel that the suit must have speed to maintain the same lift, that other commonly used suits can produce at much lower forward speeds. Argue if you want, but I am basing my opinion here on my own previous experience with the suit...not on anything else

Wonderful! Come down and fly with us! Both Chuck and I will enjoy the flights with you. I've refrained from posting here on this thread, because I feel it was all covered quite well by most people. With that being said, I will speak mostly about my experience on the raptor, and then comment on my lesser experience with the phantom. I have many many many many flights on my raptor, I never take it off any more. In it, I have the range to fly with almost anyone. It is a very very versatile suit...one I think you would be very very happy with. After having an intro, I think it will be a nice transitiion for you. It is a very stable platform for flocking if that sort of thing appeals to you. It has great range, both slow and fast. A perfect all around, "lets have fun" suit!! As a new wingsuiter, I challenge you to break out of the "time/distance" mold, and learn some "wingsuit freefly" skills. Get off your stomach, and on your back!! I spend almost all my time on my back in the suit. It will be a tremendous learning tool for you. It is absolutely rock solid, and easy to fly. Inflation is solid (as you all ready know from your intro). I have more range on my back, than most do on their stomachs! Since you mentioned that right now, you are into time/distance, I'll say that I do have some very nice flights on my raptor, just floating around. Its an easy suit to max out, and very well balanced for long flights. Arm fatigue is a non-issue. As chuck said, we fly together all the time. A phantom will do quite nice for you, but like he said, a more accurate comparison would be between the ghost and raptor. Do not mis-read me, the phantom is a fantastic suit. One that you would likely have a ton of fun in, and it would serve you well for almost everything you will do in the near future. My only thought, is that if you are all-ready on an Intro, either a Raptor or a Ghost would be the more appropriate choice, as the Phantom would not be a tremendous step up (size/range wise). The S-Fly Expert is a different animal alltogether. As a mono-wing design, you will find that it requires different skills to fly it correctly. I would place the Expert in the aerobat range of suit. The Profly would be closer to a Raptor/Ghost. We have those on the shelf too!

Matt that was F'ing hilarious! It took me a while to actually go look up what you telegraphed.... Oh google...what can't you tell me!!

sites down now... mirror?

Yes because we here in the USA are still communicating with telegraphs. Interwebs? Computers? Wifi? You fancy euro-pee-ans with your crazy gizmos!!

One I took not to long ago...

You buy a few bonds from Bonehead now @ 100 usd each, after 6 months they're worth 200 usd each. You can order your helmet @ 5 months so it could be shipped @ 6. WOW!

Fantastic!!! Great video!!

Yes the otter...the most dangerous of all animals! Beware of the otter bite!! I sit and watch every year at zhills as otter newbies attempt to "help" their friends close the door... You can just see it coming Do not evvvveeeerrrrr help!

Very good point though Scott...all jokes aside.... Make sure you can zip up everything BEFORE you get on the plane.... Nothing worse than riding the plane down b/c your mom dressed you in too many layers! PSA: Come to Florida where it is not cold

I can see my house from there

Switzerland.....Lacarno...and helicopter jumps over the Eiger...

Had a burble collapse my canopy from a wingsuit flyby....yes he was that close.

What you are seeing in that picture is more related to the fit of a demo suit than anything intentional. Scott submitted numerous measurements to ensure that his ass looked PERFECT...i mean...length...width...depth of the valley...radiant angle values for the cheeks...he was THROUGH!

Well if there was a butt deflector, how then would we get such fantastic photographs of scott blands ass??? Wonderful job BTW matt... And no...the intro does not have a butt deflector.... Unless I was just missing a joke there

Hey all... I will be posting a little FAQ sometime today/tomorrow to help give some more details to you all who are finalizing your plans. Stay posted!

Are you STILL talking?? Listen man...you are getting bent out of shape over something you obviously know nothing about. If you were even mildly involved in the skydiving wingsuit scene, you would know who Chuck Blue is, and his comments wouldn't have upset you. Dosen't it strike you as odd that out of the entire forum of Wingsuiters, you are the only one arguing with him? Perhaps that should tell you a few things: -He is a respected member of this forum -He is a respected and experienced instructor -He is a respected skydiver Some things I've learned about you: -You are an idiot who likes to argue on the internet I will leave it at that, less I anger the greenies

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!!!!!!!!! But ok chuck...you drive a hard bargin.... Your school and all your log books (I want to claim more jumps) $21.50...FINAL OFFER!!

Lucky there was the b in there... I was dangerously close to killing another kitten!! But chuck, I take my offer back... With the financial credit crunch, I was having a hard time getting a loan anyway! But really who wanted your school? See you the 20th Negro!

"Jesus!!"..."fuck!!"... That was too funny!! I think I should pass on my nick name to you! For now on justin is "captain happy handles!!"

wtf?? i half expected to be rick rolled

gimmie 2 on that!!