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I have cutaway in a diving spinning line twist Mal, with my arms and legs unzipped, after fighting the canopy for a few. I don't have an RSL. I was flying a Freak 2 with a triathlon. If you cutaway while spinning on your back just be prepared to unintentionally do a flip or 2 after cutting away. I would just say relax and let it happen, give some arch and you should stabilize. I didn't have a problem getting to my handles with my unzipped arm wings, and I didn't feel unstable when I pulled my reserve. If you are unzipped you just need to think of the chance that your handles will be covered, and fix it. Ive never cutaway with a zipped wing suit so I cant comment on that.

Nope.

The comical thing is no one here ever catches a hint of sarcasm. Dorkzone. Carry on.

hahahhahahahahahah you work for phoenix fly. They also have good marketing. And make good suits. I still dont know what is so funny. Maybe thats why some people refer to me as Brick.

Skeptical? Squirrel is an aerospace company, comparable to Boeing except with no motor. Seriously though, its super easy. Its just to customize your leading edge stiffness, basically. I have not messed with my Freak2, but I played with the thick and skinny foam in my C2, I liked the smaller foam better for BASE for ease at pull time. The CRace suits have thicker, stiffer foam for performance. You should not worry about it, the design is top notch.

Where is Fledgling?

You can add tracking to that list...

You people are pathetic.

BASE does not "require" 200 jumps first. Thats whats so great about the sport, its not regulated by an association or anything. But for the dude asking the question, its a very smart idea to do a bunch of skyjumps with your wingsuit before you take it in the mountains.

Sounds like a pretty bad reason to give up something, if you love it.

If I ever tried to make a trailer for a show I would take more care in making it for one thing. And I wouldnt advertise it falsly to potential sponsors. But guess what man? Im not making a fucking trailer! Just cus you are a critic doesnt mean you have to make a similar product.

OK now I have to say something. I almost feel like showing something like this to the public could actually be worse for the sport. Not only is the editing bad, but the interviews are terrible. The show doesnt catch the interest of the viewer at all. "Man, wingsuiting and the people who do it are pretty boring." The show is advertised on Extremesponsor.com and describes the show as having the "worlds best wingsuit pilots." Funny thing is, I dont see people like Julian, Robi, Jokke, Loic, Espen and the like in the trailer. I know some of the people on the show as well, and im not bad mouthing them. But all-in-all, I just cant see how this would be good for the sport at all.

Hey Pete, Doing ok here. Im off tonight, being a nerd in front of my computer... Looking forward to flying my v3 with ya for sure, cant wait to get up to speed on my new machine!

Thats good info. Ive seen some of your posts already on these boards. I never said that going higher was no big deal. If it is possible to jump above 30 and below 40 without pressure breathing, I was posting to see if anyone on these forums had experience with it. You seem to. I have read of people jumping from 38000 from a balloon using civilian gear. Obviously cost and weather are just 2 factors that play into doing something like that. I assume that it is rarely done then because people do not want to take the risk and spend the money. And have the experience to do it. Just something that interests me. Thanks for the advice.

yup, you are right. Totally read that wrong. Sorry man. My bad. It is pretty well documented I know. But mostly from 30,000. Then there is always the stratos missions that never happen. My bad dude. I actually have a lifted Tacoma too haha.

You are other skydiving dorks are the reason I dont post on here. You are almost as bad as some of the people on basejumper.com. Thats who I am. Im an asshole BASE jumper. You trying to compensate for something else with your lifted Titan?

I understand that. Hypoxia, blah blah blah. But under 40,000 you dont need a pressure suit. I am wrong? Obviously its gonna be expensive...

dude, that shit happens alot in Lodi. A few months ago a tandem chicks SUV got broken into and all the purses stolen, broad daylight. That sucks man. Fucking happens there alot though...

Has anyone here been interested in or looked into getting a HALO load going above 30G? Either by plane or balloon? And no im not talking about 100,000 feet here. But upwards of 40G.

thats what it was like up on that building.in NEW YORK CITY IN MANHATTAN. thats right we jumped your building dude and it was nice. unfortunately i missed your rant before it got taken off this forum so im gonna start it up again. i wanna hear your thoughts on us jumping your building! hahaha we jumped it not you! we are fucking cool watch out its coming to a tv near you you will know what i mean when you see it...

there would be no bra and panties involved at all. unless you are into that whole chicks with dicks fetish.

If you think that someone needs to literally hold a student's hand the whole time and even be there at the bottom to give them a High 5 after their jump, then maybe you don't quite get why some people enjoy BASE. After they land from opening their first tower solo, nobody will be there to high five them and tell them how rad it was, and sometimes that can be pretty cool. If you're satisfied with landing from your first jump at the perrine and high-fiving your fellow FJC-mate(s) and waiting until you hike out to get a cookie or a pat on the back from your instructor, then you probably won't be bitching about tom not jumping during your course. If you want to cuddle with your mentor and get a reacharound after your first base jump, talk to slambo.. sorry guys i never took a fjc, so i must be mistaken. i just think about how i would want to do it if i was to teach one myself, and i think id like to jump with my students. however you might die if you took one from me so i wouldnt recommend it. if you went in ghetto wouldnt be able to toss your salad, actually he would still bang you in the ass i think so its all good.

thanks for putting my ego back where it belongs. In all seriousness, I dont think espn filming is a bad thing. I dont wear my base rig at the dz to show off either, i dont skydive as much as i used to. I think walking off the bridge after putting your students off isnt the best way to teach an fjc. it shows less involvement in the student during the most important part of the course: the jump.

hey tom, i did the sickest double gainer from the top rail when your film crew was there. sucked it down low too. i would think that after your students did their first base jump, they would be super pumped. right? wouldnt it be nice to give them a hi-5 in the landing area and tell them how good they did? i thought you learned from your instructor...watching your instructor walk off the bridge doesnt allow anyone to learn anything from you, except that you dont feel like jumping. mmmmm I-Hop! i hear they sell fruit cups there.

i have seen a few people with 5-20 jumps do their first gainer better than dudes who have been doing them. Thats whats entertaining about it.