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I'm just wondering what the fatality rate is for these guys who skim mountains doing wingsuit BASE. I want to do it so badly, it looks incredible but I'm just wondering if I should get other parts of my life handled (i.e. have kids, etc.) first and stick to regular skydiving till then because I imagine the death rate is way way higher than skydiving's very low rate.

Wow. That was insane... is there no concern that the guy could hit the back of the plane? I mean he SHOT up. Crazy stuff man, and thanks for the explanation too.

Dude thanks for the heads up. Seriously. Obviously as a student I don't have a lot of cash to throw around and the faster I can get to wingsuit the happier I'll be (though I'm sure just jumping out of a plane will be an awesome enough experience). I'll be in San Jose either Spring or Fall of 2008 and I will DEFINITELY get in contact with you when I do get there. Thanks again!

Actually I've heard it referred to as "glide ratio". Anyways, how fast do you fall if you're making your body least resistant to falling (hope that makes sense heh...) - as in not straight down/up. I'm new to skydiving, but wingsuit is my longterm goal so I was just curious. I've seen vids where it looks like people are actually going up and aren't falling at all.

Awesome dude! I might be going to SJSU actually. Not sure yet. (I got accepted there but I'm out of state so gotta see if they're gonna give scholarship or not)

hey man it's cool I know I know nothing heh. I know a guy from high school who worked at a DZ for a while and has done a few basejumps (no wingsuit though) and he said wingsuit takes a whole lot of experience and is very technical so I know I won't achieve it for a while. Maybe in 5 years? Hopefully :D. Just watching some vids on youtube gave me a huge rush I can't imagine what it'll be like to do it in real life. Out of curiosity how much does the wingsuit reduce falling speed? I mean, sometimes it looks like they're flying completely horizontally.

So just a ballpark estimate... how much will it cost to get licensed and buy all the gear?

Thanks dude. So if I have a license I can just go to a regular skydiving place (where people go for a once-in-a-lifetime jump and stuff) and they'll let me on for only $25!?!

Hey all. I've always really wanted to get into skydiving but never really had the opportunity. Anyways, I'm in college now, and will be in San Jose, CA (I'm transferring) in fall 2008, so I'm hoping I'll be able to make it a serious hobby. I also plan on moving to Europe after college (maybe Spain) as I've spent most of my life overseas and from what I can tell skydiving's huge there. I really want to get into wingsuit basejumping, which frankly looks mindblowingly awesome. I read somewhere though that you need lots of experience (i.e. jumps) before you can get to that (and I haven't even done any standard skydiving yet). So what's the best way to accomplish this goal (of getting in a ton of jumps quickly)? I mean, I can't afford to dish out $150-200 500 times! Is there an alternative? Thanks.