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Anyone know where the used CYPRES calculator is an old thread on this has 2 dead links. Thanks Dont just talk about it, Do it!

It appears that the guys winning in this discipline consistently are not down to wearing dorky helmets. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

This subject has been discussed ad nauseam for well over a decade. Sort your body position out. If your getting twists on tiny suits its usually 95% body position unless your highly loading an elipitical, pack like a drunk monkey or have managed to get your line trim way out. Get a decent coach who teaches you to fly properly not suggest toys to fix. Invest money in jumps not new shiney toys. I use a Spectre 120 at 1.8 on an Alpine 2 its about body position not just canopy. Last serious line twists 2002 hercules boogie on a Silhoutte 150. Nothing since on last 2000 wingsuit jumps. Get your flying sorted. If you change canopy 7 cell multiple options as already discussed. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

I am sure its a lovely canopy but have to laugh at all the marketing blurb "best in class opening behaviour " according to what, that rigorous 1000's of jumps with every other canopy in this class! ;) I am sure its a great canopy but so many capable wingsuit canopies out there now. The only concern I have heard is around low bulk materials wearing out pretty damn quick compared to traditional zp materials. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Thanks for everyone's input, Vectran lines now in place by my own rigger here in the UK no just waiting for small bit of sunshine to fly. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Nice report James looking forward to heading over myself . Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Thanks for that info certainly makes sense. Will discuss with my rigger. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Just wondering any experience with relining a spectre 120 with Vectran rather than Spectra or Dacron. Also why PD dont offer Vectran as a reline option for spectre's? Life of lineset vs benefit of remaining in trim. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

1st Wingsuit jump 2001 there were 3 of us in the country I had 700 jumps at the time. Freefly before hand made life easier in terms of being comfortable flying any orientation. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

I will post a detailed review and video shortly. The container is very well made extended body of container makes for very easy pulls. Its slim line design also means it feels more comfortable in the aircraft. Though the primary focus is safery and performance. Super clean deployments never say never but very hard to get lime twists. The magnetic risers work nicely the overal design integrates very cleanly with the wingsuit and it does what it says on the tin. I jump an odyssey normally whoch is also a great container but the Aurora reduces chance of bag tumbling out of tray as the whole tray opens very cleanly. Overall great design and if you want a dedicated wingsuit system you cant go wrong. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

The GS1 from Jii wings came before all of them and was way bigger than any other suit around at the time 2004. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Jhonny delivered and made it happen awesome pilot and person :) Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Lurch your right this appears to have gone nowhere other than generating lots of hype and ill informed fanboys. They claim in an interview with the Royal Aero society to have jumped from 35,000ft however a bit of searching and nothing appears to have actually happened. As for aerodynamics whilst its fun to talk about huge aerodynamic advances and 5:1 glide ratios the reality is no suit no jump and no evidence. How do you get that advanced suit and then trash all its advancements with cameras and oxygen systems. I cant see the major O2 system manufacturers bending over to develop tailored solutions for a one of jump which as soon as you mount masks bailout bottles and hose removes all advantages due to drag. In addition statements about borrowing a C17 show no knowledge of these aircraft. Whilst they may have a max operational ceiling of 45k they do this pressurized not unpressurized which opens up multiple challenges for all on board. Any jump at this altitude is on the margins with pressure breathing and pressure suits yet they seem to think they will just rock up and jump. They are also claiming they are targeting 280 mph which seems fictional at best without a major tail wind. This was all supposed to have been completed October but bar a new helmet and some pretty cfd it looks like this is all hot air to put it mildly. Tragically according to the project leaders page they forgot to turn on the flysight for the test jumps in the algarve with the new helmet they must have just kept forgetting as no data but they did get some lovely pictures, and they say they flew distances that indicate a 5:1 glide but alas no data. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Excellent write up and nice to hear super frank discussion. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

A team calling themselves the icarus wingsuit project on FB were saying they were going to 45,000ft in September 2016 with a new suit they designed themselves. But looks like it never happened. Other than that am sure there will be formation records in the offing. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Unless you happen to be a wingsuit base jumper in Chamonix currently in Chamonix I would not worry about this. The ban is not surprising. Wingsuit BASE environment is very different from Skydiving in terms of risk and record. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

I find flysight is pretty good. Good luck trying to model airflow over a dynamically changing wing with different air densities on different days and altitudes and temperatures. As for IPR anything you create whilst working for a company is generally their IPR. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

If you know guys jumpinv cross brace with wingsuits probably best talk to them. I jump a spectre 120 which is perfect. But would I jump a cross brace with wingsuit no. After 4 min maxed out flight I dont need to worry about a canopy going nuts should their be an issue on deployment. In the last 1500 wingsuit jumps I had a spinner which could not be recovered on a Silhoutte 150 that was 2002 and opened my eyes to how fast it can go down should their be an issue irrelevant of canopy size or design. Do you plan on pulling at say 3k, then imagine a pc hestitation then a slow deployment with a spinning mal. Why put yourself in the corner? Alternately since you have 10k jumps its your decision but general advice remains elliptical highly loaded canopies are not a good choice for wingsuit jumps. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Awesome job, looking at the shape on his back it looked exactly like a sports bikers spinal protector which would make a lot of sense for something like this. I failed to spot the wheel barrow that was clearly required for his Cojones seriously impressive mind of matter. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Attached in flight shots from different angles so you can see the full wing. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Your right sorry read yet another one which was missed pc. This as you say is down to poor flying from info so far. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

All the details surrounding his fatality are on BASE jumper.com he apparently missed his pc and pulled very late going in at line stretch. Sadly info appears he was flying his suit poorly so failed to put himself over powerlines and pulled vey late and low. Another bad week in BASE but its the same evey year come June, July, August. Nothing changes but the look at me you tube world rolls on without a pause when the next addition to thr BFL occurs. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

Be very interesting to see the data, ignoring time since am guessing you only did a limited test window to give you margins in case anything went pear shaped. Any early insights into additional forward speed from thrust? Dont just talk about it, Do it!

I started flying it on the 3rd jump in a performance comp, as a first comp with no flysight or decent approach dive I was getting 70 seconds for time. Unfortunately I had to leave after round 1 due to a pretty serious family emergency. However this suit looks ideal for performance. I shall log a few runs on paralog. Jarno has already logged a few and already got pretty impressive flights. However always good to see in comps when under the same conditions as everyone else. Dont just talk about it, Do it!

So I recently got the Vampire Alpine, I have not bought a big suit in a while, last suits in this class where the Viper and X-Wing both great suits in their own rights. However I was looking for a suit that would give me performance for max flight, agility whilst at the limit on flight and the crispness you feel in flight when the suit almost intuitively reads you body and reacts. I found this in the ALPINE. The Alpine is a whole different beast, a brief background I have 1600 wingsuit flights and have been flying since 2001. The Alpine is very similar size to many of the big wingsuits on the market, however it has a number of very nice design features which for me have taken this suit to the next level. The arm wing angle is enough to be aggressive and stable diving but also not have you having your arms hanging off after a maxed out flight from exit to pull. So far I have put 10 jumps on it over 3 weekends. Pressurisation is superb, but when you see the solid intakes its clear why and internal construction gives you super solid wing profile and pressurization. The profile appears to be cleaner than my old super suits and incredibly crisp to fly. There are a bunch of design elements which I wont describe in detail but each is well thought out and really works, the wingtip grippers are shaped to naturally lock into your grip making for very easy maxed out flight yet come pull time you drop them with ease and pull time on this suit is no hassle. I use a Spectre 120 and its non issue, admittedly its a spectre. The overall feeling in flight is one of speed and agility when you want it. Yet relax into a neutral flight position and you can happily cruise around at 30-35mph all day long. I have put it into steep dives and no tail flutter or stability issues, no issues with workload either in dive or pulling out and maxing glide. The glide is superb the suit naturally flies at a very flat angle. I shall be collecting more data over the next few weeks and months but even when carrying out initial lets see what you can do flights and expanding the envelope the average vertical speeds have been 30-35 mph with limited effort other than symmetric flying. In turns the suit feels like she is on rails with little to no side slip or loss of altitude, this is not surprising with the flat flight angle and the huge carbon fibre blades. All in all an epic suit which I am barely scratching the surface on. I have never flown the Sukhoi but the pedigree is clear the Alpine feels like your inside a very fast high precision fighter jet. This suit just wants to fly.