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I think more than a few of "us" wonder what it is like to fly a wing suit. I know I do. http://www.hanggliding.org/viewtopic.php?t=21814
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Cool , I want to check this out. Lodi is only about 2 hours for me. Is there going to be a party after ??
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Descent . ? I never could figure out the English language .
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I'm not sure that the wing loading is all that important . Matching the decent and the forward speed is the key . I'm thinking a glider like a T2C and a pilot using a draggy harness could do the trick.
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Wills wing makes a 135 with max hook in of 200 lbs that works out to 1.93 lbs per sq foot including the weight of the glider.
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Matching the speeds should be doable. Matching the trajectory will be the trick. Ryan Voight hit 118 mph in a dive , that is the fastest speed I know of. I would say 85 or 90 is a more practical number. Drogue chutes are common but they are attached to the harness not the glider. A better solution would be to just use a more or less draggier harness in order to match the trajectory of the wing suit .
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That was just unreal ! I had to add that to my favorites list .
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WOW ! Great video's . i was completely surprised that a pilot with a chute deployed could keep up with a wing suit . simply amazing.
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How slow can a wing suit pilot fall ? At 2;40 in this video the pilot says as slow as 30 mph . Is that accurate ? I have been wondering if it is possible to fly in formation with a wing suit pilot with my hang glider. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ThXwCXV_olM
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I think that HGpilot guy is an idiot.
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We could use some help with new hang glider designs. Anybody got any ideas that could help us out please post them here. http://ozreport.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=2
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Ya'll certainly are an entertaining group of pilots. Wait a minute, are wing suit jumpers "pilots" ??
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Thank you Trae , your post gives me some insight. I am happy that you found your calling. Flying a wing suit must be amazing. I am envious .
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Thanks Martini. Lets give it a try, ya,ll will enjoy this. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IyOpkGkJR-0
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uYLXP1eUoI What is the trick to post a link here ??