Lance_Brown

Thanks Jeff! Once Skydive New England (work there) closes I'll hit you up and have Billy or Andreea introduce me to you when I make it down there. Thanks again man, much appreciated. L"IF"E

Thanks Jarno. Next time I'm at Jump-Town in Mass, I'll see if I can use Andreea's Havok as she's offered in the past. And I guess I'll just rent a Verso there after and see what I like more. Does PF have any kind of demo service? Cause that would really help me decide better. I never considered the importance of NOT having ailerons/grippers. I'm not entirely sure I understand how this would help as you would loose a means of manipulating the wing. Could you explain this a bit more? Thanks again man. I've seen videos of what you do and it's beyond humbling. So thanks for your time and input. L"IF"E

Just looking for some opinions here. I already fly an S-bird (120ish jumps), and can do barrel rolls, back fly (out of the plane but not transition to during flight yet), can almost take it completely head down now, am going to start learning flips with it some time soon, but it's not an acro specific suit as rounded as it might be, and I'd like to add one to my fleet at some point for when I want to do acro specific jumps. I realize the Swift is completely new to the market, but I thought I'd just put it out there and see what I get back. In all reality I'm considering the first two because of this. Thanks for your input. L"IF"E

Lurch... fuck man, that's seriously helpful. I wish I had read your responded BEFORE I had responded. Not that I'm demanding a response to everything I just wrote but I think it might have given you all the missing info you were looking for on my part. I've got 23 WS jumps (P3) and almost everything else is angle and tracking. BTW THIS makes me smile THANKS man! Look forward to your response! L"IF"E

Hey man thanks for help! I'll just ask more people who are serious flockers then. ;) Very encouraging to hear. And Thanks for your take on the suits. Much appreciated. T clarify though, I'm not committed to either brand per se, although Squirrel's suits are looking pretty fuck'n amazing, and they should be out with an intro/intermediate suit in the next few months if I read that right. Also I'm from SNE, and Jeff Nebelkopf has large presents there with the exception of last season, so I'm exposed to them more than any other suit on average. PF is on the radar though as you 'll see: I was originally looking at this line up: 1.Havok (For back flying and it's over all agility Which the Host lacks?), flocking and working with students way down the road. Seems like it could replace the an intro suit if flown right. Almost a jack of all trades suit it seems.) 2.Colugo or X2 (For all things range and speed, obviously not right now though. Even though I know someone who went from an I bird and skipped to a V4 and has been ridding it steady for a year + now. I have to admit this makes me want to go faster in my progression then I should when I hear this because I'm a fast learner.) 3. Something bigger? Time and experience will tell... As far as intro size suit, Squirl's soon-to-be-released version sounds interesting. I love the P3, but I'm trying to see if the Havok could just take it's place due to it's agile and versatile nature. What's you take this and the above line up? To clarify my goals: While all things wings is pretty damn fun all around, solo activities such and speed and distance comps have way more of my attention, with WS BASE being the long term goal. But I love back flying and that's usually juxtaposed to the suits I would need for the above disciplines. Hmmm. Guess I'll just need 2 suits then . The small flocks I've been in have been fun. They're just not my end objective. I look at them as serious skill builders more than the discipline I'm interest in. Kind of like free flying. Very import to have those skills sets but give my horizontal flight any day over vertical. I dropped out of school, started working at a DZ, got my WFR, took my FFC, then my FJC (and am taking another one), bought my SD and BASE gear, have stared rock climbing more and trying to get in all related disciplines that will help me in my goal. And am looking for a mentor as we speak. I'd like 300 WS jumps minimum with 20 balloon exits in a WS, before even attempting it in BASE and even then I'd want 100-150 BASE jumps before I even started WS BASE. Respect is key. ;) The above goals are all self oriented I admit. The ultimate and final goal though is to be able to teach in some capacity. Nothings even touches the rewards teaching. EVER. Hopefully I've give you better idea of what's going on now. L"IF"E

Hey everyone, been a member for a few years, but never posted anything since I always got answers at the DZ by just asking in person. But now I seem to have stumped myself, not to mention others. So here's what I got (Sorry if this has been asked before): Is there a way to [pre-] determine your [theoretical] maximum/ideal suit size for RANGE/ Forward SPEED based flying determined by body composition ALONE? My question is based on what PF wrote on their web site (Other's have said the same): "Your body type and weight are large determining factors in choosing a wingsuit. Someone with a heavy frame may require a bit more wing to keep up with formations of different speeds. At the same time, someone with a small, light frame may not have the wingload to fly a bigger suit at the speeds his or her heavier buddies are. It's important to know that bigger isnt always better." Aside form just buying a ton of different suits and trying them (When my skill level will allow it) I can't figure out how else to EFFICIENTLY and accurately, and feasibly answer this question. Sure, in theory I could borrow or even buy all the larger suit when I get some more WS jumps in, but in the case of borrowing, most people I now just are way bigger than myself so this option is out the window. So consequently going on data is the only feasible and practicle option I can see. MALE 5' 8.5" 145 lbs Athletic build (i.e. runner) I'm not ready for a big suit yet, but I'd like to know where my maximum/ideal is so that I don't end up blowing $2k someday just to realize I made a mistake, and that I was better with what I had all along. Selling a suit used for a guy my size isn't easy and I don't ever want to be forced into that position if possible. For those of you who will need/want more info about myself in order to answer this question a bit better, just let me know. I'm not going to post more details unless necessary because I'm trying not to muck this post up. Thanks everyone!!! L"IF"E