Zep 0 #1 October 19, 2004 Just seen it on the news, an Austrian guy based a 200mt cave in Croatia I recorded the item, not shure if it's legal or ethical to post the video Edit. I got the wrong country Gone fishing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christelsabine 1 #2 October 19, 2004 That was Baumgartner (crossed the Channel with wings) in Croatia. Impressing, wow! dudeist skydiver # 3105 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zep 0 #3 October 19, 2004 Quote That was Baumgartner (crossed the Channel with wings) in Croatia. Impressing, wow! Whoops, you're right Croatia Either the anouncer has speach impediment or I need to clean my ears Gone fishing Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #5 October 19, 2004 Daredevil Jumps Into Croatian Cave, from NBC 4, with video. GusOutpatientsOnline.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #6 October 19, 2004 Does anyone know if that was a riser or toggle turn? Space?-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #7 October 19, 2004 Has this been jumped by others, as well?"¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peterk 0 #8 October 19, 2004 Felix is my favorite daredevil...--------------- Peter BASE - The Ultimate Victimless Crime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base283 0 #9 October 19, 2004 Hi Tom, It was a toggle turn. I was impressed by the canopy. take care, space Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #10 October 20, 2004 Another news like (with picture) of this feat. Beautiful. http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/10/20/1097951739418.html?oneclick=true Video here: http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=14961&sy=smh&source=smh.com.au%2Farticles%2F2004%2F10%2F20%2F1097951739418.html%3Foneclick%3Dtrue&t=4BORP0&player=wm6&rate=316&flash=0&ie=0 ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Treejumps 0 #11 October 20, 2004 I can't say for certain what kind of canopy turn that was, but I sure can spot a bad exit and 90 degrees of freefall turn to the left, causing that nice 180. You would think that he could at least do a simple flat and stable correctly, wouldn't you? Another fine piece of work by Felix the kitty cat. Bad kitty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #12 October 20, 2004 haha... say something positive just once It was a toggle turn for sure. You can clearly see the tail pulled down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RayLosli 11 #13 October 20, 2004 Man U got to get rid of that picture. You are scaring the hell out of me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #14 October 20, 2004 QuoteMan U got to get rid of that picture. You are scaring the hell out of me.NEVER! Not yet, anyway."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robibird 3 #15 October 20, 2004 hello, Felix is the first. This cave I wanted to jump together with some friends in spring before Felix, but weather condition during the spring was really shity. Later on I had no time and also was limping . Really embarrassing that foreigner comes and do things in our country first but..... Few things were really hard to organize for me, such is permit for jumping in to the cave, get enough people in to the cave, medic, transport etc... Approach to the cave is really shitty and there is also some land mine fields too. As RedBull has no problem to support F.B.- for him this was much easier. IMHO, cave is not so demanding. It is big like hell and only thing which may concern me would be the lending, but I am sure that Australian jumpers would say: ''dog shit easy!!'' Well despite all what is going around Mr. F.B. he did nice job. regardsRobert Pecnik robert@phoenix-fly.com www.phoenix-fly.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base587 0 #16 October 20, 2004 Stane's new prototype Troll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base283 0 #17 October 20, 2004 QuoteStane's new prototype Troll. This canopy was designed by Stane specifically for certain parameters we needed. It definitely was not a "New Troll Prototype". It was a Hi-lift, lowspeed, low glide ratio piece of art. Nothing like a Troll. hope this helps. take care, space Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obi 0 #18 October 20, 2004 What?!? They built him a canopy especially for that jump? Now that's support! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #19 October 20, 2004 DK news papers Quote a 7.2sec rid total(from exit to landing) this shitty conection aint good for the vid but looks like he has that time just under canopy or am i wrong?? Hope i can jump such a place one day aswell Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonege 0 #20 October 20, 2004 Was the canopy damaged when it came down on the candles marking the landing area? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base283 0 #21 October 20, 2004 @ Faber, The 7.2 was under canopy. The media never gets it right. @ jonege, only one burn, small, 5cm. The candles were actually pointing the way to the target but he came up short. take care, space Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #22 October 20, 2004 i guessed that,cheers mate. Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #23 October 20, 2004 QuoteIt was a toggle turn. I was impressed by the canopy. Me too. I must hassle Stane some more to let me try it...-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #24 October 20, 2004 QuoteQuoteStane's new prototype Troll. This canopy was designed by Stane specifically for certain parameters we needed. It definitely was not a "New Troll Prototype". It was a Hi-lift, lowspeed, low glide ratio piece of art. Nothing like a Troll. Stane also had a new prototype/changed Troll at Bridge Day (notably it had a center cell bottom skin inlet valve). Very interesting stuff he's doing there. I suspect it may not be long until Atair joins Apex with multiple specialized airfoils selling for different jumps.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eipmoez 0 #25 October 20, 2004 Quote with multiple specialized airfoils selling for different jumps. Does anybody know what the de-facto resource (book or online) on canopy theory, mechanics and design is? I'm particularly interested in learning about the trade-offs and constraints that base manufacturers have to work with and within. Things like: "if you want more of property X in your canopy, you get less of property Y and Z". Ideally we want to maximize all of X, Y and Z, but because we can't have all at once, we decide which one of those features is most important for a particular jump. Thanks, Eipmoez $e^{i\pi}+1=0$ how humbling, an error Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
