clint 1 #1 December 7, 2003 I just saw a post on what's your wind limit to jump in and I thought I'd post this question! What is your longest swoop using 5' gates. ok most people dont' have 5' gates at their dz but assuming you pass your toes through the gates how far did you go. My self it was 575' on a 5'gate and on a 20' gate on the same jump was 775'. With Video too. It was 30mph downwind of course.Clint MacBeth Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garyharbird 0 #2 December 7, 2003 Hey Clint I would love to see those videos Maybe you could post them on skydivingmovies.com I bet alot of people would want to see them too. Gary Harbird Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spizzzarko 0 #3 December 7, 2003 Did you stand either of them up? By the way Bryan Stokes keeps telling me to come and swoop him while he base jumps there at Moab. It sounds like fun to me. Besides it would make for cool video. Have a nice day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clint 1 #4 December 12, 2003 Stood a few up, not all. Mostly sliding in on my as*. Bryan will be out here tomorrow I guess. Swooping the cliffs--it won't be done by just anyone. I don't want anyone to end up like Dwain at the bridge.Clint MacBeth Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odendan 0 #5 December 15, 2003 I have seen him stand up some very impressive downwinders (20mph+) I have some video somewhere, but the only one I can find is one he did not stand up. But the winds were doing about 22mph that day. If you tell me how or where to upload a nice size file, I will. Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grega 0 #6 December 15, 2003 Go to ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/upload and upload it there."George just lucky i guess!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #7 December 15, 2003 I would be very interested in these videos as well. When they talk about the record swoop being 418' (I think), how are they defining it? Obviously it must be a much tighter requirement than a 5' gate if you're breaking 500' by this standard. The "record" to my knowledge was done 10mph downwind though... I guess there are no rules about wind in distance considerations. But 30mph downwind sounds crazy. Assuming you need to slow down to 10mph groundspeed to run it out, that would mean you flew your canopy from full airspeed, down to zero, and then all the way down to a negative airspeed of 20mph. Is this possible? Or did you land with 30mph groundspeed?www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #8 December 15, 2003 Matt, you cannot cancel downwind speed; only airspeed. Nobody in their right mind would try and run out a 30mph downwinder, but plenty have surfed them out on their asses or feet. 418 is the measured competition distance record through five foot gates (the standard for Pros). That does not mean that people haven't ripped downwinders longer than that at their home DZ's in practice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clint 1 #9 December 20, 2003 Hopefully I will dig some out and try to upload those videos. The WR is 418 and it was at Perris Valley last yr and the winds to my knowledge were 3-5mph. In order to record the WR it has to be less than 5mph. I would not try to run it out. I was in the midwest and the landing area was ausome/Grass and flat! I would slid on my feet for about 30-50'. Most of the time I ended up on my as* but a few I slid on my shoes and didn't touch anything else. My ground speed was probably 10-15mph when I started sliding? I really don't know, the last 30-50' sliding on feet! I tried a downwind landing when I was working in NE and the It was 20mph and I tried to run it out instead of sliding(rocky/grassy landing area) that one resulted in a separated shoulder. I learned my lesson! IF you going to be stupid you better be tough! I went to upload but it wouldn't let me upload?Clint MacBeth Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
odendan 0 #10 December 23, 2003 the sampling of Clint doing downwinders is on ftp.skydivingmovies.com. It is called Clint and the mighty winds. There is another video worth checking out called moabian cliff swoopers. Enjoy! Dan whips n' chains n' hand-grenades with a little ugly on the side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fool 0 #11 December 23, 2003 Is the WR from touch down, or from full stop? I'm not sure how comp. swooping works, I always thought it was from touch down, but that's an assumption, and well... S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clint 1 #12 December 23, 2003 The WR is first point of contact.Clint MacBeth Skydive Moab 435 259 JUMP M.O.A.B. Mother Of All Boogies Sept 19 - 23, 2012 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
