TomAiello 26 #1 November 25, 2002 I'm flying a Skyflyer, and I was wondering: Do you hold the tips of the wings with your hands while flying? I have seen several people using this technqiue. Good idea? Bad idea? Any thoughts? Thanks,-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #2 November 25, 2002 Have a look at this ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #3 November 26, 2002 Tom, I occasionally fly holding my wingtips on my SkyFlyer, but only when I launch (no real reason why), and when I want to "pop" up to catch a floater. I think the wingtip toggles Fordy mentions are a good tool for BASE and technical personal record-setting. As someone who generally flies with people in "lesser" suits, I really don't have much cause to use them. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outrager 6 #4 November 26, 2002 Yo ! I hold the wingtips pretty much all the time - it seems to improve the flight a bit. I have also tried small wingtip handles (pullup cord loops) but cut them off and settled on small tabs left over from these handles. Basically anything you can grab and hold helps - you don't use much force to hold the wingtips. bsbd! Yuri. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordy 0 #5 November 26, 2002 I played with my initial modification and had a loop that went over the back of my hand from the wrist to the wing tip, worked very well.. my only concern was if on deployment i pulled the pc through the loop i may have had a page to myself in the Darwin awards... john loken (skyflyer from Sweden) has semi rigid inserts down the edge of the wing that he picks up with thumb and forefinger... works nicely, so i have re-moded and it works just as well with less chance for problems on deployment... either way, wingtip flying gives better lift IMHO... BUT!! you can't see your alti!! because your hand points the other way Fordy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #6 November 26, 2002 Quote BUT!! you can't see your alti!! because your hand points the other way Well, since I don't wear an alti anyway, I guess that should be ok.I've definitely noticed that you can hear a wingtip fluttering (flapping) noise when a skyflyer isn't holding the tips. Several people have commented on hearing that kind of noise during my flights when I am not holding the tips. I really need to get some airplane time to iron out my technique.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #7 November 27, 2002 Thanks to everyone who responded to this. I made two nice flights from 1700' last night, holding the wingtips. It definitely helped make my flights smoother. It also eliminated that crazy "flutter" noise, which was both quite loud (always bad, considering the cirumstances) and rather disconcerting. Now, if only I could get flying sooner. -- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fordy 0 #8 November 28, 2002 i think if i was doing a wingsuit from 1700' it wouldn't be the wing tips making a crazy fluttering sound, it would be my axxe.. respect Fordy Fordy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #9 November 28, 2002 Quote Thanks to everyone who responded to this. I made two nice flights from 1700' last night, holding the wingtips. It definitely helped make my flights smoother. It also eliminated that crazy "flutter" noise, which was both quite loud (always bad, considering the cirumstances) and rather disconcerting. Now, if only I could get flying sooner. Did you have to get kim to special make your suit for the extremely large kahoonas you have to zip up in there with ya? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
