Trying to find my skydiving specialty.

[SKYPEDESTRIAN 0]

Hello Bird-People. Am hoping for some advice and ideas from anyone with the time to reply. It looks like I am going to be a 200-jump-per-year fun jumper for a long time, and I feel like I need to pick something and specialize in it. So far, I have done mostly RW and some upright flying. Wingsuit flying is looking very appealing to me. I would very much appreciate any thoughts anyone has about making this discipline one's primary skydiving activity. Thanks!

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[geanky 0]

it rocks and is very addictive

learn to fly in 3d

[fergs 0]

Mike,

Well as they all say – each to his own tastes. But let me tell you of my experience and feelings ….

After 30 years in the sport (not counting 8 or 10 years as the DZ mascot and enthusiastic child-packer), I’ve pretty well been emersed in most disciplines of our wide and varied sport of skydiving.

But I can say that I’ve never had so much continued fun in the sport as I have had since starting wingsuit flying earlier this year. I’m just having a ball – despite most of my wingsuit jumps being on my own (there have been only a few opportunities to flock – due to not many other suits in the area). The sheer thrill of long flights; ability to fly in formation with the jump aircraft after exit, sometimes being above it for what seems like ages; the buzz of still being in freefall and seeing jumpers from the same pass landing their canopies far below me; gliding around clouds and poking up the valleys between them; the sheer joy of the whole experience …..

As I constantly say – it’s so much fun it should be illegal!!!!!

I used to be a confirmed RW freak – always had a ball in whatever group I was jumping with. These days I don’t even take a RW suit to the DZ.

So just go out and punch out 50 or 60 wingsuit flights and see what you think. I’m sure your experience will mirror mine. Have a ball!!!!

Blue Skies,

fergbird

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Thanks, Fergs. MJ

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