ManBird 0 #1 September 28, 2003 All hail TALONSKY as your new distance god! Jumped with Kirk (TALONSKY) a couple times today. I need to get another video camera to capture the insane distance on video. I was really, really impressed by the massive glide ratio. In terms of forward speed, he's doing some amazing things. Try to catch him."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #2 September 28, 2003 Thanks ManBird but for all the forward speed I get I just would love to master the slow fall as you and so many others have. I mean I can get into the high 30's for breif time but I would like to do that all the time. I find it even more amazing to watch you just pop and leave me as if I am in normal free fall. The people who have never tried birdman flight really have no idea the fun they are missing out on. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #3 September 29, 2003 Humm.. was curious where BM came up with the 70 - 90 mph forward speeds. I did 3 jumps with this GPS setup that i'm testing, only 1 was successful (technical glitches on the other 2) but on the 1 that was successful it said my forward speed was around 115 - 120 MPH. Does that sound right? Will upload a pic later. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #4 September 29, 2003 I hear max of 90 all the time, but I'm really starting to believe that, even without a tailwind, we're seeing triple digits as we all figure out how to fly these things. That figure was first established when the S3 was still being tested. For max forward speed on the S3, the way to fly now is not really how anyone flew the S3 prototypes or Skyflyers ten months ago. Most people flew for max lift, or a good combination of forward speed and lift, by really rolling the shoulders and throwing in a slight d-arch. That gives you more lift, but also gives you a "fatter" profile. Whereas flying really flat, but slightly head-low with the arms (very) slightly swept back, will up your fall rate a bit, but will significantly increase your forward speed. It also depends on the flyer's weight and leg length (and therefore tail size). Kirk's tail is about as big as my entire suit. OK, not really, but it is significantly larger than mine, absolutely and proportionately. Maybe that handful of test flyers did not have a suit shaped like this with a flyer having the dimensions of the many people out there. It's not unlikely that the suit was developed with an unknown potential. Did anyone ever think that the S3 (prototype, in this case), would be flown for over two minutes from a cliff? I'm really starting to believe that even though the S3 was design without the expectation of exceeding 90 MPH forwards in no wind, that limit is becoming a thing of the past."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
