How long does it take you to hook up a wingsuit?

[ManBird 0]

Answers due by Wednesday.

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[Spy38W 0]

I've hooked mine up and gotten into it by the time it takes a Casa to climb to 8000'

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[pd190 0]

Since I only have 1 rig right now, I have to constantly switch the BM suit in and out. So I voted greater than 15. That is to include the repack prior to hook up.

If I'm already packed 5-10 minutes.

[TomAiello 26]

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Since I only have 1 rig right now, I have to constantly switch the BM suit in and out.

Huh? What good is a skydiving rig that isn't attached to a wingsuit?

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[crawford 0]

I'm with you Tom, but hey, something had to pay for that Skyflyer!!! Hey, what are the odds of you coming back to Skydive Alabama and flocking with me. Need someone to learn from!!!!

"Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!"

[ManBird 0]

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Since I only have 1 rig right now, I have to constantly switch the BM suit in and out.

Huh? What good is a skydiving rig that isn't attached to a wingsuit?

Exactly. Hell, I only have one rig and don't need to switch the suit in and out. Though the few times I do, it's about a 3 - 4 minute process.

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[ManBird 0]

BTW, what sparked this poll was a minor disagreement between Kevin and I about the amount of time most people spend hooking up their suit. I figured it was less than five minutes and he estimated closer to ten. Looks like he was right. You people are slow.

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[SkymonkeyONE 4]

Me? As I have a suit permanently rigged into my BirdMan rig, then the answer for my personal jumps is "zero." I can easily sew a rig into a suit in five minutes though.

Chuck

[LouDiamond 1]

I'm in the same boat as Chuck

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[TallGuy 0]

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Looks like he was right. You people are slow.

Hey I have twice as many tabs on my suit as the rest of you. What's my handicap?

[ManBird 0]

You are granted additional time as follows:

With LQRS: 4 minutes
Without LQRS: 3 minutes 45 seconds

GO! Er... Pumpkin?

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[billvon 3,009]

>Me? As I have a suit permanently rigged into my BirdMan rig, then
> the answer for my personal jumps is "zero."

Well, me too, but as I have only two rigs and two suits (and I do _occasionally_ do RW) I have to swap sometimes. The metric I use is that I can make a ten minute call and still swap suits on the rig; ten minutes includes getting into the suit and getting the rest of my crap.

[crawford 0]

Ya see, Now you said no more "additional fabric" jokes... Who cares if you have more tabs, your fingers cover a freakin metric yard... No handicaps!!! I'll scream "Shanagans"...

"Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!"

[VectorBoy 0]

It depends also on the fit of the suit to the individual. In a match fit world 5 minutes.
From helping dozens of first timers at rantoul with odd sized demo suits we found it could take more time if the latterals or main harness didn't fit around the standard third tab installation procedure. But a 5 minute average is about right.