virgin-burner 1 #126 October 19, 2011 Quote Copyright 2011 by Robert Suits Jr Do not copy or duplicate without permission have you asked for permission!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #127 October 19, 2011 Hopefully the video from his GoPros turned out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #128 October 19, 2011 Quotehere's the rest of the photos http://www.flickr.com/photos/rksjr/6251325701/ looks like a bad pitch or pc hesitation Shouldn't he have collapsed the wings after the pull, to minimize the burble? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #129 October 19, 2011 Quote No multi-milion dollar slip and slide needed either... Just water? Have you jump to the water from a boat? Easy money..... Have you jump to the water from a boat going by 20+ knots? You got a nice chance to break your neck and drown. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #130 October 19, 2011 Quote Quote No multi-milion dollar slip and slide needed either... Just water? Have you jump to the water from a boat? Easy money..... Have you jump to the water from a boat going by 20+ knots? You got a nice chance to break your neck and drown. Mr Negative. It was a comment on that video...He DID survive. He DID not need a mutli million dollar landing slide. He only needed water. Yea it probably hurt like hell. But he didnt dorwn, and he didnt break a neck. Though water is hard, its for sure not like concrete. I dont think a concrete slam like that would have been survivable..JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #131 October 19, 2011 Quote Quote No multi-milion dollar slip and slide needed either... Just water? Have you jump to the water from a boat? Easy money..... Have you jump to the water from a boat going by 20+ knots? You got a nice chance to break your neck and drown. Read in context, it's pretty easy to understand that Jarno was saying "Chris upstaged Jeb and did it without a million$$ slide." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shveddy 0 #132 October 19, 2011 QuoteFor some reason it has not been publicised BUT a guy has already done "better" - he did not deploy and survived. He flew into the tree line and walked away with a minor stomach injury. Heal fast Christopher. Like no deployment whatsoever? Video please. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LetsGoOutside 0 #133 October 19, 2011 Quotelooks like a bad pitch or pc hesitationLate throw. Nothing else. Looks like he wanted to get flying first. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #134 October 19, 2011 QuoteQuotelooks like a bad pitch or pc hesitationLate throw. Nothing else. Looks like he wanted to get flying first. Regardless, a late throw or a partial mal is not, and should not be compared with, a deliberately planned attempt to land a WS without using a parachute.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 800 #135 October 19, 2011 Some people have zero sense of humor sometimes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #136 October 19, 2011 Quote Some people have zero sense of humor sometimes. Also, pigs should not ever be compared to birds. And hell does not freeze. EVER.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #137 October 19, 2011 I watched this from the bridge all the way to impact. The canopy reached lone stretch and had started to inflate, but seriously, only just. He made a fair old noise as he hit the water and it took them a long time to fish him out. Unfortunately his friends and family watched it from the landing area. From the bridge it looked like nothing more than a really late, then lazy throw. He barely got any distance in the WS, trackers did better. As I understand it, he has severed his spinal cord, shattered his pelvis and collapsed both lungs. So, technically not a Wingsuit landing, and even if it was, the guys never going to walk again by all accounts.Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LetsGoOutside 0 #138 October 19, 2011 Jesus, that's terrible. What kind of WS BASE experience did he have? Exit actually looked good, but took awhile to get going and probably got sucked in by the water. Shame. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeb 0 #139 October 19, 2011 Anyone can land and get broken :) The winner is the one that lands and doesn't get broken :) The goal is not to land, the goal is to land and then get up and do it again :) So even if a person lands and only femurs them self still not the landing I am trying to do :) The guy that went into the trees was in the hospital for quite some time so the injuries were not that minor :) Also the trees deployed his parachute and he actually landed under a parachute even though he was unconscious as it happened :) Just so you know, even if someone lands a snow slope uninjured it still will not change what i am doing :) My goal is not to land out in the middle of no where or even to be first. My goal is to land in the middle of a major city :) So if someone goes and lands a snow slope it will only help me in my cause :) So guys get going, I know one of you will go for it and pull it off one of these days :) I am pretty sure Dean is working on this and I have no doubt he will pull it off :) But again, my goals are a bit different :) Jeb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeemax 0 #140 October 20, 2011 How are your plans coming along? Is the intention still to use a long slope to land on? When do plan for your first attempt to happen? Do you have all the funding in place? Other than saying you want to do this, what starts have you made to make it an actuality? Genuinely curious as everything I hear about it is always 3rd hand.Phoenix Fly - High performance wingsuits for skydiving and BASE Performance Designs - Simply brilliant canopies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeb 0 #141 October 20, 2011 We have everything in place except for financing. Financing plus risk seems to be the biggest hurdle for us. But I am sure we will figure out how to over come it very soon :) The chinese cave fly through was very helpful :) the landing won't happen soon but it will happen :) Just going to take time, but I am in no rush to be honest :) Anyone who thinks they can make it happen faster or better I say go for it :) Jeb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skolls081102 0 #142 October 21, 2011 I completelt forgot I started this thread (6 years ago!!! ). Glad to hear that you are still working toward your goal Jeb. I can't wait to see it when it happens. It took 6 years of working, but I finally hit my goal!!! I finally got under the 250 lb mark and ca finally go do my first tandem!!! Now all I need is $250 and ext spring to roll around!!! The sole intention, is learning to fly.Condition grounded, but determined to try.Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies.Tongue tied and twisted, just an Earth bound misfit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #143 October 21, 2011 Quote Some people have zero sense of humor sometimes. I don't think a serious injury is particularly funny. But that's just me.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Georgeisgod 0 #144 October 28, 2011 here is a video of some rw with a 6m speedwing http://vimeo.com/30623100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #145 November 2, 2011 Quote We have everything in place except for financing. Financing plus risk seems to be the biggest hurdle for us. But I am sure we will figure out how to over come it very soon :) The chinese cave fly through was very helpful :) the landing won't happen soon but it will happen :) Just going to take time, but I am in no rush to be honest :) Anyone who thinks they can make it happen faster or better I say go for it :) Jeb Nice! Didn't know Jeb posted on dropzone. Thanks for the inspiration! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #146 November 2, 2011 in reply to "The chinese cave fly through was very helpful :) the landing won't happen soon but it will happen :) Just going to take time, but I am in no rush to be honest :) " ....................................................., Hi Jeb, wondering if its possible to test your idea on a smaller test rig than your full size design. It would cost less and you might then have a show ride contraption to market . Showride manufacturers might even be interested in working with you to develope a machine that simulates a wingsuit landing ... at the carnival...for whuffos. praps a nice blowy bungie assist wingsuit landing trainer could result. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antonija 0 #147 November 10, 2011 Didn't the guy on Bridge Day "land" his wingsuit? T'was neither cool nor pretty, but he came in contact with the ground without opened parachute (he did try to open one tho) and is still alive AFAIK. You don't need a fancy lubed slide to do this, just go for it!! I understand the need for conformity. Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense. -David Thorne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #148 November 14, 2011 Quote Didn't the guy on Bridge Day "land" his wingsuit? T'was neither cool nor pretty, but he came in contact with the ground without opened parachute (he did try to open one tho) and is still alive AFAIK. You don't need a fancy lubed slide to do this, just go for it!! Depends how you define landing without a parachute.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ShcShc11 0 #149 November 20, 2011 http://trigg.la/2011/11/the-experts-ep-10-defying-death/ Jeb Corliss China attempt 31 mins: "500 MILLION people watched Jeb Corliss on LIVE TV soar through Chinese mountain" 500 million viewerships? That can't be right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
