arai 0 #1 May 3, 2007 well my week in zhills is over and I'm already looking forward to my next time out. I just wanted to say thanks, I had a great time and got in over 40 wingsuit flights in the time I was there. Thanks Chuck for the flights and load organising, I was a bit worried when I showed up and was the only bird there, but It quickly turned into anywhere from 4 to 8 birds on the loads. Thanks to all the guys I got a chance to meet and jump with while I was down there. Its a great bunch of people that are down there, and it definitely does not suck at zhills. After getting to try a few other suits, I couldn't be happier with my back vented Phantom, its the perfect blend of flock, acro, and performance for me. I'm still getting used to it, but regular altitude flights were in the 130-140 second range, and it felt really comfortable when trying acro as well. On one particular day we had thundershowers in the forecast, and while we were on hold twice due to rain, it made for the most amazing clouds I've had the privilege to play with. They towered up to 11,000 feet and were parked perfectly just off jump run. It was a death start trench run of dives, barrel rolls, gravitrons, and punching it out to make that last hole. I dont think I've ever had that much fun on a single jump. I got back wondering how I even begin to describe it to some of my friends, so I painted this art piece. Hopefully it does it more justice than my animated narative full of sound effects. blicky Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #3 May 3, 2007 Nice work "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #5 May 3, 2007 Cool, Dan!www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arai 0 #6 May 3, 2007 thanks guys, I made a quick change last night but I cant edit my post (took to long I guess) just to get the effect to be a bit more subtle after looking at a few pics of the real effect Dan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #7 May 3, 2007 I set it as my background. Nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IslandGuy 0 #8 May 3, 2007 Very fine pic Dan - a view we see here at the Hills often in the summer. Definitely looking forward to cloud season. Thanks for coming out and joining us and glad you had fun. It was a blast flocking with you - hope to have the opportunity to do it again soon! mikePlay like your life depends on it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisgray 0 #10 May 3, 2007 Very nice. I really enjoy flying around the clouds too. -Chris-WSI-6 / PFI-55 The Brothers Gray Wingsuit Academy http://www.myspace.com/cgwingsuitpilot http://www.myspace.com/thebrothersgray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #11 May 4, 2007 Check out this pic of you, Chuck, and Ward! Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #12 May 4, 2007 Hey, that is not fair, it is a tease allright, it wont let me see the pic as I am NOT your Friend.... Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebear21 0 #13 May 5, 2007 Oh, Ok, Chuck doesn't like my profile wide open but I opened it up just for you!!! katiebear21 Katie Get your PMS glass necklace here Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
