kkeenan 14 #1 December 10, 2007 http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/sports/othersports/10flying.html?ex=1197954000&en=fa7b0773c4c2f51c&ei=5070&emc=eta1_____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78RATS 0 #2 December 10, 2007 Quote It will borrow from the principles of Nordic ski jumping he totally stole that idea from me Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarkM 0 #3 December 10, 2007 I think your sig says it all Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #4 December 10, 2007 Nice article..seems they took the effort to find other people in the field (Loic, Maria) to give comment/feedback. The one thing that sadnes me when Jeb talks about landing a wingsuit is that time and money seems to be the issue, and not skill and effort. Building runways/catching systems and such, sounds as much as a 'true wingsuit landing', as Felix crossing the channel under a plastic glider-plane sounds like 'unaided human flight' A plane, a wingsuit and a skydiver should be all the ingredients needed... I think Loic..eehm..sorry.."flying dude" (think we should stick to that name from now on) is the one with the most impressive skills/experience portfolio for a stunt like this. Though probably also the one with the most realistic view on doing it, which is why its not something he's done yet JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #5 December 10, 2007 Flying your wingsuit into an airplane, landing on a $2 million specially constructed ramp or a snow covered mountain slope isn't what most people would consider "landing a wingsuit". Skill or no skill, the closing speeds with mother earth are just too high. Hop off a 2 or 3 story building onto your chest and face for a taste of the vertical speed, then step off a motorcycle going 90mph onto your fresh bandages for a taste of the horizontal. Add them together and you get somewhere around double what nearly killed Evel Knievel a few times. But, hey .. I could be wrong. If you try it, I'll either contribute to your flower fund if you don't make it or buy you a beer if you do. You'll probably be drinking that beer through a tube, though. In the meantime, I plan on pulling my stopping cord long before "landing". Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #6 December 10, 2007 Does anyone have the link to that video from a few years ago of the wingsuit flier swooping past the control tower and landing on the runway? Or the name of the video so I can do a search on skydiving movies.com? Marc "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #7 December 10, 2007 Quote Does anyone have the link to that video from a few years ago of the wingsuit flier swooping past the control tower and landing on the runway? Yea..I do 'Ghostrider' is the title... http://bird-man.com/video/ghostrider.wmv The guy who made it is supposedly quite awesome and really cool and stuff!JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marcandalysse 0 #8 December 10, 2007 Thanks! Someone should send THAT video to NYTimes! mp "The reason angels can fly is that they take themselves so lightly." --GK Chesterton Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #9 December 10, 2007 I can make a video of anyone landing, and Ill do it for way less then 2 million...I'll ask (puts pinky in corner of mouth) 1 MILLION DOLLARS!JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
78RATS 0 #10 December 10, 2007 Quote landing on a $2 million specially constructed ramp or a snow covered mountain slope isn't what most people would consider "landing a wingsuit". we will have to disagree. Rat for Life - Fly till I die When them stupid ass bitches ask why Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzjnky 0 #11 December 11, 2007 I really like the sound bite where Jeb says "This will be the first time that a human being has reached terminal velocity and landed on their face at over 110 miles an hour, and gotten up and done it again. You know... that is a very special thing". Yup... very "special" indeed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpsteve 0 #12 December 11, 2007 there is a post in the bonfire forum about a segment on ABC evening news tonight about wingsuiting and landing w/o a parachute....did anyone catch it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ian_Cognito 0 #13 December 11, 2007 oh wow, that was awesome. i hadn't seen that video before. classic Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #14 December 11, 2007 I saw the ABC Nightly News article tonight. It was a version of the NY Times article with mostly BASE wingsuiters flying through the trees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dploi 0 #15 December 11, 2007 QuoteFlying your wingsuit into an airplane, landing on a $2 million specially constructed ramp or a snow covered mountain slope isn't what most people would consider "landing a wingsuit".If you're safely coming to a stop from out of the air, that's a landing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heffro1 0 #16 December 11, 2007 The worst part of this article is purple mike was in it. BUY A WINGSUIT My Website Tony Suits [url "http:/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #17 December 11, 2007 QuoteQuoteFlying your wingsuit into an airplane, landing on a $2 million specially constructed ramp or a snow covered mountain slope isn't what most people would consider "landing a wingsuit".If you're safely coming to a stop from out of the air, that's a landing. You could crash an airplane on a steep snowy slope and probably walk away. It is technically a landing. But it isn't "what most people would call landing a plane."www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ScottGray 0 #18 December 12, 2007 While yes, I agree once any object leaves the ground (unless it is placed in orbit or leaves our plantary gravity) it will "land". In addition, I am very certain that with enough engineering and money an arresting system and/or vertical to hortizontal forces transitional system (e.g. a slope/ramp) can be employed. But call it what it is. It is NOT what most would consider an unaided or uncontrived free fall to horizontal landing, taking nothing away from Jeb and his attempt.WSI-5 / PFI-51 / EGI-112 / S-Fly The Brothers Gray Wing Suit Academy Contact us for first flight and basic flocking courses at your DZ or boogie. www.thebrothersgray.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #19 January 5, 2008 Old Jeb Just got a full page in "Outside" magazine, with a sketch of the landing ramp...errr...tube: http://www.dim.com/~ryoder/corliss.jpg"There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #20 January 5, 2008 Quote Old Jeb Just got a full page in "Outside" magazine, with a sketch of the landing ramp...errr...tube: http://www.dim.com/~ryoder/corliss.jpg The wingsuit only seems to be the means of aiming here....technicaly, such a ramp could be 'landed' by a normal freefaller, as the 45 degree descent angle is something a good tracker can match...you wouldnt even need a wingsuit... Not that it wouldnt be an incredible feat to pull off...but it just looks like the worlds biggest 'slip and slide' Picking a lesser/flatter angle/slope (at a glide-ratio that means the wingsuit has to truly be 'flown' to 'hit' it) would turn it into something more realistic, if landing the wingsuit is really what the planning is... Choosing a cheeper helicopter then a Dauphin (and renting it instead of buying it) would probably bring the cost down a bit as well..Still...big balls if he goes through with this...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #21 January 5, 2008 I'm really curious about the materials lining the tube and the composition of his suit, gloves, and shoes. All I can think of is how much carpet burns hurt. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peggs82 0 #22 January 6, 2008 Quote I'm really curious about the materials lining the tube and the composition of his suit, gloves, and shoes. All I can think of is how much carpet burns hurt. After that illustration, all I can think of is those water park water slides... Would still like to see Loic do this instead... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #23 January 6, 2008 QuoteThe wingsuit only seems to be the means of aiming here Exactly what I'm thinking..... Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
