c10edges 0 #1 July 16, 2008 Hey i know this is a crazy idea and really don't know that much about wingsuits other than i can not wait till i can jump one. Today i was riding in a helicopter thinking nothing other than jumping out of it then a really weird idea came into my head. I got the idea of towing a wingsuit like a wakeboarder behind a boat. You would be slowly vertically lowered from the cabin to the bottom of the rope and then the pilot would start going forward and the person would wear some special attachment to his suite and would fly around be able to and cutaway if needed. I dont know if this is would be legally or physically possible because my lack of knowledge of how wingsuites work and FAA regs. Mostly i was wondering if this has popped into anyone else's head?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyjester 0 #2 July 16, 2008 You will have too much up and down movements which are too difficult to control . . .even with all comp. jet ski safety equip. it was very painful Speed was about 30 mph,no chance to give signs to boat driver don´t pester the jester . . or better: WHY SO SERIOUS ? ? www.pralle-zeiten.de Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #3 July 16, 2008 I saw the title of this thread and guessed exactly what you were going to ask. Yes, it is crazy.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BenediktDE 2 #4 July 16, 2008 There is a video out there where an experienced flyer tried this from an airplane. Short version: It did not work and nearly knocked him out.For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #5 July 16, 2008 Quote There is a video out there where an experienced flyer tried this from an airplane. Short version: It did not work and nearly knocked him out. Joe Jennings (highly skilled skydiver) did the same thing with a camera-suit, and ended up 'surfing' behind the plane nicely. Felix Baumgartner (highly..ehm..advertised skydiver) did it, and nearly destroyed a nice WWII bomber in the process of trying. I think Felix went with an attachment to the rings on the harnas (normal riser attachment), and Jennings had a hip or chest attachment (lower on the body). Jennings also had a small plane (C172 if I remember correctly) and did it at slower airspeeds first. Definately lots of room for experimentation if you have a good insurance policy and dont use antique aircraftJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #6 July 16, 2008 C'mon now, post links... Felix gets towed behind a B-25 Joe Jennings gets towed by a Cessna 206 Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #7 July 16, 2008 Quote Felix gets towed behind a B-52 would that be a vintage B-52 ? scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #8 July 16, 2008 I don't know what you're talking about. I said B-25. See? Look at my original post! Gimme a break... it was before 9am. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #9 July 16, 2008 You know, I've tried to talk people into doing this with a car and a tow-rope plenty of times when we were grounded for bad weather. No takers so far... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #10 July 16, 2008 Since getting a wingsuit the first question my whuffo family and friends usually ask is how hard it is to land. The second question they usually ask is if they could tow me behind a boat or car."That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #11 July 16, 2008 Quote The second question they usually ask is if they could tow me behind a boat or car. I have ex girlfriends say the same thing...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hagen 0 #12 July 16, 2008 Quote The second question they usually ask is if they could tow me behind a boat or car. yea, I've heard the proposition, too people in wingsuits must be looking too weird for average public Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #13 July 16, 2008 Your missing the whole point of flying a wingsuit. www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #14 July 16, 2008 Quote Your missing the whole point of flying a wingsuit. Looking cool, talking BS online, and trying to look like the one who invented the dicipline? JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #15 July 16, 2008 Quote Quote Your missing the whole point of flying a wingsuit. Looking cool, talking BS online, and trying to look like the one who invented the dicipline? And you very well may be as well....www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #16 July 16, 2008 quiet you two, we all know it was the Egyptians who first tried it by running down pyramid to get lift.... or maybe that was wingsuit ski base without a canopy... hmmm... my research continues. Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #17 July 16, 2008 Quote quiet you two, we all know it was the Egyptians who first tried it by running down pyramid to get lift.... .. hmmm... my research continues. that disciplin was called Pharaonauti scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Costyn 1 #18 July 17, 2008 Quote that disciplin was called Pharaonauti LOL! Costyn van Dongen - http://www.flylikebrick.com/ - World Wide Wingsuit News Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #19 July 20, 2008 Quote Felix gets towed behind a B-25 One more example...... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
