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Calvin's system was/is pretty cool... He's doing a paraglider transfer, d-bagging off a skydiver under an open canopy after an attached Mr. Bill. After the main skydiving canopy is open, he connects the d-bag to the dude flying the canopy, cuts away from him, and deploys the glider out of the d-bag. The Name: Mr. Frank (named after our friendly neighborhood DZO). Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

I don't think Calvin's on here anymore, but yeah - he's done it successfully. I'm in line... Have you made any progress on your d-bag idea? I'm on a similar track and you may find my design of interest. It is intended for multiple deployment environments, including free-fall (with adaptation). Contact me if you'ld like. fieldmod@dahlendesigns.com dzp Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

If you're asking which would be a good first suit to own, I recommend the Phoenix-Fly Phantom. Of course it will be beat to death that you shouldn't fly anything that resembles a wingsuit until you have some more experience, and progress from practice tracking dives, to a tracking suit, to a beginner suit like the Prodigy, then to a full-feathered wingsuit. Find someone local who can walk you through all the steps, but I wouldn't recommend spending money on anything more "beginner-ish" than the Phantom. It's an awesome, completely-intuitive, medium-performance suit that will give you loads of smiles and giggles. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

My advice: 1. wear gloves 2. hold on tight 3. climb up on his shoulders... it's worth the effort 4. have a back-up plan if it goes shitty My vid: Mr. Bill Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Did it not fly well with a step through? My experience has been that they fly just fine. EDIT - My bad.. .should have kept reading the posts following yours. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Here's the deal... There are about 4-5 of us who regularly flock together. For the most part, we're pretty good at keeping the flocks pretty tight when we exit out of our regular jump ship - an Otter. The nice big door, higher tail, and slower speed make for super-tight exits where everyone ends up in flight with not a lot of space between us. We usually pick someone as base, usually the fastest faller, and put him out anywhere in the exit order. This has worked well, but.... This past weekend we were jumping out of the King Air and everything went to hell! We tried different people as base, putting the base out first, putting the base out last, but no matter what we did, we were all so widely spaced that we spent the first 20+ seconds just getting everyone back together. I know we will never get exits as clean and tight out of the K.A. as the Otter, but there's got to be a better way of organizing this to get the flock together quicker! So... for those who know, what's the best way to get the flock together the quickest out of a King Air? Base out first? Last? Should the last guys out be trying to get to the first guys out or vice versa? Throw out some pointers that work and give us the easy way to do this! Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

hahahah.... you said pole Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Could be wrong, but looks a helluva lot like bad piloting to me... Check out the rudder. It looks like it's in the wrong position to correct for the spin (left rudder)... until the pilot eventually moves the rudder the correct direction (right rudder) and the the spin stops. Anyone else notice this or am i drunk? Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

anyone know if there will be a Stealth demo suit or two? I'm itchin to try that thing... Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

*somebody* lost the Colorado crew on the list, so here we are again: 1. Scott Bland (notsane) 2. Matt Hoover (The111) 3. Justin Shorb (Flock U) 4. Jeff N. 5. Steve H. (Flock U) 6. Jose (turtle) 7. Yeyo 8 Josue 9. Ivan 10. Melvin 11. Danny (droquette) 12. Scott Campos (LouDiamond) 13. Chuck Blue (SkyMonkeyONE) 14. Bob Futrell (FlyinBob) 15. Matt Wells (Tennessee Matt) 16. Mike Masheff (Grey Mike) 17. Tyler Smith (jumpinfly) 18. Chris Gray (Brothers Gray) 19. Scott Gray (Brothers Gray) 20. Ward Hessig (Mirage) 21. Tony (tony-suits) 22. Jeff Donohue (Flock U) 23. Soby (Flock U) 24. Kevin O - Good Possibility 25. Phil Peggs (peggs82) 26. Rick Hough (Flock U) 27. Jarrett... Packing_Jarrett *mostly working 28. Zun (Soul Flyers) 29. Rand Mahoney (Rmahoney) 30. Eric Florio (WhuffoNoMo) 31. Loud Dan (Loud Dan) 32. Jordan (Colorado) 33. John (Colorado) 34. Boyd (Colorado) Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

easier to get out that you might think... Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Box full of wingsuits: $7000 The look on your friends' face when they see the photos of you wearing THEIR new wingsuits... naked.... PRICELESS Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

SO, I've always jumped a Samurai with my wingsuit (about 100 jumps now). I was warned from the beginning by more than one person that I *would* be chopping it from time to time if I continued to fly it. I never had any problems on a larger Samurai 170 (1.15:1), but after downsizing to a 150 (1.35:1), the legend became a little more realistic. I have yet to chop it, but have had *many* times I probably should have. I have tried lots of different techniques to minimize the spiral/linetwisting/dive that it LOVES to do (only with a wingsuit by the way). Here are my results: 1. Unzip armwings immediately after pitching: After practicing a lot, I can get the wings undone during the snivel. This allows me to get my hands on the risers during the opening to help steer it. This works, unless I fumble even the slightest with the zipper, or have a faster than normal opening. I think unzipping probably also throws off the symmetry in my harness, maybe even increasing the chance of a spin-up, always followed by a spiral dive. 2. Concentrate on harness symmetry: kinda works, but sometimes the last bit of inflation throws the canopy to the side, and around and around we go! I end up checking my cutaway handle, checking my altimeter, then deciding to fight it... but I have to get my arms undone first. 3. Longer bridle: So far, this has helped TREMENDOUSLY. I can definitely feel a more form liftoff of the bag, and I have been getting MUCH cleaner openings. Not so much as a linetwist. We'll see as time goes on if this has helped as much as I think it has. The canopy opens GREAT freeflying, but I always use weightshift and riser input during the opening. It is very steerable during the opening - which is what I think causes the problems in the wingsuit, not being able to give it as much input. Here are some vids: First one is my buddy experiencing the green samurai up close and personal: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vIbYtftDEWo Second is what I have been dealing with off and on throughout the summer: http://youtube.com/watch?v=vVKSyf5Uzww Eventually, I will have a wingsuit-specific rig, but for now it's just me and the green sam. Anyone else get noticeably better results with a long bridle? Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

A few more... Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Some shots I like from the Colorado PST. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Looks like 3+ of the Colorado Crew will be headed to Rico. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Orders were sent in today... All of the main crew (about 7 now) just placed orders for the PF Ghost. A bunch of us flew them in Moab and were impressed. I can't wait for that box to show up! Anyone have a Ghost with a BASE pocket on it? Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Here's everything you could possibly want to know... www.kenrockwell.com Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

I thought the book was great, especially the second half. I have also read "Transcending Fear", which I highly recommend. Brian is the foremost authority on the psychology of fear. The military is one of his biggest, if not the biggest client. The guy knows his shit... Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

So, here's another one of those geniuses trying to do the overpay/western union the difference scams on a canopy I have for sale in the classifieds. Here's his last e-mail to me... Anyone have any great ideas on how to mess with this guy?? I mean, we should be able to do something fun with him right? Need a great idea... and hopefully one that ends in him getting busted if possible (after we toy with him a bit). Hello Boyd, Thanks for the mail i am curently jumping Samurai 170, the price is okay by me and i am ready to purchase from you immediately, and i want you to delete the ad from the website, i have a reputable shipper that will take care of shipping from your end......As regard payment this is what i am going to do, i have a client in the US that is owing me the sum of $ 3,100 , i will instruct him to issue you a Cheque on my behalf to you and as soon as it arrives, you hold out your amount and send the difference to my shipper via Western Union because part of it will be used for the pick up and shipment in your place, i hope i can trust you with that and also you will be contacting my shipper with all neccesary information needed to pick up the item in your place i.e the actual weight and exact dimension of item . if this terms are okay by you, do get back to me with the tfollowing details which ! payment will be made out to you like this Home Address... Full Name on cheque... State... Zipcode... Country... Telephone Number... Mobilephone number... Fax Number... Do get back to me asap with this details so, we can complete this in a timely fashion . Waiting to hear from you. Xenile. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

I should have added... I'd also like to demo a wingsuit Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

See you there, Jay. Keep a Ghost warmed up for me. Boyd Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"

Everything I wanted in a canopy and more. Responsive, stable, and with a conservative wing loading, it has a conservative recovery arc. Brian provides awesome customer service. Where else can you call and actually talk to the guy who designed it? The guy literally wrote the book on canopy flight. Awesome experience all around... I just ordered my second Samurai, and I am sure it won't be my last. Very highly recommended!

If in air, the terminal velocity is a factor of the mass to surface area ratio. Increasing the mass without increasing the surface area means higher terminal velocity (think weight belt). Increasing the surface area without changing the mass reduces the terminal velocity (think deploying the parachute). This is also how skydivers change their fall rate relative to each other. Want to go slower? Get bigger... you still have the same mass, but you have added surface area, changing the mass to surface area ratio. Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out and shouting, ".... holy crap....what a ride!"