Wing Suits

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:40 pm

A friend introduced me to guys jumping off of cliffs wearing Wing Suits. Takes lots of sky diving experience before you're ready for this--plus training.

Some amazing videos of this on YouTube.

Watch some of these videos and expect you'll be like me and wonder how they can have the courage to do it! Of course the answer is 'you work up to it' gradually.

You have to watch a few to find those with the best video quality. I read they fly at between 100-140 mph and the record speed with Wing Suit over 200 mph. Standing at a lower level and having one of these guys come buzzing over your head would be a little unreal.

Don

stretch · Post by **stretch** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:48 pm

Those ARE cool!

Mr. Rossy takes the wing suit concept to the next level
in the following video. The launch is a real leap of
faith, eh?!

http://timetosignoff.com/video/?id=16545

-Stretch

pwl44m · Post by **pwl44m** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 2:00 pm

You go right ahead Rocky, I will watch Your Video.
Perry

J Miller · Post by **J Miller** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:11 pm

I believe in terrafirma. The more the firma, the less the terra.
Nuther words, I'm staying on the ground.

Joe

bdhold · Post by **bdhold** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:15 pm

I don't know, I think if we arm these guys with Mossberg tactical levers, we'll solve two problems at once.

Ray Newman · Post by **Ray Newman** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 3:25 pm

And I thought you meant the old style men's suit coats with the really large lapels....
(edited to remove "were" between you and meant)

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:24 pm

They`er as crazy as the bungee jumpers.

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 4:49 pm

I've now watched several of these wing suit flights and the ones with excellent photography help make it more real and you get a 'touch' of what the flier is experiencing. I wonder, after about 10 years of this, how many of these guys are still around?

And, what about those guys who jump off backwards as though they were jumping into their backyard pool?

stretch, your video was outstanding.

Don

Marlin32 · Post by **Marlin32** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:04 pm

I believe ACME Corp made them for awhile. I know that is where Wile E. Coyote bought his!

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:06 pm

That is just plain NUTS!

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 6:28 pm

I did an Aussie rappelling course on Cheju Island (Hobie?) Tremendous fun, extreme challenge..but we had thick ropes between us and a 1000' below

Leverluver · Post by **Leverluver** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:54 pm

It's only a matter of time http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Wi ... 040-1.html

But then again, this is coming from a 62 year old that just bought an ultralight

so my day is coming also.

JReed · Post by **JReed** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:05 pm

Looks cool but I think I will stick to watching the vids on Youtube.

awp101 · Post by **awp101** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 8:13 pm

getitdone1 wrote:A friend introduced me to guys jumping off of cliffs wearing Wing Suits. Takes lots of sky diving experience before you're ready for this--plus training.

Not to mention a lack of sense or cajones grandes.

BlaineG wrote:I did an Aussie rappelling course on Cheju Island (Hobie?) Tremendous fun, extreme challenge..but we had thick ropes between us and a 1000' below

Aussie is head first, right? Regular rappelling down the Sabaluski Air Assault School Tower (shameless plug/brag

) was spooky enough for me but we had a couple of guys who just HAD to do it that way so they could say they had done it.

jeepnik · Post by **jeepnik** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 9:22 pm

Dang, I coulda used something like that forty years ago when I left the helo about twenty feet AGL. It might not have softened the impact, but I sure woulda looked good hitting the ground.

Post by **Old Savage** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 10:16 pm

I am not jumping off a perfectly good cliff.

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:13 pm

jeepnik wrote:It might not have softened the impact, but I sure woulda looked good hitting the ground.

Isn't that what they call "making a lasting impression"?

Post by **Hobie** » Thu Jan 19, 2012 11:18 pm

BlaineG wrote:I did an Aussie rappelling course on Cheju Island (Hobie?) Tremendous fun, extreme challenge..but we had thick ropes between us and a 1000' below

Yep, Cheju-do was the site for "adventure" training, R&R, whatever they called it over the years. Personally, I hate heights but love mountains. Go figger. Rappelling isn't so bad, there's worse, like fast-roping. Let's face it, there are some things you do because you have to. Some guys were deathly afraid of the combat water survival test and my biggest problem was stepping off the 3 meter board, because of the height. I was relieved to be in the water! I hated the rope bridges but volunteered to swim the rivers to take the rope over to the other side. Everyone has a different fear. Joe is about right as far as I'm concerned, more firma and less terra!

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 1:34 am

Don, you mean these guys, right? Flying suit/Base junping

getitdone1 · Post by **getitdone1** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 10:59 am

Griff wrote:Don, you mean these guys, right? Flying suit/Base junping

Griff.

Yeah. Those are the guys! So amazing I keep going back for more videos.

Don

Blaine · Post by **Blaine** » Fri Jan 20, 2012 4:01 pm

Hobie wrote:
BlaineG wrote:I did an Aussie rappelling course on Cheju Island (Hobie?) Tremendous fun, extreme challenge..but we had thick ropes between us and a 1000' below
Yep, Cheju-do was the site for "adventure" training, R&R, whatever they called it over the years. Personally, I hate heights but love mountains. Go figger. Rappelling isn't so bad, there's worse, like fast-roping. Let's face it, there are some things you do because you have to. Some guys were deathly afraid of the combat water survival test and my biggest problem was stepping off the 3 meter board, because of the height. I was relieved to be in the water! I hated the rope bridges but volunteered to swim the rivers to take the rope over to the other side. Everyone has a different fear. Joe is about right as far as I'm concerned, more firma and less terra!

I'm glad I did it, but I didn't "go" right for a week....

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