Author Topic: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters (Read 482 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** October 13, 2007, 09:55:37 PM »

I've seen a bunch of these flying squirrel folks, but nothing like this:

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e73_1192213802&p=1

Absolutely nuts.

FBplmmr · « **Reply #1 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:23:22 AM »

That's incredible, but I think I'll stick to Horseshoes and Darts;)

Gunslinger · « **Reply #2 on:** October 14, 2007, 10:50:04 AM »

WOW

Thats just sick!

Maverick · « **Reply #3 on:** October 14, 2007, 12:18:50 PM »

I wouldn't call it sick, an attempt at a Darwin Award yes but not sick per se.

AKIron · « **Reply #4 on:** October 14, 2007, 12:25:35 PM »

I blame it on Joe Shuster and Jerry Siegel.

croduh · « **Reply #5 on:** October 14, 2007, 12:29:09 PM »

That's sick!
I jump out of planes but that is plain sick!

And i have to try it:O

JB88 · « **Reply #6 on:** October 14, 2007, 01:25:37 PM »

sick as in sick...or sick as in sick?

deSelys · « **Reply #7 on:** October 14, 2007, 02:31:22 PM »

I have 20+ jumps with a beginner wingsuit and I can't describe how much awe I have for the mad skillz and ballz shown by those guys.

But Loïc Jean-Albert is one of the best wingsuiters in the world.

deSelys · « **Reply #8 on:** October 15, 2007, 08:48:38 AM »

Another way to fly close to mountains:

ski-gliding

Maverick · « **Reply #9 on:** October 15, 2007, 11:12:36 AM »

I wonder what the approximate glide ratio is on those squirrel suits? It didn't look really good to me but was still impressive to see in the clip. Of course one little misjudgement and it's strawberry jam time too.

deSelys · « **Reply #10 on:** October 16, 2007, 03:19:18 AM »

Mav,

Those suits have a glide rate of 1.7-2. Vertical speeds are usually around 60 mph, but good wingsuiters can lower that to 35 mph and glide 3 minutes between 13,500 ft and 3,500 ft.

Heater · « **Reply #11 on:** October 16, 2007, 04:08:03 AM »

must have a death wish......
but very cool

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #12 on:** October 16, 2007, 06:42:30 AM »

As we used to say back in the day.

"They gotta be out their frikken minds"

Beauty to watch though.

I like "We used to jump out away from the mountain but we got bored with that so.." LOL

How long before some one decides to figure out a way to do a perfect landing without using their chute?

Maverick · « **Reply #13 on:** October 16, 2007, 11:52:15 AM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
As we used to say back in the day.

"They gotta be out their frikken minds"

Beauty to watch though.

I like "We used to jump out away from the mountain but we got bored with that so.." LOL

How long before some one decides to figure out a way to do a perfect landing without using their chute?

I think the statement just before that attempt will be....."here hold my beer".

Chairboy · « **Reply #14 on:** October 16, 2007, 11:53:23 AM »

I've heard that there's a guy who is working on a technique for exactly that. I expect many video cameras to be running that day.