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Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: FBplmmr on October 14, 2007, 10:23:22 AM

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

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Gunslinger on October 14, 2007, 10:50:04 AM

WOW  :eek:

Thats just sick!

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Maverick 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: AKIron on October 14, 2007, 12:25:35 PM

I blame it on Joe Shuster and  Jerry Siegel.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: croduh 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

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: JB88 on October 14, 2007, 01:25:37 PM

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

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: deSelys 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: deSelys on October 15, 2007, 08:48:38 AM

Another way to fly close to mountains:

ski-gliding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D5qShyR95U&NR=1)

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Maverick 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: deSelys 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Heater on October 16, 2007, 04:08:03 AM

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

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: DREDIOCK 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?

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Maverick 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".

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: Chairboy 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.

Title: Crazy flying squirrel-suiters
Post by: wooly15 on October 16, 2007, 12:43:38 PM

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Originally posted by deSelys
Another way to fly close to mountains:

ski-gliding (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D5qShyR95U&NR=1)

Holy S*** those guys have big, hairy testicles probably made of brass.  That has got to be one helluva rush!