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alicestrong 12-09-07 02:12 PM

Wild! Would you do this?
 
I have dreams that I can fly but....

http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262

VanceMac 12-09-07 02:17 PM

Holy cow! That is righteous!

alicestrong 12-09-07 02:22 PM

So you would? Do this some time?

Siu Blue Wind 12-09-07 02:28 PM

Only if I was wrapped in about 200 feet of wide bubble wrap or something.

bac 12-09-07 02:32 PM


Originally Posted by alicestrong (Post 5775522)
So you would? Do this some time?

20 years ag = Yes - lets' go!

Today = I'll watch

... Brad

Chucklehead 12-09-07 02:33 PM

pretty neat, but i've never been as impressed with the flying squirrel suits as with the jet-powered wing deal.

ronjon10 12-09-07 02:33 PM

That looks like more fun than I'd like to have.

TCR 12-09-07 02:34 PM

These people must have a death wish.

Tiffanie 12-09-07 02:46 PM

My 12yo: "OMG that is soooooooooo cool! I wanna do it! Mom, where can we do something like that?!" :eek:

dddave 12-09-07 02:48 PM

holy sh*t that looks like so much fun.

spingineer 12-09-07 02:51 PM

Just like what they had on the 2nd Lara Croft movie.

roadfix 12-09-07 02:51 PM

I almost pee'd in my pants.

Go_Fast 12-09-07 05:16 PM

i'd hit that.

no doubt in my mind i'd give that a shot.

JustMe 12-09-07 05:35 PM

Both innovations are FANTASTIC. Notice neither of these were in the U.S., probably due to over regulation of anything that pretty much eliminates cutting edge innovation in aeronautics.

merider1 12-09-07 05:36 PM


Originally Posted by Siu Blue Wind (Post 5775546)
Only if I was wrapped in about 200 feet of wide bubble wrap or something.

:roflmao: Siu, you are so cute. ;) I +1 that! :D But it's really cool to look at for sure.

awiner 12-09-07 05:43 PM

Espen rocks...

Tortise45 12-09-07 05:53 PM

Now that looks like a hoot and I try that for sure! :)

maximan1 12-10-07 01:59 AM

I'm up for it

alicestrong 12-10-07 08:59 AM


Originally Posted by Chucklehead (Post 5775564)
pretty neat, but i've never been as impressed with the flying squirrel suits as with the jet-powered wing deal.


That's really intense...

I like the squirrel suit though because I think it would give me the feeling of flying like a bird. Flying over trees and streams...

I wonder what the learning curve is on something like that? It's not too different than free falling out of an airplane.

bigdraft 12-10-07 09:12 AM

Thats a wild video. I have a few friends who are into base jumping and they say the squirrel suits are amazing. I've been on El Cap and been woken up in the morning by jumpers going off at first light. It makes an incrediby loud sound when the blow their chutes. Anyway, the learning curve on this stuff is more then a little steep. Absolutely zero room for mistakes. If you have any doubts, just peruse this list and it might help you make up your mind.

http://www.splatula.com/bfl/

cheers
Pat

BFD 12-11-07 10:54 AM

This was on "World News" on TV last evening. Now they're talking about being able to glide w/o the parachute some day. They would just use the suit to glide in to a landing (possibly flare to a landing on their feet?). Sheesh!

Ya won't catch me base jumping in the first place!

alicestrong 12-11-07 11:02 AM


Originally Posted by bigdraft (Post 5779835)
Absolutely zero room for mistakes. If you have any doubts, just peruse this list and it might help you make up your mind.

http://www.splatula.com/bfl/

cheers
Pat


Oh please, don't pester me with reality...;):)


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