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Which record? The current 'record' in slow fall for competition jumping is set by Tobi Sherinski/Helmut Tacke (both flying various suits, both skilled, very light and very trained pilots?) I think the suits used vary between Stealth2 and Xbird for helmut, and XS (not Xbird) for Tobi. I think Mike and I have the 'record' for longest sustained flight at slow speed (5:18 and 5:28 in Stealth2 at 38mph avg the whole flight) The record for slowest fall (based on 'longest freefall time) is 6:47, but set at an avg speed of 45 mph (or something in that range). Visa Parvianen (without jet engines) recorded GPS data of 5 mph CLIMB in his Stealth2 for about 4 seconds after a 200 mph dive. Also a record for slow fall. My slowest so far is 8mph (flare). So many records for slowfall. Most of it only have the suit as a factor, with the pilot making the biggest difference... p.s. There is no such thing as 'pre-stall' mode. Isnt all flight thats not stall pre-stall? You can fly and flare the suit (different from sustained speeds) down to very low numbers (or climb). Flying a suit full flight for a whole jump is a different story. My best from 12000 to 3500 is 34 mph on Stealth2. Ill see what Venom does when the weather clears up finaly (bad weather for 5 weeks in a row...can you believe that?!)

The pull is similar to the stealth2. The cut of the wing (sadly) doesnt allow for a BASE pouch, which would make the pull a lot easier. Its without issues, but advised to do open slightly higher than normal for anything unexpected one might find.half a second extra isnt much, but in critical situtions could make a big difference.

The end of the video cuts because the part of to the tree was only interesting... Thats why its called video editing (only cuts...no fake speeding up to make things look quicker ) I have about 20 hours of flying footage from Robert and Jean-Noel here, and bad flying is not part of any of those. It would be a long search. I will post more videos when we announce the suit officialy. Also some new safety features with 100% functionality (next to zips and cutaway). More news suits. Regarding influences. Venom is a Stealth2 / V3 Hybrid. Air inlet system and wingshape have been part of PF designs long before Xbird arrived to the stage. V3 and Stealth2 introduction is +2 years ago. Xbird only 1,5 year. No problem mentioning influences, but at least make sure the timing is correct. Anybody wanting to fly to Holland can demo the latest pre-release model of venom starting next week.watch my YouTube channel for more on that one..

Results from GPS based wingsuit competitions show matras style suits (regardless of brand/make) are slow as can be. more material = more drag Many things can be said for big surface wingsuits, but speed is not their best factor. Comparing (on skydiving) the speeds getting to a formation in Stealth2 compared to Phantom/Shadow, the last 2 rate much quicker in building up speed.

Dont be so crazy... Just email Robert. He will have some new cables sent your way today...

No close ups, but here are two photos of the Shadow and Phantom with the new style cutaway. The bootie material has also changed to a new (much stronger) rubber/canvas mixed material, replacing the leather.

hehe...sorry.

Robert Pecnik would have also been in the top 4, but quit jumping halfway into the semi finals due to back problems (hard opening)

Here is the first video (Round 6, Free Round). The other rounds will be online the next few days also!

All flying this year was amazing! The videos will be online soon! The free rounds especially where great! The Russian team scored a well deserved victory for the training and dedicated flying! Looking forward to seeing more teams from Russia, Ukraine etc next year!

I did a dozen jumps on the GS1 from JiiWings. Not really impressive glide just very slow falling, and difficult to steer. The rigging is scary, and had some troubles with the (suit)cutaway not working during a spin, where zippers got stuck. I pulled at 4000ft, so had time to finaly get zippers open. But not anthing worth recommending. Though good intentions, it feels like clothing designed by non-skydivers. And not as skydive gear built for practical use. On flylikebrick.com there is an MSNBC video, with some footage of me jumping it.

The advice on taking up chess was not aimed at anyone specific. Just a funny(?) way of saying this is not a sport with 100% certainties. Bragging games on who jumped what the longest, or did what the most also dont particulairly interest me. Everyone beats me at having done wingsuit before I ever did AFF, as I never did AFF But if it makes you happy, Ive been flying wingsuits for 8 years, and jumping for 10 years. Maybe not the longest around. But I dont recall EVER saying that certain numbers or years in the sport make words any more true or valluable. I know a lot of people with 20 jumps that talk more sense than the bullshit Ive heard come out of some skygods with 20.000 jumps. If its guarantees you want, buy a car with insurance. If anything, most stuff you see in this video is made up of knowledge and experience of people who dealt with these situations in real life emergencies. ment as advice and knowledge. A pissing contest about who has more experience is far outside of my aims for using my energy. There is always a bigger fish or bigger ass. Maybe to you Im the ass or the little fish. But than just read the stuff written with that in the back of you mind (he's an ass!) but know there is a difference between a (bad ) sense of humor as opposed to nasty remarks and verry big toes, that easily get stepped on I have no intent on bumping chests and battling eachother with our egos...just book a ticket to the USA if thats a game you like, I know some great people there who do enjoy that game a lot hehe That said... Hearing a lot of people only use the word 'ball' as the magic 'fix it all' solution, made me want to try and show people the additional steps possible. The red eye incidents around, where people who often only used one emergency response. Either ball up (wrongly, leaving a lot of wing exposed) or arch, and not do anything else. Depending on the severety of a spin (much like a malfunctioning main) you can choose to try and fix the situation. Or go through/skip the fixing and go to the bail-out (pull main or reserve). If your main opens with a small problem, you try and fix it. If it looks like a wet piece of toiletpaper wrapped in fishingline, you dont go through the whole list of canopy checks, but you chop the bad mother. Balling up, is not a magical answer to all. Look at the Moab flatspin. That is someone who (thinks) he is making a ball of himself. Yet not doing particularly well. He had trouble with step 1/step 2 (didnt do 1, did step 2 wrong, leaving the full legwing open), but resorted to step 3 (pulling a canopy) to solve the situation. In his case he couldnt reach his main, so he deployed his reserve. Looking at the delayed opening, Im glad he did it at 6000 ft, and not down lower. In most cases the red-eye spins (at least 2 I know of) are people that spent over 30 seconds spinning on their backs.a time in which they didnt pass out, yet could have pulled a canopy way before that timing. But DO KNOW that not a single emergency is the same. There are many unique situations. And the canopy choice, skill, experience, mindset and experience someone has can determine how they CHOOSE to handle the situation. No action is wrong, if you come out of it alive. But presenting as many options as possible, for everyone to make aducated decissions in these situations is something I believe in. But I would never judge anyone actions in an emergency. And only wish everyone knows the options available in deciding which actions to take..

I wish I could have come...but instead, im now stuck in a hot office, working. Not my idea of fun either... But hope everyone flying in Russia has a good time. Hope I can also make it next time...

One additional note: A lot of people call instability a flatspin. Quite often for beginners, its just inability to deal with instable positions. As you get more experienced, and do more aerobatics. You will notice it becomes harder and harder (close to impossible) to get into 'unrecoverable' spins. The more you practice aerobatics, rolls, backflying etc the more you will be capable of handling instability, when it decides to show up. Always give yourself a 'hard deck' beneath which you dont do new manouvres for practice (+- 2km/6500ft) so you always have 1km/3300 ft for recovery, in case of instability. Its like driving a car. If you always drive it in a straight line, you will never learn to deal with drifting and skids. If you become a pro at that, chances of you ever sliding of the road, in case of snow etc. will be much smaller. The more you know how to handle your car, the better you will handle it in case of emergenies. Same for a wingsuit. Dont point it in one direction and let it fly you. But you fly that wingsuit the way you want it to fly. Beat it into submission, and make it your bitch!

Look at the Moab flatspin video posted earlier. The flatspin is powered by the legwing. And failure to close the legwing results in an increased spin. The jumper skips step #1 (Arch) and step #2 (Ball up) 'the ball' is not a fail-safe option, and should not be your #1 priority. Its #2. Arching/Flying out of a twist is something that works 99% of the time. Even in a fast spin, balling up IS possible. And even on big suits. Quite often the high speed twists/speeding up rotations have to do with a bad body-position/reaction initialy. Not doing any of the recommended actions. I jump big wings a lot, and even on the most f*cked up moves and flips (going into unstable twists) arching out (step 1) always works. And the few times it didnt, I just went to step #2. For big wingsuits, GRAB the ankles. Dont just pull in the wing. There is a lot of wing on the side of the legs. Going into a crouched position, holding ankles will squeeze all wing shut. I have not seen ANY video of a spin in a wingsuit, where the flyer didnt close the legwing. Even in trying to ball up, the legwing is often still open and/or bent way to much (look at that Moab video). And clearly the blame for the spin. But regarding your worry. If the spin is speeding up past the point where you can pull your main, rigs DO have a 2nd handle on the front that pulls a canopy (as clearly, the flyer in the Moab video also does). In the end though...what we write is just advice. If you believe other things work for you. Feel free to also spread those as advice. This is all knowledge people can use, to determine their own actions. The more you know, the more educated your choice of action. That aside, If you need more than 5 or 6 seconds to realise step 1 is not working. Maybe you should take up card games or chess, and not further go into any activities that require thinking and a bit quicker reaction times such as skydiving/wingsuit flying and base

3rd Bad English is my excuse...though luckely its also 3D flying of course, so my mistake isnt too obvious..

New details on www.wingsuitcompetition.com

Hey everyone... It was announced already a while ago, but here are the dates for the Wingsuit Competition. Artistic flying (2 way + camera) judged by style, camerawork and points. Last year we had a wonderfull time, and watched a lot of good (and fun) flying. Check here for the video from 2009. This year we will have the same fun, and Im hoping we will also see some Russian and Ukranian teams participate. More details will soon show up on the website. If you are thinking about joining, you can already give a shout on dropzone.com

Rigid surfaces wil replace wings we controll with our body. Than we put wheels and an engine on it. And than a cabin...because its warmer...and maybe room for passengers.. Hm.sounds like an invention we already use a lot in skydiving... Play with rigid wings, engines etc all you like. But the moment you turn someone into Buzz Lightyear, its a man under a powered wing. No longer someone flying his body, and controling the shape of the wing by his position. Hanggliders..airplanes.enough of those already

I think much more is possible, by use of current wingsuits and arm strength... Rigid wings, engines...all cool.but its no long WING-SUIT B)

After such a long flight, you are HAPPY to be allowed to open your canopy at 1000 meters. As the arms will scream for not doing another minute of freefall Here is a list of all long wingsuit freefall records (official and un-official) Wingsuit FreeFall Records There are also rough estemated freefall speeds (Miles per hour) for all jumps. Showing the performance during the jump.

Ive posted several pictures on our website! http://www.flylikebrick.com/minishowcase 2009 paracentrum texel

Yes...thats you

Somebody should have told me that, when I jumped without a helmet in Borodyanka back in 2008

On my head in most shots...its what holds the camera attached. Ductape hurts every time I take the camera of.. But flying without a helmet (dytter attached to goggles) is the best feeling ever...slight risk of head injury..but you have to do something to keep this sport dangerous.. B)