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Heisenberg
Trad climber
RV, middle of Nowehere
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Look at
Pressurized.. Tube 4 is 2 suits in one
Squirrel Sumo. Solid build and easy to fly
Reputable pilot is also building the Raven One. He was the test pilot for many suits (TS) and started his own company.
There are others out there but those above are some of the best built.
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Gene
climber
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Tommy!!!! So cool.
Gene
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The guy above
climber
Across the pond
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Not wanting to make it sound argumentative, Heisenberg, but the reason i sugested the PF classic and not one of those
Pressurized.. Tube 4 is 2 suits in one
Yes, in theory. But in practice the tube4 with the reduced volume legs don't fly well. The balance is just off. The low volume is useful for doing multiole rotations in aerials, but just don't work well for tracking or learning. The t4's pants with the volume closed paired with a t3 jacket does work great though.
That said the T4 is amazing, but not a beginners suit. And i have nothing against Pressurized suits. I've flown the tube3 for about 200 jumps, currently flying the tube4 for close to a hundred, and i even got to put 50 jumps on a tube5 prototype.
Squirrel Sumo. Solid build and easy to fly
Yes, it is easy to fly, but very few people are able to get anything like half decent performance out of it. Again, it's a suit that you need to be good before you start flying it, but it's quite hard to get good by flying it.
Reputable pilot is also building the Raven One. He was the test pilot for many suits (TS) and started his own company.
I heard they fall apart mid-air...
P.s. An example of what can be done with the PF suit when flown properly [Click to View YouTube Video]
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Sep 10, 2015 - 06:35am PT
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T2, i fly a power track suit, phoenix fly. there are many others , but i like them and if you can, try a few out first.
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Ksolem
Trad climber
Monrovia, California
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Sep 10, 2015 - 10:57am PT
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A few years back I was driving out across Deep Springs Valley, over Westguard Pass from Big Pine. I had one arm in a cast and I was idling in 2nd gear in my GTI with the sunroof open doing about 5mph. Sightseeing you know. The F-18 came from behind so I never heard it, and he blasted over the top of my car low just like in your videos. I almost crapped myself when the roar hit and I saw two orange circles moving away really fast. If one of those bad boys really wanted to have your ass it would be over before you knew it was happening.
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 10, 2015 - 11:22am PT
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I don't skydive but I am doing my PPL at the moment. I have 20 hours as of this morning and the first solo planning is in the works.
Boulder Traffic, 22delta is 2 miles SE of IBM, will be entering the downwind on the 45 for 8. Boulder Traffic.
I guess that's aviation and not OT, yeah?
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Sep 10, 2015 - 01:43pm PT
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chief, you can wait all you want. we don't really fn care
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ElCapPirate
Big Wall climber
Ogden, Utah
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Sep 23, 2015 - 10:13am PT
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nature
climber
Boulder, CO
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Sep 23, 2015 - 11:45am PT
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snakefoot
climber
Nor Cal
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Sep 28, 2015 - 09:44am PT
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It is one thing to be in the proximity of death, to know more or less what she is, and it is quite another thing to seek her.
— Ernest Hemingway
from
http://www.skygod.com
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squishy
Mountain climber
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Sep 28, 2015 - 12:49pm PT
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Vegasclimber
Trad climber
Las Vegas, NV.
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Topic Author's Reply - Sep 28, 2015 - 08:37pm PT
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Thanks for the additions to the thread, all!
I have a TON of shots from a half dozen museums to go through - been slacking. I will try and get them uploaded sometime soon!
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 28, 2015 - 09:00pm PT
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Here, Vegas, let me jump start you!
All the following from San Diego Museum of Flight...
Bristol Centaurus sleeve valve from late 40's...
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Brandon-
climber
The Granite State.
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Sep 29, 2015 - 04:42am PT
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Another one gone. Erik Roner died yesterday at Squaw in a collision with a tree. RIP man.
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