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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Nov 13, 2017 - 11:58pm PT
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hey there say, ß Î Ø T Ç H ...sadly, i saw this, too...
thanks for sharing... :(
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climbski2
Mountain climber
The Ocean
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Apr 19, 2018 - 04:18pm PT
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Regarding proximity flight versions of base/wingsuit flight
Over a hundred years ago..a bunch of young men inthier flying machines learned tragically the lessons this generations barnstormers have deluded themselves into thinking they can do...all pilots are taught how stupid this type of flying is...
These kids don't realize they are pilots of the worst aircrafts ever built. Yet they try to do what the best cannot do safely.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Apr 20, 2018 - 06:31am PT
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Thanks for that video, Rockermike. Well, Steph's all in, that's for sure. Wow.
BAd
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Apr 20, 2018 - 06:56am PT
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Red Bull Gives You Wings
Fukin lol
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ionlyski
Trad climber
Polebridge, Montana
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GEEEEEEEEEEZ these videos are no different than the red neck barbie truck races posted by Aeriq on the redneck coal thread. They look and dress differently, probably more education and schooling but just as red necked in my book.
Either way, the gene pool is what it is.
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fear
Ice climber
hartford, ct
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Ouch! There's soooo much first-person footage now of horrible stuff due to technology. If that existed 40 years ago none of us would likely have left the couch.
Go forth boldly, and as my hang-gliding instructor used to say, "Stay away from solids".
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Gnome Ofthe Diabase
climber
Out Of Bed
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Glide Ratio is not 'forgiving'... not really like strength to weight in climbing where one can compensate.
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Bad Climber
Trad climber
The Lawless Border Regions
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 4, 2019 - 05:16pm PT
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Yikes. Anyone interested in BASE should watch such videos. Ugh.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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Well, I'm the last guy to judge, and I sincerely mean that.
But let's be clear: You're not FLYING. You're at best GLIDING, and that with a very, VERY high fall-rate.
When the one guy in the above video says (all animated), "For as long as we've had brains big enough to think, we've looked up at birds... and, wow, now we're doing it!"
Uh, no.
It's that sort of hysteria about the sport that makes some of its practitioners seem like whack-jobs.
Soberly assessing the risk-to-reward ratio and DECIDING that you are willing to die for what you get out of it until you die... well, that's one thing, and I can respect that.
But I can't respect hysterical posturing about achieving "flight." It's not just hyperbolic; it's a quite apparent dismissal of the REALITIES of the FACT that, unlike birds, you ARE coming down in very short order and with a relative minimum of actual control.
That said, if we own anything, we own ourselves. Life in the best case is short, even when measured against it perhaps being shorter. So, pack it full of experiences and, hopefully, character development as a result. More power to the jumpers. Carry on.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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MB, hi-perf sailplanes have a 60/1 l/d. Those wannabe dirt nappers have like 2/1.
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madbolter1
Big Wall climber
Denver, CO
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^^^ Exactamundo.
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ms55401
Trad climber
minneapolis, mn
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most of the fails in the "fail" video seem to slam back into the thing off which the jumper is jumping
can someone explain to me why that event happens with what seems to be regular frequency
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Flip Flop
climber
Earth Planet, Universe
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Proximity flying. Fukkn lol
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skywalker1
Trad climber
co
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ms55401,
I will attempt to answer your question. But I don't speak from B.A.S.E. experience. From my limited student experience in learning paragliding there is the issue of "rotor" there are other terms that apply. Again still learning. But imagine you have a rock in moving water. Behind the rock the water moves in circles. Called an eddy. The same thing happens with air but you can't see it.
We train to understand topography where a rotor might occur given wind direction or the "venture effect" will occur, an area where winds are channeled through a canyon or depression which causes the wind speed to increase. This may blow you backward. So think about a group of sky scrapers.
My guess, only a guess is that these sorts of factors can cause a "spin" and transitioning from inflation to grabbing your brakes you are vulnerable.
There is so much more to it but that is my basic understanding and should not be considered correct. We fly with our wing already open with (for me) an 8:1 glide ratio
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VVVVVVV Hell no to me? I already said I'm not sure I understand what I'm talking about. I'm still a student.
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