82HALO Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Ok guys, gonna be savin up for a new toy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 As awesome as that would be, I don't think I can afford a B-17. Perhaps a nice A-26 or Douglas AD-5 Skyraider variant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Lola, yeah way out of my reach too! Been flying a wingsuit now for about the last 4 years! About the only type of jumps I like to make now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Did get jump out of the Bombay doors once at a air show, gotta look foe those pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shepp Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 8 minutes ago, planeflyer21 said: As awesome as that would be, I don't think I can afford a B-17. Perhaps a nice A-26 or Douglas AD-5 Skyraider variant. I would assume that's the EAA's B-17 "aluminum overcast". Pretty cool Video, but terrible to watch as a spectator. Saw one on the red bull guys in one two years ago there. He's gotta keep such a high altitude it's a spec with a vapor trail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Those personal Jet Packs are flat ass beautiful crazy! 82 HALO can't blame you a bit. When those wing suits originally came out I remember watching a Warren Miller movie that had one in it. Why did all this cool stuff get invented when I was a senior citizen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sisco Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Have Jet Man add a powered exoskeleton, and some decent ordnance, and you have a prototype of the future soldier Robert Heinlein wrote about in "Starship Troopers" back in the 1950's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unforgiven Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 Very fukin cool brother HALO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankh252 Posted May 1, 2016 Report Share Posted May 1, 2016 (edited) Looks like fun but not sure I'd have the balls to just jump off the top of a friggin mountain! (in a wingsuit) Kudos to those who do. Edited May 1, 2016 by Frankh252 Misprint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Haven't been able to get anywhere with cliffs high enough to jump, but I've jumped antennas, buildings and a bridge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 10 hours ago, Sisco said: Those personal Jet Packs are flat ass beautiful crazy! 82 HALO can't blame you a bit. When those wing suits originally came out I remember watching a Warren Miller movie that had one in it. Why did all this cool stuff get invented when I was a senior citizen? Yeah saw that film too! It is tougher to start at a later age, especially learning to land under a high performance canopy! But I knows some guys in there 70's still jumping, and I'm just about 59! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rsquared Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 I've gone out at about 15,000. Hell of a rush. Those suits must be BAD ASS. Keep on getting up HALO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 8 hours ago, 82HALO said: Haven't been able to get anywhere with cliffs high enough to jump, but I've jumped antennas, buildings and a bridge! Looks like maybe you need to plan an Arizona trip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 9 hours ago, Rsquared said: I've gone out at about 15,000. Hell of a rush. Those suits must be BAD ASS. Keep on getting up HALO! Lol that's what she says! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 3 hours ago, planeflyer21 said: Looks like maybe you need to plan an Arizona trip! Do ya have sheer cliffs at 1000'? Unfortunately I sold my BASE jumping rig a few years ago! But anything over a 1000 I would use my regular rig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
planeflyer21 Posted May 2, 2016 Report Share Posted May 2, 2016 Just now, 82HALO said: Do ya have sheer cliffs at 1000'? Unfortunately I sold my BASE jumping rig a few years ago! But anything over a 1000 I would use my regular rig. There are some awefully tall ones around the state. Quite a few in the local area better than 400'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82HALO Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Been there, jumped at Eloy! They're the guys that jump cars, I didn't get a chance to do that! Looks like fun! Remember the post of the hummers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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