New Toy

[82HALO]

Ok guys, gonna be savin up for a new toy!

 

 

[planeflyer21]

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.

[82HALO]

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!

 

 

[82HALO]

Did get jump out of the Bombay doors once at a air show, gotta look foe those pics!

[shepp]

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

[Sisco]

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?

[Sisco]

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

[unforgiven]

Very fukin cool brother HALO.

[Frankh252]

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
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[82HALO]

Haven't been able to get anywhere with cliffs high enough to jump, but I've jumped antennas, buildings and a bridge!

[82HALO]

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!

[Rsquared]

I've gone out at about 15,000. Hell of a rush. Those suits must be BAD ASS. Keep on getting up HALO!

[planeflyer21]

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!

[82HALO]

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!

[82HALO]

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.

[planeflyer21]

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'.

[82HALO]

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!