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Red face Wingsuit Swoop - 10-15-2007, 05:38 PM
this looks like being one of the greatest adrenaline rushes you can have

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e73_1192213802

when he goes near that road, jesus....those guys have balls of titanium
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 06:02 PM
I'm so fuckin' doing that !!

As a matter of fact, i'm jumping out of a perfectly good airplane real soon with a member of the U.S. Air National Guard.

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Default 10-15-2007, 06:06 PM
wow, i wonder how well they can control themselves with those wing suits
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 06:45 PM
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wow, i wonder how well they can control themselves with those wing suits
pretty fuckin well apparently. O_O


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Default 10-15-2007, 08:08 PM
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pretty fuckin well apparently. O_O
haha well yeah, but i mean in terms of how much lateral movement they can generate in a given altitude distance, seems like its really not that much
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 08:13 PM
Theyd have more balls if they did it without a parachute
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 08:36 PM
Glide ratio is usually 2.5:1. or for every foot down they travel 2.5 feet forward.

"Theyd have more balls if they did it without a parachute"

It's being done. http://www.gofastsports.com/zone/wingsuit.html
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 08:42 PM
wow.... !
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 08:52 PM
that's awesome
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 08:58 PM
wow.... this really makes me want to try out skydiving. im gonna see if MTSU has any type of skydiving club.
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 09:48 PM
MTSU does have skydiving
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 09:50 PM
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Glide ratio is usually 2.5:1. or for every foot down they travel 2.5 feet forward.
wow, thats alot more than i expected!
  
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Default 10-15-2007, 10:35 PM
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MTSU does have skydiving
how do you know oOo: I just checked our site and there wasnt anything on there.
edit: never mind. the site search function phails in comparison to google.
  
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Talking 10-16-2007, 06:59 AM
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how do you know oOo: I just checked our site and there wasnt anything on there.
edit: never mind. the site search function phails in comparison to google.


that is all
  
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Default 10-16-2007, 04:19 PM
that was awesome...wish i could do it...probably make sure i can make it lol
  
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