Wingsuit - High Speed exit from a skyvan (140 knots)

[Kyser477]

Wicked

[durtymacc]

You going to do this again ? Reckon you can go Higher?



[spamstoper3]

Excellent !!

[Sebol811]

So it is possible to fly up. ..in WINGSUIT :)

[MrMwaala]

try the fly back into the caravan thing it sound cool

[3mpire]

Cloud clearence much? lol ;P

[mccordia]

@3mpire there was this one big hole...just off camera...:)

[beardedswine]

amazing

[Shamanhaish]

That was seriously cool! nice vid, i did aff stage 7 out of a skyvan yesterday, SOOOO MUCH FUN

[NorthernNiinja]

altitude?



[mccordia]

@NorthernNiinja 12.500 ft (+- 3.5 km)

[Brandexpedition]

nice.... dit was toch bij de ToraTora boogie in Spa?

[mccordia]

@Brandexpedition Inderdaad...:)

[neomuttley]

DB Cooper didn't have no shtinkin wingsuit. BTW, do you actually generate lift w/one? My guess is temporary lift from extreme exit spped (@the cost of suit' longevity?).

[mccordia]

@FarceTheory Its actually not zero G. But notmal 1G, and during the push up, probably even a few G's more, due to acceleration :)

The plane is flying level during the exit (watch the horizon in the 2nd video on my account;)

[FarceTheory]

@mccordia "My mistake" Awesome take off!!!

[chittychad18]

I'd love to try it sometime! to that other guy, I just learned yesterday from on of my instructors that USPA said we have to be 1000ft above/below left and right of clouds, but hopefully I get the chance where it happens accidentally lol

[mccordia]

@chittychad18 where do you see anyone passing through clouds?

With a wingsuit you travel large distances, and its quite easy to fly to and through open areas.

[chittychad18]

Where was this? it's illegal to fly through clouds...

[JumpTeigen]

@chittychad18 You live in the USA, over here in Europe we are allowed to fall through clouds! It's hella fun you should try it once!

[camickaezejr]

Holy crp. Kun je dat ook uit de 206 turbine :P

[Svittidiu]

Cool but I wanna see an even faster exit.

[mccordia]

@Svittidiu I did faster exits, up to 165 knots, but above 140 to 150 knots, the added speed, is also what slows you down (more drag), so you dont get a whole lot of extra altitude from more speed.

But we'll see..

[MrProudAthiest]

@mccordia: Wow, have you actually flown in a wingsuit.? Thats pretty impressive! I, like many have had many happy dreams about flying but sadly when you wake up, reality brings you back to the real world where walking safely is the best that the world can offer me...lol. Give me a shout when science and technology resolve the landing problem without having to have a parachute...then I might just get a wingsuit, join you up there and try it myself... :)

[mccordia]

@MrProudAthiest yes, all videos you see are me/shot by me.

That aside, there is no 'landing problem'. We fly these suits for the flying part, landing isnt the goal ;)

[MrProudAthiest]

@mccordia: Yeah, fair enough. I suppose it just depends who's doing it. For me, if I was to fly in one, I'd want to know that there wasnt guna be any major fuck ups. Theres always that possibility that the parachute could get snagged in something (eg. a tree) where as if someone came up with a solid method/invention that could slow you down and land you safe without having to open out a piece of aparatus with a huge span then I'd feel so much more comfortabe. At the moment, theres restrictions

[MrProudAthiest]

@mccordia: Having said that, if I really wanted to do it and if I had the opportunity...the fact that a parachute was the only way possible way to get back onto the ground safely, I wouldnt let that get in my way. The video's of those guys in Norway, proximitey flying blow me away. Ive been watching them on and of for the past few years and it never fails to astonish and exite me at the thought that I might get a chance to have a go at it in the future as tests continue to make them safer.

[big5824]

holy fuck that is some serious speed on that exit :D its amazing how much lift wingsuits can get

[darthmax4k]

My favourite part of this video isn't the jump out (which is still awesome) but the walking toward the back of the plane and just seeing that desert of cloud. Awesome!

[yranib1]

Really nice!!

[pogodapogoda]

WOW, nice ;)

[xxlisafallonxx]

wow this is one of my favourite videos!

[zmayne750tb]

shit dude! Longer Video please!?

[saldiver2]

da bomb love it i'm a skydiver freflyer and live for this shit ur da man ...

[flashvortx]

nice man! manage to make it back to the dz?

[mccordia]

yea..not really a problem if you know where you are exiting, and where the sun is..

Just make sure there are no high canopies in clouds etc or other scary stuff when jumping through 'industrial haze' like this ;)

[seoceancrosser]

Absolutely incredible!!! Looks like your head was a little too close for comfort to the tail.

[mccordia]

You hit the airstream when past the tail already. So unless the plane is diving, its impossible to hit (unless you jump up, and do a 'silly' hit;))

[labombadericky]

So sweet! pilot in cahoots,don't try this out of an otter without staying tucked. keep clear of that tail.

[JumpTeigen]

@labombadericky only an idiot would to that from anything else than a backloader!

[WJvanR]

Jarno!!! mooi filmke man!!!

[jrrm3]

Nice. Is there a max speed for wingsuits ?Do they ever blow up if your airspeed is too high?

[punisher17011990]

mh... i think u cant hold them anylonger and they will try to brake your bones

[punisher17011990]

nice mate...

do u ever thought about a high speed exit combined with the skyvan going into deep-dive and u fly back into the cargoroom and shouting "hey guys im back!!!!!111!! <.<"^^

would be worth an oscar if u catch that on video

[Kopihucky]

wow.. look at all that industrial haze

[freeflyfsc]

sweet little jesus on a cracker. this is ridiculous!

just wow

[norcalbaker10]

thanks, think i need to try this next time i jump a backloader

[norcalbaker10]

what kind of wingsuit? could the lift be generated with a phantom II?

[mccordia]

This 'party trick' is mostly about exit speed.

The bigger the wingsuit, the higher you can get above the plane (so suits like Ghost/Stealth etc will be easier) but it shouldnt be hard to also do in a Phantom II

[tag128]

Hello,have a question about wingsuits.

How would the effect be on let us say : 1 man ,2 meter tall,90 kg, how long can u be flying free.

from 15000 ft,

b.t.w Nice exit..

[JustinR81]

@tag128 It could be close to 3 mins or slightly more from that height, depending on your skill level as well.

[mccordia]

3 minutes is already do-able from normal (12.500 ft) alttude, with a 2.500 ft pull (and normal exit)

a 15.000 ft high speed exit, by a skilled flyer could easily pass the 4 minute mark. Fatigue (dependant of suit design) being the only limitation to duration.

[eliasgerris]

nice way to get some free extra altitude :-p

[Colingoesfast]

that might just be the sickest thing I have ever seen.

AWESOME!!!!!!!!

[xr650lguy]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!

[Jagcycle]

Awesome stuff! Really flying now. :-P

[simenhjort]

WOW!

[funnyskater4]

3 2 1  BLAST OFF!!!

[jsbach333]

so fucking cool!

[peakman2006]

Thanks for the explanation about the wingsuit climb at exit. That was my first question.

Amazing capability of the wingsuits these days.

[FlyingBlueJay]

that's some heavy industrial haze... tough to see the dz through that. good thing it's not clouds or the FAA'd be pissed ;)

[commontrance]

How many feet is it?

[cmtepaulinhofly]

very very cool

[skydivewytse]

mooi foootage man! love it!

be safe..

Wytse

[Mishibar]

holy crap :-D

[skymatchu]

sweet

[siddacious]

jesus!

[monkeybuttX]

Holy crap!! You were headed for space

[nurpu1974]

that's sick.....

[patellaman]

that's some crazy sh*t hahaha