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Mountain Wingsuit Flying Videos

Who wants to learn how to fly in a wingsuit with me? Shall we learn to paraglide first?


Man, Mountain, Wingsuit - Click here for this week’s top video clips


Another video I couldn't embed:
http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262


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Dec 11, 2007. 6:50 PMWeissensteinburg says:
I'm up for it! My dad went parachuting twice, and something he told me was really interesting. I never thought about it, but since your center of gravity is in the middle, when you fall standing up, you get that stomach going up sensation, but when you're parallel to the ground, it doesn't even feel like you're dropping.
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Dec 11, 2007. 6:54 PMDoctor What says:
You know what also sounds fun??? Bungee jumping off of something like the Brooklyn Bridge. Or the Space Needle. Just want to watch out for mid-air nooses.
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Dec 13, 2007. 7:38 PMSunbanks says:
The Space Needle would be fun. Or that one big arch in I don't remember where.
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Dec 13, 2007. 7:38 PMSunbanks says:
Yeah except for hitting the sides...
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Dec 13, 2007. 7:57 PMGoodhart says:
Visions of Wile-E-Coyote LOL
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Dec 13, 2007. 12:04 PMGoodhart says:
I can see the Space Needle now (as it is tapered), one would jump off and with each extension of the bundgee cord would WHACK the wall of the needle, repeatedly OUCH!
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Dec 11, 2007. 6:59 PMWeissensteinburg says:
GET OUT OF MY HEAD!
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Dec 13, 2007. 11:20 AMDoctor What says:
What do you mean??
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Dec 13, 2007. 5:24 PMWeissensteinburg says:
It was supposed to be funny...in other words, I agree.
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Dec 13, 2007. 7:36 PMDoctor What says:
OK, now I get it. It takes me a while to get jokes...in other words, you confused me.
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Dec 13, 2007. 12:11 PMKiteman says:
You'd jump off the narrow bit and bounce off the wall as it got wider as you went down. Actually, I saw a video of somebody jumping off the Space Needle on a wire - it unrolled off a drum on the roof as he fell, and the only thing stopping him hitting a very terminal velocity was a pair of flaps on the drum acting as air-brakes.
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Dec 13, 2007. 5:34 PMzachninme says:
Sure! ...I'm not signing a waiver, though ;-P (I read the title as "Mountain wetsuit flying videos" -- made 0 sense ;P)
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Dec 13, 2007. 12:21 PMKiteman says:
Never mind a wingsuit, what about being a jet aircraft?



Even better is "Jetman":


http://www.jet-man.com/prod/index_en.html
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Dec 13, 2007. 12:27 PMGoodhart says:
The first one looks like it might give you hot heals :-) Either way you can impact the mountain at a higher velocity LOL that looks vaguely familiar.....
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Dec 11, 2007. 6:55 PMDoctor What says:
Why do I think Angelina Jolie??
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Dec 11, 2007. 6:48 PMDoctor What says:
I've always wanted to freefall, and be a flying squirrel. When I get older, I am definately going to go try this.
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Dec 11, 2007. 6:43 PMTeacherOfTheWays says:
I have always had an interest in those suits ever since i have seen them! I might try that when i am older....
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Dec 11, 2007. 5:00 PMGoodhart says:
That is wild !

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