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Wed Dec 24, 2008 12:03 pm

Who needs an airplane when you can fly like this?

These guys are nutso! http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id= ... llscreen=1
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 12:12 am

Looks fun as heck. But also crazy as hell!!

I'll stick with the 182.
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 4:28 am

Man, I'd think that would peg your fun meter!!
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 11:06 am

I wonder how they judge where they will be at any given time and how much clearance they have over out croppings. They must have decent control on where they can fly. I'm sure the camera angles make them look closer than they are to some of that stuff but that is pretty crazy!
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 1:44 pm

What glide ratio do they get? About 3:1?
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 3:56 pm

MikeMl wrote:What glide ratio do they get? About 3:1?

I think maybe 1:3
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Thu Dec 25, 2008 7:21 pm

Wowzy!! Well, that kind of "flying" must give oneself the most birdlike feeling. (anybody remember "Rocky and Bullwinkle?")
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Fri Dec 26, 2008 1:34 pm

I don't think most of those guys will be long for this world!

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Fri Dec 26, 2008 2:23 pm

I didn't get a real sense of how fast they were going until the guys on the road filmed them buzzing past. That is some pretty crazy stuff.
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Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:55 pm

That segment is from a ski movie called "Seven Sunny Days" by Matchstick Productions. Pro skier Shane McConkey, who revolutionized ski BASE jumping somehow found these guys doing wingsuit flying.

This year's MSP movie has ski flyers, who use tiny paragliders to do a combination of flying-enabled skiing down crazy terrain.

Oh btw, Oregon180 beat you to the post by a few hours. :)
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Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:33 am

Re: Who needs an airplane when you can fly like this?

Just "WOW!"
Very fun to watch, Thanks!
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