ReconRat Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 This guy's name is Jeb Corliss, and I guess I'll have to look for more stuff from him.Wingsuits have been around for a while. Special Forces had them many many years ago. This guy flies his down the side of a mountain through a ravine, barely clearing the tops of ridges...But this guy is maximum awesome. Very advanced skill level, do not try this at home. Hell, don't even think about it, I might fall off my chair watching it...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWfph3iNC-k 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmh_sprint Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 That guy has huge danglers. I've seen a bunch of stuff on TV about him. He truely has a fuck it attitude and goes full tilt on everything. One documentary I say was when they first started with the wing suits. Him and his best friend did a dual jump above the Royal Gorge bridge in Colorado. Jeb was to go below the bridge and his friend went above. His friend mis-calculated and slammed into the main cable just above the bridge deck. If you have time check out his GF, she is a French super model that is as big of an adrenaline junkie as he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2talltim Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 that was bad ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysix Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 ^ the perfect woman??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessecwalters Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 that would be awesome. Cool song too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 do not try this at home... yeah like my house has a fucking massive mountain right behind it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Wouldn't want to be hit by THAT flying squirrel.That kind of thrill addiction very often leads to an early demise, usually while being filmed by Red Bull heli-cams. Definitely would make for a fast and fun death, I guess....I'll prolly stick to drinkin' beer on the back deck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSparky Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 if i had the money for first skydiving, however many times it takes to be allowed to do that... then the money for the suit... oh, and a really big life insurance policy!that would be...AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gump Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Dang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 That kind of thrill addiction very often leads to an early demise, usually while being filmed by Red Bull heli-cams. Definitely would make for a fast and fun death, I guess....I'll prolly stick to drinkin' beer on the back deck.everyone dies. very few can say they actually lived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSparky Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 plus for you. ^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onbohio Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 That would be a good ride. Like the song as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgt89 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I've been watching this video at least 15 times a day for the past 3 days. Un-fucking-real. I've never seen the appeal in base jumping, but this.... Hell yes. Just like someone else posted above, I wish i had the means to do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 How fast do you think he was going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) How fast do you think he was going?The maximum speed for a human body falling in the lower atmosphere is around 120mph. So he might have gotten close to that at some point.The absolute maximum speed for a human body falling from way up around 100,000-120,000 feet altitude, is a bit over 600mph. The record is 614mph in 1960. There are people who want to break those records.edit: I recently found out that an aerodynamic object like a arrow shaped smooth bomb can fall at up to 2 1/2 times the speed of sound. If dropped from an extremely high altitude. 2200 mph+. Edited March 6, 2012 by ReconRat 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawi kid Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 I figured you would have my answer lol rep to you sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbgt89 Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 According to Jeb, he was going 122 mph through the gap, forward speed according to gps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4DAIVI PAI2K5 Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Where was it filmed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) Where was it filmed?Another good question. I only know two places that look like that. A place in the Alps, and down in South Africa.edit: I guess there is a place in New Zealand that I don't know about.argh edit: lol, I see he's jumped in Brazil also. Tall mountains there right by the city.*searching* One website says its the Swiss Alps.And another says he did 122mph on that flight.Here's another video of a casual flight through the crack:And one of best of highlights from flights:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgKiAooWfsU&feature=player_detailpagehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bJmVJZbmIk&feature=player_detailpage Edited September 5, 2011 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) "Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing." - Helen Keller, The Open Door (1957)edit: Part of that quote was at the start of one of the videos. That's the full quote from the book. Edited September 5, 2011 by ReconRat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMMW Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Why is there a balloon at 1:48? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Why is there a balloon at 1:48?Waypoint targets for his flight, plus camera crew standing there that he shouldn't hit at 120mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReconRat Posted March 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 Jokke Sommer, another flying squirrel... I mean wingsuit pilot...Teamed up with RedBull for some videos.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lxMBCWfDV5Qhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1PUgWLRU5Ehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmlAW_1hgT8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigd Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 See his wreck footage? Pretty insanehttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/news/4148284/Wingsuit-crash-multi-cam.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapesmuggler27 Posted March 6, 2012 Report Share Posted March 6, 2012 See his wreck footage? Pretty insanehttp://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/video/news/4148284/Wingsuit-crash-multi-cam.htmlI didnt watch this video, but is this the same guy that clipped the top of the moutain? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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