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If you could choose 1, wingsuit or jetpack?
It's tough, but I think I might choose the wingsuit even though it is a shorter flight and much, much more limited.
Or maybe they just need to strap Jeb Corliss into one of those jetpacks!!
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I just love this stuff
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The argument for not...
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a full show on Jeb Corliss 45 mins
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I'm too much of a pussy for either.
But should there be an incentive such as a night with Maria Sharapova I'd jump out of the plane on a snowboard (with parachute as backup). |
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I probably should have put a fourth option for "I have to pick just one?"
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Higher mortality rate with the wing suit. I like!
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BASE Fatality List - BASE jumping :: Wingsuit :: Speed Flying :: BASEJumping.tv @ BLiNC Magazine Very high mortality rate in BASE jumping. For every 10 Jeb C. jumps there is probably some poor schmuck trying to be cool too hitting the hillside. I am fascinated with wingsuit flying. If I was reincarnated, I'd want to be a bird of prey. A hawk ... until then, I'll get my speed on 4 wheels in a nice car. G |
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03-28-2014, 11:39 PM
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Yep, high mortality rate, but I think that can be reduced by being smart and starting slow. Hell, even using a wingsuit after jumping out of a plane would be cool , I would think.
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This works for me.
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How about a jet-pack-equipped wingsuit?
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Sorry, guess I'm getting old (over 50)... even the Miata can scare the poop out of me.
Flying without a airplane? Not going to happen. 
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Kite boarding and wind surfing are realy big here. I gotta wonder, has a kite boarder ever been blown away?
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03-29-2014, 11:03 AM
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I want to see this stuff show up in a 007 film. Very cool.
As to which I would choose? I like them both. |
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Wing suit only glides, and you need a local mountain, skyscraper, or friend with an airplane (or helicopter) to jump off of (or out of).
A jet pack has a short range, but you can take off & land on your own. A combination would be great. The jet pack to get to altitude and then glide back to earth with the wing suit. Kind of like the Me 163 flight profile. |
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Porsche
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Scarab
Riley
