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I know a jumper who is very close to that weight under a Troll DW 285 and I think his only concerns seems to be the wind. He has little to no penetration into very light winds. Maybe he will reply with more details.

my experience is that as you drop into lower wing loadings (eg lower than 0.65 or 0.6) heading reliability seems to reduce all other things being equal. This is partic true for sub terminal and shorter delays.

I weigh 165 and get much better heading perf on my 245 than on my 285 & 280.

Hey

Im 77 kg:s and my friend Per is 67 kg:s

We both hav Flik 293

I have no problem flying or opening my chute.

Though in higher winds (over 8 m/second) There is a chans of flying backwards wich is just like flying forward. only the other way around ;)

Go BIG!!!

/martin - Team Batasten of Sweden

Hey Martin!
Are you jumping your wingsuit with this 293 or do you have another rigg for this purpose..i mean...its must be a lot off drag in this large container..
I have see you fly wingsuit in romsdalen..so if you using this 293 i can see no reason that i will jump my "small"FLIK 242..

Hey.
I usually fly my old Mojo 260, packed in a just as old Perigee Pro, when I fly wingsuit
. But I have made many jumps with my 293 on wingsuit as well.

There is a lot of talking about drag. And yes there is some drag from a rig, but I have never felt that big of a differens between rigs.

If your going for a big parachute. Do it for safety , for use in areas where you need that extra canopie-time and slow landings. In Places like Norway you wont need that size.

I have 3 rigs.
Flick 293 for tight subterminal stuff
Mojo 260 for slider up stuff
Mojo 220 for terminal tracking and WS FLying

id say good idea. im 62kg (140lbs) and i have a dagger 222 and BlackJack 265

weein for big stuff, big one for wee hucks.

simply rules...

in pounds, add 100 to equate to square footage of your canopy. add 20 if you plan on doing difficult cliffs or buildings. subtract 20 if you plan on antenna jumping with fairly easy landing areas and have to deal with the slightest head wind.

example, 180 pounds = 280 ft^2. 260 for antenna jumping. 300 for dicey cliffs or buildings...

 

That's Shotgun Ray's rule, and it's normally done with naked body weight (no equipment).

damn, then i should be on a 180

you weigh 60 pounds?