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The event was approved and will be happening this year, you can see the event and registration details at the link below:

Epic Flights Proximity Project Details

Looks like it will be alot of fun and alot of work has gone into it - good stuff!!!!

Exit from a chopper......so..it an Epic skydive project?

Doesn't change the fact that proximity flying will be happening so the name doesn't have to change.

Well just a thought but with a skydiving rig you should be opening by about 2000feet AGL. Since the terrain will not allow you too have an indication of your actual height over the ground it would be too dangerous to jump with skydiving gear. Skydiving gear is much less reliable than BASE gear and on such a proximity flight I am sure most would intend to open below 2000 feet in almost all cases. Of course you can fly a line into open air, but then you can just go skydiving ;-)

Saw footage from the project while jumping in the valley late summer and there was some good flying. Saw a really nice pass that was totally committed over a high alt line with terrain/peaks on both sides of the WS pilots. Anyone else seen the final footage? Using a heli to access a line that can't be done from a regular exit should open some intersting new routes.

http://vimeo.com/17255754

or goto 3-2-1 base on FB

http://vimeo.com/17255754

whew! what to say....

BTW isn't it safe to do proximity flying when there are no clouds around the mountains and the pinnacles? (0:31, 0:55) :-)

I always call them artists! Thumbs Up!