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Has anyone jumped any of the newer suits (Sumo, Cruise, Tube 3, PTS, etc) with a Flysight to check your glide ratio?

I've put 25 jumps on my Sumo and I'm still averaging 0.6-0.7:1 with a variety of body positions. Just trying to get an idea of what to shoot for. Thanks!

GPS tracks http://ppc.paralog.net/showalltracks.php?equipment=Tube+3
Try to jump with operator and look at your body position.

It's about the same as Prodigy in skilled hands.
Because I've seen people brick their way down in a new phoenix powersuit just lovely

I have done 6 jumps on my Sumo and my glide average (flysight data) its 0.7/0.8 flying with relaxed body position, the suit its very fast also.
Just my 0,0000001 cent.

Safe jumps
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Glide ratios are hard to define, as skill, body position and (mostly) wind conditions dictate the results for a larger portion.

Eli Gerris did 1.85 glide in a classic PF tracksuit in the Hungary competition 2 years ago (which put him at half to almost 2/3rd of the best score in a big wingsuit). Is that the suit, the pilot or the weather conditions?

Not to mention body type! :D Tall skinny guy can achieve greater glide then a short fat guy(given the same level of skill)

right? instead of taking dick pills, im gonna start taking human growth hormone pills, while simultaneously starving myself to achieve the dream of being 6'11", 130 lbs.

It's being a total badass is what it is. :)

That's the whole idea of looking at GR's, to improve those. Non?


Fly crosswinds on training runs? That's what i do. Never understood why in comps they run downwind. Totally skews results and may give unfair advantages if the uppers change at all

Even there the wind drift sideways adds up to your distance / GR score. The only way to get a rough 'clear' result is by doing 2 jumps in short time, one upwind, one downwind, and taking the avg.

Or doing a balloonjump, and then using paralog to substract the winddrift/speeds at various altitudes from the actual results.

But anything you do, will always be subject to wind. Thats why scores from different times/locations are really hard to compare in a fair way, and quoting 'my suit does this or that' is still not saying much, and weather its the skill, build, suit or weather that gave you that score.

Just practicing a lot to get insanely good is probably the best to get out of your jumps...

Or just get a wingsuit...

Seems like that's the solution for people who can't track nowadays.

Wingsuits = training wheels for trackers!

hehe if ya aint gettin 1:1 You aint tracking