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heard this at a drop zone this w/e:

Apparently, this western US DZ was severely winded out--~40mph winds or so...so, the way I heard the story, this einstein decides to throw on his BASE rig and do a pull-off of flat ground with a 42" PC. He succeded, and for his efforts was awarded a ride to the hospital courtesy of the local ambulance.

relative wind? relative to WHAT?

Heh... I thought about doing that before. Who hasn't? Funny that someone actually did it though.

before i started skydive,a guy opened his Sabre120 got arob around his belly and lod a tractor pull him up..does i have to say that he ended at hospital...

he, he... funny, I heard that too.

Anyone hear if the rig/canopy was damaged?

Unless I'm misunderstanding what he did, I really doubt the rig or canopy would have sustained any damage. The forces involved would be nothing compared to a deep slider off BASE jump.

I wonder if any movement would occur with a wingsuit and 60 MPH+ winds. In Hood River, Oregon, in the Columbia River Gorge, extremely fats winds are common (which is why it's the birthplace of windsurfing and kiteboarding).

I thought about him being dragged across the ground long enough to have to get med attn... didn't know if the cordura/webbing etc was taking as much punishment as the skin? Don't really even know if it was the skin?

Just thought it wouldn't be something I'd like to do with my $1800 toys. I'd be impressed if the equipment is unscathed. Maybe even have more confidence in it.

cp

Had same thourgth,but after been pulled after a fast ferry(dont know your word but this one is FAST),but as birdman describs.. it aint working in water and there are no chance that the ferry could stop in time to pull a guy up,and im not sure many boats could follow it..but funny thourgth(however im not comfortable by the name testflyer)

There's been talk in an unnamed city in the Pacific NW (<cough>PDX<cough>) of putting a wingsuit on some poor sap, tying him into a harness, taking a pickup truck up to 100mph or so, and unreeling the wingsuited test dummy from the truckbed like a psychotic kite.

Fortunately, nobody's actually gotten around to doing this yet. It'd be damned cool. . . until the first highway overpass. Not to mention, how do you reel the kite back in? Questions, questions. . .

Peace,

D-d0g

I actually have been considering a similar scenario for my next bridge trip, y'know, those long, lonely stretches of highway...
there will be video.

much faster than parasailing!

Hmm, if you got an 18 wheeler with a basic structure on the back with a two point attachment trapeze harness. Make it tall enough to get out of the wash from the cab. Then go out on the salt flats to test it out. Sounds like a new sport to me. Once you're high enough you just cut the cable and deploy your canopy.

It's that easy.

I've been on certain passes in Colorado before where I can easily hold a 45 degree angled lean into a strong wind. It gets scary pushing it cuz you'll just all flat on yer face...