Wingsuit Jeb Corliss
 

Jeb Corliss has just posted a video of his accident on Table Mountain, SA.

After hitting a ridge, he manages to recover and release his reserve chute before crashing. Amazing!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEFCQRwj28w

I don't know about these guys. Imagine being so dead inside that you have to do this sort of thing just to get a thrill.

Oh c'mon don't say that.

Guts he has and respect we shld hve even if we - as flyer - we know that falling is just an ersatz (ok more like an exta pills for mammoth in that case).

I hope he will fully recover quickly and helps to prevents this to happen to his fans and his sports to get truly professional just like skydiving, delta flying, sailing etc...

Dead inside?
He lives so close to the edge, he hits it now and then!
Crazy to some people... But amazing to most...
I wish I had the balls... I hope he still has his! :grin:

Maybe you were born with a brain instead.

Jeb took his first steps today with crutches!
Dead inside??? Afraiding from everything, staying home, and giving a s*hit for thrilling or dangerous things is the way to being a dead. Jeb do the opposite way. He is pioneer!
Life is just starts when you try to push the limits.
Without these guys you couldn't write anything here because there had not been any airplanes.

Excellent comparison.
Internet vs. planes.
What future commercial product can we expect from them?


BTT:
What those guys do sure IS cool, incredible stupid too though.
Take the rocketman f.i., another a pioneer - however, if something goes wrong, he still has the parachute(and lives).
If one of those bats screws up, he's usually dead. Same goes for basejumpers.

I've known a number of skydivers and BASE jumpers. A couple of traits they all have in common are a love of life and a love of flight. This isn't a deathwish at all, it's the exact opposite. It's a lifewish.

Although to be fair... Jeb is crazy and has stated in interviews he got involved in BASE jumping because it seemed like a way to come close to killing himself, but still stay alive. So he isn't exactly the sport's greatest spokesman, ya know? Don't judge all divers by him, please.

Skydiving six years ago I had a very bad landing and broke my back. In another few years I should be healed enough to get back out there and fly again. So very much looking forward to it. It doesn't feel like falling; it feels like flying. Flying like Superman. Nothing on Earth can compare.

Swiss... Fair enough...
You don't do it... You don't want to... So be it... Some guys like to push the envelope... The guys who went to the moon were stupid... Fair enough...
Enjoy life to the full your way...
Some people die trying to do it their way... Stupid...

I'm sure you'll be happy on your deathbed...
;)

Excellent conclusion! Whitout planes you can not make a post in a forum of a Flight Simulator!

If there is no commercial products, is it senseless (and if its senseless in this way, is it a stupid and crazy thing)?
Riding a motorcycle, sailing a boat, climbing a wall or flying paragliders has no sense on market, don't produce any saleable value. Just produce pure fun, just one step above our daily commercial society life, where the real life starts and the pure things are! ;)
More on this kinda lifewish sometimes walks together with more risk, but they have their choice!

There is nothing future commercial for a pc user! Better wingsiuts, parachutes, and better technics for emergency chute systems are needed in aviation! :cool: