The UK Growers Thread!

The Yorkshireman

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Afternoon mate, glad you popped up had a question for ya that someones asked me to find out the answer to.....those wing suits, any idea what the rough glide ratio is on them?
Coming up to 3:1.

The very cutting edge guys who make and design their own (for eg Tony Suits) are close to achieving this, at next years Red Bull World Wingsuit League all will be 3:1 suits I reckon.

2.5:1 defo at the moment with a top speed of about 120-130mph.
 

Saerimmner

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Coming up to 3:1.

The very cutting edge guys who make and design their own (for eg Tony Suits) are close to achieving this.

2:1 - 2.5:1 defo at the moment with a top speed of about 120-130mph.
Cool cheers, also any ideas on the wing loading tolerances? i.e. how much extra weight can you add to a skydiver before it start affecting flight performance? i.e could you add an extra 5-15kg to a skydiver and the suit still work fine and maintain the same glide ratio?
 

zeddd

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fuk me wish I knew what saer and yman r talkin about but it seems the 3 is the way forward, I only butted in to say to sae don't bother with the 6.5 for the bp, its a biggie and I would run 11 l even 12/12
 

The Yorkshireman

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Cool cheers, also any ideas on the wing loading tolerances? i.e. how much extra weight can you add to a skydiver before it start affecting flight performance? i.e could you add an extra 5-15kg to a skydiver and the suit still work fine and maintain the same glide ratio?
Erm I'm not sure what you mean by that but there's different shaped suits for different jobs.

Some have a larger wingspan (flying squirrel shape) for maximum glide while others are slimmer for speed and agility (flying close to rocks and trees).

A skydiver isn't going to be regarded as over weight because you have to be of a certain physical/mental fitness to be able to do it competently. So any average weight skydiver of any height really shouldn't have a problem as the taller you get the greater the natural wingspan on the suit becomes therefore able to carry more load, I think extreme problems would come from a super tall and slim person trying it and having too much surface area for the body weight, not having enough body strength to control and getting blown all over by wind currents.

Or do you mean could you take a "package" with you and fly into places you shouldn't be with the same performance? :lol:
 

Lemon king

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rimmer im dying for that cloner......can u get it to before weds?? An if so what you after......if u wana keep it just say, i coulda got a new one buy now!!.....

so if u want rid before weds let me know or ima buy a new one.....

afternoon lemon lovers
 

Saerimmner

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Erm I'm not sure what you mean by that but there's different shaped suits for different jobs.

Some have a larger wingspan (flying squirrel shape) for maximum glide while others are slimmer for speed and agility (flying close to rocks and trees).

A skydiver isn't going to be regarded as over weight because you have to be of a certain physical/mental fitness to be able to do it competently. So any average weight skydiver of any height really shouldn't have a problem as the taller you get the greater the natural wingspan on the suit becomes therefore able to carry more load, I think extreme problems would come from a super tall and slim person trying it and having too much surface area for the body weight, not having enough body strength to control and getting blown all over by wind currents.

Or do you mean could you take a "package" with you and fly into places you shouldn't be with the same performance? :lol:
Me? Suggest something like that? ;-) thats almost bordering on slander my good man ;-) lmfao
 

Saerimmner

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rimmer im dying for that cloner......can u get it to before weds?? An if so what you after......if u wana keep it just say, i coulda got a new one buy now!!.....

so if u want rid before weds let me know or ima buy a new one.....

afternoon lemon lovers
If you want it its still here mate, wont have the money tio get up to you before weds tho so if you want it you will have to pop down here
 

R3l@X

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Put "RIU / UK Growers thread" in the comments section when you order, cant remember how much discount it gives you, think its around 15%

Blue Pit if i remember rightly wont be restocked for a while but im hoping that changes as i want to grab another pack lol

Are you able to clone? If so im running BP atm n can probably send you a cut at some point if its any use?
Thanks for that mate, just ordered the cheese surprise instead n I'll get the BP when it's about again seeing as I'm not even set up till we move so no rush, thanks.anyways rimmer.
 

Saerimmner

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fuk me wish I knew what saer and yman r talkin about but it seems the 3 is the way forward, I only butted in to say to sae don't bother with the 6.5 for the bp, its a biggie and I would run 11 l even 12/12
Cheers mate but the first 4 BP are alreay flowering so will have to leave then in 6.5`s to save stressing em during flower but will chuck the next 4 into the 13L`s

An about the other thing...... I have some experience in aviation mechanics/engineering and a bloke I did some custom work for last year has asked me to find out about the feasibility of a certain project hes thinking of doing involving a wing suit
 

Saerimmner

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LMAO....just had this pop up on my FB news feed lmao

Court refuses trial by combat

By David Sapsted

12:01AM GMT 16 Dec 2002


A court has rejected a 60-year-old man's attempt to invoke the ancient right to trial by combat, rather than pay a £25 fine for a minor motoring offence.

Leon Humphreys remained adamant yesterday that his right to fight a champion nominated by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) was still valid under European human rights legislation. He said it would have been a "reasonable" way to settle the matter.

Magistrates sitting at Bury St Edmunds on Friday had disagreed and instead of accepting his offer to take on a clerk from Swansea with "samurai swords, Ghurka knives or heavy hammers", fined him £200 with £100 costs.

Humphreys, an unemployed mechanic, was taken to court after refusing to pay the original £25 fixed penalty for failing to notify the DVLA that his Suzuki motorcycle was off the road.

After entering a not guilty plea, he threw down his unconventional challenge. Humphreys, from Bury St Edmunds, said: "I was willing to fight a champion put up by the DVLA, but it would have been a fight to the death."
 

IC3M4L3

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make a bubble cloner lemon all u need is a tub with a lid and a airpump and stone,
anyone know anything about these induction lights/?
 
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