I currently have 332 wingsuit skydives.  I have about 80 jumps on this suit in particular.  I started on a Swift 3 and moved to an ATC after that.  Everyone asks, how many jumps should I put on my small suit before getting a big suit.

Let’s address that issue here.  For a beginner suit, 50-75 jumps would be recommended by most manufacturers before upsizing.  I had ~90 jumps in the Swift before moving to the ATC.  I put ~150 jumps on the ATC, totaling just under 250 jumps before upgrading to the Freak.  The manufacturer, Squirrel, recommends 175 wingsuit jumps before moving to the Freak. 

I will admit that I ordered my Freak when I had 160 jumps or so, and I told them in the order that by the time it arrived I would have sufficient jumps.  I try to average 10 jumps per week.  But I’m averaging a little under right now.  I only have 219 jumps for the year.  That’s not right though.  I have 219 jumps at Skydive Elsinore.  I also have 20-ish jumps at Skydive Perris this year, and I jumped once at Skydive Santa Barbara, and I did a balloon jump, and I did 7 jumps at GoJump Oceanside.  I guess for the year, I’m only averaging 5.28 jumps per week.  This might be a little off, but it’s probably only +/- 1 jump per week.  Which actually makes a big difference because the range of -1 to +1 would be 94 jumps.  So let’s say, it’s probably closer to +/- 0.2 jumps per week (that’s only a range of 18.8, which is closer to the real number).

Be on the lookout for my next post where I will discuss the skills I learned from Joe Webb during coaching this past weekend.  Thanks for reading, and I hope you come back for more WingsuitLearn tips & tricks.

Blue Skies,

-Alex