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Biggest backie ever

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Created by Mr. No-one > 9 months ago, 14 Nov 2007
Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
14 Nov 2007 1:13AM
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It's amazing what you can do with the right equipment.
Sunday behind Penguin Isl. managed to pull off my biggest backie followed by a barrel roll , stalled backie, half cuban eight, inverted pull up and tumble. as you may have guessed the equipment I was on was not a wave board but a 300 Extra from attitude aerobatics.
After seeing one win the red bull air race I couldn't book fast enough.
With windsurfers being an extreme bunch looking for that next level this is it! For the price of a cheap 2nd. hand mast ($300) I still can't wipe the smile of my face(or sleep at night).
If anyone else has tried any crazy s#*t that just has to be done at least once in a life time I'd love to here your ideas or experiences , got to go feed my snakes now, cheers.

Pointman
WA, 437 posts
14 Nov 2007 1:40AM
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Tried tandem hanggliding once...that was pretty cool.

Drove out into the wheatbelt somewhere and got towed up behind an ultralight.

Did sort of a corkscrew dive at the end of it that had me hooting and hollering like a good sesh at Lano...but it was all over too quick.

Thought about taking it up but there ain't enough hills in Perth worth jumping off!

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
14 Nov 2007 1:30PM
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Yep done that mr no-one F$%@en awsome !!!! My mate had access to a ct110 through the areo club at moroochydore .Had done a bit of flying on his computer flight sim at home so when we went up i took over for a bit Did a few loops and rolls and flew it back and landed it sweeeeet
Also flew a chopper with him just a little one heaps harder than a plane tho .Awsome when you drop over a cliff and cruise through a valley at tree top level

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
14 Nov 2007 8:21PM
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I'd love to get into hanggliding Pointman if there were some local spots within 100km's. As with yours my 1st. hangglide was over way to quick as well.
Only tried downhill with a Y33 cross country bike. I thought I was doing OK until Nath's wife Shan pushed me off and got mild concussion, haven't gone since. She didn't really push me but that's what I like to tell everyone[}:)], don't tell anyone Leech.
Thanks for the back up Stribo, I didn't know if anyone would understand just how "F$96@en awsome!!!!" it is. Simulators are good but you can't fake G's. The chopper sounds joy, I'll look into it.

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
14 Nov 2007 10:09PM
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Yeah i was loven it but my mate "the pilot" was starting to get queezy so we had to stop lol still we where up there for a good hour sweeeett!!

Greenroom
WA, 7608 posts
14 Nov 2007 9:14PM
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I bungee jumped 14 times in one day. Not just the standard jump but I went off the roof of the tower on a skateboard, shopping trolley and also a slide. Sat on a chair blind folded and was pushed over the edge. Did a backwards jump with three backflips before hitting the water. Feet first jump etc etc etc. My favourate jump was the fruit bat. Hard to explain. It only cost $100

Mark _australia
WA, 23441 posts
14 Nov 2007 9:43PM
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stribo said...

Yep done that mr no-one F$%@en awsome !!!! My mate had access to a ct110


Isn't a CT110 the Aust Post honda postie bike???? thrills

monster
TAS, 495 posts
14 Nov 2007 11:54PM
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done a bit of cave diving and pot holing that gets the heart pumping and night diving

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
14 Nov 2007 10:08PM
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Stribo, instead of a flight you got a DINK?Shame ,shame, shame.
14!! Your brains must have been like mush. How many spear gun rubbers did you tie together? I can still see your nuts.
An overweight chick I know lied about her weight and said she wanted to touch the water, she hit HARD.
Done plenty of night dives but pot holing, that seems insane.

Mark _australia
WA, 23441 posts
14 Nov 2007 10:19PM
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I tried potholing. Dived straight in and smashed my noggin. The ones on Leach Hwy are only like 2" deep.

greenleader
QLD, 5283 posts
15 Nov 2007 1:10AM
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um, bobbing for apples in an aquarium full of piranahs.

Chris 249
NSW, 3514 posts
15 Nov 2007 6:11PM
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Does doing a bunch of Sydney to Hobarts and Sydney to Noumeas etc count?

Climbing masts at night in Bass Strait in BIG breeze does get to be quite interesting at times.

stribo
QLD, 1628 posts
15 Nov 2007 6:04PM
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Mark _australia said...

stribo said...

Yep done that mr no-one F$%@en awsome !!!! My mate had access to a ct110


Isn't a CT110 the Aust Post honda postie bike???? thrills


This model had wings and a bit of extra grunt[}:)] smartarse

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
15 Nov 2007 11:18PM
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Climbing masts at night in Bass Strait in BIG breeze does get to be quite interesting at times.
You do that for fun? that goes way beyond crazy! Respect. I'd rather bob for apples, will grumpy goldfish do?

luke.johnson
WA, 38 posts
16 Nov 2007 5:39AM
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ive jumped out of a plane at 14000ft

ka43
NSW, 3091 posts
16 Nov 2007 10:19AM
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I drive to work in Sydneys traffic every day

pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
16 Nov 2007 4:35PM
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ka43 said...

I drive to work in Sydneys traffic every day


WOW!! Like the add goes, "There are sports,... and there are EXTREME sports."
Not sure which category the Sydney traffic is in.

Although I once was driven to Kingsford Smith airport by a lunatic Leb taxi driver in peak hour traffic while driving one handed and peeling pistachio nuts with the other. On asking him about the safety aspects of this he said something like " when my time is up, my time is up" so it didn't make much difference what he did. I was a nervous wreck by the time I got to the airport as most of his attention seemed to be directed towards the pistachio nut peeling process.

Now THAT was an EXTREME SPORT!

Leech
WA, 1933 posts
16 Nov 2007 4:48PM
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Did you get his number? Sounds like fun.

wave knave
306 posts
17 Nov 2007 8:42AM
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i tried kitesurfing

sorry...

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
17 Nov 2007 1:26PM
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Well, as long as your sorry then I guess that's ok.
I hear there's a kite pride parade in Northbridge each year.
As far as great extreme sportsmen go, was there ever any better than Leo ****er from the Paul Hogan show?

pweedas
WA, 4642 posts
17 Nov 2007 1:36PM
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Well of course. It would have to be Sh!t Scared the stunt man from, I think it was D generation or something like that, whose by line was;

"I'm Scared, Sh!t Scared"

raggy
VIC, 564 posts
17 Nov 2007 6:34PM
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SO MR NO-ONE when are we going to see you down at HeilWest for a Real flight...
a little bird tells me end of year.... live life play hard.......

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
18 Nov 2007 1:44PM
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I think I know that little bird, it was flying around Rotto and Woodies last weekend.
He tells me the aircrafts are maintained at the highest level and the pilots aren't bad either. Over summer I'll give it a whirl, was just saving the best for last!

P.C_simpson
WA, 1491 posts
18 Nov 2007 2:57PM
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I ride mountain bikes mainly downhill, used to ride bmx on vert, that was fun..

Mr. No-one
WA, 921 posts
18 Nov 2007 10:12PM
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That vert stuff is just asking for trouble.
Not enough wind for a sail so a couple of hours ago while cray diving two dolphins came right up to me and started showing off, that was cool!



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