Twenty G

The pressurized tracking setup is a very nice continuation of VKB`s rubber band setup, which was developed continuously by VKB since its simplest form arising around 2002.

In very few years tracking has gone from being a mayor tool for survival and clearing the wall before opening, to the most exiting, playfull and safest form of free fall activity in base jumping, or better - Human Flying.

Though it will never reach the performance of the bigger wing suit when it comes to distance, it can match the horizontal speed performance and absolute speeds of most wing suits. The smaller surface area (less drag) also provides a feeling of gliding or cutting trough the air, making the flying sensation greater. And very effortless.

A setup with no use for cutaways or lose parts, one which is easy to put on and with little restriction of movement, is always the preferred one in my opinion. Let go of the handles before pulling and the pull is clean. You`ll be able to reach the risers instantly as the sleeves are pulled by the rubber cords to below the elbow.

Flying such a setup is very nice because you can achieve very impressive glide ratios with pretty small wings. This is due to the lesser drag compared to normal sized wing suits, and thus giving you more speed, which in term gives you more lift. And diving in the "zero gravity" bubble the seconds after exit, is the most fantastic feeling.

The ultimate flight with such a setup is from a big cliff, where you can dive steeply for as long as 10-11 seconds and slowly let the increased speed transfer into a (very) fast horizontal flight.

Which can be maintained "forever" making the right inputs and adjustments. To glide so fast, effortless and flat which such small surface really is second to nothing when it comes to human flight.

With a lot of practice and training it is also possible to safely fly in proximity of the terrain with. Not in arms width distance of course as with a regular wing suit, but semi proximity, 10-20 meters away from the any object or obstacle at least.

Flying in a straighter line, giving you time to aim correctly for the flyby of any tree, rock or ridge. And super fast!

This kind of setup and flying ALWAYS requires steep flying, giving you the extra speed needed to perform such stunts as safe as possible. Making sure you have extra energy at all times gives you the extra margin and the only thing saving your ass when you are headed straight into the ridge. As you can transfer the extra vertical speed into horizontal flight and thus avoiding to kill yourself.

I recommend this setup for everyone looking for pure, super fast and safe human flying.

Andreas Barkhall, VKB