Skydiver here! Done about 20 wingsuit jumps. Proximity flying is what you were referencing, and is usually done with a base jumper set up. It's also very dangerous! Skydiving itself is relatively safe, barring operator error!
Also, there are skysurfing boards. But those are very dangerous, provide no lift and only drag, and are dangerous due to the fact that you can easily give yourself a "horseshoe malfunction." That is, when you deploy your parachute, there is a chance the pilot chute can deploy between your legs like threading a needle. The results can very likely be entanglement with the chute (even if you cut your main chute away it can stay wrapped up) and subsequently death be rapid deceleration. Otherwise known as the "splat" effect.
drewnonstar I remember seeing those skysurfing boards when I was a little kid in the intro of the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers The movie! haha that's awesome that they really exist.
Scott Manley Impressive. Still waiting for a rocket assisted landing suit. That reminds me, you should make like a drop pod or rocket platform or something like that in KSP.
That was cheating. IMHO, you'd have to land on something not set up to provide a soft landing. If he didn't have those boxes, he would have had a pretty bad day.
Scott Manley - Says "fly safe" (Tries to land a surf board, from space, with no protection, in a miniature lake smaller than an inflatable family pool)
I know that this Reply is over a year late but they are called Skegs and are much needed for control.I am glad that I ran across this one because I was born and raised in Hawaii. Love surfing! I am gonna try this one. especially since I am at 1.1.3 right now and got plenty of parts mods
Stefan Spatz Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I...
Watching Scott maneuvering through KSP's clunky crafting system with such elegance while it takes me half an hour to construct a bloody rover there's nothing left for me to do but to envy
I was watching the video, and then this happened: 3:23 *Scott:* "My wife actually bought me a Hawaiian shirt, and I just thought it was cool-looking, it was kind of white and gold, and I thought 'oh, that's a pretty nice-looking shirt'. Only once I was sitting at the side of the pool did I notice that it actually was --" *Me:* "-- BLACK AND BLUE!!!" (Also, this was one of your most awesome videos ever, Scott.)
This video truly accrues more evidence for my theory: Command Pods are actually hazardous components of a spacecraft. Kerbals survive better outside of them. Ergo, Command seats FTW :P
DUDE! That was awesome. As an aside I have seen video of people jumping out of a plane with something that looked like a cross between a surf board and a snow board, it was sized in between and had places to shoehorn your feet into so you stayed on the board, at some point they pulled the cord for the chute and the board drops off their feet to dangle from a cord.
Thanks for building stuff like this! I have actually watched a lot of your interesting designs closely, as I'm ALWAYS afraid to overlap wing pieces and have parts clipping into each other because I assume it'll just make it explode. But like with the tail control surfaces you have overlapped here I see again that I can be much more liberal with constructing things than I allow myself to be. Keep up the Science and Gaming, thanks for the vids!
I was going to suggest dropping it from a big aircraft rather than launching from the ground, like with the X-15... but then you dropped it out of orbit instead, which was awesome. I like how the pilot looks super calm while crash landing into the swimming pool. What a quintessentially Kerbal moment. XD
If you switch off the angle snap while placing parts, it'll place them adjacent to the surface normal of the object you're attaching it to. Makes figuring out the orientation of the thing you're attaching a lot easier.
So, after watching this, I went back through your archive of KSP videos to check, and, it's confirmed. This is definitely the silliest thing you've ever done in the game.
***** It's still a let's play. Let's play is any video where a youtuber plays a game and talks with the audience, wether real-time or in post, Scripted or not. Then there's Walkthroughs, which are NOT let's plays.
***** Walkthroughs are people playing to show you how to do something, Also known as guides for individual achievements/activities, Let's plays are people playing a game for fun.
You got the name right, but they're usually not angled and boards typically have eith one or three. They also aren't used for turning. Their function is to prevent yaw. The rails (the sides of the board) in conjunction with longitudinal weight transfers are what's used to turn.
From an aerodynamic standpoint your skegs are in the right place but from a hydrodynamic standpoint they would make your board stiff as a.. well... board. The thruster has the twins roughly 6-8 inches forward of the single. I haven't a tri to measure because I drive a twin because I like the old school maneuverability - I have my own custom 6'4" design with a roundedpin tail and channel starting just aft of mid that progressively deepens as it goes aft, widening between the skegs and sloping down and away from the stringer and widening out to the rails so the stringer actually acts as the third skeg. It's a great design that I have used in 2ft beach breaks to 20ft Mexican hurricane to 6ft barreling Fiji tropical reef (double overhead hollow on the face because the water is only 2-3ft deep over the reef). I have been surfing for 40 years and have seen a lot of change in design and technique.
Well that worked better then I thought it would I have to give it a try with the small rocket boosters, hope you liked you're trip i used to live in maui for 4 years.
When you said the shirt was White and Gold I was half expecting you to say that when you were at the pool you realized it was actually Blue and Black, it would have been quite humorous.
"None of these have been fatal, they only left them paralyzed from the neck down." - Scott
"he is not dead, he is just... inanimate." brilliant, i have to remember this one :)
The good side of this is none of these things have been fatal, they've just left him paralysed from the neck down.
Scott is such an optimist
"He's only mostly dead"
That smallfighter could be worse...
he could be dead.
trisymphony Hes not dead its a trick......get an axe! and axe him a few questions! :p
Misterdazzling nice
My favourite quotes:
"Well he's not dead, he's just...inanimate."
"This thing actually flies rather well when it's flying forwards."
I like how the broken piece of surfboard flew away at the end.
Could make it into a slygif.
Dacino Hoihe
Or not...ffs.
Skydiver here! Done about 20 wingsuit jumps. Proximity flying is what you were referencing, and is usually done with a base jumper set up. It's also very dangerous! Skydiving itself is relatively safe, barring operator error!
Also, there are skysurfing boards. But those are very dangerous, provide no lift and only drag, and are dangerous due to the fact that you can easily give yourself a "horseshoe malfunction." That is, when you deploy your parachute, there is a chance the pilot chute can deploy between your legs like threading a needle. The results can very likely be entanglement with the chute (even if you cut your main chute away it can stay wrapped up) and subsequently death be rapid deceleration. Otherwise known as the "splat" effect.
drewnonstar I remember seeing those skysurfing boards when I was a little kid in the intro of the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers The movie! haha that's awesome that they really exist.
You should totaly do this again with the Wii Balance Board!
This is probably one of the coolest videos I have seen yet from KSP.
"It's starting to shake a little bit, I wonder if there's any physicsless parts..."
*entire spine of surfboard is made of physicsless struts*
He's not dead, he's just.... inanimate.
Scott Manley-2015
Jurassick1546 *"Fly Safe~"* Hell yeah.
*PEEPEE*
After hugging the mountain and gliding all the way back to KSC from orbit... we need a newly named Kerbal....
Korliss Kerman. (After Jeb Corliss)
Cg23sailor Or Gary Kerman - after Gary Connery - first person to land a wingsuit.
Scott Manley Wait, you said land a wing suit?!?!?!?
SlyTy98 ruclips.net/video/DEP8juRSBRo/видео.html
Scott Manley Impressive. Still waiting for a rocket assisted landing suit. That reminds me, you should make like a drop pod or rocket platform or something like that in KSP.
That was cheating. IMHO, you'd have to land on something not set up to provide a soft landing. If he didn't have those boxes, he would have had a pretty bad day.
Skip function is the best thing you added since the invention of the wheel
ProNerdPanda Some people ask to see the building, but I know you pros just like to see it crashing.
Heh, building is for nurds. The crashing is where it's at.
ProNerdPanda you have pro and nerd in your name not just pro
+ProNerdPanda is that a Scott Pilgrim avatar I see there?
Scott Manley - Says "fly safe"
(Tries to land a surf board, from space, with no protection, in a miniature lake smaller than an inflatable family pool)
One of the more entertaining things I've watched someone do on this game. Definitely looks like a lot of fun flying that.
Scott is not the hero we need, nor deserve, but he surely is the hero we want.
flies a surfboard from space and halfway round the planet, only to crash it and almost completely destroy it in the ceo's swimming pool
Scott makes a flying surfboard that flies better than most of my ships and spaceplanes
This is now one of my favourite videos of yours. Right up there with your old KerbalCon contribution
Totally reminds me of the Treasure planet movie, where the kid surfs through the canyons on his solar sail surfboard thingy. So badass
Truly a breath of fresh air to watch and listen to your commentary.
By far the most awesome thing I've seen this month. Bravo, good sir.
I know that this Reply is over a year late but they are called Skegs and are much needed for control.I am glad that I ran across this one because I was born and raised in Hawaii. Love surfing! I am gonna try this one. especially since I am at 1.1.3 right now and got plenty of parts mods
Looks also like a homage to the final scene of John Carpenter's Dark Star ;)
Stefan Spatz I was wondering how long it would take for someone to make this reference.
I was thinking the same thing! All we need is a beach ball alien!
Stefan Spatz Benson, Arizona, blew warm wind through your hair
My body flies the galaxy, my heart longs to be there
Benson, Arizona, the same stars in the sky
But they seemed so much kinder when we watched them, you and I...
Stefan Spatz Haha, was about to make the same comment! :) I can hear the country song in my head! Still my favorite Carpenter film.
"Let's have some music in here, Boiler."
One of your funniest and most honest video since a long time!
thank you
An awesome video on a channel full of awesome videos. You are a true hero, sir.
amazing creation from the manliest if men, Scott Manley! keep up the fun videos!
During re-entry:
"WHYYYYY!? WHY WON'T I DIE!?"
"it was kinda white and gold, only once I was sitting by the side of the pool did I notice it was blue and black."
:OOOOOOO
soundslave stop if you want answers to the white and gold go to shi show
No! Not this fight again!
Luke Diggle
I just assumed it was just two dresses and someone was playing a prank. So I ignored that episode of sci show.
As soon as I heard Scott say white and gold I came down here for a comment like this xD
I like at the very end, the surviving wing separates and flies off on its own, gliding in to the air.
18:07 Watch the wing. o.e
I must go, my people need me!
Scott, you just made every Eureka 7 fan's dream come true.
It's an Aloha shirt Scott! Glad you got to visit our beautiful islands!
One of the coolest things I have ever seen in KSP! Keep up the good work.
We only need ability to rename Kerbals and BAM!
WE GOT JAMES BOND SURFING FROM SPACE.
Simon Seal we have it.
+Simon Seal go in game files and you can name them
when you coast to the space center at the end it looks just like a desert skiff from return of the jedi
Watching Scott maneuvering through KSP's clunky crafting system with such elegance while it takes me half an hour to construct a bloody rover there's nothing left for me to do but to envy
"we want this thing to be stable" he says, about to surf through atmospheric reentry.
"Back in control!"
*Flips over in victory, thus losing control*
"Nvm"
So awesome!! Just needed the Hawaii Five-0 theme and you're all set!
Can you put this for download? I really wanna fly it... I made my own, but it's really unstable and wobbles a lot.
Dani Paunov it’s quite simple, probably less than 10 partsyou can build it
Did you build it yet?
I was watching the video, and then this happened:
3:23 *Scott:* "My wife actually bought me a Hawaiian shirt, and I just thought it was cool-looking, it was kind of white and gold, and I thought 'oh, that's a pretty nice-looking shirt'. Only once I was sitting at the side of the pool did I notice that it actually was --"
*Me:* "-- BLACK AND BLUE!!!"
(Also, this was one of your most awesome videos ever, Scott.)
Bodacious.
Dude, Scoot was so radical man, did you see how awesome his board was.
Major Missile
Hang six!
Nassault
*_TOTALLY GNARLY DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD_*
_I'm sorry._
Lithium No you're not.
Love your videos Nassault :3
I have enjoyed many of your videos.
This one is truly epic lol
That is quite literally my favorite thing I've ever seen in KSP. Particularly that first launch, and how much it behaved like a surfboard.
Great Video,Scott! You inspired me to create my own KSP surfboard! It actually "flies!"(glides)
Welcome back Scott! Glad you came home safe!
This video truly accrues more evidence for my theory: Command Pods are actually hazardous components of a spacecraft. Kerbals survive better outside of them. Ergo, Command seats FTW :P
Thats one heat resistant space suit
DUDE! That was awesome. As an aside I have seen video of people jumping out of a plane with something that looked like a cross between a surf board and a snow board, it was sized in between and had places to shoehorn your feet into so you stayed on the board, at some point they pulled the cord for the chute and the board drops off their feet to dangle from a cord.
5:50 I swear I heard a cat meow. The first time I heard it, I thought it was my cat and started searching the room for him
Hello, Scott Manley here. Today we're fucking physics.
Liam Evans lol
Did you just... lol your own joke..?
Tal Kornfeld no, I meant to add it to the end.
I want him to say this in a video XD
Wei Zhao exactly :D
Great video! Surfing down from orbit reminded me of one of the final scenes from the 1974 movie Dark Star.
18:09
" A true hero, surfing back from space,
I'm Scott Manley, fly safe."
That sounds pretty cool‼️🙂
You, sir, are a mad-man!
I love your videos.
At 18:07 that wing is like: "I'm outta here!"
THAT WAS BRILLIANT XD. Love how u managed to get back to the space center hahaha
10:05 that guy working in his office looking out the window WTF is that :D
Thanks for building stuff like this! I have actually watched a lot of your interesting designs closely, as I'm ALWAYS afraid to overlap wing pieces and have parts clipping into each other because I assume it'll just make it explode. But like with the tail control surfaces you have overlapped here I see again that I can be much more liberal with constructing things than I allow myself to be.
Keep up the Science and Gaming, thanks for the vids!
Dude I def enjoy watching your videos man haha. Keep them coming
I feel like this is a valid first step for any space program.
I was going to suggest dropping it from a big aircraft rather than launching from the ground, like with the X-15... but then you dropped it out of orbit instead, which was awesome. I like how the pilot looks super calm while crash landing into the swimming pool. What a quintessentially Kerbal moment. XD
Everybody's suuuurfiiiin', surfin' Kerbal space. /beachboys
The film 'Dark Star' came to mind :)
"Physics? What's physics?"
Ksp merch!
it amazes me how well that flew.
I am simply amazed at how survivable this little craft is!
You should do the Hijacked plane rescue, but with a surfboard as the rescue craft...
Welcome back Scott, Missed ya! ;)
Hi Scott, Love your vids. Your my go to guy when I need to learn game play.
If you switch off the angle snap while placing parts, it'll place them adjacent to the surface normal of the object you're attaching it to. Makes figuring out the orientation of the thing you're attaching a lot easier.
So, after watching this, I went back through your archive of KSP videos to check, and, it's confirmed. This is definitely the silliest thing you've ever done in the game.
This reminded me of the air surfing in Eureka 7.
i really want to see a part 2 cant get enough of this surfboard
Omg make a Green Goblin Glider with 2 jet engines
Joshua McLellan Something like this ruclips.net/video/BgXwdz9yZxY/видео.html
ya but it has to be a VTOL - and self propelled
you could use actives for the tips too
i dont mod games, so mine doesnt work so well
Danny2462 = Scott Manley confirmed
Same energy, different direction.
@@AssistantCoreAQI like what happens during reentry
That was amazing! And so creative!
A surfboard that can get beyond the atmosphere? Sign me up!
I hope your gonna have another ksp let play series :D
***** There's not one official designation.
***** It's still a let's play. Let's play is any video where a youtuber plays a game and talks with the audience, wether real-time or in post, Scripted or not. Then there's Walkthroughs, which are NOT let's plays.
I tought walktroughs you use when you get stuck in a game and lets plays are just people who play games who you watch for fun
I thought he wanted to start the next one when 1.0 comes out
***** Walkthroughs are people playing to show you how to do something, Also known as guides for individual achievements/activities, Let's plays are people playing a game for fun.
A new definition for Windsurfing!
You got the name right, but they're usually not angled and boards typically have eith one or three. They also aren't used for turning. Their function is to prevent yaw. The rails (the sides of the board) in conjunction with longitudinal weight transfers are what's used to turn.
Probably my favorite thing I've seen someone make in KSP for awhile. I may have a stab at making one myself.
Therapist: don't worry surfer Scott Manley cant hust you
surfer Scott Manley: flies a surfboard through atmospheric reentry
It looks to function like the Kerbal equivalent of a wing-suit. Well discovered!
binging scott's old videos, very fun
Awesome experiment into the aerodynamics of KSP.
That is possibly one of the coolest things I've ever seen in KSP
Silver surfer Kerman is a herald of Kerblactus!
Danny!!! danny!!! I see many sweet stunts with this and maybe kerb surfing
From an aerodynamic standpoint your skegs are in the right place but from a hydrodynamic standpoint they would make your board stiff as a.. well... board. The thruster has the twins roughly 6-8 inches forward of the single. I haven't a tri to measure because I drive a twin because I like the old school maneuverability - I have my own custom 6'4" design with a roundedpin tail and channel starting just aft of mid that progressively deepens as it goes aft, widening between the skegs and sloping down and away from the stringer and widening out to the rails so the stringer actually acts as the third skeg. It's a great design that I have used in 2ft beach breaks to 20ft Mexican hurricane to 6ft barreling Fiji tropical reef (double overhead hollow on the face because the water is only 2-3ft deep over the reef). I have been surfing for 40 years and have seen a lot of change in design and technique.
Skip through the building and go to 7:17!
Jaw-dropping awesomeness! Bravo!
u just invented a new kerbal sport
Im just readying my team for the air surfing championchips
*championships
That looked incredibly fun!
Well that worked better then I thought it would I have to give it a try with the small rocket boosters, hope you liked you're trip i used to live in maui for 4 years.
Only Scott would think to build a surfboard in this game
remembers me on the classic movie "Dark Star"
"He's not dead, he's inanimate."
Laughed my pants off here.
One of your best experiments ever!
this has now become a chanel staple
They wanted to surf the World Wide Web... they couldn’t find a spider's web big enough so they surfed the World instead.
When you said the shirt was White and Gold I was half expecting you to say that when you were at the pool you realized it was actually Blue and Black, it would have been quite humorous.