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I use a bullet cam for my belly/leg/arm mount footage. The hi resolution CCD is (supposedly) the same as in the Sony PC9. The cost was about £170 all in so compares quite well to a belly mount plate as I put mine on a bumbag (fanny pack?) The actual camera is the size of a lipstick so mounts anywhere real easy. It has a 120 degree wide angle lens which is very wide and gives excellent results A clip can be seen here http://www.blincmagazine.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Movies&image=260ft_bridge.mpeg&img=&tt=mpg Stay safe Neil
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JAYSUS-H-CHRIST! How low?!
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Matt drop me mail and we'll see if we can help Neil
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Hey Mac Is that the S on the border too? Neil
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>my first stowed was also my first slider up, went from 1000', took maybe 1.5 seconds sounds very familiar, on my first I was s'posed to be doing a 4, took a 2 tops, had packed a burrito stylie p/c , pitched, had a 1-2 sec p/c hesi, filled my knickers, and probably wound up open at the right height!! All in all too much excitement Now use the mushroom packjob btw...
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Yep I'm with 704 and 700. Some PCA's off a 390ft overhung tower, then 2 sec HH from top of the same tower (top is 620ft), eventually progressing to 4 sec HH's slider up, then onto 4 sec stowed's. I know a few people who have been taught the same. Kind of a little steps approach, apart from first stowed when I filled my knickers Stay safe Neil #796
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Mac Thanks m8, will email your man soonest Stay safe Neil
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Is anybody from the USgoing to the Norway Heli Boogie in June? If so any chance you could drop me an email? Thanks Neil
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Mac Yes, the S was on the border I think with regards to going stowed from lower altitudes, the guys I spoke to were saying that there seemed to be no advantage using a 46 stowed over a 42 stowed as the 46 appeared to take longer to inflate and gets you open at same if not lower altitude. Watching this I'd have to say I'd agree. Personally acceptable height, hmmm tough one as only you know what yours is! For me there would need to be a very good reason for going stowed from that height, ie very awkward accesss to exit point meaning p/c management would be a problem, but that's just me. Again bear in mind I am no expert blah blah blah etc and so on Neil
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Hey Mac I have watched someone go stowed a few times off a 260ft bridge with a 46" (or similar). The video is very interesting as the p/c "squids" at least twice before inflating and extracting the canopy. I have also spoken to some experienced guys who go stowed on low stuff regularly and they feel that a 42" will get you open as quick if not quicker than a 46 stowed. I think the gear config charts would indicate going stowed with anything larger than a 42 is a bad idea. Please bear in mind I am no expert etc Stay safe Neil
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Yo Faber Can you send me the video? Glad to gear you're back jumping Stay safe Neil
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I think it depends on more than just the object. For example we have a nicely overhung A here in the UK with a huuuuuuge landing area which has seen many first jumps done safely. I have jumped a few S's with "interesting" landing areas where the potential for a f@*k up and injury was high. If you are amped up having done your first jump do you want the additional pressure of nailing a tight landing area? I'd say get a mentor and discuss objects that may be suitable to you However that's just my £0.02, I am no expert, your mileage may vary etc Stay safe Neil
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Thanks for the input guys I appreciate it. It has bugged me for a while that the lid I'm wearing was probably designed as a camera mount first with protection as an after thought. The Oregon liners are looking a good option as they can go into my protec, nice and cheap Tom, Thanks for the heads up, I'll mail Tom B Stay safe Neil
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I did a search on this and couldn't find anything so... I'm thinking about a new camera helmet for BASE. I want a lid that can provide a good level of protection as well as being a good mount for my PC9. I currently have a Hanson fullface (camera topmount) with the DIY liner and am not convinced that in a high impact situation it would protect as well as a Protec. I think the foam would compress and become "solid" hence transfering the blow directly to the head. I appreciate that any helmet is better than none protection wise, but wondered if somebody had done the research and could advise? Thanks Stay safe Neil
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The landing area is on the whole very friendly and 4's can be taken easily. I have done a couple of 4.5's and it made for an exciting evening, downwinder etc. I have regularly seen 4.5's done by other jumpers there. It is 620 ft lasered and nicely overhung. Not sure about length of time/altitude taken for small mesh opening but it takes a bit too long at that height for my liking. IMHO the small mesh is great on longer/terminal delays with V-tec Fox's (though I am no expert) Stay safe Neil
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Last year we spoke to Anne about hard V-tec openings on longer/terminal delays. She suggested the use of a fine mesh slider on these jumps. Myself and a jumping buddy bought one. Huge improvement in opening shock. My first jump was a 6 sec which was great, and then a couple of 12/14 sec delays in Italy which was firm but totally doable, as in I could have jumped several times in one day with it. I've taken 4/4.5's off our local 620 footer and have found the openings a bit too comfy, so am thinking of going back to the large mesh for those jumps (I'll be trying it as soon as the weather here improves ) Hope this helps Neil
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Is this the clip you're looking for? ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/UPLOADS/FastestMotherFuckerInTheValley.WMV (5.5megs) If that doesn't work try: ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/Public/BASE/FastestMotherFuckerInTheValley.WMV Be safe Neil
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I never used to as my mentor didn't. I then decided before a trip to Switzerland to get padded up (I wasn't overly fussed about a helmet! ) I then saw an incident which made me rethink the whole body armour thing. I now jump the following: Xeno Hardnox elbow/forearm pads (hard shell) Xeno kneepads RollerBlade shin pads Pair of Berghaus hi ankle walking boots (very solid) Hooks of Doom removed Knucklebone half shell lid for bridge jumps Diamond Back full face mountain bike lid for all other jumps I like the idea of a Dainese armour suit but felt that individual pieces of armour were easier to store? Be safe Neil
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I have a Morpheus Gargoyle. They built this for me in very short order, it fits perfectly and is the comfiest container I have ever had! When I replace my (used) Perigee Classic it will be with another Gargoyle. Be safe, be low Neil
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Hi Mac I`m good and you? You are quite right Italy was fun. The fog and wind stopped us getting as many as we would have liked, but we got 2 off the BIG cliff and 1 off the "little" lakeside cliff in 3 days so it could have been worse. The`re was some carnage as is to be expected on these trips, and my bruises have only just gone down, still the local plum spirit helped ease the pain! I`ll mail you an mpeg soon C ya Neil
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Got to agree with you Ryan. I recently got back from Italy where I took a couple of 12/13 sec delays on a brand new 265 V-tec Fox. Openings were quick and comfy. Earlier in the year I had a couple of slammers on 8/9 sec delays on a non V-tec Fox. I have since put these down to using a large hole mesh slider with a 38" large mesh silver p/c and a crap tracking position! For Italy I used a small hole mesh slider with a small mesh 36" blue p/c. I think my tracking had improved also, my Protrack said max vert speed across 13 sec delay was 90mph, which was nice! Be safe, be low, enjoy Neil