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All of your subsequent statements were to this point at well. I was responding to the nutty the us is hated because of bush statement, which you cant back up Nobody said that. Nobody said that. AND... Nobody said that. I just read this entire thread and, nobody said that. Quade said that most of the world hates BUSH, and in response to that you posted an article saying that 16/17 major countries (now 17/17 after Election Day) hate Bush. I'll quote my girlfriend here (after I've fucked up): "Do you need a shovel?" No, I need data. Not goofy opinions Actually, I need data. Where did anybody say the world hates the US? Show me. There are no opinions in my post. I simply re-counted many of the posts that have already happened in this thread. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

All of your subsequent statements were to this point at well. I was responding to the nutty the us is hated because of bush statement, which you cant back up Nobody said that. Nobody said that. AND... Nobody said that. I just read this entire thread and, nobody said that. Quade said that most of the world hates BUSH, and in response to that you posted an article saying that 16/17 major countries (now 17/17 after Election Day) hate Bush. I'll quote my girlfriend here (after I've fucked up): "Do you need a shovel?" www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Actually, our society was built upon freedom, and the separation of church and state, to name a few things. Really. Really? He is spewing hate? Wait a minute, I forgot... who is the one that thinks consenting adults should not be able to live their lives as they choose, because it offends his religious sensibilities? And you call the people who defend those rights hateful? What are those people doing to your rights? Where is their hate? Why are you blind to your own? I cannot comprehend such a beautiful instance of irony. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Mike: "All the people making these captions think they are bothering me with their insults. What they don't realize is that I love ANY kind of attention. Keep it coming!!!" Girl: "That is sick." www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Not everyone is, or is trying to be, a professional cameraman. The OP is interested in freefly fun jump videos. I'm not convinced that a top mount is necessarily better for that. You don't have to want to be a pro, to recognize that they know their shit. The point I was trying to make is that with 10,000 camera jumps under their belt, they know the importance of protecting their neck from damage. Camera flying is damaging to your neck however you do it, but top-mounting minimizes that damage in a number of ways, as Saskia pointed out already. In short, top mount is: 1) safer 2) easier on your neck 3) more versatile 4) better from a photographic standpoint except maybe for extreme close-up "inside" freeflying 5) more expensive. I care more about my safety and my neck than my wallet. If you get a sidemount and stick with this for more than a few years, chance are you'll regret not getting the FTP (or other topmount) at the beginning. When cameras change, and your goals change, the FTP will be ready for it. An FFwhatever won't be. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Don't have time to watch the vid, but "followed" implies that it is in the past? Not quite... www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Saskia already mentioned the only important reasons. I was simply adding my vote. Go find any professional cameraman with more than 10,000 jumps and see if he is side mounting. The people who have been doing this for 30+ years know what's up. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

The specifics are in the yahoo article, the one this post is about. For many people, those expectations are a "reset" of the fantasy land they were living in. For me (and I'm assuming Dave, but I don't want to speak for him), those were already my expectations. We've been in deep shit for years and it's still getting deeper. Nobody, no matter how smart, charismatic, or powerful, can pull us out overnight. And trying to put bandaids on our festering wounds will probably just make the mess bigger. Not to mention that if people get free handouts for their mistakes (gov't eating debt/mortgages that people willingly took on), they will never learn from them. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Nice. I just remembered though I did it even before that Z-Flock. February 2007... I think the same boogie I met you.

You can actually get people riled up in real life too. But it's immature and pointless, and cowards choose to only do it on the internet. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I'll take credit for that nickname. http://www.matthoover.com/video/111_Z-Flock_3.0.wmv (ending bloopers) www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I remember that photo, from before my first flight. His passenger Jill was my first wingsuit student at WFFC 2005. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Top mount. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Ditto. In fact, rarely have I been proud of it at all in my short life. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

True. Fav Cohen songs are probably Famous Blue Raincoat and Chelsea Hotel #2. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Campos is like an MCCI - that's Morse Code Chief Instructor to you! www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Yeh, I was uncreative and just cut and paste the nearest block of text I could find. These guys are getting creative. Except for Butters, he just typed some gibberish that isn't even anything. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

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Thanks for the kinds words. The helmet weighs anywhere from 7lbs to 10.5lbs, depending on what I have on top. There's a neat time-lapse video on my site called "Phyxius Project" that literally shows me building the camera helmet. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Just hanging out with you is challenging! Wish I was still in FL and could make it. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Start filling them in. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Your statement makes me think that you'd probably be surprised by the number of people that have TV shows that don't have a freekin' clue as to what they're talking about. Actually, his statement makes me think he "rates" people based on what they have, not what they are. And doesn't really care if they know what they're talking about. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Oh my gosh! A man alone in the wild! Insane! I can't believe someone who has jumped out of an airplane 100 times can't understand why a person would want to be alone in the wilderness. Seriously, I cannot comprehend where you are coming from. We jump out of fucking planes. Most people think we're crazy and they're right. What we do isn't natural at all. However, surviving in the wilderness isn't only natural, it's part of man's history and legacy. What is so "retarded" about that? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Ask yourself, are you willing to do it for free or not? Then, ask them for money. If they say no, at least you tried.

I actually emailed this same comment to Jeff last night. For that matter, I think we should define a slot as a "3 meter cube." NOT 3 cubic meters... that would require most normal sized people to be flying in cannonball position. (waiting for obligatory Yuri comment about falling vs flying) www.WingsuitPhotos.com