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I had to read that about 5 times to get figure out that you didn't mean "Pilot Chute." www.WingsuitPhotos.com

It is far beyond a buyer's market at this point. Even if I had unlimited cash I would not buy houses for at least two years, or until I see a definite sign price declines are over (a definite sign would be a measureable increase). In the condo community where I'm renting, units were selling for $220k less than 6 months ago. Right now there are 5 units for sale, the two lowest prices are asking $150k and $160k and they still aren't moving. That's a 30% drop in 6 months. Not all areas are this bad, but the bubble was nationwide (it even affected some surprisingly remote areas), and the return to normalcy (and possibly beyond, if fear is as strong on the way down as greed was on the way up) will also be nationwide. Folks who laughed at me for refusing to buy two years ago are already underwater. I've been "throwing away $10k a year on rent", true... but some of them are $50-100k down in loss of "equity" that never made economic sense in the first place. And I'm still refusing to buy. Give this one a few years to cool off, it made history on the way up, and it will make history on the way down. Those who think RE never goes down need to study some history, both in this country and others. LAND is what they aren't making any more of, but we still have plenty left. On the other hand, we have far too many houses. Supply increases... you figure out the rest. People thought basic economics didn't apply to houses because they are really big. That's like saying physics doesn't apply to whales. Houses are a good. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Interesting info Spot. I got my HC5 a few days ago but haven't got any footage to edit yet. Are you saying that using Vegas 7, C2D 6400, 2GB RAM, 512MB XTX1900, my HDV editing experience should not be any more cumbersome than my DV editing? What about rendering times? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Me too, and I didn't take it as a jab at Bird-Man or skydivers or anybody. I thought it was just absurd and pointed out how silly we ALL are. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

DSE, sorry if this has been covered before but what is the technical reason why a burble would cause OIS to go haywire? Also, is there a good resource for info on the physical and system level differences between OIS and its alternative (DIS?)? Thanks. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I never thought I'd plug Jeff's name like this, but it's the only thing you can't refute. He won the distance contest, against a great BASE jumper, and he does NOT BASE jump. In your words, he has no idea how he's doing. Yet he managed to contend with (and slightly edge out) one of the most respected BASE jumpers. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I would never make my criteria for choosing a cutaway system that it is "easy to re-assemble after an actual cutaway and helmet loss." www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Very nice work Jarno. What zooms across the screen at 6:06? How much is a bird-burger? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I just got an HC5 and it is hard to find information about the FH60 (which comes with it) online, but from my searching I came to the conclusion that I THINK that 60 and 70 are the same size, but the 70 is a greater capacity. I could be wrong though, I haven't got a 70 yet. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Bringing THESE guys? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

You just like being dizzy, Jeff. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

If you buy the right helmet you'll be able to use it for nearly every camera in the foreseeable future. If you buy this helmet, you will be able to use it for every camera in the forseeable future that is shaped similar to the HC3/5/7 series. That doesn't sound very appealing to me. This is why I did not buy an FF2 two years ago, and I am happy with the decision. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

1) Scott Bland (notsane) 2) Matt Hoover (sane) www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Very sage advice. And not just at breakoff time. If you go low on a formation, the same thing can happen if you try to go back up aggressively and blindly. I've done it (once) and had it done to me. I have the video from outside of it being done to me, and I was backflying so I couldn't see the person coming up below me. I was 2 feet away from having my neck snapped like a twig. On breakoff, "punch out slowly" is good advice, but if you are low on a formation that doesn't necessarily work if you can't judge your own fallrate. If you know there are people somewhere above you, best to move to the side until you can see them, then come up to their level, then back over sideways again. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Ouch. What canopy? And what was the weight of that helmet with all cameras on it? www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Also worth noting: Chuck Blue was on this dive and would have been in more pictures if he hadn't exited 3 seconds early. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Blick it or ticket! At Tony's request HERE are some photos from a jump we made yesterday shooting some Mercury suits. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Only if you have bad equations to back it up with. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

Chickens! www.WingsuitPhotos.com

I've wrestled with this issue a lot in my mind and I really can't decide which is better. However I've only flown so far with horizontal video and vertical still. As far as mounting goes, vertical still is certainly more compact, although it also puts a greater cantilever on your neck... and mounting a 5D like Scott has vertically would be pretty obscene. My XT vertical isn't too bad. As far as the photography aspect, I agree that having them both landscape would make it easier to frame both cameras simultaneously. However, I think portrait photos often are more striking than landscape photos... add to that the fact that MAGAZINES are portrait (except for centerfolds, of course). Sure cropped images of any aspect ratio can be placed in an article, but protrait photos are needed for large, full-page prints or of course cover photos. I just sold a photo outside the sport that will be on the cover of a college textbook, and it is portrait. Add to this that I shoot wingsuits 99% of the time and the image usually turns out 45 degrees crooked anyway (unless it's a boring straight on shot), it sort of becomes a moot point. I aim to frame my video perfectly since losing resolution is more costly there, and then I intentionally fly my SLR lens a bit wider than needed, since I have pixels to spare I can crop and rotate inside that frame afterwards. Sometimes I think a perfectly square sensor with 15MP or so would be the optimal SLR. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

In high school (late 90's) when I discovered Led Zeppelin, I immediately bought the complete studio recordings box set, and for a long time that was all I listened to. I listened to the whole thing non-stop (10 albums) on more than one occasion. Good music is timeless. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

As a freefall photographer I got a kick out of this old blog post I found while google searching for the spec weight of a 30D. On a related note, I weighed my Canon 20D and Sigma 18-200 lens. It’s a monster 1.25kg (or almost 3lbs)! No wonder I hurt my back last year. Carrying that amount of weight around one’s neck is a sure fire way of getting to know your physiotherapist better! Poor guy, with a 3 pound necklace. Try cantilevering 10 pounds several inches above your head! www.WingsuitPhotos.com

He doesn't eat enough, he's jealous of our beer bellies. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

AND, from wing burbles IMO. I am another with 500 jumps with a hackey and no problems there. Every once in a while I feel it hesitate for 2 seconds longer than I'd like and realize I'm hanging on my arm wings pretty hard, floating (and probably burbling the PC). If I totally collapse and bring my forearms onto my chest, the deployment begins immediately. www.WingsuitPhotos.com

But what is the full name? www.WingsuitPhotos.com