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  1. sammyc
    Amazing advert, well done everyone!
  2. sammyc
    Training has begun for the new series of Africa's got talent!
  3. sammyc
    Does anyone know where i can buy the screw that fits a sony cam to the housing of an 2k FF2 in the UK? Thanks.
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    I have had no reply to emails also.
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    Yes, i have phoned that number. It says "i'm sorry this number is currently out of service."
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    Does anyone know what happened to Swansea Skydiving? I went down there May bank holiday for the first time, had fun made a few jumps bought a load of jump tickets. Went back last weekend and the dropzones all closed down. I'm left with a pocket full of useless jump tickets as i guess a lot of jumpers are. Any body have news or know how to redeem tickets?
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    Since the guy would probably still be alive if his cypres was checked as the rules say it should, I don't think its far of topic really.
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    Its not cutting corners its being realistic. In the busy enviroment of a weekend at the dropzone no way do all the A-licence jumpers have their cypres checked visually and for everyone not just the A's "yes i have turned my cypres on" is as far as it goes.
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    Yes, thats right, according to the BPA when I have done 5 more accuracy landings I will be much better qualified to turn my cypres on.
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    I am still A-licence after 340 jumps as is my friend i started jumping with who is pushing 500. My group of jumping buddies all check eachother on the flightline and ask the usual "cypres on?" question but never has anybody actually checked my cypres visually. I would hope that a "yes, my cypres is on" is enough. I'm pretty easy going but if someone a lot less exoerienced than me, allbeit B licenced asked me to undo or take my rig off on the flight line after I had told them my cypres was on I could see myself taking exception.
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    Thanks Eric and Tash, very helpful.
  12. sammyc
    Just to get past that little hyjacking any further info/advice would be greatfully received.
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    Paul, we both know you have 80 jumps not 480 and that the head down picture is just something you pulled off the net. For the grown ups amongst us the rig is not for me to jump, well not this week anyway.
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    That was my point, that a pd126 would be too tight, i was thinking a 120 and looking for advice on one that packs small. Thanks for the input.
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    Yer, checked that out and it doesn't look promising but a lot of people are saying they have had sabre 135's in NJ's.
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    I downsized from a spectre 170 to a safire2 149 about 50 jumps ago and it was like swapping a 1985 skoda favourite for a brand new porsche! I'm sure that opinion will change with experience but for now i love it every time it opens and even the one time it didnt.
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    I have bought a few bits and peices of skydiving equipment when they have come up cheap, I currently have a Javelin NJ and a sabre 135 that i would like to buy a reserve and make a full system. I understand from reading old threads that the NJ will just about take a sabre 135. My question is what would be a good size and make of reserve to buy to make the fit as good as possible. I'm thinking a pd126 might make the main tray just a little too tight. All advice greatfully received.
  18. sammyc
    Can anyone tell me when Sibson opens up for jumping? Thanks.
  19. sammyc
    I certainly would not agree that the HC series is the way to go for a skydiving camera as suggested in that thread. Oversized and heavy.
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    Anybody know why Silver stars parachute club at South Cerney is closed? Took a 2 hour drive down there this morning just to turn round and come home again. Just checked their website and all it says is Due to unforseen circumstances South Cerney is closed to all but tandem jumpers. What a wastes of a beautiful sunday.
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    Goto love Bob Sinclair World hold on ( children of the sky) for any tandem video.
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    Obviously that is what I did first. The last advice i can find was givern over a year ago. Things move quickly in this technology and advice that was right a year ago may not be right now. Feel free to link me to anything you think may help. Answers to the same question from 2001 are not going to help much. Thanks for your time.
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    What Camera?

    sammyc replied to sammyc's topic in Gear and Rigging

    N/A
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    I'm just getting to the stage of wanting to buy my first camcorder for skydiving. I'm looking for some advice on what is a good second hand peice of equipment? I know that Sony is the first choice of just about everybody in skydiving. I have been thinking of the IP7 or the PC1000 although the PC1000 is a little expensive and for some reason was not produced for very long. i have no idea of all the other models are like HC40 etc. so any advice on a good, user friendly camera are greatfully received.
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    I don't think its your fs2 that lets you go headdown, prob just a typo.