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Not at all accurate. Posting to YouTube does not rescind copyright, nor give anyone free access to footage for personal nor private use. That said: OP, you might post this in the Photo forum; it would be considered appropriate to offer a token fee at the least. If you're sending a business message, that suggests you or someone related to the project is receiving $$ for the project. Therefore, people contributing to the project should receive some sort of accommodation too.

Exactly. If most folks had any real idea of how much 'worthy work' the PD team does, this wouldn't be a conversation. But... they don't get a lot of mileage out of advertising their good works, and they'd be dicks if they did, IMO. I've personally been present when the factory team has gone far outside the world of skydiving to perform community services that have never been published (to the best of my knowledge). If there is a way to reduce the burden on the factory so that Flight 1 can attend more events, participate in more community opportunities, then I'm all for it. The alternative is that PD has a limited budget, so the community loses out if the team cannot be sent to certain kinds of events. It's skydiving. No one is getting rich at any level of the sport. It just isn't worth getting political over, IMO. Really wish I could have gotten a ticket before they sold out.

no. Have someone hold the helmet and twist on your head while you try to pop it. It won't easily release under a load.

Was wingstock your examiner? If so...you earned it well.

The skies over the northwest just became a little less safe. Thanks for sharing this, John. Hope to see more of you and V. Hopefully the new crop of controllers are as capable and calm as you, and congrats for surviving the experience!

somewhere on here, I have a resolve chart from years back. IIRC, the Opteka resolved around 500 lines, or about half-HD, so it's a tad soft by comparison, but the price is very right on these. I use them for student jumps, because they wear out after a few months of daily use (I'm terrible about capping the lens each landing/takeoff).

of course they do. And if they have sub 200 jumps, they have to have a cutaway. So, they can either get a cutaway for their full face helmet, or they can wear a different helmet, or they can forego their camera until they do.

Lines. Helmet. Camera. Snag. Loss of altitude. Hard dirt (usually) May be a different culture, but from speaking with a few friends that are avid paragliders and PG instructors in Utah, each of them has indicated how small format cameras are breeding avoidable incidents and each of them have talked about why they generally recommend nothing be on the head. Chest, knee, foot, even a gopole, but not the head. However, I haven't flown a paraglider for years.

That's a very fun exit; just be aware you'll likely be unstable straight off (remember, it's a zero wind exit) so be sure you feel comfortable with getting stable. Hopefully you'll have someone with you experienced in back exits, that can shoot your beer balloon jump.

This is one of the considerations, yes. Some feel that the main would act as a MARD, and all would be well. I'm not so sure, given the short length between the riser and the bridle attachment on the freebag, plus the RSL, Might have worked, might not have. Fortunately, we have a learning experience without an associated injury.

There is that On a chart, the GoPro under exposes a bit. Sony is flat to slightly over. In reality, GoPro's shifting exposure can give you a few challenges due to the knee. Sony is a tad more forgiving. *generally* speaking, underexposing by -1 on the Sony cams that allow it, is a good practice, particularly if you'll be posting the footage.

First time at DZ, first jump in a while, etc perhaps? If I didn't know the jumper and their currency, that would be my first thought too. (Unfortunately?) that's not the case.

You might ask Tom Noonan what it's like to land at 14K...They do use oversize canopies up there.

The buffer shouldn't be happening on a flash-based system; hever heard of that happening, so I'm a bit lost there. Happens all the time on cams with spinny things. It means that the system can't write to the card fast enough. Were it me, I'd run to walmart and buy a Sandisk MSPD card, 8 GB, and that way it's returnable if it turns out to not be the card. I'm a bit flummoxed by the buffer error. Maybe Trunk has an idea.

The CX requires more setup, but the Opteka isn't doing you favors. It's a good lens, but it's also an adapted lens. Set up the camera to underexpose by -1. See if you like it better. The GP3 is a very good contender for the older AVCHD cams, however.

Whatever you want, as long as it belongs to a consenting adult. And then later you can marry its owner, regardless of what it was, without being discriminated against by the federal government. Perhaps the best response I've seen in all the mayhem.

Exactly. Heat, packing damage can occur to an AAD unit between jumps as well. It needs to be checked, and we teach people to check ALL their gear before each jump. Unfortunately, there are some "instructors" that don't know this.

has nothing to do with altitudes, etc. That issue only applies to spinny devices (HDD/DVD) I'm gonna guess at one of two things (can't tell without a stream) A-Your imager is loose/defucktive B-your encoder has a problem C-Your mem card has issues. Could be a couple other things, but if it's in HD only, not SD, then I'm gonna go with "B".

You transposed the sizes. A 220 at 4200 will fly similar to a 190 at sea level. Oops, I did. I had originally put my sizes in there (correctly) but then changed it up to relate to the Utah fatality and transposed. Thanks for the catch.

yep. Our DZ requires cutaways on helmets with a camera mounted. It's kinda dumb to not have one, IMO.

Here are some resources to help you understand better: http://www.divemaker.com/trajectory/da.php http://parachutehistory.com/eng/denalt.html http://www.uspa.org/SIM/Read/Section5/tabid/168/Default.aspx#55c It's a great question, one that many skydivers ignore, a few to their peril. The short version is that the same canopy will fly faster forward and downward in thinner air/higher altitude than at sea level. Think of it another way; (very loose comparison, flame away) A 190 sqft canopy at 4200' at will fly similar to a 220 at sea level.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTXiYohr6lw

for tandem and student jumps, I'm still jumping CX110 and 150, simply for the cost/hassle factor.

Two things skydivers are dumb enough to believe in; -That their dates will deliver -Delivery dates More likely that your date will deliver. Skysystems was unable to get a helmet to the PIA show for an unveiling. Sometimes, manufacturing happens. Betting on the come is kinda dumb.

So...you're the slow truck on the freeway, others are complaining you're not fast enough and they don't want to go around you? At the end of the day, it's your hospital visit or funeral to have... but it seems odd you'd be asking for advice on what's the best way to put yourself into a corner when you and most others know it's not a good place to be. There are factors you're not mentioning here. Wingloading also needs to factor in density altitude. We've just experienced a fatality that may well not have occurred at sea level in a lower-temperature environment, for example. The wingloading was high, but not 'instant death' high. My considerations fell into Billvon's downsizing checklist (without knowing it existed). Can you manage the current canopy in *all* situations? High temps, high density altitude, downwind, crosswind, accuracy, etc? If not...probably not a good idea. Going from a square to semi-elliptical? Full elliptical? What advice did the most conservative, longest-experience jumper at your DZ tell you, based on their observations of your skillset?