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I use both Gatorz and Flexvision goggles. Both fit nicely. However...different facial configurations/shapes would make your question a difficult one to answer in anything more than a very general sense

Try this link for a little guidance? This oneexplains how to learn flare timing. Getting a canopy coach for a day is well worth the cost, but at 13 jumps...get a little more canopy time. You'll more than likely start getting the hang of it faster than you think, if you focus on your pattern, winds, and how the canopy responds to inputs.

I have a PowerPoint used for the Pro-Rating course, assembled from a couple courses I've taken, advice from Twardo, and my own experiences. I've paid for Pro Rating courses, and people like Bob Edmiston run flag/smoke courses where a lot can be learned. Jim Wallace also has such a paid-for course.

Just to be sure this conversation stays on track; Redefining the base is a significant stray from the spirit if not the definitions in the rules. Everyone knows who/what "base" is. however.... Even if the taller man is used as "base," the grid still does not scale once the GoPro (which qualifies as "camera equipment") is removed from the measurement. Including a camera or longer tail is specifically against the defined rule, and removing the GoPro from the scale by correctly placing the tic/measurement marks, still causes the formation to be unsuccessful.

Major props to Derrick and the crew that flew! Congrats!

Come to the AfterBurner tracking camp at Skydive Elsinore during Chick's Rock. We'll get you sorted out fast.

Schlomi!! Congrats again!! did you take pix? See you in Israel soon!

Much of the argument seems to be around what the "base" is, and whether it has to be explicitly defined, and if not, whether you can make up anything you want contrary to common interpretation of the term. I'm surprised the following hasn't been quoted yet. USPA SIM 2012 Glossary: I think that wingsuit flight still counts as freefall. (Or does someone contest that definition too?) So, can the organizers show that the guy used as the base for the record claim (in the 2nd row?) was the initial target? I suppose people could argue that that covers only the INITIAL target, so that as the formation builds, a new base is selected, allowing the base person for the record application to be somewhere other than at the front. So then it wouldn't be impossible to have a record with a 2nd row base, but it can't be something selected based on a photograph afterwards, it has to be the guy everyone was looking for when they dove out of the plane. Or was there a definition in the wingsuit rules about the base, that supersedes the SIM definition? To be specific (like Comp Committee), the SIM isn't the SCM.

Congrats to you, Mark!

You amongst others saw this coming at some level. I'm not surenanyone expected to be packaged in a cheat. The "snowflake" method via software was used to measure the most amazing Russian record, as the grid was too large and the formation flown too skillfully to be measured by USPA standards. This issue goes far beyond wingsuit drama; it illustrates the Comp Committee's willingness and intention to creatively interpret rules. IF the Committee will do it once, they'll find it easier the next time. This is one aspect of skydiving where absolute trust is necessary. If a hjudge isn't current and hasn't been trained, they should not have the opportunity to judge an event. If they do judge an event in error, then it is incumbent on the committee that oversees judges, to send the error back to either a trained judge or train the judge in question, then revisit the questioned record. My exact words to committee earlier this week; "I implore you to revisit this." Perhaps they thought I meant "ignore." This wouldn't likely be public had USPA Comp not sent an email saying "there is nothing wrong here." I can accept that USPA will ignore superior, more flexible, more simple methods of judging. Can the membership accept them allowing creative interpretations of SCM rules?

Not being a USPA judge, it is not my place to declare it is/is not a record. I cannot make it scale. No one else can make it scale without violating the rules both in spirit and letter. That's why this was brought to the attention of the USPA Director of Competitions and the USPA Competition Committee last week. Record events are not competitions; they are achievements. "Creative strategy" should never enter the conversation.

I's a cheat because of how it came to the judges, but... It's the judges fault. An organizer's job is to try to get the judges to ratify. Judges are supposed to be there as the buffer between the organizer's zeal and the reality of the rules. In this case, the organizer was part and parcel in creating and proposing the rules; there can be no cry of "It was an honest mistake." I was there alongside Zach and others when these rules were implemented at the USPA Comp Committee meeting. I don't understand how a judge could ratify a formation without; -Seeing evidence of a pre-jump declaration of the formation (that's what happens at record events). This is *supposed* to occur between the judge and organizer before the load goes up. -Seeing evidence of a pre-jump declaration of the "base being changed from what is common-man knowledge" and standard (a change in "standard" means the judge and formation participants are notified in advance, that there is a change in the standard). -ratify a pre-gridded jump without scaling it themselves to test the measurement. This is where the lack of training has had its worst effect. None of the judges except perhaps Jan Meyer and Randy Connell (who have made it a point to understand wingsuit formations) are trained to understand formations as simple, yet complex as they are. Technology is required to measure wingsuit formations. IMO, Comp Committee could do the right thing and train the judges, then have the formation re-examined. It's the honorable thing to do. Otherwise, the participants are cheated of the honor of their accomplishment. It's tainted. However, having been copied by USPA on a weeks worth of email exchanges related to this subject, it's apparent that being cute, having a sh**-ton of money, and a very loud voice is more important than integrity and honor. Various wingsuiters have pleaded with USPA Comp Committee to be reasonable and take the high road. They have rejected those pleas. Several participants knew that day, that the formation was not successful. Several FB postings prior to the ratification had comments about it being unsuccessful. Where is Larry Bagley when we need a stand-up guy like him?

Sure you want to advertise/title up intentionally punching clouds? Line twists are usually a tad easier to deal with when you don't have an extension on your hands, jes' sayin. Then again... the extension is likely the cause of the linetwists. Hope to see you soon at Elsinore

Only 14? Was it raining?

That isn't my photo. It was chosen by the publisher of the site as a stock photo for the article.

http://www.macxdvd.com/avchd-video-converter-free/ is a free converter for those that don't have mountain lion. Bear in mind that the CX7 doesn't record "full HD." This is why some apps don't support the non-square PAR.

I told a friend to supinate one time. She told me "Not on the first date." Pronation is something I kinda enjoy in private. What's the difference between peanut butter and pronation? Peanut butter is made from nuts and pronation is made from calories. Which picture shows palms down? There are no shots I'm aware of, that show palm-down. All the illustrations are hands on grippers/palms up. The shots of the elbow position on the tuffet are also palms up. Additionally, you see the altimeter in each illustration, further showing "palms up." Regardless, I'm sure the OP understood 'palm up' better than supination vs pronation. He's a new tracker, so I somewhat doubt the question relates to backflying just yet. Knowing some of the OP's history provides some context as well. He's not fat, so "pronation" is probably more confusing. But thanks for the lesson. I needed to google Pronate/Supinate to refresh my knowledge.

Palm up. Aerodynamically, there is little difference, if that's what you're asking. You can see your altimeter more readily, and since you're heading towards wingsuiting, you'll fly palm up once you begin to fly with grippers. It also rolls the shoulder and slightly reduces drag at the forearm. Stand bent against a wall and try it, you'll quickly understand. Might as well get familiar with the feeling.

You don't need to open the screen, nor do you need a hypeye. In the menu is a setting for this. Be sure you have something to keep the camera pointed straight forward. The cam is designed to have a stud holding the camera forward in addition to the center-thread receiver. One of my helmets frequently is used this way.

Elsinore. Voted "Hottest chicks" DZ and "Best Organizers" DZ more than once.

John, If it is consistently doing this, I'd start with the card; it might not have been seated correctly. I've seen this only once, but it sounds like a similar issue. Be sure the contacts are all clean on the card. Next, check the buttons/housing as others have mentioned. It could be a button got stuck/is sticking. Try for the "one button" mode as well. Turn on camera, it's recording. No messing with on/then record. Sounds like you had a gremlin, would be nice to know if he revisits.

Thank you!

We're now off on a big tangent, but to be very clear; if they're using computer-based editing (I believe the majority does) and has even an elementary knowledge of codecs, the quality (even original source bits) integrity may be retained 100% through the editing process, all the way out to delivery. Example; Shoot AVC or AVCHD as source Edit AVC/AVCHD as source (no recompression) Output AVC/AVCHD from source to AVC/AVCHD delivery format packaged in .mp4 or .mov The only recompressions are titles and transitions. The integrity of the content may be maintained throughout the entire process, and in fact, is used by broadcast and film as a workflow most every day. Taking it one step deeper, converting AVC/AVCHD to HNX, Cineform 4:4:4, or other high-end transport codec, the original source can be significantly improved in a 10 or 12bit workflow. All of these tools are available in the "average editor"/NLE such as Sony Vegas or Adobe Premiere CS. Additionally, AVC/AVCHD is a 4:2:0 sample format, and may fairly easily be wonderfully enlarged to 2K without _visible_ loss (as opposed to mathematical loss). To sum up, even the most elementary editor can maintain acquisition integrity throughout the entire editing/delivery process, even if it's just a simple tandem DVD.

nicely done. Needs more cowbell and wingsuit.

This isn't at all correct. What is edited and output can be indiscernible from the original (sometimes better) in HD. Even tho HD is dead, skydiving just doesn't know it yet. This is entirely correct, smart, and healthy. Amen to that. To the OP; Gamma issues alone make it virtually impossible to get the same video even from the same camera, as what stills can be. It's a compression thing. It's also "right tool" as Dave mentions. Two HDSLR's for specialty jumps; sure. for day to day jumps; that's just plain pain. Put differently, I just shot a commercial for a very large ad agency. I shot HDSLR for that piece, and was paid very well to do so. A month ago, shot a piece for a very small commercial, to be aired only on the web. I had no problem using a Sony NX5, a mid-size semi-professional cam. And for another web piece, I used a GoPro with a modified lens. I like 3D, too. And have several jumps with the AG1 3D camcorder. It's huge. But if I was doing 3D tandems, I'd use a GoPro 3D rig because it's crazy lightweight, very small, and not a huge loss if I hit it on the door, or if it breaks off during deployment. It's healthy for the neck, and it produces pretty decent 3D for what it is. Especially in the age of GoPros being used for "professional" tandem work (I won't use one)...it's terrific to see some folks still pursuing quality and excellence. But for tandems...practicality, investment/return, plus health concerns should likely be a consideration.