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Unfortunately, when you have two people in the sky...it's not that big anymore. So...to work on things that will make you a great camera flyer; Learn to fly so close (without touching) that you could kiss the other person and not bump em' around the sky. Learn to dive, stop, step, and get into a slot where it looks like one fluid motion. Learn to fly where your body just does what it needs to do without you thinking about it. This is one of the reasons that a great deal of experience is needed for camera. Cameras are distractions. It's not the size, it's the mindset. The "Small Camera Incidents" thread demonstrates that not only newbies get distracted by cameras, but reasonably seasoned/experienced people do too. I know, it seems so darn simple to put that camera on your head, chest strap, mudflap, or wrist and is seemingly no big deal, but the truth is...when there is a camera in the region, even great people do dumb things.

you're not the first to think this, and when you're on the low side of the recommended numbers, of course you want to think you can manage it better with more information. However... "teaching may not be for everyone" but it's how you learn to fly. Can you fly a no-contact slot 6"(inches) away from the subject for the entire skydive? Can you fly that slot while moving backward/forward, up/down, side/side all while recognizing what's in front of your face, knowing how to deal with malfunctions without endangering others that are 6" away from you? Teaching, gaining a coach rating is one place these skills start. It's not just about teaching, it's about learning the dynamics of flight from an educated perspective. You can get all the training there is, I did a camp with Norman Kent when I had around 70 jumps. He told me I was just fine...but he also demonstrated that I had only gotten far enough to know what I didn't know and that I had a lot more to learn. Last night, I was flying the lighting rig seen in this attachment, in pitch dark, with 7 others also wearing lights and cameras. As the key, I had to fly exactly 3' from the subject, no more and no less, and no side variances or I'd screw the shot. I also needed to be aware of everyone else, deal with very specific deployment altitudes, tracking. These are all skills I've learned as an AFFI, Coach Examiner, and a lot of air time. Your next comment is probably "I'm not looking to do anything like that." Well...Maybe not, but it STARTS by learning the basics of bodyflight first, second, and third before you start putting cameras on your head. Size isn't related to the problem, except that newbies seem to think "small camera=small problems." These forums are filled with small camera problems and newbie skydivers, one occuring just a couple days ago. You have a lot to learn, and when you have a few hundred vs a few dozen jumps under your belt, you'll understand much better. As one example, look at the posting history of a guy named "Tuna-Salad" here on DZ.com. Look at his earliest posts, not unlike yours. Look at his posts of recent. He's more experienced than you by a long shot both in time and jumps. As one other aside...if you want video on a coach jump, then use an outside videographer. This is what outside video is for. From a coaching perspective, video is good, but it's more effective for the student to be able to see the base and their reactions/actions to the base. The primary purpose of a coach is to teach, provide a stable base, and debrief. Video is not a primary task. Would a camera rating be good? sure. Would it ever be a BSR? Highly unlikely. There are GREAT camera training opportunities out there, just that damn few take advantage of them.

that's good news for me ^.^ 6'2" 155lbs I cant wait for jump 200! Is there anything that you wing suit jumpers wish you worked more on before you got into a wing suit? edit: bad spelling~ Lots to work on, but you'll want to learn to crawl before you worry about flying. Let your instructors guide you; internet information is fun to look at, yet you'll grow more rapidly and easily with your instructors showing you the way vs anonymous (and often inaccurate) information from the web.

nah, makes no difference (unless for some reason you're using Constant Bit Rate).

Most of the specialized audibles have 3/3 and eventually you'll understand the value of having the very separate kinds of tones/warnings. I'm a fan of the Optima with increments of 10', and no one offers better customer service than L&B. If your listed jump numbers are accurate, would you maybe consider holding off on the audible until your eyes, body clock, are a little more developed?

J-bird? J-sho? J? Giant opinion

If you shove your head up your own ass you fall faster, remove it and you're back to flying. I thought everyone knew this? I dunno...I've been flying with my head up my ass for a long time, and my GR is pretty good. When you comin' back to Elsinore?

Do you feel there hasn't been an increase in the number of AAD-assisted deployments in the past couple of years? One reason (I believe), is that we're jumping canopies that take longer to open than the canopies that were opening back when the 2K floor was set. Do I feel there is a "problem?" Not necessarily. Changing the floor isn't going to make skydivers any more or less aware of their altitude.

The images aren't significantly larger due to the wavelet technology. the problem is playing/displaying the images, because it's a proprietary format. They can be stored as .jpeg, but then the interactive/user-selected focus goes away. The compression isn't great, and the motionography aspect isn't great for skydiving. Once CES is over, I'll share some pix on a page (difficult to share on DZ.com due to format/decoder) It's the beginning of some really sweet technologies, IMO. The tech has been licensed to some bigger companies and we'll see something really cool in a few weeks at CES.

Count me in agreement. People learning to fly their bodies vs relying on a suit is step one in that process. It's unfortunate so many rely on fabric vs fundamentals. Had a very experienced wingsuiter (well, lots of WS jumps) here on Saturday. We talked about his fall rate control, and he was of the thought that his head position was how he controlled up/down, and explained that's how his coach had taught him.

Right, a BSR for students, which means they don't have their license, and are jumping under the supervision of a USPA Instructor, so USPA is somewhat on the line. Licensed skydivers are self-supervised, which is essentially why this discussion came up; self-supervision didn't work. I agree; everyone should be able to make their own choices, but it hasn't been working for a few people. Usually it's a few that cause a need for change.

I believe we're discussing low pulls and licensed skydivers. Yes, there is a BSR for students. This conversation isn't about students. The context is open by 2000' which also isn't relevant to students.

I can't see the USPA ever requiring AAD's. Aside from the unreasonable cost demand, they would also incur legal issues were another fatality occur proven to have been caused by the AAD. Raising deployment altitude recommendations is one possibility, as it'll help keep folks farther away from AAD altitudes. I kinda like the idea, as it sounds really odd when someone says "I was open by 2K" but then they go on about their thousand-foot sniveller.

The USA will likely never regulate canopy size like other countries have done, but with all the recent AAD fires, I wouldn't be surprised if we see changes in recommended opening altitudes.

Ditto. Thank you for posting the bargain! Missed that one.

Both apps natively support AVC. If going to DVD, they'll be *slightly* different as Vegas has its own kernal that drives the encoder, so it's a higher quality encode at similar bitrate than Adobe Media Encoder. That said...if you're rendering to a 1280 x 720 12Mbps or 1920 x 1080 at say...16Mbps for web delivery, both will delivery a very similar image without touching the dynamic range. Vegas offers a plugin for DVD encoding that will limit range if necessary (broadcast plugin)

made ya look, didn't it? Someone PM'd me that they thought this was real.

Got it. "We" are the people that can't recognize that sometimes systems don't work as intended. "ME" is of the opinion that the right arm was unzipped, and it's very clear (to ME) in the video that it was attempted to "reach the brakes" (your words, not mine) but that didn't happen. The hand does not ever get above the 3ring, until we see a bare arm. On the whole, it doesn't really matter; he lived to jump another day. Except that "we" are teaching selling newbies that they can rely on a system that isn't reliable. *that* is me point. Then again, WTF do I know? I don't fly paragliders and I don't base jump, so I'm one of those lesser-than-we people.

Please point me to where I said "it doesn't work." If you're honest, you'll admit that I didn't say that. Not in this thread nor the other one. Who the fuck is "we?"

I guess we each see what we want to see. Played back at 50%, it's seems pretty straightforward. 00:00:15;45-Right hand reaches "for brakes" as you say. Doesn't get there, barely above 3ring. Any wingsuit can do this. 00:00:16;00-Right hand around front/rear riser at the 3ring. Apparently can't get higher. 00:00:22;07-Left hand not above left 3ring. 00:00:27;16-bare arm reaching for separate risers. Maybe Nick can come in and explain the escape sleeve slid down below his right elbow and that the blank seconds aren't spent unzipping the right arm.

Looks like a success to me! He doesn't need to unzip his arms until after getting out of the reserve twist. I hope I would have chopped a bit earlier with it diving towards the ground...but maybe he was having fun. Watch the right arm, not the left.

This isn't a problem with the camera; it's user-error. Rendering to same bitrate, format, resolution should give you two files that appear exactly the same from any application. What is you render-to format? Bitrate resolution compression/codec?

Perhaps this is a pre-"Scape Sleeve" X2?

No.There are other differences, and even if it was a Storm, it's not a canopy that a newer jumper wants to be under. The Silhouette, Spectre, SabreII, Pilot, Pulse are all great wings for the next few hundred jumps.

Everyone knows handcam sucks, but it's cheap and frees up a seat on the aircraft for another tandem or fun jumper. With the RSAV (Remote Skydiver Aerial Vehicle), the seat is still freed up, as the RSAV is ground launched. The TI wears a guidance unit in the helmet, providing proper coordinates and direction for the RSAV unit. The RSAV is also capable of real-time transmission of HD video to a ground unit, allowing a DVD to be complete prior to the student being unharnessed and de-briefed. Although the cost of the RSAV is high, the cost is offset within approximately 1500 tandem skydives. The RSAV is silent, has no sharp parts in case it collides with TI/student, and most importantly, has no interest in your girlfriend or beer. It keeps its mouth shut during staff meetings and doesn't ask for time off so it can participate in a bigway or boogie event. More info