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He survived. That's about all that's right in this skydive. True, people learn from positive reinforcement, but in this case he already knows he survived. Skydiving isn't Little League or pre-school where everyone gets a trophy for participating whether their team won or lost. This chain of events had several links, and removing one of them would have most likely changed the outcome. ~Camera on helmet with far too few jumps/intentionally ignoring USPA recommendation ~No jump plan in place ~No deployment plan in place ~Lost two others in freefall (was allegedly a group of four) ~fell past two other open canopies, indicating it was past "normal" pull time. ~waited for subject to pull, although well past "normal" pull time. ~no altimeter check (remember COA? it was only a few jumps past his student jumps). ~Intentionally put down on a roof when it was not at all necessary. This could prove to be very problematic for the jumper's well-being, the dropzone, the homeowner, and other skydivers if the homeowner decided to press the issue. "Congrats, you exited and didn't hurt yourself or anyone else" isn't a valid nor valuable part of a debrief, not when we're speaking to a licensed skydiver. Were it my debrief, it would have gone down a list similar to above, with a "thanks for sharing the video so others might learn from your mistake."

now i"m confused. You see the pixilation in the source (straight off the camera to a monitor) or in the render (Vegas or Premiere)? If you're seeing this in the render but not straight from the camera, it's in the render settings you're using, could be you've added some FX somewhere, lots of possibilities.

you'll find a lot of Vegas users here. For use in a high turnaround environment, it's hard to beat. Several DZ's in your area, including Skyknights, use it.

The transit from the P2 to the Ghost 3 is pretty straightforward. If you're current on the P2, and can manage it in full-out flight, with 170 WS jumps you're likely perfect for the Ghost 3. It's advanced, in that it's a bigger suit. However, it's also the next logical step up from the P2. FWIW, the Ghost 3 and the P2 are my two most-worn suits. Love em' both

I don't believe it can be explained to a Mac user, and I use both.

pixiliation in the render or in the source?

Those little macro-click programs work pretty good, don't they? :-)

PFC course January 27, 28, 29 at Skydive Elsinore. Requirements: Current USPA Coach Rating. minimum of 100 WS skydives Audible AAD Hard Helmet It's generally a good idea to get a day of pre-course eval jumps in, but they're not at all mandatory.

January 27, 28, 29 at Skydive Elsinore.

A little bit of aloe vera and some neosporin, the welts on your back won't hurt as much and will go away faster. Just sayin...

Opining about women again? Honest, it's so much easier to come out of the closet.

It's entirely about the hornyculturist. There's no elephant in this room... No, Andreea wouldn't allow it in the Bonfire, and it wouldn't fly in any other discipline either. But wingsuiters are "special." Haven't you figured that out yet?

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Submitting...perhaps. I like getting where I need to go. Meekly? Not hardly.

It's actually a pretty standard legal tactic. Stall, stall, stall, then the DA gets tired of having it on their desk and wants it disposed of. I bet a jump ticket back in September that it would be pleaded out to a misdemeanor and I stand by the bet.

Yes. January @ CES If I share the rumors, I'd get in trouble. If I share the truth, I'd be fired. There is nothing huge, however. Expect to see some announcements regarding phones and 3D, and maybe one or two CSC's, and not much more. Oh, and new displays with big resolutions. OLED is very sexy but well past my wallet's boundary.

Rent a suit-have nothing when you're done. Finding a used suit for most average body types; easy. My first three suits were used, and now I own more than 70, most of which were acquired used. Finding used suits is incredibly easy. It's never been easier. Can you provide a freebie suit to a guy who is 6'8"? I can. Sometimes rentals are the most feasible option. So the next concern is how trained up the renter is, who he's getting training from (the over the phone training doesn't work, ) 800.00 for a season vs 100.00 for a year...big difference. Especially when life comes at you fast and you can't afford or the weather won't let you jump. Doesn't work for everyone, and does work for a good number but that good number should be properly informed. |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||| What really, really bothers me in this thread is that you're using Trojan marketing to spread FUD, and that's just not right. No one has said they haven't improved. Two years ago I flew one of the first wingsuit prototypes from more than a decade ago. Yeah...big difference. That's NOT the point, and you keep ducking the point. Cables work. Regardless of skill, suit, brand, underclothes, size of arm, sweat, or air pressure. You claim "a few guys you know" and "a few cutaways" yourself....Really? Honest Injun? Who? When? Where? For ANYONE to suggest that cables are dangerous at any level is dirty bullshit for market positioning and it's that kind of fabricated storytelling that gets people hurt, helps people get in over their heads, and scares a few away from our discipline. The brandwar stuff is tedious, sometimes fun, and always amusing regardless of which side of it one is on. But to deliberately obfuscate and make up bullshit about something that is an industry standard, proven in many situations over a decade simply for the sole purpose of putting $$/brand ahead of safety, that's just ridiculous I'll always be argumentative when it comes to spewed ignorance and intentional disregard for common sense. A few years ago, I wanted to figure out highspeed exits from a KingAir, because that was the aircraft I had access to. EdP, Chuck Blue, and a few others loudly told me how ignorant and stupid I was to try. I'm glad they were argumentative, glad they pointed out the complete lack of understanding on my part. In this case, you're doing all of wingsuiting a disservice with your position on safety. Comparing wing cuts to 3 rings/capewells.... Just more FUD. I could do the same with TS, but honestly, I respect Tony's work too much to stoop that low. T'would be VERY easy to rip apart a TS suit for purposes of marketing, but that's not what this is about. Did you notice how many TS suits are in my room? Ranging from a horrid color XBird to more than a dozen Intros and everything in between? Did you notice the SFly? and the old Priest suit? I've jumped em' all. and understand them all. Spend some time wingsuiting with other suits, other people, and if you really want an understanding; jump with students full time. Earn your AFFI so you understand more. Attend an IERC, you'll have a better grip. Become an Examiner. You'll know even more. Living in a small bubble with no outside experience doesn't serve you well. You could start with a PFC course, if you think you could pass it. I'd wager it would be a huge challenge. Because.. Safety comes first. Always. Those of us who have been around for a bit of time have learned this fairly expensively. I'm a relative newbie compared to many, but it didn't take long to learn, unfortunately usually at the expense of others. The day will come that you're dialing 911 before he hits the ground, and you'll have talked to him til you're blue in the face. In that one instance, all things become clear. I hope you never see that day. FIW, had another one just two days ago. I hope he lives to send regrets.

Coupla thoughts: ~Rent a wingsuit for 4 months/season= $800.00 (200.00 /40 jumps a month=5.00 per jump) ~Buy a used wingsuit (classifies are full) $400.00-700.00 Done with used suit, either use it for flocking, or resell it. Resold suits hold their value very well. Solda P2 for 650.00, and traded it back a year later for 500.00. His net cost for entire season was less than 13.00 per month (Jumper from Perris, so full-time use). Assume someone is really, really active; they'll put 10 jumps per weekend/40 jumps a month. That works out to 5.00 a jump. Owning and reselling works out to less than than .50 per jump. Done with renting, nothing to show for it. If it rains, snows, sleets, or hails, you still owe for the rental regardless of jumps. If you own, there is no value lost if the weather or life turns bad for a while. I'm still wondering about all those cutaways on "old suits" tho. Please tell us more? I'm honestly trying to understand this one. If you need to chop wings "several times" and have "heard of several guys needing to pull wing cutaways" it suggests some really poor technique or...? It just doesn't ring true to me.

The sticky answers all of your questions I am still using CX100's, finding them on Ebay and whatnot. lens? Inside video is usually .3, outside is usually .5

Different set of risers? The risers I'm lookin at right now...I wouldn't jump em', but I'm funny like that. These look pretty hammered.

Good catch. Yes, the ability to use a HypEye (coupled with my Optima) is a winning combo.

"The speed at which new people progress in the sport". If you suck at RW, get some coaching If you suck at VRW, get some coaching. If you suck at CRW, get some coaching. If you suck at Accuracy, get some coaching. If you suck at Swooping, upsize and get some coaching. If you suckat Wingsuiting, get a bigger suit. Hey JD, if you've been jumping the same risers as the ones on the canopy I'm shipping back out east tomorrow, that's why you've had the cutaways. Jesus, get some risers that aren't worn to shit and some TruLoks that are properly fitted. New risers-$100.00. That's two repacks right there. I'm not saying that "The Sleeve" sucks. But removing cutaway cables is not a step forward. It's a step towards efficiency and convenience over safety. Cutaway cables function 99.9% of the time. Cutaway cables work properly regardless of sweat, clothing, wrist/forearm size. "The Sleeve" doesn't. To suggest that adding a cable system is "adding an extra thing"... and inferring it might be dangerous?? C'mon. That's just plain silly, and marketing FUD.

The cutaway tab track now follows the zipper, so it's like unzipping. The handle is back-bent at the wrist so it's a straight pull that works at any angle. I've pulled mine with my teeth just to see if I could. The far end of the teflon cable is just at the armpit. The effect is that it is identical to unzipping. The larger suits have a spandex cuff, which was shown for the first time at PIA in Reno. Nowadays, most of the bigger suits sport the spandex wrist/backarm.

-removing cutaway cables from wingsuits is not a step towards greater safety. No matter how one looks at it, it's a removal of a basic, simple safety feature that has never been documented or suspected of causing incident. -even partially stripping a cable allows the elbow to bend and freely reach. In my experiences (and those of more than just one or two students), the cable actually falls out with only 2/3 tabs still connected. Easy to demo in the air and on the ground, and has been my personal experience. This is without "sleeve" conversation. -I submit that a cutaway system is SPECIFICALLY designed to be "fully cutaway." If one can't fully cutaway a cutaway cable, they have no business in a wingsuit, let alone skydiving. Consider the concept of "my main didn't leave my rig because the cutaway cable wasn't fully stripped. Even your skyhook can't save you if you have a hung up riser. I understand your motivation to champion Tonysuits, and that's what sponsored people are supposed to do. Understandable and expected. However... Having hundreds of jumps on all major brands (more suits have cutaways than those that don't), I fully understand and have used the sleeve and cutaway systems both with and without intent. Arguing that the sleeve is an improvement over cutaway systems (that also happen to function like the sleeve) is a silly, mis-guided argument. For how they work on many suits for many jumpers, one might as well say that every wingsuit has a safety sleeve, because they do. Looking at the Xbird failure video, did the sleeve help him? No. With a cutaway and sleeve-3 options for release. Without a cutaway and only sleeve, 1.5/2 options for release (assuming the "sleeve" works for everyone and everyone has equal length risers. Basic math says cutaway with sleeve=33.333333% better. In a challenging situation (that I challenge any skydiver, BASE is different, to say they NEEDED TO SAVE THEIR LIFE) I'll happily take 33% better odds and options. Wouldn't you?

This is certainly a valid idea; numbers would be more like 1000, maybe 2000 people participating (based on USPA voting statistics). It also may be illegal in most states because it is in fact, a lottery/purchase of chance.