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In a wingsuit? Not likely. We don't have the wingload/wingspan ability. We're fat, short by comparison to even the least efficient bird out there. More like Ostrich' than like osprey.

http://vimeo.com/31931773 Hmmm...not on-axis, carving rolls, not really barrel rolls, but not aileron turns either. Are they "barrelon roils?" As far as glide ratio... http://skydivedubai.ae/experienced/experienced_images/winsuit01.jpg

This HAS to be the best response to an "I want opinions (I just don't want yours)" post I've ever seen. PM's didn't explain it well enough, I guess... I really hope we don't see Saxboy end up in the Small Format Incidents thread.

See? Rem got it in one. Deep, in the closet, afraid to admit that he gets angry from the hard-on that results from seeing or hearing Harry Connick Jr. kinda guy.

going down that avenue, you'd be stunned at what people say, do, and send when you lose a child. Including skydivers.

I wasn't implying an amateur could do it, but rather that a senior could do so, assuming the rig was designed for it. thanks to you and Mel for setting me straight.

Although there is no 'standard length,' I suspect most people have settled in on a 9'. We occasionally see longer bridles come through here, and have once seen a very interesting knot as (I believe) the result of a 12' bridle. I have a few videos of shorter bridles not only being caught in the burble, but also bouncing around near the head of the wingsuiter, which gives pause for those that are wearing cameras with long extension arms on the back of their helmets.

Thats a two-way street though. Regardless of how ridiculous this whole situation was there is still a rule in place, and if that girl was too stupid to follow a simple rule she deserved to go through the pain of being delayed. Well, the pregnant 17 year-old from Florida may well be too stupid to follow the rules (or even know there are rules), but thinking that a ornament on a bag is not actually a 'replica' any more than a picture of a gun on a t-shirt is would not necessarily be evidence of stupidity. That's already happened too... (Tshirt) http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7431640.stm Fully expect it to happen here in the USA

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the BOC exclusive of the TSO? I believe you can exit the aircraft with no BOC, holding the PC on exit, have a shrivel sewn into a wingsuit, ROL, etc without having a Master do the work?

once again, nicely done, Jhonny.

Glad it's finally public. It's really great, even for the non-skydiver. Congrats Robi, Jarno, and Macca for a terrific interview!

you do realize that in addition to posting photos of Robi Pecnik, one of the most experienced BASE wingsuiters in the world, that you're also posting images of BASE rigs. No reserve. Again, if you move the mount farther up the helmet, it will out of the way of risers. Having a gimbal/arm to get it up there isn't the problem. It's the location and size of the gimbal/arm that you've chosen. You've got a collective of over 20,000 skydives telling you it's not a good idea. You might want to reconsider.

I understand what you want. You want to shoot your rig and tail wing as you fly. That's quite achievable without having a big arm, clamp, and snag point. The Israeli arm I've attached here is mountable at the crown of the helmet, and can lay the camera lens along the base of the helmet, shooting the back and tail without putting anything high up and snaggable, well away from the reserve. The arm I've attached, the knobs are about the size of a dime, and can be easily covered over to reduce snag, should it need to be in a difficult place. There are other ways to do this as well, but putting a huge Manfrotto mount isn't one of them, in my opinion.

Why ask, if you're not willing to listen to what several others have told you? there are three helmets in the photo I uploaded. All three of them are easily configured for filming the back. If you look at the far helmet (full face), it has the mounts placed to shoot the back with a short billet Israeli arm.

I have several dozen shots of my back while flying. None of them required the huge Manfrotto arm and clamp you've put together. Of course there are safe ways to do it. Just that you've chosen a route that is readily apparent as "not safe." You can move the arm much farther up the helmet so it's not in the way of your risers nor reserve should you need it. You don't need the arm at all, IMO. See this image, where I'm jumping 3 cameras, one of them rear-firing to shoot my deployment. If I wanted to film the back as it lies flat, a wedge or Israeli arm are needed, but they don't have to stick up like you've got yours, and they're farther up the helmet to be missed by risers, and far away from any reserve issues. You _never_ want anything in the way of your reserve.

Jay Stokes, Gary Peek, Rich Winstock, Jan Meyer, Craig Stapleton, MaryLou Laughlin, Todd Spillers, Scott Smith, and Merriah Eakins have always responded quickly and articulately to any email I've sent them. On the admin side, Jim Crouch and Randy Ottinger seem to work their tails off, and are always available via phone or email. I'm of the opinion that many BOD members either don't use the internet regularly, or they don't give a damn. It's one or the other. A *lot* more can be accomplished in terms of PR. Look at what PD is doing with half the assets for PR that USPA has available. They're kicking something out almost every day. Look at what Kolla and Lara are going at BlueSkies as another great example. There are sponsorship $$ out there. They just need to be sold "the beef." On a side note, I'd appreciate and engage a check box on my membership renewal form that allows me to donate 2$, 5$, 10$ to the team.

"good luck" is appropriate. Pilot chutes tend to dance in burbles reasonably often. That's a huge snag point, and it doesn't get better if your reserve needs to deploy. I recommend against using this setup.

Never, has the combinations of word spew you've written above exited my mouth. All I see from you is self-loathing, hate, nastiness, and a strong bend against women. Hence me being convinced you're a gay misogynist. Usually the guys that bitch most about others being pussy-whipped need to look in the mirror.

based on all your misogynistic posts, I've become convinced that you're a homosexual that needs a lot of attention. Being gay? Bashing women to hide it? The crap that comes out of your mouth, one can only wonder what you feed your butt with?

THey're fine on the USPA site, but let's face it, the USPA site is not a destination site. USPA might consider developing the videos (like PIA does) and then blasting the social media networks with the video content. There will be some kinds of video that gather more interest than others, but if it's nicely done, templated work (like Dubai, the PIA vids, the Skydive Elsinore Wingsuit School vids). then it's fast, easy, consistent. People will subscribe, but more than that, "outsiders" like media bloodhounds will find the content and use it as filler in newscasts, etc. Look at the Chris Brewer jump from the Bridge. In and of itself, it's unremarkable, but it's hit CNN, EXPN, the Onion, and dozens of small air and webcasts. USPA becomes a source of qualified content, and yes, generates small rev streams. The promotion part of all of this is relatively easy. The one press release USPA has updated on their website for 2011 doesn't justify the $$ that are being spent on marketing. [edit] This is still skydiving, and Yves is or has been a USPA member. This kind of promotion is worthy of a press release, with or without cooperation of the manufacturer that paid (very few) dollars to produce this package.

Notice how slick the Dubai International championships appear on Facebook, YouTube, etc? This is a shining example of promotion. They've hired interviewers, doing the same kind of thing PIA has hired people to do each year. It generates a lot of traffic, interest, and raises brand awareness in addition to the sport. The promo video for DDay is very nicely cut, very pro, yet it's not an inordinate amount of time and doesn't contain any expensive graphics, models, 3D, etc. While this doesn't generate revenue on its own, it generates significant interest. The Phoenix-Fly Need for Speed videos have set viewership records on many hosting sites; with 10M viewers clicking in, it promotes wingsuiting very nicely. There isn't a day go by on the DZ that someone doesn't say "I got into skydiving so I can wingsuit like those guys." Small-time promotion like PF and Dubai's DDay go a long, long way to inciting interest from not only new skydivers, but also manufacturers.

Escape to Elsinore in March. At least two, probably three turning aircraft on Fridays, Sat, Sunday, and busy through the week with military and sport jumpers. Bunkhouse on site. Weather is typically quite good in March. Edit to add: Perris and San Diego are also quite close to Elsinore, and Perris has a tunnel in the event weather does get bad.

You don't have to take the SD card out, depending on your camera setup. The USB port is on the left side of the camera. Just plug in your USB cable, download the footage, and off you go. While this is true, the USB port isn't designed to take the kind of hammering that an "every jump" download will bring. All of the small camera manufacturers have had problems with the USB ports at some level.

NYou truly believe skydiving in at any level could match the teenie bopper and younger age, gender, income level, race and ethnicity opportunities that the Kardashian's get from clothing, perfume, accessory sponsors? Not by the longest shot the imagination could take. If a reality show could garner prospective ad $$, a demo, competitive, or publicity team should be able to come up with solid corporate sponsors on their own. Problem is, I haven't seen anyone (yet) explain specifically how their presence and performances are going penetrate the mass market and give sponsors bang for their buck. If you tell Sony or Microsoft that you're gonna reach 35,000 people with their 20K sponsorship, they'll laugh hard, cuz anyone saying something along those lines could only be joking. Mass penetration of 250k marketshare is the bottom, bottom line. BTW, Big name corporate has been interested in sponsoring skydiving for quite a while... The bottleneck isn't at the big name corporate level. FWIW, Sony already sponsors aerial sports. You should see the wingsuit they bought me.

So the "D" is just an historical relic rather than an actual license. I don't see that it meets any need of the current members besides being something to put on your DZ.COM profile. Outside of a PRO rating and becoming a TI, you're correct, and I can't find fault with many points of your argument in terms of "license." With that in mind: Do you propose the USPA should spend the money to restructure? Should they cease calling the D cards "licenses" as they don't permit one to do anything more than an A anyway?