Gravitymaster

I have Premiere 6.5 and would be VERY happy to either send you a copy (for educational and/or trial usage only. *********************************************** I wouldn't mind having a copy of that, just for a trial to see if I like it before I buy it, you undrstand : )

Will be on A&E at 1am EDT. Just got a call from a friend who saw it earlier tonight.

Shouldn't they change over to the smaller rubberbands so they don't have to double stow? I used the small bands that come with AR canopies and got whacked a couple of times. Maybe once every 75 - 100 jumps. I almost lost consciousness a few months ago from a hard opening. I switched over to large bands and have had nothing but sweet openings since. As I said in my original post "large rubber bands work for ME". Find what works for you, and stay with it.

Are you asking about one for a video camera or a 35mm camera? Can you be more specific? the only filter I use is one that reduces UV radiation although I have experimented with colored filters and gotten some interesting results.

Depends on the lines. If you have dacron lines, then large rubber bands are the right choice ****************************************** That might be true if you have dacron lines. However my advice was to someone who was jumping a Hornet which isn't available with dacron lines. It is only available with 825 spectra lines and I doubt many people jumping a Hornet have had the microlines changed to dacron.

I would seriously doubt you were told not to double loop LARGE rubber bands on the grommet stows because LARGE rubber bands would not hold the lines in place without double looping them and that could cause line dump. You may have been told to use Tube Stows on the grommet stows or you may have been instructed to use SMALLER rubber bands and not to double loop them.

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Couple of thoughts come to mind. If you are absolutely sure your body position was flat and stable, you weren't in a track and you had given yourself sufficient time to decelerate before deployment. Then I would suspect packing may be the cause. First I would evaluate the length of your lines between your D-bag and risers. If it is too short, it is possible the lines on the short side are getting underneath the reserve container tray and catching on it when you deploy. This can cause the d-bag to spin as it comes out of your container, inducing line twists. The second thought is, are you keeping your lines perfectly straight as you stow them in the rubber bands? Are you making sure the rubber bands are in good shape and they grip the lines tightly. This can cause hard openings and line twists. The third thought that comes to mind is how much space you are leaving in the stow loops? You should be able to get no more than 2 or 3 fingers in the loops. What type of rubber bands you are using. My personal experience is the larger bands, double looped work best for me. Lastly, I would evaluate my packing. Are you getting everything sorted out and packed symetrically? Do you roll the nose? If so, is that symetrical. How about the tail? Are you rolling it tightly? If you continue to have line twists and/or hard openings, I would have a rigger watch you pack and invite him to offer suggestions on ways you can improve your openings. A couple of beers ought to do it.

I'm too lazy to look it up on wreak, but didn't you recently post something about tearing up Don Jardines jumpsuit? Sorry if I am thinking about someone else but I'm pretty sure it was you. If it is, how did you come to tear his jumpsuit up? Was it landing your 1.4 loaded parachute?

If it's too hot, then secure it with either your chest strap or seatbelt. Nobody's saying it has to be on your head. The Helmet Nazi

He He.... Yep, if you saw someone being a pain in the ass, pointing at helmets and asking people to secure them, that was probably me. Just one of my pet peeves. The Helmet Nazi

I have yet to understand why folks won't secure their helmet. I can't believe they have forgotten their student training. The only conclusion I can draw is they are either too lazy, they just think they are too cool, or they are just plain ignorant. The Helmet Nazi

Don't know whether its me or not but I have noticed a trend lately of folks who have to be told to secure their helmets on take-off. I was constantly having to say something to jumpers at the WFFC. The response I often get ranges from eyes rolling to an apology. Most violaters I have observed are experienced skydivers who should know better. For anyone who doesn't remember, securing your helmet isn't necessarily to protect you if the plane loses power or crashes, it's to prevent your helmet from becoming a projectile and killing or injuring someone else in the event of an emergency. I have even observed a DZO recently with a camera helmet laying on the floor during take-off. Don't make me come over there. I will say something to you. The Helmet Nazi

Can you post the URL? I can't get the links to work. All I get is /about.blank/ The Sony link works fine.

And his last name is "Dang" ........sorta appropriate.

My advice is to put the camera helmet and gear in the closet and forget about it for at LEAST another 130 jumps. No matter how ready YOU think you are, you aren't ready. I also doubt you are experienced enough to be capable of evaluating your own skills and abilities. Don't take my advice personally but, there is NO WAY I would let someone with 70 jumps and a camera any where near me in freefall, nor would any experienced skydiver I know. Believe me, you DO NOT have the skills to fly your body safely, perform a variety of exits, vary your fall rate etc enough to fly a camera safely. You also have not developed the proper awareness and skills to deal with all the potential problems that WILL occur once you do start shooting video including line entanglements, canopy malfunctions, other people not doing what they are supposed to do such as tracking off a proper distance, breaking off early etc. When the experienced camera flyers on this forum say you should have AT LEAST 200 jumps, they aren't saying after even 200 jumps you are ready to shoot video. They are saying you shouldn't even THINK about it with less than 200 jumps. Some people I've been around aren't ready even after 4 or 500 jumps. As I said, please don't take this personally, but you arent ready. What do the MAJORITY of experienced jumpers at your DZ think about this. I mean people with 1000's of jumps not those with a few hundred? What does the DZO think? These are the people who know you and your abilities best.

You may be talking about the CRW wrap on Saturday. It was indeed a low cutaway at approximately 1200' Involved 2 people, both landed safely. One under his main and the other under a reserve. No RSL involved.

heh, heh you might be a candidate for a Birdman suit. Take it slow and really learn to fly the suit. The fun is just beginning.

Nope, you were at the DZ. Thats how they get business for tandems. The airport is across the street. I think it was $35.00 for a jump. The reason I asked about your jump numbers is you land on the beach and you gotta have your sheet together because of the winds and crowded beach. I wouldn't recommend jumping there to anyone with less than a "C" license who isn't a decent canopy pilot.

I was there in Feb 2001 and jumping was no problem. You have an incomplete profile. How many jumps did you have when you were there. Could that have been a factor?

I would suggest you do a few jumps without the camera. Just play around with the aerodynamics of the suit for a while. It would help if you can get someone to jump with you so you can judge you fall rate. Practice different exits. See if you can exit on your back or in a sit and then transision to your belly. Practice, practice, practice.

Try www.grisoft.com and www.zonelabs.com Both have free versions. Both have free updates of the free versions. Works for me

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