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I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Stratos ground camera specs here. http://www.redbullstratos.com/technology/cameras-communications/ Out of your price range. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

At some point there was one that big at Muskogee. Like I said only one or two years I think. Custom made as I recall. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Google 10x80 binoculars on ebay and you'll find a bunch of the optical ones. From wwII to on. One of the more expensive examples. http://www.ebay.com/itm/German-Dienstglas-Binoculars-Cold-War-Anti-Aircraft-Flak-10x80-Tripod-Zeiss-Lens-/152355147136?hash=item2379130d80:g:-xcAAOSwRLZUKF1R But I assume you need video adapter. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

On the know your old I put a photo of the visual (non video) "binoculars". http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=148743; I think you and I are talking about the same thing. But the one I saw the camera/lens and operators seat were all a unit that rotated as a unit on a stand and had the elevation controls your referring to. Kind of like the gun photo attached only with a 3 foot camera lens instead of a gun barrel. And remember there were other video cameras besides VHS. I can't remember who put it together but as I recall it was a big name in the sport. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

During the last ground judged meet(s) USPA had a video system with a large telephoto lens mounted on a 'turret' type system with the operators seat and video system on a large stand and moving in unison. Bad description. They may have only used it one or two years. Or that may be what you were talking about. I don't believe it incorporated any of the ex military equipment but I may be wrong. Working from a bad memory. I saw it once and pretty sure there was a photo of it in Parachutist at least once. I guess I don't remember them using a Cinetheodolite. What I remember was a long telescopic camera lens. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The point is that TSA in the US can open your checked bag and can and have opened packed parachutes. PIA worked with TSA to provide guidance on parachutes but TSA has their own non-public policy and procedures. Expect that any checked parachute and carry-on parachute may be opened, main and/or reserve, for inspection. If carry on be prepared to either reclose it or have a bag big enough to contain it. If checked, well all bets are off. These inspections usually don't happen but may happen. Make sure nothing else suspicious is packed with it. Leave out any other instruments, hook knives, rigging tools etc. Even if allowed they may increase the likely hood of inspection. I don't fly much but my biggest argument over carry on was pre Sept 11 2001 and I think was caused by a packing pin hiding in the bottom of the carry-on bag with the rig. I didn't find it until I was home but airport security at that time argued with the airline about it being allowed. IF your going to check it anyway, Pelican cases are a usual go to standard for rugged, gorilla proof luggage. FORGET any commercial, dept store suitcase. And over size is a good thing for everything mentioned above. This is a good deal on a used $350 case. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pelican-1630-Black-Watertight-Transport-Case-w-Foam-and-Wheels-/381885032412?hash=item58ea1f27dc:g:DKYAAOSw2xRYUZtY I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Is the nose over and dive of a turbin aircraft at freefall speeds enough different.from a skydiver exit and acceleration to terminal that the two can't be confused? Mike Mullins' decent has to look .a lot like exit. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Not someone I want to emulate. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Uh, not me. K is a standard abbreviation for the prefix kilo. Derived from a Greek word meaning thousand. Predates the digital age by a couple millennia. Are you so American that you still resist the metric system? Microsoft started the K for 1024 thing. They were wrong then and are still wrong! I never associated the computer convention k=1024 with the metric kilo. K in computers was 1024. When your learning assembly language programming and have to figure out how many bytes each command takes so you can figure out the ram addresses for the program loops you need to know 1024. And being a chemist I've used the metric system since high school. In the case of units I'm bilingual. But not going to buy 200 gms of cheese. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

when people use K when they mean 1000 and not 1024? And I'm really not that much of a nerd. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Pre Cypres I had a friend knocked out through no fault of her own and bounce. I've had more than one friend saved by an AAD after being stupid. Ripping them a new one is lot more fun than the funeral. Remember the PIA President and owner of SSK died after being hit in freefall without an AAD. Us old farts are happy to jump without an AAD, because we did for years and years. And we recognize that without an AAD we have to take an action or we die. With 5 rigs I don't have one for each. But I never recommend to anyone else not having one. You know we have them available, they help more than they hurt and if I can have one I do. If not I analyze the risk, and usually jump anyway. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I think we're talking about something different here. If i unerstand correctlly a telemeter is a kind of stopwatch. I mean the large, heavy binoculars which are mounted on even heavier steel tripods. The jury used these to judge style-competitions in the era that cameras were few and far between. (in Dutch: Stijl-kijker) Telemeter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The original meaning of telemeter, and still one of the main uses of the word, was a device used to measure distances to remote objects, that is, a rangefinder. Originally optical devices used in surveying, they soon found military applications in rangefinding, especially naval gunnery. More generally, a telemeter is a device used to remotely measure any quantity. It consists of a sensor, a transmission path, and a display, recording, or control device. Telemeters are the physical devices used in telemetry. Electronic devices are widely used in telemetry and can be wireless or hard-wired, analog or digital. Other technologies are also possible, such as mechanical, hydraulic and optical.[1] See attached photo. Your both right. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

All I saw was bad gun safety. They must have known someone. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Hmmm, some repeats here. You know your old if you've tried to dock on a balloon suit and your hand bounced off. And you had to grip the binding tape with two fingers. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I didn't say I was going to jump it now! I'd like to but I'm to damn heavy. Going the right way though. Last round I jumped was an old Phantom 28', and I did hit the peas 19 years after the last round jump. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I've got about 300 jumps on my Comp PC. Prone to frontal tuck, turned faster than my Strato Cloud, and I routinely stood it up at 170lb. (A longggg time ago) I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Well, that's what I thought he might mean but searching Paragear and Google the only AMD I could find was computer chips. Answer to OP, spend a lot of money. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

After 268 views I guess I'm not the only one. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I'll be dumb. What's an amd system? I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

He decided to wait to pull, which is EXACTLY why you used to be opposed to RSL's. So the jumper could control when the reserve was pulled. Still have copies of your white paper against RSL's that I used to hand out (and tell people to ignore) in the 80:s and 90's when people were trying to decide whether to get one on their new rig. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Only if it has a Cypres pocket (you said modern chest reserve ) I learn new (or old) tricks every day. Not going to try that one though... Tie down is fine. Just keeps comtain fom flopping. There may be a place for low mount d rings on harness. If you've made 1600 jumps without a Cypres have one for an occasional conventional grear jump isn't important. But no reason this chest couldn't have a cypres. I'll ask the manufacturer. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Come to MI and I'll loan you a chest reserve built 4 years ago. With tie downs. Whate we call the bottom comnections. BTW I've seen those rigged up for one jump with 550 cord. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

No, we want it to jump ! Why doesn't the MIRPS fit? Find a pop top, put a 26' lopo in it, have a rigger pack it. Then put on the mini system and go jump.the damn thing. Assuming it isn't falling apart. If it has shot and a half capewells see if you can find some R-3s for it. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

You could trying ordering a factory original. http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/PartsPriceList.pdf Third item under slider and accuracy items. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE