Hellis

You can't be sure, but it could be the packer too. When the canopy is in the bag it's very easy to make a steptrough. Did the line cross above the slider or below the slider? It it was below the slider, both you and the packer should have noticed when you did the linecheck, right? If it was above it might be harder to see, but should be noticed. What I think, and keep in mind I was not there so this is speculation. None of you noticed at the lincheck because there was no steptrough at the time. Once the canopy was in the bag a line went over the bag and the bridleconnection on the bag. Instead of lifting the line over the bag again the bag got lifted by the bridle and the PC had to be pulled trough the line also. This misstake creates a steptrough BELOW the slider, and those are extremly easy to see if they are there when you do the linecheck. A steptrough above the slider is a messy process which involves passing all the fabric trough one line, and then the bag and PC. It's "hard" work to create that malfuction. But keep in mind, this is my speculation. I have no clue what really happend, only you and the packer do.

So one of the lines from the left side of the canopy was wrapped around the right side lines? You packed yourself a steptrough. Nothing you could have done to save it. The error was made on ground while packing.

It may not be the same one that I know, but the helicopter I know of is: One front riser to start a diving turn. I usually go 90-180­°. Let up and immediate opposite rear riser. Your momentum will give you a pretty good aggresive snap. On very stable square canopies you can have one side stalled (flying backwards), and the other side in deep brakes flying forward. This makes the canopy turn around its own axis.

Maybe. I was a bit worried about the shorter surface area from front to back to ensure a strong enough bond. I have not seen the cookiemount. I only seen the helmet with the mount attached, but not the mount as it's sold seperatly. How big is the surfacearea

I agree with that. However, that gopro mount is (a) expensive, and (b) requires drilling holes in my helmet. Really my biggest issue is (b) -- I'm not sure I like the idea of drilling holes. That said, I know the big piece comes out and leaves only the base there, so maybe something I should look into a little more You could always use Square 1s "snag resistant" mount and stick it on with the same 3M double sided tape Gopro use for their mounts like this....(see attached). Reduces the risk of a snag, no drill holes needed and is stable and secure as all hell. I used the "supervelcro" instead. Because of that I can move the mount and camera to my other helmet. Wouldn't that be possible (or stickytape only) with the cookiemount?

Please explain. I really want to hear this

I think you could use a nd filter on a contour too, BUT only on the very sunny days. The camera has problems with light and having a nd filter won't make it better. As I said earlier sky/UV filter is what you need for protection.

Depends on what you want to achieve. But I guess you need a UV or skyfilter. That's pretty much just a piece of glass protecting the camera lens.

Wow. That's impressive. So they are stronger than I expected too. Thank you for the info.

Anyone know how much it takes to crush/compress a hardhousing?

Could work, but that would probably mean you miss the exit and it will record the canopyride too.

Just to let you know, I have seen a cutawayhandle on a paxharness. A big red handle where the warninglable is and 3-rings at the topattachments. The poor student wearing it probably had no idea Do you know why that kind of setup existed? Sorry about this, didn't see this earlier. No, have no clue. I think it's a TM that is also a rigger that just wanted to make stuff more complex than it already is and add a failpoint to his gear. I would love to ask the guy but.. 1. I couldn't speak the language. And showing up on a DZ as a guest and start asking about a "paxrelease" would probably be a bad idea. 2. I really don't think the TM would chop this student, so why create a issue when the pax is right there pointing on her back as we got in the plane. Probably also a bad idea. I really don't see the point in that handle. I'm sorry if I scare the OP now, but if the TM wants to drop you he/she can use a knife. Having a handle that can break or not work as it should (meaning staying on the rig) is just odd to say the least. I wish I could have taken a picture of it, but again, I think that would be a bad idea...

It's a bit unfair to call this "linetwists". Yes the lines are twisted, but as you said endcell closure probably did some of the spinning. And lets not forget that one of the brakes was not set. Yes it is linetwists, but thats not the reason it was spinning and loosing altitude so fast. Edit: was that really part of the plan to just pull there in the middle of the formation?

No new batteries, but I should replace them soon. I really hate geting the VISO out of that holder The reason the VISO did like that is probably because the plane was flying low and was told to keep the altitude for a few minutes. Probably the VISO thought we had landed. I guess, if the pilot hadn't been so good at flying, he would have gone slightly up and down in altitude and the VISO would notice it. I always wear polarized when skydiving, never had any problems.

That would have been much worse if it read "+85" During the planeride I saw when it reset itself to 0. So I looked at another VISO and noticed the 85-90 diff. But then during my canopyflight it managed to confuse me When I was at 300, I thought "oh crap I'm at ~200 m now and I'm not even close to the LZ." But that was not correct, I was actually at 385 m So once I got closer to the LZ I noticed I was too high, and thats when I finally stoped looking at the alti Should have done that right from the begining

About malfunctioning altis. This happend to me recently. It's meters

50 Hz and centimeter precision is way overkill. Nobody needs that.... No, wait, I want one

Sure. Code: I attached the bat file as a zip. Unzip it and place it in your GOPRO-folder, when you open it the file will delete all files that is LRV or THM files. (leaving you with JPEG and MP4)

Just to let you know, I have seen a cutawayhandle on a paxharness. A big red handle where the warninglable is and 3-rings at the topattachments. The poor student wearing it probably had no idea

Empty by formatting!!!!!!, not just delete the files. I never do that, and I don't think you should have to. Make a firmware that works. Thats it. I have never formated my cards for my DSLR, and they are about 7 years old, and I have never had any problems. I have even had other files on the card (zip, doc etc.) while using the camera. Also, on my GoPro I have a file that removes all the thm and lrv files on the card. Makes it so much easier to copy it to the computer. If I would format I would lose this file every time.

Maybe I missunderstood you, but the Benny half does not have a audible pocket. You can add one if you make one yourself, and it takes perhaps 30 min for a novice at a sewing machine. The reason to get the "half" would not be protection, but perhaps if it's hot and you need a cool helmet (temperature cool), or if you want to hear better under canopy. I think our definition of "half helmet" and "classic cut" are throwing us off. The link below has the one I'm looking at. Still affordable, and some good features. http://www.chutingstar.com/skydive/advanced-benny Ok. I thought you meant this one when you said half. http://www.chutingstar.com/skydive/half-shell-benny-3454

He might be just stirring up shit and causing problems here. But the truth is he got at least one more on his side here in this thread that spoke up, and possibly several more that did not say anything. And that is a problem. Greg has never been on the low H&P so he has no clue what so ever what he is talking about, but he got at least one with him. My view as a instructor is that if you notice a student beeing nervous about this jump you should first deal with the fear and make sure the student is "ok" with it before you board the plane. And I believe all instructors do this, but this is big news to Greg because he is clueless. And he managed to get people on his side, most likely people that has not done this jump either.

Maybe I missunderstood you, but the Benny half does not have a audible pocket. You can add one if you make one yourself, and it takes perhaps 30 min for a novice at a sewing machine. The reason to get the "half" would not be protection, but perhaps if it's hot and you need a cool helmet (temperature cool), or if you want to hear better under canopy.

Not at you Bill. I can't see the problem here. If a student can't exit the airplane stable they should not have passed the other levels. Here the "low" jump is usually jump 10, and that is a shitload of expirience compared to what a S/L student has when he must exit stable. I as a JM has passed students on the "low jump" even if they exit unstable but remain in control of the situation. But a unstable exit and pull while on the back is a big no-no.

I'm getting a good laugh our of this. Yes, it's a no-nonsense thread and I understand the reality of the fear but.... We in the S/L training got more and more terrified as exit altitude increased. "What? Four thousand this time. Oh shit." Yep! I remember that too. On the jumpun you keept hoping the plane would hit turbolence and drop down to the "safe altitude". On the high altitude you got so much time to mess up