blackout 0 #1 May 27, 2008 Anyone experience issues with the neptune being inaccurate as far as speed and freefall time logging? Did a 4 way and my friend who also uses a neptune had a freefall speed 10 mph faster than my despite us being linked from exit... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tetra316 0 #2 May 27, 2008 Well...I once did a tandem at 330 mph...according to my neptune at least Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #3 May 27, 2008 Quote Well...I once did a tandem at 330 mph...according to my neptune at least Well, you OBVIOUSLY weren't doing Tandemonauti, were you... For the OP: You can log different speeds due to slight differences in calibration of the altimeter, if it's in different places, a difference in the burble you / your friend a making, etc etc etc.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #4 May 27, 2008 I fly with three of them, They can be off from each other by 10-15% depending on location in the body. They are not perfect devices and should not be treated as such. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blackout 0 #5 May 28, 2008 i figured this for sure but i was wondering if other devices were more accurate or if this was to be expected from such things. I also wonder if the free fall time is calculated as per speed or from time it senses exit to the time it senses deployment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daremrc 0 #6 May 28, 2008 Quote I also wonder if the free fall time is calculated as per speed or from time it senses exit to the time it senses deployment I think it's the latter... SOmetimes I get crazy 300+ MPH speed readings, but my freefall delays seem to be about right.Good judgement comes from experience, and most of that comes from bad judgement. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #7 May 29, 2008 I've gotten some crazy 300+ readings once in a while too. I once hit 435 right out the door. I do believe the 304 we did at Summerfest last year, less than 30 seconds freefall time from 14,000."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #8 May 30, 2008 I got you all beat. I exited at 30,000 Deployed at 29,000. Had 15 min. of freefall time. All while standing on the ground. Oh by the way dont leave your neptune in the car on a hot summer day all day. Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
luis 0 #9 May 30, 2008 Quote I got you all beat. ..well, how about exit at 520ft and deployment at 52500ft? I always suspected that my wingsuit skills are superb ... but ending up in stratosphere?! P.S. no interesting logs after my original Neptune was RMA'ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #10 June 1, 2008 you have got some mad wingsuit skillz. Surelly you land without a paracute with those kinda #s. Dont forget to get video or it didnt happen Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
