Tandem student wearing a handcam.

[xijonix 0]

This picture popped up on reddit a few days ago. You can clearly see the student wearing a go-pro handcam. Does anyone else see a problem with this?

[Rozbun 0]

You sure that's a student?

[gowlerk 1,912]

I wouldn't allow it. It's been hashed over here before. Most TIs and DZs agree it's a bad idea. But there are some who encourage it and claim no problems so far.

Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

[wasatchrider 0]

xijonix

This picture popped up on reddit a few days ago. You can clearly see the student wearing a go-pro handcam. Does anyone else see a problem with this?

probably someone helping a friend get their rating. I went on a tandem a few weeks ago to help my friend graduate but I wasn't having as much fun as this guy tandems are scary.

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[xijonix 0]

http://www.reddit.com/r/SkyDiving/comments/276kgi/first_time_loved_it/?sort=confidence

Here is the post. It appears it is a first time student and not someone helping out with a rating.

[justme12001 0]

As gowlerk said, it has been discussed here a few times.

That being said, I have had my students wear the handcam before (DZ was giving the videos away free). The videos are almost always crap!! The student usually doesn't think about where it is pointing. Even after you put it in their face, they tend to move it.

Hell, look at the pic you posted. What is he getting a shot of... the back of his head.

[billvon 2,400]

You can see pretty clearly that there's no camera on the drogue in that picture. A loss of a perfectly good video opportunity.

[rwieder 0]

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You can see pretty clearly that there's no camera on the drogue in that picture. A loss of a perfectly good video opportunity.

[grue 1]

xijonix

This picture popped up on reddit a few days ago. You can clearly see the student wearing a go-pro handcam. Does anyone else see a problem with this?

As if handcam isn't already shitty enough value compared to outside video, now the customer has to do everything himself?

cavete terrae.

[DSE 3]

Looking closely at the picture, note that the pax GoPro is mounted on a home-made rig that appears to be an altimeter wrist mount modified for the camera.
Could it really be that the DZ would provide this camera for a student?

[Rover 9]

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Looking closely at the picture, note that the pax GoPro is mounted on a home-made rig that appears to be an altimeter wrist mount modified for the camera.
Could it really be that the DZ would provide this camera for a student?

And some potentially nasty sharp edges in the mount to inflict injury as well .

2 wrongs don't make a right - but 3 lefts do.

[riggerrob 558]

GoPros only allow you to make mistakes faster than whiskey or computers.
How many more people do we have to kill before people learn that cameras are snag hazards????????

[BIGUN 1,053]

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GoPros only allow you to make mistakes faster than whiskey or computers.

Classic.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[Scrumpot 1]

Yeah, and it's abundantly clear he's getting some really fantastic footage here, too.

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