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QuoteAs often you got some valid points there, I got to agree. It indeed was a distraction factor in this "sloppy" cutaway..
Still, can 100 more jumps prepare him for everything that is to come when flying a camera, instead of actually practicing flying it, having a bump or two in the way, but actually learning the real deal early on? What makes a person so special that in 100 jumps his awareness changes so uber drastically that he can now officially fly a camera?
Do you know more than you did at 50 jumps? The biggest thing is getting familiar with your body in the sky. The more time in the air the better your body will perform. You can alway fall back on a couple of great cliches "Practice, Practice, Practice" & "Practice makes perfect".
Once you have learned to fly your body efficiently, then adding something else to the mix is a whole lot less risky.
Calvin19 0
QuoteTell me this, have you ever had the thought in freefall with your camera on thinking this is a great shot, hope I am getting it? Well, that just changed your whole thought process for that jump.
for ME, now I can honestly say I have never had this thought. I have been jumping a GoPro camera for two years and I NEVER think about it in flight. After 200 BASE/wingsuit jumps with camera, a few dozen skydive wingsuit jumps, and ~400+ speed flights I can say I do not think about it in flight.
It has become part of the pre-flight check. the last thought about the camera is when i turn it on during gear check.
On a second note, sure the 200 jump rule applied to this guy, but look at what happened. he messed up. but it was not because of the camera. he deployed at a conservative altitude and made the correct decisions. This does not mean the 200 jump thing should be changed, I am only saying that packing error aside, he dealt with it well.
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NovaTTT 1
Quotethis guy, but look at what happened. he messed up. but it was not because of the camera. he deployed at a conservative altitude and made the correct decisions. This does not mean the 200 jump thing should be changed, I am only saying that packing error aside, he dealt with it well.
Ridestrong was distracted by the camera and made the wrong decision, taking the time to ditch the helmet before EPs. You're saying this is the correct decision?
He said his hand was on the reserve handle but decided against pulling because the Skyhook beat him - but the photo he posted shows this was not so. Is this breakdown in EPs "deal(ing) with it well"?
This guy packed himself a mal, ignored it while fucking around with his camera helmet and then managed to cutaway but not follow through with a reserve pull, relying on his gear to do it for him.
Our definitions of "correct decisions" and "dealing with it" are very different.
"Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73
Calvin19 0
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He said his hand was on the reserve handle but decided against pulling because the Skyhook beat him - but the photo he posted shows this was not so.
how so? the picture (awesome picture by the way, hilarious [aside from being scary]) shows him sniveling under his reserve at medium speeds right? once the reserve leaves your back (that happened several seconds before that screen grab was taken) there is no point in throwing reserve handle.
and he was at 2k, plenty of altitude. (right?)
QuoteOur definitions of "correct decisions" and "dealing with it" are very different.
maybe. I feel like he deployed his main at a safe altitude and was under a good reserve at a safe altitude. The camera stopped him from cutting away one or two hundred feet higher, but he was at 2k, and though this should not have happened (mal or hesitation in cutaway) it was not the end of the world, no one died, and he probably got grounded and camera jump privileges taken away.
or maybe I should just stay out of discussions like this.
mrbiceps 0
Its funny how people are telling him that he is going to die because he jumper camera with only 100 jumps.... In australia u are allowed to jump camera after 100 jumps not 200.
ntrprnr 0
QuoteI've always believed that you catch more flies with honey so I'm not going to flame away on you...I will however give you the following advice:
You really have no idea how far in over your head you are (all the way up to that stupid camera I'd wager) and there is a very good chance that you will die learning the lesson with only enough time in the end to say to your self, "I'm dumb." There is also a fairly decent chance that if you don't dies someone you become friends with will emulate your behavior and you will get to watch them die.
The ground is absolute and completely unforgiving. The sky will always be there. What is so goddamn important about the next couple hundred jumps that you just have to video them?
ps - I am 99% sure you won't listen to a word of this, I posted it for the kid with 20 jumps and an open mind who may be influenced by it.
+1
Surprisingly well said for what seemed to be going into an all out flame war.
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"Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?"
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