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  7. We have just had 75 teams attend the UK National Championships, so we decided to create a video of what happened:

    http://youtu.be/wdIlLPHFsho

    This w/e, we have the 8way, Freefly, Freestyle and Speed Skydiving Nationals.

    Thanks, Simon

  11. I have just been given a Panasonic HDC-SD10.

    So, has anyone used this camera for skydiving? One of the things which seems to be a pain is that the power button placement is inside the side-screen making it hard to switch on if it is on your helmet.

    Secondly, is there an alternative to the LANC socket for use with a CamEye? Cheers...

  16. Thanks for the input everyone. Yes, this question was directed to the world of BASE. I am preparing to go out bigwall jumping. Its always good to hear what the wider community are doing.

    I will probably have to pull in full flight, although it will be much higher for the time being.

  17. Hi,

    I have heard of a few problems where some jumpers found it hard to deploy their pilot chute. This manifested itself in that the toggle was hard to find.

    I own a V3 and whilst I have not had any problems, I would like to hear of anyone else's experiences if they have had some? Did you find the toggle hard to find, was the wing in the way, do you do anything different compared to the V2?

  19. At my local DZ we do use a fleet of G92's. So yes its a pain in the neck to sit near the pilot. This is because if you have your legs either side of the bench then you risk leg wing damage from people sat in front of you. If you sit with you legs sideways, you do not have much room for your feet and it exposes your arm wing and ejection handles to the person in front of you. There is also the safety issue of causing damage through stress to the suit. Having a leg wing blow up in freefall is extremely dangerous.

    I have done wingsuits from many many aircraft and the only ones where it makes no difference to me are aircraft with side-facing seats such as Otters. Being seated on the floor (such as a Caravan) means you have to protect your leg wing also and it is often very crowded. In addition, if you are sat on the floor with you knees up, you are putting lots of extra stress on your suit.

    I guess my point is that there is a balance between safety (due to damage to the suit ) versus convience to other jumpers / comfort for yourself.

    I am seeing more and more examples of wingsuiters staying near the door.

  20. This question is directed to your local dropzone only.

    Some wingsuiters stay near the pilot, but then this means you have to watch you leg wing more. Others stay near the tail which gives more space, however you can get in the way of the other jumps / cause CofG problems.

    I want to know what the general trend is in the world.

  21. http://www.skydivespain.com/ChristmasBoogies2007.htm

    - Preliminary canopy course - 20th, 21st & 22nd Dec
    - Advanced canopy course - 2nd, 3rd & 4th

    For both courses there is a maximum space of 12 slots and they are filling up fast as we have already filled other courses over the Christmas Boogie. If you are interested in taking part send an email to the dropzone [email protected] or phone 01132505600.

    We are particularly interested in filling the Advanced course. Many people have done the basic course and this is designed for people who have quite a few jumps under their belt and would really like to learn how to get the most out of their canopy safely.

    Cheers, Simon

  23. Target Skysports is hosting the Nationals in:

    4-way
    8-way
    Freefly
    Freestyle
    Skysurfing
    Speed skydiving
    8-way
    CRW

    We have created a mini-site which can be found here. http://www.skydiving.co.uk/Nationals/Nationals2007.htm

    This will give you the chance to pre-register your team online which is especially usefull if you are travelling a long way to reach the dropzone. You will also find news, articles, photos, discipline information and much much more here.

    Cheers, Simon