Pandarism

Its great not to have grass burns and gravel rash on your face Rear risers to plane out, wash off speed then flare Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Yeh same mate, won't have to travel overseas and book accommodation ontop of the price of tunnel time. Plus I live 5 mins from Penrith I can walk there They were selling intial shares to the public about 6 months ago but I missed out cause I was overseas, hopefully they will do a second public release. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

You're going to need a pretty good BS filter Theres alot of it that gets around, hard not to step in it Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Hi All, Okay so I'm trying to make a cutaway system for a full face helmet (G3). I know that a cutaway for a full face is not 100% effective but its better then having a fastex clip under load and trying to find it when its cutting into your neck so on so forth. So this is version 1 and I'm open to all thoughts and advice that anyone can come up with. The materials I used were; 1x clevis pin 2x springs 1x washer 1x R clip 1x nylon coated cable Assorted material, bits and pieces to make the handle. Its a bit ironic because the clevis pin and spring stick out of the helmet by around 5-8mm but its the 1st version and its not a crazy snag point. So the idea was were the female part of the fastex attaches to the helmet its just screwed through a couple of bits of material to anchor them and then into the side of the helmet. I removed that screw and replaced it with a clevis pin that has a spring on the outside of the helmet and also a secondary spring on the inside of the helmet to create more tension followed by the material and finally the R clip with the nylon coated cable attached to that. It goes something like this. Clevis pin>spring>helmet shell>spring>washer>two material anchor points>R Clip>leading to nylon cable and handle. Pretty much pull the handle, it pulls the R clip which release the Clevis pin and the neck strap detaches which allows the cinching system to go loose and the helmet can be pulled off quite swiftly. The idea of the duel springs was outside spring pushes the clevis pin out whilst the inside spring pushes the anchor points off the clevis pin. I tested it and the clevis pin ejected in a split second and shot about 2m across the room at a decent speed, whilst the chin strap fell to the side and I could remove the helmet. The handle and cable routing is not yet ideal and I'm probably going to remake the handle so that the cable will route completely inside. Other then that I'm happy with Mk 1 Anyway If you wanna browse through the attached pics and see what you think and any and all of your input would be appreciated. Thoughts, Advice, 0.02c all welcome Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Dubai is great, don't get me wrong, I love the place and I've been there several times. But if you haven't been there yet you can't really form an opinion and say you "love" it as a city. You might end up disliking the place when you have to live by their laws and customs. Just saying don't jump the gun yet Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Well if I counted the 9 jumps I did when I was 16 then I've been at this for 11 years, however I had a break and got back into it 2007 doing S/L on roundies then back into freefall 2009/2010. So really only 3 years of FF. Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Hello hello, Welcome to the sport Just keep an open mind and listen to those old people Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

There will be a tunnel in Australia within the next 5 years maybe sooner. There is one that will be built in Penrith NSW. Can't wait Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Sounds like a plan haha, I'm currently in Middle East and will be passing through Dubai on my way home. Probably going to book some tunnel time before I leave

Hey Mate, Welcome to the sport, I jump out at York a fair bit, might see you kicking around one day Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Hey Mate, You could always try a Skydive company in Australia. We're only next door to you

^^^ I love this idea Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Hey Mate, Welcome to the sport, you're going to love it. There's no going back. Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Touche Sir The G3 is slightly more comfy though

Also to expand on what JackC1 said about EVA foam, the D3O liner in G3's has been proven around the world to reduce the impact and associated trauma. Just an extract from Wiki in regards to D3O: "Energy is distributed throughout the synthetic elastomeric polymer and the enhanced chemistry continues to distribute energy on throughout the matrix, reducing the effect of impact" I find this comforting to know that on impact my liner is going to absorb the energy from the initial impact and distribute it throughout the liner by solidifying within 1000th of a sec and then returning to its putty/soft form ready to absorb another impact. Just my .02c

People often say that helmets like Protec or the Benny are the best protection, but that isn't necessarily true. Helmets like the Benny use EVA foam liners which as far as I can tell won't meet any official impact protection standards (but then I've not seen a skydiving helmet that has passed any standard). I'd say a half decent full face would offer as much impact protection as a Protec with the added bonus of face protection. I had a Parasport Z1, which only had EVA liners but my current Cookie G3 uses D3O foam which has at least been designed specifically for impact protection. The G3 isn't perfect by a long shot, but it's about as good a skydiving helmet as I've come across. ^ What he said, I use protecs for work jumps every now and then, and its a good helmet but its still just really a skateboard/wake board helmet. Traveling at speeds in excess of 200km/h and the possibility of a foot, knee, elbow or fist hitting your face isn't very comforting. Having face and jaw protection is always a plus IMO.

Thanks Skymama

Hi, welcome

Hey Mate, I'm currently using a Cookie G3, and I'm happy with the comfort and level of protection. G3's have a 2mm poly-carbonate visor as well so its thick and the locking mechanism on it won't be coming unstuck in freefall anytime soon. The liner inside is more then adequate and I'm yet to bump heads or cop a foot in freefall but I feel that it won't be a problem. If you can get your hands on a G3 down at the DZ try it out and see if you can take it for a jump.

Hi All, Alright so I was in the market for a low profile relatively snag free mount for a GoPro and came across the Cookie GoPro Roller mount. I was wondering what the more pro jumpers thought about it. I know that all Gopro's are a snag hazard, and I'm trying to mitigate these risks by using a lower profile less snag capable mount. I'm aware of top/front mounted snag hazards and have done many jumps with dual night vision tubes attached to the front of my helmet with full oxygen mask by night and I've practiced EP with all this equipment by night. So thoughts, advice and .02c are all appreciated. I've attached a pic of the mount below Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D

Hi all, New to forum, just thought I'd say hi :D Panda.. Compromise, A Few Seconds Of Pain, For A Life Time Of Shiny :D