Oh and in reply to the lifting issue, I can honestlysay that Ihave never noticed it doing anything strange, I don't even think about it, much to my annoyance when I forget to turn the camera on. LOL
I use one just for fun RW jumping, I found that it "aimed" a little low. After a few jumps and checking the footage, I decided an adjustment was in order, Only took a little time with a dremmel and a couple of new rivets and it now takes a picture of what I am looking at. The box can be reattached as good as before .
Does anyone know if WMM has a plug in to make a reversed sequence, i.e jumping back into the plane,
I also have Pinnacle studio 9 , But i cannot see a way to upload the Video files from my Hard drive , it only wants to accept from the camcorder, does anyone know how to get an upload from the harddrive?
I got a Rawa, awesome helmet, fits like a glove, only on my head
When I measured my head I was right in line for a Medium, however when I got it, it was too tight. The guys at aerostore were great, I sent it back and in a week had a new large size one fitting perfectly on my head. of course I just might have a strange shaped head.
I use a fixed blade utility knife, being left handed I find the retractable knife are just an accident waiting to happen, been there, done that, seen it happen.
also I check all the stows before starting to pack my canopy, this way there is no chance of ever nicking the canopy if I was to slip.Cois the bands are all changed before the canopy gets near the Bag.
Hi to those who have a rawa helmet, I am thinking of buying one. So How does it fit, did you find the sizes that it is sold as are correct? or does it feel on the small/large side?
theres me thinking this is summin we should all do when we jump a new canopy, or at least flare as much as possible to see if the canopy has shorter than expected brake lines. obviously this should only be done at altitude, if possible and you are gonna try this then plan on pulling high, get all this playing outta the way before you get to a higher than normal hard deck, If I decide to play then i check with Manifest and then the pilot , just for safety and will pull at 7000, this gives me all the time in the world well almost before I even get to my normal pull alti, then I get back onto my normal landing pattern.
Just make sure the higher alti winds are not doing summin strange, otherwise you could be heading somewhere strange whilst playing,
dont do this on the first load of the day, cos that is the wind sock load
the only thing that is a right pain in empuria is the wind, in the summer it gets up ion the afternoon and then dies down, and there is a wind that can come in for a few days that stops everyone jumping, except for the russian team, who will pretty much jump in anything, lol
I did my AFF with Kevin from the freefall company, The poor guy had to teach me to skydive, and I used to fall like a dead cat in the air, So I can only say he put up with a lot of crap, making me into a safe if not naturally good skydiver,
He is definately worth giving a call to , or visit his website, www.freefallco.co.uk
and Empuria is a fun place to go to jump anyway, whoever you learn with, the problem is someties the nightlife interferes with getting up in the morning, tho, an early jump, can sure get the fuzziness outa your head,
Have fun, and if you see Kev or Mike say Hi from me, cheers
that sounds like what I plan to do freeflyer, , the only question I have is that you said burn DVDs, but wont they be burnt as NTSC region DVDs on a US spec DVD burner and not PAL region,
or do you know of some software I can use to translate the recording and burn it,
Does anyone know the best way to transfer PAL to NTSC, or Visa Versa, If I buy a camera , hopefully a PC 105 in the states where I am staying for 3 years and then go back to the UK can I save the Images on my laptop? is there a programme to translate one format to another? Or is this only a problem if I want to burn a DVD of the files I save?
this is probably a stupid question, But then I am pretty stupid,
Having read this thread the PC105 looks pretty darn good, and the price is great, Can any of you tell me what would be a good all round wide angle lens to get with a PC105? and would the longer battery life be useful for jumping? what would be your standard kit that you would buy with the camera? just to be used for fun jumping,
cheers
Also how can they charge so much more for a PAL system? If I got an NTSC can I change the format on my laptop if I want to burn a DVD?
The only problem I have had with slinks, is when I have had a slightly harder than usual opening , then the slider has come past the right stowed toggle but stayed above the left stowed toggle, at the time on my previous jumps, I was not collapsing my slider, due to other canopies, and trying to get back to the DZ, and to look up and suddenly not see one stowed toggle took a few seconds to realise what had happened. The only other problem was that when I collapsed the slider behind my neck and released the brakes I realised that I had the slider kill line in my right hand, not a problem at the time, But if I hadnt noticed and tried to flare on landing, I am pretty sure it would have got interesting, full flare on my left hand, half flare on my right, OUCH,
However the peace and quiet make it so much more pleasurable to sit under canopy.
now the real problem is that the english dont speak english, well not the queens english, we speak real english, which to the rest of the world sounds like a load of crap, its full of slang, swear words and other misuses. I think its great, however my american colleagues just look at me like I am talking martian. I have had to teach them so many swear words,
the Scandinavians are probably the best at speaking english,
and us english well, as we know if the whole world spoke good , real english then life would be so simple, for me,lol
the english are just a bunch of monolingual,ignorant , beer swilling and I am so proud to be one,
I like rentals, I had a slight problem with the brakes on this Ibiza, But luckily for me there was a way of stopping,lol from what I could understand the driver of the peugeot was not so happy
Stinky Tofu - would you try it?
in The Bonfire
Rawa for RW
in Photography and Video
I can honestlysay that Ihave never noticed it doing anything strange, I don't even think about it, much to my annoyance when I forget to turn the camera on. LOL
Rawa for RW
in Photography and Video
WMM Video reverse and Pinnacle video upload
in Photography and Video
I also have Pinnacle studio 9 , But i cannot see a way to upload the Video files from my Hard drive , it only wants to accept from the camcorder, does anyone know how to get an upload from the harddrive?
Cheers
DVD in NTSC or PAL?
in Photography and Video
My laptop tells me that I can only change this 4 times before the system will lock up on the last setting chosen,
Tips for Measurement....
in Photography and Video
When I measured my head I was right in line for a Medium, however when I got it, it was too tight.
The guys at aerostore were great, I sent it back and in a week had a new large size one fitting perfectly on my head.
of course I just might have a strange shaped head.
if you can try one on before hand, do it.
Quickdraw, Where are you?
in The Bonfire
Has anyone heard from Quickdraw recently?
I need to contact him about getting together for a few jumps and a few beers.
Cheers
Need to buy my own rubber bands. Also, I need an easy "broken rubberband remover" technique.
in Gear and Rigging
also I check all the stows before starting to pack my canopy, this way there is no chance of ever nicking the canopy if I was to slip.Cois the bands are all changed before the canopy gets near the Bag.
What dealers sell RAWA?
in Gear and Rigging
apeak to Larry in sales he helped me a lot with my purchase and their customer service was great.
How does the RAWA Imagem helmet fit?
in Photography and Video
I have the sizes, i was wondering if the sizes quoted appear tight or not, I fall right between the medium / large category.
Cheers
How does the RAWA Imagem helmet fit?
in Photography and Video
So How does it fit, did you find the sizes that it is sold as are correct? or does it feel on the small/large side?
Cheers for your input.
Planned dynamic stall of your canopy
in Safety and Training
obviously this should only be done at altitude, if possible and you are gonna try this then plan on pulling high, get all this playing outta the way before you get to a higher than normal hard deck, If I decide to play then i check with Manifest and then the pilot , just for safety and will pull at 7000, this gives me all the time in the world well almost before I even get to my normal pull alti, then I get back onto my normal landing pattern.
Just make sure the higher alti winds are not doing summin strange, otherwise you could be heading somewhere strange whilst playing,
dont do this on the first load of the day, cos that is the wind sock load
AFF Training Spain
in Events & Places to Jump
AFF Training Spain
in Events & Places to Jump
He is definately worth giving a call to , or visit his website, www.freefallco.co.uk
and Empuria is a fun place to go to jump anyway, whoever you learn with, the problem is someties the nightlife interferes with getting up in the morning, tho, an early jump, can sure get the fuzziness outa your head,
Have fun, and if you see Kev or Mike say Hi from me,
cheers
Full face helmet for a PC105
in Photography and Video
also I have seen that the Boomerang is described as OK for "light " camera work, does anyone know if this includes the PC105?
cheers neilly
transfer PAL to NTSC and visa versa
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or do you know of some software I can use to translate the recording and burn it,
cheers
transfer PAL to NTSC and visa versa
in Photography and Video
Or is this only a problem if I want to burn a DVD of the files I save?
this is probably a stupid question, But then I am pretty stupid,
Sony DCR-PC105
in Photography and Video
Can any of you tell me what would be a good all round wide angle lens to get with a PC105?
and would the longer battery life be useful for jumping? what would be your standard kit that you would buy with the camera?
just to be used for fun jumping,
cheers
Also how can they charge so much more for a PAL system? If I got an NTSC can I change the format on my laptop if I want to burn a DVD?
Stowing your slider
in Safety and Training
The only other problem was that when I collapsed the slider behind my neck and released the brakes I realised that I had the slider kill line in my right hand, not a problem at the time, But if I hadnt noticed and tried to flare on landing, I am pretty sure it would have got interesting, full flare on my left hand, half flare on my right, OUCH,
However the peace and quiet make it so much more pleasurable to sit under canopy.
What nation murders the Queen's English in the most foul manner?
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which to the rest of the world sounds like a load of crap, its full of slang, swear words and other misuses.
I think its great, however my american colleagues just look at me like I am talking martian. I have had to teach them so many swear words,
the Scandinavians are probably the best at speaking english,
and us english well, as we know if the whole world spoke good , real english then life would be so simple, for me,lol
the english are just a bunch of monolingual,ignorant , beer swilling and I am so proud to be one,
Skydive Arizona Dropzone.com 2nd Annual Holiday Boogie
in The Bonfire
On the offchance, is anyone arriving on the 13th about 3.30 PM and wanna share the taxi?
If so let me know,
Biking more dangerous than skydiving!
in The Bonfire
Broken sternum, popped ribs, torn back muscles, But all good fun, at least the hospital was friendly,
Rental cars
in The Bonfire
from what I could understand the driver of the peugeot was not so happy
Eloy, what is the cheepest way from from Phoenix airport
in General Skydiving Discussions
I expect to arrive on Sat 13th about 3 PM so if anyone else want s to get the same bus, lets save some beer money
Approx 1 jump in 20000 ends in Death?
in General Skydiving Discussions
if someone dies on jump 10000, can they ask for a recount or refund,lol