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Incorrect.. .VOB is DVD standard MPG2 files.. So renaming it .mpg wil work IF the computer he/she is trying to play it on has an active MPG2 decoder installed (any DVD playing software wil do) VOB can be renamed to the AVI file extension and work, at least it does on my computer. I just took one and renamed the file extension to .AVI-doubleclicked and it played in Windows Media Player 10 sound and all - looked great. I am running Windows XP Pro on a fast machine. I am not arguing what kind of file is is, but just that it will be recgonized as an AVI on both of the systems I have here at my home office. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Well, I rarely have jumpers other than tandem instructors exit behind me. What we teach in the curriculum I am involved with is first of all the importance of separation, how the airplane progress over the ground is tied to its relationship between the winds aloft, the differences in freefall drift amongst the different disciplines and why we put skydivers of different disciplines out in a certain order. By the time our students graduate there is a good understanding of the dynamics involved. In general we like to see 8 seconds between groups unless the winds aloft dictate alternate separation. Whenever the airplanes groundspeed calls for it we will make a general call out to adjust X amount of seconds between groups. Something like that. So I do not know if this was the verbatim answer you are seeking. I believe that understanding the dynamics involved in safe separation is a process and not so much an event. That is why, even though I personally may or may not believe in a specific method in teaching it, (the importance of exit separation) as long as the seeds are planted and it directs newcomers to the sport toward understanding it and ultimately as long as safe separation occurs is not terribly important to me. Results over method I guess. Did I say that right? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

So giving the 45 degree thing to a jumper who doesn’t quite get separation yet makes sense? Why not tell them to count, and train them to do that while on student status? Or count fleas on the cat – whatever creates separation eh? How many incidents have occurred over the years that were directly attributable to exit separation? Perhaps this may be a key inquiry to this whole debate. How many deaths has it caused? I don't know... Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

So your WL on the 150 is more in the arena of 1.22:1 and around 1.29 on the PD 143 and 1.15 on the PD160. Interrogated by the cops? Nope, just a skydiving instructor. And some of us like to get the facts, no harm in that eh? And before some of up pat you on the back and tell you what a great accomplishment you have made (which you have) perhaps we would like to get the facts you presented us with straight first. I am not certain what the actual numbers would suggest about such a WL for someone at your experience level is because those numbers are not available but many experienced skydivers throw caution into the wind when we see a new jumper faced with such a scenario. Be prepared for some to maybe even use strong language in their warnings to you concerning the WL choices you have decided to make at this point in your skydiving career. Sometimes “experienced” skydivers will use strong language to get a point across when it comes to warning a newbie about a danger they are subjecting themselves to but I believe the vast majority of the time they will go on to become good canopy pilots, or get bored and leave the sport before anything bad happens. Sometimes they get seriously injured or killed and the jumpers that warned them can say “I told ya so”, but that does not happen very often. The first fatality I witnessed did not surprise me at all, the writing was on the wall but it was still not an easy thing to watch. The second fatality I witnessed was a very conservative canopy pilot with a conservative WL, over 10 years and a couple thousand jumps. No one expected him to die but he pulled a toggle down slightly at 100’AGL to avoid a tree and that was all it took to kill him. People that have been around the sport a while that have seen a fatality or two know that it does not take much to die in this sport and it can happen to anyone, especially if their WL is just a bit over what they can handle coupled with inexperience – very easy to get seriously injured or killed – very easy. It don’t take much at just the wrong moment and viola, there is a corpse laying out in the field with shit and piss in their pants choking on blood with their last few breaths before they die. When you witness something as gruesome as that, well, I understand why some people would say just about anything to get someone to listen – it is not a pleasant thing to witness… The idea is to never get injured or killed during your time as a skydiver during the course of your life. You have the rest of your life to jump so to is best to progress slowly and conservatively, injuries can cost many thousands of dollars, time out of the sport and can even end your jumping career, especially if you get killed eh? So conservative is best, there is always time to downsize as long as you remain uninjured and alive… So if some skydivers balk at the choices you are making as an inexperienced jumper don’t get angry at us, just take into consideration some of the carnage they may have seen that has jaded their perspective and the fact that they want to minimize the possibility of attending more funerals or visits to the ICU. So, congrats on the acquisition of you’re a license, and good luck with your canopy choices. If you are looking for a good deal on a 170 to put a couple hundred jumps on I’ll bet you can find one really cheap. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Great point. I agree and would stay over good outs rather than sacrificing altitude with double fronts. If the outs are the opposite direction from the DZ with 100% assurance that those outs are reachable and not at all certain if the main LZ can be reached, which is the better option? Waste altitude on double fronts or turn around and go for the 100%? I have seen someone loose their life making poor decisions when faced with just such a scenario. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Perhaps 18 seconds was a bit of a long time to wait. It is a good idea to follow along with the guidelines set forth at the DZ you are jumping at. Ok, you learned online that 45degrees does not work, but you also must have learned what does and 18 seconds is a bit outside that envelope no? Were you the last jumpers to leave the plane? If there were others hollering at you sounds like there were others waiting to exit behind you, what does over extending your time in the door do their spot? OTOH you are responsible for your safety first right? So, where do we balance the equation? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

After reading about your recurrencey jump, I am not certain when you decided to begin to arch Okay, so how much time elapsed from the time their feet left the airplane and your feet left the airplane? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

You weigh 160 with all your skydiving gear on?

what did your instructor tell you during your debrief? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

That is really interesting, I have never seen anyone do this... Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

what is your WL? What size reserve is in your container? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Good, get back in the air, you will get it! Just relax and listen to your JM's, there is nothing to worry about other than the fact that winter is right around the corner - so you best jump while ya can... Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Mac and cheese is about as close as I can get... Mac's are too expensive for my budget. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Easiest is best - although I have had issues with Premiere not accepting my attempt to import a VOB. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Curious: How much effort is involved in going to your nearest wind tunnel? Do you live in a location where you have one within driving distance or will you have to travel a long way to get to a WT? Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

I pretty sure that the .VOB can be renamed to an .AVI file extension. There is a geat encoder that will prepeare your file for website playback called windows media encoder, it is a free download and the learning curve is easy: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx If you need some help with it just PM me. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

I would take the ISO, burn it to DVD, record it to mini dv then re-capture onto your HD. You will get acceptable results for a training production. I am pretty sure Clone DVD may do conversions to AVI, but then Premiree will not import it if it has multiple audio channels. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Here are some links that may help you. In the upper right portion of your web browser is a search box for this site, I simply did a search on Sinus and it gave over 700 links. Just click on them and you should get some of the insight you are seeking. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=sinus&sb=score&mh=25 Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

At least they have something to do. So what? Some schools dont teach their students about the RSL, some teach the PCIT as a partial malfunction - there is a lot of misinformation out there. Really, it's ok... Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

There are different regulations in different parts of the world. Most I think suggest a skydiver wait until a certain level of proficiency is obtained before jumping camera equipment. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

1001 jumps eh? congrats on breaking a thousand! Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Just listen to your instructors and let them guide you. Learning to land is difficult, your instructors guidance is your best bet to remain safe until you get it dialed in. Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

And it is a bit older than 10 years...

Here is a place you can look around, should give you some ideas... http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=search_results&search_forum=all&search_string=cost%20of%20gear&sb=score&mh=25 Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

Brand X was an awesome 70's progressive jazz band from the UK, anybody remember them? Phil Collins was in that band, before he opened his piehole! What a great drummer! To bad he ruined it by trying so sing... Mykel AFF-I10 Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…