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Pictures... syncing video streams for 3D seems to be the (relatively) easy part. 3D Photos is what i am trying to make happen.

Care to post some results? But more importantly, in line with the original question - how did you sync the shutter releases in both cameras for highly dynamic activities such as skydiving?

Thanks for the tip! Might be a good option to look into. Maybe Trunk will figure something similar out for the GoPros.

Good tip actually, thanks! But you're talking about video recording mode, right? I meant the picture every two seconds mode - for 3D photos. How would one be able to make the two side by side GoPros to take a picture at exactly the same time?

Couldnt find anything 3D specific to GoPros... I guess setting these up to later make a 3D video is easy enough, but i am wondering if anyone has successfully adapted two GoPros to be able to shoot dynamic objects to create 3D photos. Could potentially be done, but how would you sync them?

Shoes are a must according to the rules. Plus if one ever intends on beating the current VSB world record (still standing at 35.7 feet) he will need at least one shoe. Most of the NY crew will be there tomorrow.

Pretty cool!! As i was watching him dangle under the wing, i could help but wanting to say "Howdy Ho, Mr Hankey!" I wonder if that thing can fit through 5 foot gates. Would give a whole new meaning to switching canopies between rounds

I think you were just in the Senior SoFPiDaRF instructor state of mind, gently steering lost and misguided canopy pilots toward the bright light... err.. i mean canopy piloting greatness!

There is a perfect page on facebook for this great shot. Yeah, you know the one.

A trick is something a whore does for money. What these amazing folks do is pure magic! Freestyle Magic. There is a list of all these moves and points. Old but you'll get the idea and a rough count. And then there are combinations of two or more of these. http://www.proswoopingtour.tv/rulebook.htm

Whats a "PST"?

The original question is definitely loaded, and i know what you mean - you probably got the op's agenda correctly summed up, but... there is NOTHING wrong with using a Competition Velocity for any of that if you can easily afford it. You have to be smart and use the right lineset, but overall it's a great wing with improved flight characteristics over the original - so why not get it as an everyday canopy??

True. That's why people with a ton more experience normally wait for someone like you, who is knowledgeable in theory, to give a worthy LOGICALLY definitive answer that ends in "could be or not".

That's a state secret! How did you know that?! before: http://www.prizraks.clan.su/_fr/1/0053879.jpg after: http://www.pridurok.info/uploads/posts/2009-05/1242955140_glamour-zaporozhets-dlja-blondinok_1.jpg

Uhm... Why did i cover more distance after driving for an hour vs 30 minutes? Could it be that it's because I spent more time traveling? :)

Ian, are we trying to keep talented new pilots down again? Maybe concerned that they might leave us in the dirt in their fast progression to the top of the swoop ladder? Clearly so! With that kind of mentality you will never get that coveted senior instructor slot at SoFPiDaRF.

Why?

What you're seeing is Progress. Dont be an anchor, trying to slow it down, keeping young talented pilots from reaching their full potential! Unless by "chastise" you mean "praise" and by "poor" you mean "progressive". For those reading this that dont personally know me - i am just kidding. Listen to Ian, he is wise beyond his ears.

On my rings i saw what appeared to be longer grooved dents, as if from heavy friction on the thin line... But I see what you mean Mark, that picture of an HMA line with 50 jumps is much too familiar.

Thats good to know! i always hated short rubber bands and preferred double stowing... might have to change my habits and start using 1" stows. Do you have a pic of what you mean about the d-bag? P.S. Maybe we should have this in a separate thread, "Extending your HMA lines life span" or something... some good info may come out of this discussion that would be useful in the future.

I've been through close to 10 HMA350 linesets, have broken many lines with 300-350 jumps, have replaced lines that looked iffy at less than 300.... i am not expecting to get more than those numbers with my usage - but that's competitions, RDS slider, heavier loads... Sand is not good for any type of line and Nick's lines has seen more sand than Ian's vagina, so i would not use him as an example of line longevity. Nor would i use Marat or anyone else who jumps 300. But for someone who doesnt put the canopy through abuse of competitions, who jumps a stock slider with lighter wingloadings (2-2.2) AND takes good care of his lines i think 500 jumps out of HMA350s is not an unreasonable number. As far as common sense, checking your gear for wear and tear and properly maintaining it... well that just slows you down and stops you from achieving your maximum potential. I strongly recommend against that.

I am not sure if they are aluminum... Some type of an alloy, definitely softer than stainless steel, which is what's recommended for these thin lines. Otherwise the lines will just grind right through a softer ring. I've had that happen to brass rings with an HMA lineset 4 or 5 years ago (you could look for my thread in Gear and Rigging somewhere for pics) As far as expectations of longevity... We can forget using PD's 300 for comparison here - those are in the league of their own, dont last long at all and are of no use to an everyday jumper. For our HMA350s, some very knowledgeable people have claimed up to 800 jumps from these UV coated lines (and isn't that a partial reason why NZ no longer supplies a second lineset?). Even if 800 jumps is a stretch, I dont think 500-600 is unreasonable for us to expect "IF" you dont use an RDS, dont put the lines through the abuse of competitions and take good care of them in general. With 4 to 7 comps per year for the last 3 years i have not been able to get more than 350 jumps out of my HMA350 lines, coated or not. Thats why i started jumping stock slider lately, just to extend the life and save money. I put the RDS back on when i compete.

No idea, my new one (a few months old) still had slider ears :)

Just re-read my replies from almost two years ago... nothing really changed in my mind, except after all this time and several linesets later, i now strongly believe that those thin rings (Paraconcepts 2nd and 3rd gen) DO wear out lines quicker than the 1st Gen PC rings (thick ones are much smoother on the lines). I think the 3rd gen rings are also softer and get dinged up easier. i had one set replaced. That maybe even caused by lines, the pattern of dings would suggest that. Be awareof shorter life span on lines with these things. I actually started using stock JVX slider this year, after 5 or 6 linesets gave up on me - all with less than 350-400 jumps

Great post, Dave. I hope people actually hear what you have to say. Kudos to you for not giving up on this after seeing the same thing happening year after year. To the OP's reaction: you should come train some freestyle at the new School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Just look it up on Facebook. Unlike Dave here, the old rusty anchor of progress, who tries to keep new talent down, they dont bullshit you - they tell you EXACTLY what YOU want to hear.