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One of the video guys at Perris told me that the 105 (and 101) have a chip that makes blue sky a little bit purple, so the 109 I guess is better. *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!

Is that just for fitting lenses then? From what I've read the others have a 37mm lense which being bigger captures more light, hence giving better recording. Did I misunderstand something? *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!

Yep that's pretty much it, he is bringing the bridal out the hackey end. Though he doesnt emphasis it, that is the key part of the method. Rather than try and teach people a new way of folding the PC I think it's more likely they'll make the change when it's as easy as bringing the bridal out the other end. *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!

Here's a tip about pilot chute bridal routing which I think is a good one for avoiding horse-shoe mals with your BOC in the case of a premature container opening. Yes, the best remedy is avoidance (tight closing loop, gear checks etc) and luckily these are rare occurences however this tip is very simple to use in packing the PC. Fold the PC as you normally do but when laying the bridal into it just have the end coming out beside the hackey (or whatever) then roll up the PC around it as normal. I've seen a lot of people having the bridal coming out the other end (the one you put into the pouch first) and running down the side of the PC. The problem with this is that if your d-bag comes out first the pulling force from the bag (or canopy) tries to pull the back end of the PC out past the handle end. This folds the PC in half inside the pouch and lodges it there. I've actually seen the attachment point ripped right off the top of a canopy with the PC still snuggly stowed in the BOC pouch. With that sort of force on it you may not even be able to deploy the PC by hand after the bag is out. Then you can cutaway only the risers and must deploy the reserve straight into the main, which is attached to the BOC pouch still. So what's the difference with bringing the bridal out at the hackey end of your rolled up PC? Well then the pulling force from the d-bag is applied to the end at the opening of the pouch so it wont fold the PC in half. It may pull it straight out for you (ouch!) but that's better than a main/res entanglement. I can't think of any disadvantages, in terms of other problems this could cause, and its easy to change. Of course you could just use a pull-out deployment system instead. I was going to attach some pics to try and show exactly what I mean but my camera takes 150 kb for the smallest pic, too big to upload. *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!

Here's another tip. If you drive to a high altitude make sure it knows you're on the ground still when you get there. I went to Yosemite with the thing in the car, when I left a week later I noticed it was showing a very slow climb and had obviously been on all week. The battery icon showed empty and the log book was gone. I got done five bucks for a new batt, then it still wouldn't log anything until I manually deleted the (empty) logbook and set the logging to active. I have had a software update since though maybe this has been fixed but I'll keep an eye on it. *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!

What? 30! So I'm not supposed to be bumming around DZs doing sod all any more? Rats! I was working on the 'life begins at 40' program Now if only I could figure out how my current skill set has anything to do with jobs on planet earth! Guess I just lack confidence *********************************** I am NOT responsible!!!