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The Stiletto will work fine as a BASE canopy. Yep. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Very true. Did you happen to take a FC reading? And by the way... I always assumed you were wearing a rig and holding a helmet in your headshot. Whoops! I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Huh, very nice. Any chance of better lighting on the cart to lower the signal noise a little? [don't worry, I know it was a low light test] I really don't know what I'm talking about.

You guys are great... thanks for all of these replies. This is exactly the kind of information I was hoping to pull from this thread. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

My guess is drag and its effect on the jumper's arms. By putting more wing material closer to the body and less out by the hand, the jumper should be able to have a similar/identical wing surface area with less drag pulling their arm out of a good flying position. I'm sure Jarno will be able to correct me or expand. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Most disciplines have the generic "200 jumps" recommendation before trying. Camera flying, sky surfing, camera flying, etc. With these recommendations, many experienced jumpers still recommend higher jump numbers - the number generally seems to be 500 - before trying a challenging new discipline. All the while, 50-100 jump wonders are certain that they have the necessary skills to strap on whatever piece of equipment they want to strap on to have the fun they know they're missing out on. With camera flying, it can go very bad. There are reports of people going low, people losing cameras in freefall, helmet/canopy entanglements, cutaways, neck injuries, you name it. There are videos, pictures and reports of these events readily available to scare off an overly ambitious newbie. If that's not enough, there are incident reports to back it all up. Enough said. Camera flying is dangerous and starting it before you're ready for it is a bad idea. It's probably too much for a good number of the people that choose to fly camera at jump 200. But what of wingsuit flying? How often does a newbie lose their shit? I always hear of _______'s fantastic first flight. Great exit, great body position and safe pull. What I never hear about are flat spins, wing cutaways and similar difficulties. I've seen a few wingsuit-related problems occur on video, but they generally seem to occur with experienced jumpers over newbies. So how often does it all go to shit? How often does a newbie exit and spin all the way to pull altitude? How often do jumpers have to cut away their wings in freefall to regain control? Or are the BMI/PFIs really just that freakin' good? Don't worry, I still have a long time before I don a suit. I'm just a wee bit curious. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Are there negotiations? BCP? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I've definitely seen a BASE extreme ironing shot before... stowed off of an E. I'd love to see somebody ironing on a head-down skysurfer's board, but that's neither here nor there. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Heh, yeah... daughter... like I said. [foot + mouth + bad memory] What's the story behind the tiny little canopy? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Tom, was it you who posted a picture of your son [or whoever's son it was...] wearing a baby rig in TF? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm 32x36... wanna sell some pantz? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Wow... how nice do I have to be to get a nice high-res version of that for my desktop? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Here's a new mini HD camera coming to the market... and it appears to record onto solid-state memory. Hopefully it'll work out better than their previous small-format HD offerings. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

This is a joke, right? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I believe he also tells the story in one of his Skydive Radio interviews. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Do a search for a thread that I posted called "Moving forward in a sit" or something similar - there were lots of great responses in there.

Contact them... I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Good find. It's certainly not staged but it is a very well-shot example of a horseshoe turned baglock. Also note the freefall speed... the baglocked individual stays at nearly the same fallrate of the camera operator... baglock will stand you up but won't slow you down. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

...and quite a new suit at that... I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I had a "nut-under" malfunction on jump 3. I've learned my lesson. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I say get pied and love it. I got pied just before I put on my locking stows for jump 101. I perfected the Pie 'n Pack™ that day - I was showered, packed and on the plane in 8 minutes. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Do a search for belly straps and their relationship to tightening up the "hole." I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Thanks, Jarno! Now you know you want to send me a 2000x1500+ res version of the first for my desktop. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I knew it was coming! I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm assuming you're the jumper that emailed me. Just to answer the question publicly, any DV, HDV or HD camera you buy will work with FCP. The only questionable cameras that may/will not work are the AVI-based cameras [perhaps the DVD-based cameras as well, I'm not sure]. Those are generally lower quality as well and are generally not compatible with skydiving, so it's not much of an issue. I really don't know what I'm talking about.