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He didn't forget to 'attach' them, his legs weren't in them and the coach failed to do a gear check. On a flip note, there is one fulltime, professional skydiver out there who will no longer speak to me, because as he was getting on the plane for an AFF jump, I said "how about you put your legs in the legstrap and do up your cheststrap before boarding. Probably a good idea to set an example for the student, right?" For some, it's a sign of 'cool' to get on the plane without actually being ready to exit. Nonchalance is complacency packaged in the form of arrogance.

There are always the bigger guys that want to start their progress, or want a sportier canopy without downsizing too far. Back when I was looking for new canopies, I tried a Katana 150, even though it was larger than the 135 I was jumping at the time. The Katana 150 is much sportier than say, a Sabre II 135. Being conservative while learning and growing is a valid approach to the journey.

I don't think that it's that simple. It makes more sense to say that he should have incorporated the camera into his routine. It's entirely possible for a mature jumper to decide to check priority gear and then check optional gear. That's what the jump minimum to fly a camera means to me. Give someone time to develop good basic gear habits. That takes some time and experience. *Then* introduce another factor, and give it time. This is my takeaway too. It's unfortunate to read the comments from some with the attitude of "that'll never happen to me." In my short time in this sport, I've seen a lot of "never" turn into "no shit, there I was..."

read carefully. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4495361#4495361

This is how I've done it in the past as well. Bring along a 500MB or 1TB drive, and that'll generally suffice. USB 3 or SATA is best, if a laptop has it. Generally, using a Mac to import footage is not a great plan, for two reasons; ~can't manage multiple inputs of MPEG-based footage ~hoses Windows users once the footage is logged/transferred In other words, for maximum sharing potential and Xfer speed...use a Linux or PC-based machine and NTFS HDD's.

Dislike! That explains why Lodi's Facebook page just got back to me with: "too many friend requests pending..." Sad to hear this. It should encourage the more experienced wingsuiters to integrate newbies safely and unregulated professionally by all of us. I would hate to see a virus spread among DZOs now![/quote Too late. We're 1700% greater bannings than we were 5 years ago, thanks to the blind leading the blind. Check out the USPA financial report, BTW...

I use cloud for some projects, but the I/O is still waaaaayyyyy too slow for non-logged footage, and given that many people use NLE's that require recompression for output, quality is lost. In short, the cloud is currently useless for most endeavors related to what occurs on a local network, IMO.

I was trying to avoid giving the stoners anything to argue about. after all "How hard can it be?"

A-not something that should be taught on a proper FFC B-for someone on their FFC, they run a 50/50 chance of putting out the wrong wing.

We'll add one more AAD fire to that mix as soon as I get a few mins to clean it/paste it.

FIFY To the OP....there is a lot of video on the Vimeo website, some of which the owners have allowed for download. Or as suggested before, have your son (or you) do a tandem skydive and have someone shoot it for you on their small camera.

Lighter wingloadings are more forgiving when it comes to line twists. That said, if you are properly taught, linetwists should _not_ be part of your FFC experience.

This. In the project properties, those fields can be changed. Then save as a Project Properties Preset if you'd like.

1440 is never intended to be seen as 4:3. It is intended to be used in a video NLE that senses the 1.333 Pixel Aspect Ratio (PAR) and displays it properly at 1920x1080, and will be proper widescreen (and your images will be better, too).

I dunno, Twardo... Seeing all these idiots doing stupid stuff while wearing a camera *does* provide for some terrific training videos. In the past, we had to take experienced skydivers and have them 're-enact' stupid stuff in front of a camera flyer. Now we have a POV of the stupid stuff. The fact that it has killed a few and injured several is lost on most of the newbs anyway, so we might as well appreciate the upside. Perhaps we could get Nick DG to make copies of the "Bounce book" and share that with the -Joey's- of the world. Perhaps life in the world of videogames makes some of the newer skydivers less sensitive or immune to what occurs when things go bad. After all, it'll never happen to them, right? [/sarcasm]

And then you'll find yourself not jumping for a bit, because you're creating a greater safety hazard, impacting DZ operations, and I'll ask you to not jump from our aircraft for a while. While you _may_ have a valid point, I'd like to see your data supporting this. Off landings sometimes occur. Multiple passes are generally not needed even on large DZ's. Multiple passes can make for unsafe or inefficiencies when multiple aircraft are operating. Being on a multi-Otter DZ where fun jumps, AFF, Tandems, WS, and CRW are on the same plane, we do not often do multiple passes unless someone hoses the first spot. If jumpers cannot manage their deployment altitudes relevant to the spot, or if they spend a lot of time in the door, then perhaps they need re-training. Although everyone should be spotting their jump, this shouldn't take but a split second unless you're the first guy out. If you're the first guy out, you do not need to be straight over the DZ and should be checking the spot long before the door light comes on, and well before the actual climb out. One caveat that is frequently seen; the first group tells the second group "give us 10 seconds after we leave." First group starts spotting when the exit light goes on. They take 10 seconds to set up and exit. The next group counts 10, then takes another 10 seconds on climbout/set up. This offsets the spot for everyone and by the time tandems need to be exiting, they're already discussing deployment at 6500 so that the videographer isn't low and out. When counting time between groups, include the climbout and setup time. It doesn't hurt to be set up 5 seconds early and wait those 5 on the outside of the aircraft, and will likely be appreciated by those following your group out the door. Be considerate of others when it's your time at the door.

p60 and HD are going to be very slow by comparison to SD rendering to DVD. Rendering from HD to SD is slow, rendering from GoPro's non standardized format to standardized SD will be slow. GoPro isn't a good source for speedy video render in the best of scenarios; you've unfortunately created one of the worst scenarios. Faster computer with an accelerated graphics card will help.

Who doesn't?

any time the output departs from the input, it will have an affect on render times. For example, if you shoot 108p60 AVC with your GoPro, and want to output 720p24 for the web, it'll add some render time because each frame has to be resampled. If you pile on a lot of effects, then that too, slows things down because not only does each frame need resampling, but also needs to have the effects processed. If you scale bigger than original, that takes time. If you shoot for output, ie; shoot 720p30 for 720p30 output, that'll give the fastest render.

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Good for you for not wanting to do more than one thing at a time. Being very familiar with the canopy is a good idea. nearly 1.3 at 200 jumps might be a tad aggressive depending on where you live, so I'd suggest considering that variable. If you can do the FFC on the lower wingloading, I'd recommend it. Contrary to the other post, you certainly don't need a 7 cell for WS.

It is not usable for commercial work at any level, IMO. Having tested it twice, the Ghost's gradients are banded beyond acceptable. The bitrate is the same as the cheaper cameras. For commercial work in tight spaces, use the GoPro, Sony, or Replay (IMO)

Why would I be wearing a gopro on a tandem? Did you read my post? I did comment on this thread with the intention of starting a bit of a discussion, I'm pointing out that there are grey areas between standard EPs and the full spectrum of possible solutions to an imperfect parachute. Should those solutions be pursued, it depends on the scenario I think. Grey Area: You are near deployment on a tandem jump and your camera flyer suddenly flies into your drogue and their helmet is entangled. Have you ever considered what you would do? What would be the outcome of deploying or using standard EPs? ~none of the incidents of late are tandems, therefore the context of the discussion changes. ~Many tandem instructors wear GoPro or other small-format cameras on their left wrist as part of their tandem jump/video offering. A hand with a glove can become entangled just as a camera on a helmet may become entangled (albeit less likely). ~putting this kind of information out there as 'fact' may confuse a newer jumper, which is exactly what Twardo is saying. Terrific that pulling a toggle in a line twist worked for you; is that now your 'go-to' in every line-twist scenario? I don't think so, yet your post suggests as much. Each scenario may be different, but bringing "tandem"to a sport-jump conversation will likely confuse some. Stepping aside from the tandem/linetwist comments... A hard helmet, an RSL, a Skyhook, an audible, or an AAD may or may not have provided the additional "edge" that could have made the difference in one or more of these fatalities. I'm not advocating running out and purchasing one/all of these devices, but rather advocating analyzing the situations one may find themselves in, and making choices based on the results of that thought process. For example, nearly all my jumps these days are with students of one kind or another. For me, wingsuiting demands a hard helmet. I have no doubt I'd be dead at this point if I didn't wear one. Because I'm with students, that also requires an AAD. I tend to keep an audible as a backup device. ~We've just seen a collective of nearly 100 years and 50,000 jumps lost in a weekend. Experienced jumpers who have been doing it "one way" for a long long time, perhaps not acting in accordance with 'current' knowledge that has changed over the years due to more opportunities to learn from incidents. Jump numbers carry only so much weight.

A gentleman, one who dedicated so much of his life to this sport at many levels. http://youtu.be/nPvBEoXCEZ8?t=16s Many are likely unaware that he has long served as president of PIA, the industry association that represents parachuting around the world.

for low light, _nothing_ approaches the Sony noise redux. The Replay continues to 'win' on form factor and mount potential/pieces. The Contour Roam 2 is a second in form factor, and in P30 modes, it's a terrific camera. It doesn't manage p60 or p120 modes well.