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  4. I won't be back up to the DZ for a week; I'll happily shoot a pic when I go.
    However, notice that the lens cover on your housing pops out. It's not molded to the housing; it's pressure-fitted. Removing the lid from the housing, put the flat part on a table or counter top. With a round screwdriver handle, or a roll of nickels (something that has a near-diameter), you can pop that "window" out. From there, it's quite self explanatory. You don't even need the Dremel for that, but you'll find the PolarPro just barely fits, and isn't held with enough integrity for a skydive.

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    only problem is you can't use the housing if you use the Polarpro.



    Actually, you can. The doors are so cheap, I've Dremel'd out the front not just for the lens, but for the audio upgrade too.

    You can buy a kit of 3 doors on Amazon for a few bucks.

  6. jtiflyer



    One problem that does exist the rolling shudder common on action cameras. If you add a ND gel filter of 2 stops it fixes most of this.



    This issue is endemic to all small cameras, global shutter is simply too expensive at this time, to put into a small package. The PolarPro kit for Sony is indeed the best answer, and it should be slowing your shutter down enough that it's below 1/250 (where jellocam mostly dies)

  7. This will likely become more and more common, and within the next three years, expect to find more tunnel-trained people becoming AFF instructors well shy of the currently required experience, unless you start early in letting your regional director know you're opposed to the idea. It has already been put before the USPA BOD once, and barely failed. I'm betting it'll go before the BOD again in a very short time, and pass unless you speak up.

    That said, there are some that feel the tunnel is a direct replacement for airtime. I'm not one of them for the reasons you mention and more. Exit, breakoff, deployment, traffic management/pattern, landing are not tunnel skills.

  8. Bignugget



    In all reality, if this crazy lady whines long and loud enough, some senator will type her demands into the bill, and without someone talking sense to them, we could end up with some bullshit provisions hidden inside a nightmare of legislation.

    So what is the USPA doing to help prevent that?



    Fortunately, things don't quite work that way in aviation law.

    Although Ms. Gibbs provides a very small reason for concern, rest assured that Randy O at USPA is well aware of this topic, her lawsuit, and is actively involved in advising DZO's and government officials.

    If you're genuinely interested, contact USPA and ask these very questions. You'll get an answer, guaranteed. Among other things, this is something they do very, very well.

  10. Wait, what?? You're comfortable with a GoPro mount and not a Sony mount?
    Sony's mount covers nearly double the surface area of the competitor. It is of a softer material that not only dampes vibration, but also doesn't shatter on impact.

    Side mounting the AS100v upside down in the Helmet side mount (because you want it on your left side), is a solid option.
    The AM1 is very solid as well, for a top mount.

    Put a GoPro adapter on it, and your video will greatly suffer. The whole fulcrum point is why GP is inherently unstable, and why most pro's use cages vs lick n' sticks.

  13. I've witnessed fatalities while my camera was rolling, and I kept it rolling. When called over to a fatality to ask questions, I took photos for evidence with my DSLR, to be given to the police. I still have the photos, in the event that they might be used for education. The videos of canopy collisions and impacts have been used (edited) for educational purposes, but they'll never be on the web.

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    Althought deploying off the back is cool, I've had a rider get slammed very hard on opening since we were flying very fast.



    If the rider doesn't know how to manage the much harder opening (remember, they're in the WS burble), it'll hurt, and in once case, caused whiplash.

    Riders should also be aware that their altimeter isnt accurate in the WS burble.

    Dirt dive it.

  18. chemist



    There should be a class just like there is a water training class. There could be a video showing an entanglement, a jumper hooking a D ring on exit and showing systems with non-obvious snag hazards.



    Again...(and again, and again)...USPA has been presented with a no-cost camera training program, and a conversation of reducing the recommended number for those that satisfactorily complete the camera training program.

    It was met with crickets.

    This class has been offered and available for several years, dating back to when I first produced the Norman Kent "Videographer" DVD training.

    I'm still a fan of the idea. More knowledge is never a bad thing. There *is* a class. How accessible it is to everyone is another topic.

  21. stayhigh



    i think people should have gopro on as soon as they get their a license. it provides the best chance of capturing carnage video and other OMGs.

    Have them put on as soon as possible so that none of them will want to have GoPro over their head once they hit 200.

    let them film their barrel rolls, flips, and 5 min canopy ride under something 190s, I'm all about it.



    There is some genuine value to this...I have uploaded several very helpful "training videos" about 'what not to do' thanks to low-timers doing foolish things. A couple, you don't get to see because they end up un-alive. But there is value in those "oops" moments. Thankfully YouTube is filled with them, great training aids.

  23. I've felt that camera training should be part of the coaches course. Yes, it would lengthen the course, and that's OK. It distresses me anyway, to see coach courses that only last half a day. Adding a new component that has some testing of camera awareness is a good add, IMO.

    As the "small camera incidents" list shows, the issue of small cameras has almost nothing to do with snag hazards. Sure...there have been a couple of deaths in the BASE community due to snags, but we're talking skydiving. Yes, there have been a couple of camera ignorance-related collisions that have caused injury, and certainly we've had multiple screwups because of altitude loss of awareness related to camera, and more than a few AAD fires (seen three of them up close and personal).

    Overall, the big issue is altitude and situational awareness. Size of camera doesn't matter, trying to "get the shot" matters.

    https://vimeo.com/64251059 and then there is just general "ignorance" or being unaware.

    Somewhere on dz.com is a video of two jumpers with around 100 jumps each, trying to film each other and admitting on here that "we just wanted to get a dock on video."
    One of them, his canopy blew up when he deployed on his back at a low altitude.
    There is also one where two jumpers were trying for a "cool shot" and both had AAD fires.

    Awareness comes with experience. Perhaps experiential requirements could be reduced with education, signoffs, oversight.

    However, suggesting the size of the camera bears any valid relevance in this conversation is ignoring the greater issue.

  25. peek



    Thank you for your opinion about that. I hope the "inside video/POV video isn't very good so why have it" crowd is paying attention. You are not the first person who has described why POV cameras are useful in this manner. People need to get used to cameras being used for something other than "good video".

    FMI:http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4728457#4728457

    (The normal safety caveats apply.)



    Has anyone suggested otherwise somewhere in this thread?