FlyingBlueJay

Hey there everyone. I've searched and could not find much on the topic, and nothing since 2008, so I want to open the floor up to discussion about chest articulation. I am a freeflier/video flier/baby swooper and after many hours in the wind tunnel am fed up with my rig shifting around on my back. I'll be downsizing containers significantly but more importantly I want the rig to go where my body goes and not be moved by the wind. I'm getting floating laterals and hip rings but have not committed one way or the other to chest rings. Does anyone have positive or negative feedback about their custom fit rig with chest articulation? Thanks, -R PS - I have read the account of the hidden reserve pillow under a spinning Stiletto and will be getting a low profile D-ring regardless of what I decide about chest articulation There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I just bought an HDR-CX100 to replace my HDR-HC3 (my neck breathes a sigh of relief) and want the 2K box, but can't find a US dealer despite my best Googleing. I'd like to avoid their 35-55 Euro shipping charge if at all possible. Anyone know where I can find one stateside? Thanks, -R There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I just tried this with my rig. I was unable to "fall out head down" with a properly routed chest strap, but even with my bungy connected by a single line and knots as it was set, I was able to fall out in a sit fly position. I looped the bungy so that it was tighter and in a continuous circle through the connectors and was unable to get myself out of my harness. Perhaps that is a better option than the single line connector as it eliminates the possibilty of the bungy knots pulling through in the event of a premature opening. Also, wouldn't the continuous loop provide for a higher breaking strength? There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

Thanks for getting back to me everyone. I appreciate all the responses. I think I'll reconsider now that I know a bit more. Blues, -R There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

Right on, thanks... the good people at Wings just got back to me a little while ago too saying they didn't think that it would fit, but haven't tried it. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I have a Sabre2 170 and am looking at a Wings W8. I was curious if anyone has made that setup or an equivalent one work. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

So, despite graduating college at the worst possible time, I got myself a job! It's in Greensboro, NC, where I don't really know anyone. I'm moving in the next couple of weeks. Just wanted to throw a feeler out to see if any skydivers are in the area and might have some good insight as to where to live and jump. So far I'm planning on visiting Jonestown, Skydive Carolina, and Raeford. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I believe there are 3 person and 6 person dodgeball teams... I'm not the authority though. You might want to double check. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I'm still in shock about this... Dan was a perpetually smiling face at the DZ and a wonderful addition to our family. I will miss you brother... Blue Skies Black Death -R There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

My first jump which has led to my favorite platform, was out of a skyvan... I remember: My TM was Dave Pancake... Pancake: Are you ready? Me: Yeah! Pancake: You sure? Me: Yeah dude! Let's go! Pancake: Take three steps... The last one was a doozy! I'll never forget that feeling watching the plane fly away... though I love Otters now, the skyvan has a really special place in my heart. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

man, I've done that, sort of... I didn't jump up like that, but I'm pretty tall and when we first got the skyvan at CK, it took me a little while to learn to duck. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

We're natural skydivers! Our arch is built in! There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I had 50ish jumps, misrouted my right brake line so it caused a tension knot around the stow. I thought of cutting away, but I had enough altitude to practice on my rears and landed it without incident. FWIW, it turned out to be the right choice for me. There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I just got it to work! The iLink Conv. HDV->DV was turned on. That seems to have done the trick. Thanks for your help! There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams

I have a NTSC Sony HDV-HC3 and have been using iMovie to import videos without any trouble until recently. Some of my imports would not be able to be opened/found by iMovie but would be visible on Quicktime. It says that the .dv file on some could not be read by iMovie while all of the other videos that do work are also .dv Now the picture will not come up on the import screen though I can still control the camera with the play/pause/seek forward, etc. buttons. When I import, no files are copied to the hard drive. I tried Apple's troubleshooting website but didn't find anything useful. I have not tried a different firewire cable, but as the controls are working, I don't think that's the problem. I have set the VCR to HDV and DV hoping that would fix it, but sadly... it didn't. Anyone have any suggestions? There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss. Pick a nice day, and try it. - Douglas Adams