Ralph_W

They just tried some of the Hollywood parachute myth in the German TV version of mathbusters. The scene from Point Brake, where someone goes 15 seconds after the first jumper, catches him and holds on to him while opening. Catching him was easy, holding on impossible, both are at terminal, and if the hold on to eachother, they have less wind resistance and go even faster, so the opening is impossible to hold on. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Try: http://www.skydive-pujaut.com/parachutisme/ less than 100 km, cool dropzone, nice people, brand new Caravan, 25 Euro as jump. I was there only once, about two weeks ago, but it was a lot of fun. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Thats easy. Just use a small screwdriver, open the bottom plastic (one screw is hard to see left of the REC button) than on more screw under the bottom and of it is. less than 5 minutes. The bottom needs to be slided out to the side. HTH Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Over here the weather forecast for the weekend sound anything but promising. So I got a new camera but no chance to try it out. Could anybody please be so kind as to point out which settings to use with the 105, which settings have proofed to give good results, so I can play at least on the ground with it. Thanks in advance Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Got mine today directly from Sony here in Germany at a very decent price. Also many dealers list it now as available on the websites here in Germany. The camera is so small, so light, cant belive it. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Which editing software/program is used/featured on the DVD? Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

The Sony shop in Germany now says it will be available by mid February. Lets wait and see. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Here in Germany Sony has the camcorder on their website. So I droped them a mail about the availibility. Answer came back as follows: Unfortunately there is a delay with tihs camcorder, so that we can not tell you a date right now. Anybody got more info on this? How is the availibility in other countries? Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Besides the one in the restaurant there was one in the manifest area, also free and fast. (Oct 08) Can tell you anything about the gym, after a day of jumping I am always to tired to do any workout. HTH Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Can somebody please tell me, what the rules for a record ballon jump are. Just as many people in the basket at once? Do they have to jump simultaneously or one after each other? THX Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Those of you who are using the Nikon D200 for free fall photoagraphy: which lens and which settings are you using? Tanks RW Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

In October I will make a trip from Las Vegas up to Arches Nat. Park and down to Eloy. As some kind of warm up for Eloy I consider jumping during the touristic part of the trip. As I know from another discussion Mesquite is worth to stop and jump. However I found some other dropzones on the way that I would like to have some feedback on. - Skydive Zion - Skydive Moab - Skydive Sedona I only want to do a few fun jumps at each DZ. Any comments are appreciated. If there are some other DZ I did not mention nearby worth visiting, please let me know. Thanks. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

It depends on in which part of Germany you will be. From the northern part to Switzerland its quite a ride for some jumps. However there are some very scenic places in Switzerland to jump, including a Helicopter jump. Lets us know where in Germany you will be and someone might be able to point out a good DZ nearby. Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Best thing to finddropzone in France is wuza.com Go to "zone des Saut" in the Menue. HTH Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Hello everybody, I am looking for a custom made tongue switch with a plug that fits the D200. Found nothing in the archives. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Does anyone have any experience with thee POV 1 camera and recorder system from VIO? http://www.vio-pov.com/ Lens is 4.5mm / 68 degree field of view. Any comments? Thanks Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Got a D200 which I want to use. Havent put any thoughts in the remote trigger yet. Any suggestions which one to use? Is there any ready made bite trigger for it? Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Ouch, you caught me on this one. It has been a while since I learned why, so I had to search the literature to give you an answer. Unfortunately the literature is in German, so I can give you a rough translation/explanation. However there should be something to find in English in the books of M.L. Fackler. Lets try: - This mostly applies to full metal jacket bullet, not for hollow points. - There is always a slight angle between the axle of the bullet and the surface of the target. No bullets hits the target at exact 90 degrees, due to the yaw of the bullet and several other factors. In the media (Gelatine, Body, Onion, etc.) only the tip of the bullet has direct contact with the media. This happens due to the density of the media. Therefore the so called Narrow Channel is formed, which is the part of the cavern that is only approx 1.5 times as wide as the bullet diameter. As the bullet is slowed down by the media, more bullet surface has contact with the media. Give the fact that the bullet flies in a slight angle, now one side gets more resistance from the media then the other. At a certain point this is not overruled anymore by the twist stabilisation of the bullet. More angle, more one side momentum, a vicious circle, the bullet start turning around. This effect form what we know as temporary cavern, a wide expanded area in the media. For those who speak German, here is the bibliography: Sellier / Kneubuehl: Wundballistik, Springer Verlag Hope this helps Ralph Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

Most bullets start tumbling after about 4 inch / 10 cm in the target. This is a comon and well documented thing in the ballsitic literature. Ralph BRENNEKE rules Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

You may want to take a look at: http://kurzzeit.com/ Choose English as language at the top right button and then go to examples. Ralph BRENNEKE rules. Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch

If you use a shotgun, Brenneke has an excellent round called "Tactical Home Defense". Nice, accurate slug with not too much recoil. Silence is golden. www.bt-ag.ch