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she was already out of the harness in the door. He had no choice but to throw the drogue, there was no fixing that with or without drogue. to the person that made the comment about no jumpsuit....you are an idiot. the harness was no doubt too loose and the door position was wrong and the choice to leave was wrong, but that teal jacket saved her life. If it hadnt bunched up around her head then the lower back strap would not have hung around her neck, which was the only thing holding her upper body in.

yea not trying to knit pick but the CX with a good lens is easily 3 times the weight of gopro. (anywhere from half a pound to a pound more depending on lens). Also Mounting position makes a big difference to. when they are both on top of your helmet it does make a difference. Also with a 10.5 still lens the camera is mounted far forward this means the video will have to be as well. Makes a very front heavy helmet. Im not against the CX but i simply think the Gopro is adequate for what they pay. That 100 dollar video is good value,even with a gopro. They pay a spot on the airplane, a cut to the DZ, and Paying someone for their time, skills, camera equipment, skydiving equipment wear and tear. A pack job and a edited finished product on some type of disc or drive. It takes all that to have photos and stills captured in a extreme environment. 100 bucks?...not a bad deal. Go pro video isnt that bad. They use them on most every reality show on TV and the general viewer doesnt know the difference in the footage. My origianl point though is if you are substituting a camera with a GoPro then I would substitute the video and keep shooting DSLR for stills.

valid point. Im a still photo geek so I weight up my head with that and try to keep the video small. Especially with it all top mounted. Agree about audio and 180 lens though.

thumb drive is the only way to go. HOw bout spending the money on a still set up and shooting video with the GoPro? Thats more than good enough for web distribution, which most people use anyway. And then you can print high quality stills to hang on the wall. All while still saving your neck and protecting your longevity in the sport and future health. there is a point where you need to draw the line with how much you are willing to provide for the 100 bucks they are paying, most of which you arent getting in your pocket. They should get adequate documentation without you risking your health.

OK. check this out the remote release is a easy fix. buy a hahnel HRN 280. this kit has pigtails to fit several nikons including the 7000. Then go to radioshack and buy a female coupler for about 2 dollars. Then your canon bite switch and the pigtail plugs right into the coupler. No splicing or cutting.

this has turned into an entirely different thread. Once again the hot headed pot stirrers have taken over. Where are the Mods to keep this site legit? Back on topic- A issue 4 yrs ago is in no way a legit excuse to evict a operation and deny access. that issue is for the FAA to handle and for them to pass out punishment, not the airports responsibility. No matter how much you dislike an operation or how sour your grapes are you should protect your tax payer rights and stand against corrupt political threats to your sport and your rights. If that operation is evicted, do you really think the airport will open its arms to another one that is of your approval? If you think yes you are a fool. It took all of about half of a page for this thread to prove why dropzone.com is the worst source for skydiving information and the best source for angry bored passive aggressive banter. Seriously mods......do your job.

what you have is a common reflex response. Dont listen to people telling you dumb stuff or saying "just breathe". YOu cant for a reason that is medically sound. the good news is you can beat it by taking some advice that has already been given. Fullface helmet or a face mask. Warm weahter will not be as difficult if noticeable at all. I have the same problem in spring and fall when the temps are cooler. read this article Ive attached, it will help explain it. Seems like the skydiving community is very uneducated on this which surprises me. I have heard alot of tandems and AFF complain about it. http://ijch.fi/issues/662/662_Koskela.pdf Pay close attention to the bottom in the part called coldair-provoked lower airway reflex response. john mitchel is right about holding your hands under your chin as well. He seems to be familiar with the reflex issue you are speaking of

all I see in this video is the evolution of safety in our sport. With new technology and new norms we must evolve in our thinking. This video is an excellent peice of training and brings to light new things to think about when it comes to small cameras. Gopros and contours and such are new norms in our sport and now we must go through the scenarios and incidents that will shape how we consider this technology when planning jumps. Not sure why people are bent out of shape about this. This is the normal process of discovery that follows any "new" technology. The ghost will slowly reveal themselves over the following years and we will adapt our technique to accomodate them. More importantly the airplane in the video has a registration of D-FUNK! Now thats awesome!

I figure it cost me about 42.13 to do an AFF after I figure in packing, wear and tear, and the occasional cutaway and reserve packjobs, Also factoring in the stress involved with worrying about whats going to happen.

instead of trying to get on a internet forum and get unreliable info from forum egos and nerds, maybe you should just use your brain and call the DZ's, talk to the managers/ Owners and find out yourself. DUH!

great news

are you starting a union?

everything kills people...dont be stupid. And I know about 105 what Im saying is that two experienced skydivers on a tandem rig should be treated no differently than two experienced jumpers on a sport rigs. No student should = no extra regs just because its a tandem system. These rules only exist in 105 to protect students in commercial operation because that is what the tandem systems existence was intended for.

people freak out when they see a tandem rig being used as a skydiving rig. Why is this? why have we made it into some kind of big deal? Its not a nuclear device....its a skydiving rig! If its being used or supervised by someone who is properly experienced or trained, The DZO feels comfortable with it, and there is no student involved then who cares? and how is that illegal? what is your take on this scenario: If a tandem makes a jump out of a friends plane with two experienced skydivers using a tandem rig and one of the skydivers is an experienced licensed instructor and its not a commercial operation then where is the illegal in that? A tandem rig is someones personal property and at that point is just another parachute system. No commercial student activity should equal no regs.

if the picture is real then the outcome was more than likely the bridle immediately slide out from under the camera when it lifted the instructors head. In this scenario I have to imagine it could have just as easily been under his chin. He was probably a little high and a little close during the pull. All I see is that stuff can happen if you choose to make skydiving a part of your life. He will probably never wear the gopro again on AFF. Without a real incident report this is nothing more than a grainy pic pulled off the internet with crappy block font photoshopped on it

you should have checked your spot and not jumped. especially with your experience. Did the weather get worse and jumping stopped? or was it like that all day? with jumpers smashing clouds? I hope you dont have any enemies in this sport that dont give a crap about the sport and just want to get you in trouble regardless of how it affects the sport as a whole. Everyone in this sport has busted a cloud but you probably shouldnt post about it

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well Im not going to blow smoke and say that the farm is this great moral standard for skydiving centers. Nor do they set the bar for professionalism. Its hard to do that with the most eccentric characters in the sport living there. Believe me, they have their questionable discretions just like most other places. Dont buy into the fleet thing for ASC. However last I heard the farm and ASC were using the same plane during the week. Which is the farms twin otter. Personally if I was a visiting jumper I would go to the farm. Its facilities are better despite the fact that ASC has air conditioned packing. I would rather sweat in the hangar at the farm. The farm just has more of a "real" dropzone feel and its got a badass gear store on site. The only crapper is the shuttle ride to the airport.

along with drug testing is the DZO going to provide insurance, retirement, and a minimum salary? Because thats what a professional business would do.

1. get a lawyer 2. look at the skydive monroe vs city of monroe, GA part 16 case on the FAA site. call it what you will but it is a access issue. by denying a facility they are making it impossible and unreasonable to operate. YOu are tax payers now fight for your rights as american citizens to use these PUBLIC facilities as they were meant to be used. If being evicted from the hangar so that it can be better utilized then another solution must be offered. Do they have good justification that the hangar can be better utilized to profit the airport? Is there a outstanding safety issue? LAWYER LAWYER LAWYER

ridiculous

well no comment on DSE's choice. Obviously he was in the situation and in the postion to read the student. I surely hope that he wasnt breathing due to stress. I would think after 200 jumps he has just developed a habit of breathe holding due to his concentration on the skydive. That being said. Anyone that believes in a breathing strip is a moron. Also any instructor that insulted me by trying to sell me on that shit like I was 8yrs old would instantly become a douche bag in my mind. So apparently this guy was a little stupid or slightly retarded. So maybe he shouldnt have been jumping at all. and i hope that some poster was kidding about anti-gravity pills. Because thats beyond retardedly douche like.

who cares???? when was the last time anyone bothered or provoked you? Let it go already. You look insane. especially getting involved in peoples personal life. you and your friends are internet stalkers and its creepy. I'm pretty sure everyone that was having fun with that site got bored with it a long time ago. too bad you are obsessed with those people. even unprovoked for years you are still harping on silly banter. Just wierd!

exactly.....thats what i meant and Im not sure about how many crimes they have committed. I do know that DZO's committing crimes is nothing new in this sport. Thats a long list. Of course I'm not saying two wrongs make a right. I know about the arizona thing but wasnt that civil case? I dont think they have been guilty of any criminal cases have they? Not defending but Im just not aware of any.

i would have paid at least 2.30 for a lambo...even if i didnt like the color