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I would say the form factor makes it all wrong. Wide and thin making it only suitable for top mounting and very poor for side mounting. Not very flexible at all. Except possibly a handcam? Ken Yeah. I was thinking on a flat top helmet, like a 2K Composites or something. I'd be interested to see how it might work out.

I said "potential .... given its form factor."

This came out recently, potential to be the best skydiving action-vid camera, given its small, flat form factor: http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/standard_display/minicam/ .. it doesnt have the functionality of the GoProBlack, but Canon generally know what they are doing :-)

Can you confirm if that is using the 0.5 and 1 second time lapse, on your GP Hero3 Silver?

I made the mistake of getting measured for my wingsuit (P2) right after christmas when I was probably about 5 pounds more than normal ... when the suit arrived in March, I had been running and dropped prob the weight, possibly more. The suit felt a little too big - a bit baggy however the arm and leg measurements were still spot on, so I can stretch out the arm and leg wings. I actually think I got lucky with this fit - that it turned out this way - as I can easily wear a few layers under it when its cold out and in the summer it feels nice and cool, not too sticky. Fly's like a dream. For my next suit order, I will prob mark up the measurements a little, to try to acheive the same fit.

Beccles, outside Lowestoft - great DZ, they jump all year round. http://www.ukparachuting.co.uk http://goo.gl/maps/OeSrs

Cant wait to see the pictures - please can you post a couple of ground shots as well, for context. Also interested to see a pic of it mounted on your helmet.

Thanks for the update, looking forward to hearing more. What is your current up, with the Canon you mention? - be really helpful to know how you feel the Olympus stands up against a conventional DSLR set up.

Very keen to hear what you think of it, and how you get on with it - please do share! I am hoping that with the new camera's coming out of CES this week we might see a couple of strong mirrorless options.

do you guys have a picture of the correct/best way to hold the toggles? I just want to be sure I am understanding how you mean.

Its pretty much shut down here for the winter, apart from an occasional load, but most NYC jumpers put it on hold for the winter, or head to a boogie to get a fill.

Nice piece on Dick Winters in the NY Times this week: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/11/us/11winters.html We owe Dick and many others so much. Rest in peace.

Interesting post, I have been wondering the same thing - about using snowboard helmets. I know some of the wingsuit base guys use them, but I havent actually seen anyone skydiving with one. I would think that the testing and quality that goes into the ski helmets surpasses that of the sky dive helmet manufacturers. This one looks great for jumping: http://www.giro.com/us_en/products/snow-helmets/snowboard/omen.html

Thats a great pic. Can you post a picture of the camera mounted on the helmet please? Would like to see how much smaller it sits than the Rebel. Also which bite switch are you using with it?

Why would you think that help you? Some flapping material? Closing your leg wing would serve you better. I am asking if it might be easier to come out of the ball with your arms free. I understand that the leg wing needs to be closed, I am just asking if use of the arms would make it easier to return to a stable position for deployment.