Inigo_Montoya

At the moment, I am personally not looking for any. I was just engaging some conversation after a few random thoughts. Good point btw in regards to the large range of scenarios. It would appear the risk vs reward is pretty obvious in this one. Thanks. "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Thanks for humoring me guys. "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

I'd like to re-ask this question and see if there are any new or different responses. The topic being intentional/training cutaways and them being required to get your A license. When I went through pilot training, yes you use simulators and dry run through's of EP's but you also go through many hours of actual emergency simulations with stall training, steep turns, power loss, etc in real flight. I understand all gear and handle locations are not the same, but what is the argument against training cutaways and having the student experience the actual sensation of cutting away? Besides the below: -you could induce a bigger emergency, etc (I don't like this logic, for the same could be said for the training you receive in getting your PPC, but they still do it.) (Maybe the instructor present makes a difference actually, now that I think while I type) Instructors: have you ever had a student request to do a cutaway? Did you let them? Is there any advice besides continuous ground training of EP's for someone who does not want to wait for that first cutaway in an emergency, in efforts to gain just a little experience of the sensation of that situation? /bored at work "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

http://www.looxcie.com/ Pretty neato. http://www.pixiq.com/article/the-one-ounce-ear-mounted-camcorder "It’s called a Looxcie (www.looxcie.com ) and records video and sound continually up to four hours. When you see something you like and want to either save it or send it to your social media, you hit a button and it saves the previous 30 seconds as a clip. Clips are time stamped and stored in a clip register as MP4 files. If you continually press the save button, it will send that clip to a predetirmined email account. That means you can see it and share it immediatley. No fuss, no muss, no big camera to carry. In fact nothing to carry, it’s just attached to your ear! It’s not high definition; at the moment it’s 480 x 320 at 15 frames per second (FPS). Sure, that might seem small for now, but seeing how technology has moved in my lifetime, I expect to see an HD version of the Looxcie before long. Actually, there are slightly bigger, and I mean slightly, HD mini camcorders right now, like the GoPro HD cameras (www.goprocamera.com) starting at under $300 with a version coming out soon priced at $179.99. They can record 1,280 x 960 at 30fps. Make no mistake, these little cameras are game changers. It will change how people view the world and changes what we want to see. Scary, yeah in an “Orwellian 1984” kind of way, but at the same time exciting in a “what can we do and see next”, kind of way. Artists always seem to take technology like this is expand our visual boundaries. I’m in the middle of writing a story here at Pixiq at the end of the week about my foray into video and I’m thinking if I wait a few days, it may already be outdated at the rate things are changing. The description of “Photographer” is changing fast these days and I think cameras like these and other technology changes will accelerate that change. I hate the term paradigm shift as it’s been so overworked, but I do think its the best way to describe what we will see again in the next few years in photography. This ain’t your daddy’s photography anymore. " "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Actually, I don't.... I was just rambling. :) As far as whether or not people want to pay for it, your point is taken. I came across some cameras claiming HD quality and were the size of a pen. It just got me thinking of miniature, high quality cameras and whether or not they have ever been used in skydiving, that's all. Also, the point of the miniature camera (if there is/was/will be one), would be so you wouldn't have to redesign your helmet every 3 months, and you could continue to sell high quility photos. Now where is that wheel.... "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Blasphemy!!! Well, this way its not on the AFF-I But I bought beer...... IF its already in the fridge at the DZ, then go ahead. I did.... then some childish skygod snagged it. See attached.... "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Blasphemy!!! Well, this way its not on the AFF-I But I bought beer...... "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Great replies! Thanks for the sidewinder info. All I know is camera technology, especially miniature camera technology is out there. They have 8gb HD camera the size of a pen, so that's more where my thoughts are. Size. Mini cameras, etc. As far as stills, with decent enough video editing software, why the need for a camera just for stills? Granted, I'm an admitted big noob, so just playing devils advocate with my questions. If I can get 'stills' of comparable quality from video editing, the risk doesn't seem worth the reward in having a camera dedicated to stills....does it? Has anyone tried using mini cams? "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Blasphemy!!! "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

Well, I'm a noob to the forums and the Bay Area. I have had one tandem jump and for my next, I'm thinking about wearing a camera helmet from 1989, while doing a 270 swoop landing, jumping from a balloon and through the blades of a copter below if I can time it right. Thoughts? "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

So this seems to be a hot topic lately (or always). This thread is not about number of jumps before using one, etc etc... My thoughts reside in the actual equipment. I understand in the 'early days' (whatever that means for you) big camera's were the norm and dangerous for obvious reasons. Nowadays, there are smaller cameras but I see they are still deemed as quite a bit of a snag hazard. With all of the technology out there in regards to cameras, spy cameras, etc.... why are people still skydiving with big things attached to their heads? Why has a helmet with a built in camera not been invented to remove the snag hazard that a camera imposes? (Please point me in the right direction if this gear exists.) No, not for my use, as I only have the 'first one's free' tandem jump under my belt, but common sense tells me this would be a natural evolution for camera fliers and equipment. Should I go to the engineering drawing board and call the patent office? And if there is a high performance helmet with a built in camera, again, why would someone still strap something on top of their heads?

Where did we put that wheelbarrow the albino had? "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

'I do not think that means what you think it means....' :) "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.

This. "I'm not young enough to know everything." O.W.