Hellis 0 #51 September 11, 2010 QuoteGREAT VIDEO!!!! I wish I knew how to transfer it from VHS to digital so I could post it. One way that works is to connect the VHS to a DVDrecorder and record the video on a DVD (or built in harddrive). Several hours of video of me and my friends have been digitalized this way from when i was a kid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apt3studiodiver 0 #52 September 12, 2010 When I was learning to play piano, I would practice 30 minutes a day every day. Ultimately building muscle memory to the point that I could play songs with out looking at the keys or with my eyes closed. In skydiving you have 30 seconds each jump to develop the same muscle memory skills and reaction times. Not much time to develop the muscle memory skills necessary to save your life instinctively. Thats just another point aside from it being distracting, which it really is very distracting, as to why you should wait to jump a camera. Everyone is in such a big hurry all the time. Slow down, enjoy jumping. At some point you have to ask yourself if your jumping for your own enjoyment or just to tell your friends about it and post your vids of an empty blue sky on facebook.www.apt3studios.com www.musicpromotiononline.com www.internetcafegaming.com D.S. # 4321 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #53 September 13, 2010 Quote His "instructor" should have done his job too. isnt that a guy with "plenty of experience"!? putting your legstraps on doesnt need plenty of that, really.. “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halfpastniner 0 #54 September 13, 2010 Quote ....or just to tell your friends about it and post your vids of an empty blue sky on facebook. YupBASE 1384 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #55 September 13, 2010 How about... Buy an experienced camera flyer a jump ticket! He/she will get you great footage (outside video) of yourself to post on facebook!! You'll spend $25 for the video compared to how much for a go-pro?? Do it for the $$$$$!Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SRI85 0 #56 September 13, 2010 ill probably lay off the gopro for now, just started flying my new canopy this weekend, and thats really the only thing i need to focus on for now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,351 #57 September 13, 2010 That's a great plan. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #58 September 14, 2010 Great Plan!! Find an old CRW Dog with a camera and he'll get some great footage of you flying that canopy. Have fun.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SRI85 0 #59 September 14, 2010 I think i happen to have one of the best skydive photographers at my dropzone. He got me on page 63 of Parachutist this month. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuai43 7 #60 September 15, 2010 QuoteI think i happen to have one of the best skydive photographers at my dropzone. He got me on page 63 of Parachutist this month. Beer.Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
topdocker 0 #61 September 15, 2010 Quote I think i happen to have one of the best skydive photographers at my dropzone. He got me on page 63 of Parachutist this month. Incidents Forum?topJump more, post less! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #62 September 15, 2010 Quote ill probably lay off the gopro for now, just started flying my new canopy this weekend, and thats really the only thing i need to focus on for now. No 'auto-focus' huh? ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #63 September 22, 2010 So the real question : When will one be ready ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx19 0 #64 September 22, 2010 When one doesn't have to ask If they're ready... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #65 September 22, 2010 Quote When one doesn't have to ask If they're ready... That is most of the unready over confident people then... A safer person will go to the CI and ask questions and be certain. Is that your answer for downsizing too ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx19 0 #66 September 22, 2010 Haha I see what you mean, what I should have said was when you have reached the minimum requirements, you should have a better idea of wether or not you are ready without having to ask if it's cool to break the rules, but you're right you should also check you cci thinks you're ready because some people are still not ready after the minimum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #67 September 22, 2010 So by the same logic someone with say 10 or so jumps short may be ready to safely attach a Go Pro or Contour camera and be absolutely fine , keeping all risks in mind , complying with all safety requirements and not being idiotic? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mx19 0 #68 September 22, 2010 They may well be, but they won't have reached the minimum requirements so it doesn't matter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #69 September 22, 2010 QuoteThey may well be, but they won't have reached the minimum requirements so it doesn't matter. Sorry , I mean minimum recommended not per your countries legal minimum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
absane 0 #70 September 22, 2010 QuoteSo the real question : When will one be ready ? At jump 199, you will not be ready. At jump 200 you will be ready, provided that you do your jump before 3 PM that day and not a minute after.Don't forget to pull! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,822 #71 September 22, 2010 >So by the same logic someone with say 10 or so jumps short may be >ready to safely attach a Go Pro or Contour camera and be absolutely fine . . . Most likely not. >complying with all safety requirements and not being idiotic? That's a meaningless statement. Every person who ever died in this sport thought they were being safe, and thought they weren't being idiotic. It's like saying "you should be fine driving drunk as long as you're careful and don't do anything stupid." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #72 September 22, 2010 QuoteQuoteSo the real question : When will one be ready ? At jump 199, you will not be ready. At jump 200 you will be ready, provided that you do your jump before 3 PM that day and not a minute after. lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Morne 0 #73 September 22, 2010 Quote>So by the same logic someone with say 10 or so jumps short may be >ready to safely attach a Go Pro or Contour camera and be absolutely fine . . . Most likely not. Why? Please i want a serious answer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #74 September 22, 2010 QuoteSo the real question : When will one be ready ? Either 50 jumps or 6 to 8 weeks after the cast comes off... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,351 #75 September 22, 2010 The serious answer is that around 200 jumps is when most people are ready to think about using a camera -- not that they're necessarily ready. 22 is the age at which most people can graduate from college, but many college students are older when they do, because they're not ready yet (and others are younger). Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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