lilryno 0 #1 March 9, 2004 Hey all, Making a Video CD malfuction trainer for my wife and I. One of the features it will have is several chapters of short clips. These short clips will be footage of canopy openings and the malfunctions. Also part of the clip will include an altimeter in the bottom left side of the screen. We would use this by one of us simulating a dive while the other hits the next button on the remote to a preprogrammed "malfunction clip" and hits pause. When she gets to throwing out her pilot chute in her simulated dive I would hit play...and she would see whatever type of malfunction is there...if any...and would take corrective action. Then pause would be hit again...the altimeter read...and we could talk about timing etc. That's the goal. So we are looking for any video footage taken under canopy of openings and/or malfunctions for our simulation. We've got some good stuff from "Cutaway" and are just looking for other video out there to give the simulator more options. Any comments or suggestions (or video clips!) would be very much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #2 March 9, 2004 Check out the movie "Breakaway". It's nothing but a solid hour of mal video. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilryno 0 #3 March 9, 2004 Definitely going to get that flick. Thanks again. "The value of man lies not in the knowledge he possesses, or means to possess, but in the sincere pain which he hath taken to find it out." - G.E. Lessings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DShiznit 0 #4 March 9, 2004 LOL, sorry, I couldn't help it. It was like Deja Vu all over again.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinfoil 0 #5 March 10, 2004 Well, you could be like my DZO and make your own malfunctions “- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilryno 0 #6 March 10, 2004 Oh that would be the heat to use those video clips. But I think making malfunctions is probably just a wee bit too much for my whopping 70 jumps worth of experience. "The value of man lies not in the knowledge he possesses, or means to possess, but in the sincere pain which he hath taken to find it out." - G.E. Lessings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bryce 0 #7 March 10, 2004 Yes, Bob's Mal footage is crazy... I think he has a really great system for training his students to deal with mals... he has a TV suspended over the hanging harness and they get a really nice realtime picture of the mal over thier head. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tinfoil 0 #8 March 10, 2004 Oh Bryce, one of Stratosfear's own, cool Bob has a really simple set up to. Training harness suspended from the roof, and an chest mounted altimeter “- - Sumo is the greatest of sports. It has power, grace, speed and cluture. And most importantly, two fat bastards smacking the shit out of each other. ” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #9 March 10, 2004 hook up with Billy Weber, he has more intentional cutaways than most have jumps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilryno 0 #10 March 10, 2004 That's a good idea about the TV over the head... Have any of ya'll done that parachute malfunction simulator up in Cleveland? Harness connected to a desktop computer and you wear VR goggles. I guess they have several malfunctions in there so you actually look up and see your mal. Very cool in concept but they're the only DZ that has it (they claim). Would be nice to get a copy of that program. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #11 March 11, 2004 If shes in a harness that dosen't have a reserve after she throws out the pilot chute grab her by the hip of the harness and start spinning her around and tell her it's a spinning lineover and to take proper action. I like this because it comes as a suprise and the handles may or may not be in the right place. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dubbayab 0 #12 March 11, 2004 Sky HI Visuals has a video of all mals. It old, like back in the 70-80, but good tool for training. Also for a training harness simulator, I like the one at Ground Rush Skydiving Club in Tx. .......Most hangers have an I-beam with a cam on it, which you can hook a comealong, and move heavy parts around.......A rope, a bicycle rim, and an old harness, and you can send a student flailing around in circles. Make sure the reserve risers are connected to the rim good so the student doesn't fall to the cement when cutaway. Also you can push the student around and simulate turns and landing approaches with the aerial view of the airport below them on the floor. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites lilryno 0 #13 March 11, 2004 I checked out that malfunction package at Sky Hi. Did I miss something on the website? 14 malfunction flashcards and a video tape...195.00?? "The value of man lies not in the knowledge he possesses, or means to possess, but in the sincere pain which he hath taken to find it out." - G.E. Lessings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
lilryno 0 #13 March 11, 2004 I checked out that malfunction package at Sky Hi. Did I miss something on the website? 14 malfunction flashcards and a video tape...195.00?? "The value of man lies not in the knowledge he possesses, or means to possess, but in the sincere pain which he hath taken to find it out." - G.E. Lessings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
