shotat 0 #1 April 1, 2004 Here goes, I built a homemade box for my PC110 to go on top of my Flat Top Pro. The thing is made out of ABS Plastic and is darn tough. The only problem is that it sticks up on top of the helmet 5 1/4 inches but the PC110 itself is 4.3/4" so that only gives me a little room for padding top and bottom. I could maybe shave off another 1/4" but that would be it. I am not really worried about the width even though I could have shaved it down another 1/2 inch. It seems like this may be too high on my head and since I will be jumping primarily from a king air, will this give me problems on exit and possible tail strikes? Just need a little help here in figuring out what is reasonable and what is not. Dont worry about the screws not being all the way in cause I used Gaffers Tape to temporarily attach the box to the FTP and I have not finished everything. Any and all advice would be appreciated. ***How come all the rich kids get to make all of the jumps?*** Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #2 April 1, 2004 not to sure about your possible problems with the king air....but i do know from looking at the picture that if you ever want to add a still on there....that box takes up ALOT of room so you may not be able to fit it. Keeping it all on top is a good idea...centers the weight."Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #3 April 1, 2004 i don't know if you want to listen to Gimp, i mean, have you seen his setup??? yikes!!! ha ha all jokes aside, it's not that big, i've seen worse (including gimps) and some others... Just be careful. peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #4 April 1, 2004 Here is my 2 cents. I jump a FTP with a TRV22 on top in a Bonrhead D box and my Digital rebel on the forehead. I don't know how much it will effect you but for Birdman it is noticeable and it's one of the issues I address in the paper I am writing for Birdman specific camera flyers . The addition of the box will catch wind and increase resistance when you turn your head left/right of center. Basically it's a rudder on the top of your head. The bigger the box the more your going to feel the effects when you turn your head. Again, I don't notice this as much when I just do tandem video but something that big is going to catch some wind regardless. Food for thought. I would try to make the box as form fitting as possible with the padding installed already and as slim as possible."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaGimp 0 #5 April 4, 2004 Quotei don't know if you want to listen to Gimp, i mean, have you seen his setup??? yikes!!! peace lew I changed my set up Lew.....just for you..na it seemed that the still was a little unstable so i front mounted it."Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lewmonst 0 #6 April 4, 2004 QuoteQuotei don't know if you want to listen to Gimp, i mean, have you seen his setup??? yikes!!! peace lew I changed my set up Lew.....just for you..na it seemed that the still was a little unstable so i front mounted it. Oh thank goodness! I was worried about you. peace lewhttp://www.exitshot.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
