wwhisler 0 #1 April 14, 2004 I thought this group might be able to appreciate my loss here. My FTP was ripped off my head a while back during a super hard opening and I lost it all. I've since replaced my setup so I think I can look back and laugh...or at least not cry. Wade Whisler Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #2 April 14, 2004 ouch!you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
motherhucker 0 #3 April 14, 2004 let's see the video... mh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivegirl 0 #4 April 15, 2004 That's a shame....Pink Mafia Sis #26 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwhisler 0 #5 April 15, 2004 It's a lot of spinning right up til then end when the cactus starts to come into view. It landed about 1.5 miles (maybe more) away from the landing area. I found it after searching about 20 hours. I can't believe I it at all... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DALAILAMA 0 #6 April 15, 2004 Sucks I know, I lost a BFT as well on opening and I have seen 4 go in in a years time, thus the mods by Bonehead. I found my helmet about 2 hours later and the thing was still on with the tape at the end. It recorded the entire thing to include the going in and never turned off. The funny thing was when it hit it was videoing 1/2 of a leaf and 1/2 of the screen was the sky, the next thing that happened was you could hear a crow squawing. I have about 40 minutes of a leaf on the tape after that. Luckily both the TRV-17 and the Nikkon N-90 were not damaged."Dropzone.com, where uneducated people measuring penises, has become an art form" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #7 April 15, 2004 Ya know, if the opening is hard enough to rip the helmet off your head . . .you should probably be glad it came off.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ffejdraga 0 #8 April 15, 2004 happened to a friend of mine as well, but it wasnt from a hard opening, it just sort of slipped off. (He said he was holding onto to the chin part, maybe bumped or loosend something...strange) Nice video of it going in. That sucks bro. I feel your pain. jeff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ifics 0 #9 April 15, 2004 Same exact thing happened to the "flying arab".. The video of it is on his site. I have to say you're helmet and equipment looks a LOT worse then his did. Sucks a LOT I bet, whoa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverds 0 #10 April 15, 2004 Oh god, I feel sick. Skydive Radio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #11 April 15, 2004 Seems that there are a few cameraflyers who report losing a camera helmet in flight. It's be kind of interesting to start a thread and find out just how many camera helmets have 'met their maker' in the years past. And -how- they were lost. Sorry for your loss, wwhisler! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
INSANEDADDY 0 #12 April 15, 2004 I lost my camera helmet with my new PC-330 some time ago. I had line twist all the way up be hind my head. I think the three ring snagged my chin cup and released the helmet. I watched it spiral all the way down fro 3K. Funny thing was it landed right on the student target. 10 feet from dead center. This is no bullshit.......... You dont't get to choose how you're going to die. Or when.......You can only decide how you're going to live........NOW. -BASE 1605 Night BASE 227 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJ269J 0 #13 April 15, 2004 I'm afraid I'd still cry I agree, show the video Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skynole 0 #14 April 15, 2004 I lost mine when one of my risers hit the release button and yanked my chincup from my Hawkeye on a slammer opening. I think it was charma because I called in sick to work that day and it happened on the first jump of the day! Spent the rest of the day searching through the DENSE forest of Deland looking for it but never found it. I really wasn't worried about retrieving the helmet and camera because they probably wouldn't have survived the fall intact...but my ProTrack and ProDytter most likely would have. ArrowDynamics Inc. was understanding and they gave me another custom Hawkeye at cost to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites burbleflyer 0 #15 April 16, 2004 I lost two. One complete helmet, one camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #16 April 16, 2004 QuoteI lost two. One complete helmet, one camera. What were the circumstances in which you lost them? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CaTo 0 #17 April 16, 2004 lost mine 4 years ago most probably because one of the snaps was not closed properly. Was my first jump that year, had a JVC900 on top and had the intention to film a CRW team. I was a little nervous because it was my first jump that year, from a new plane (porter) and on a strnage DZ (Gap-france) Never found the camera nor helmet, some cow in france must be running around with that helmet Caren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites nacmacfeegle 0 #18 April 16, 2004 Not me, and not a loss, but I have great video of a well known container manufacturer almost losing his sidemount during a record attempt. The helmet came off on exit, he grabs it, then flies to the base and continues the dive much to the amusement of the rest of the 8 way base. He even held onto the thing thru break off and deployment.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wwhisler 0 #19 April 17, 2004 I absolutely agree. I walked away with a little chuck taken out of my finger and that was it. When I landed everybody was asking where my helmet was...sad. And to top it all off the other videographer on the load asked me if I could help him dub down his video. And I gladly did so and then set out on a quest to find the helmet. I can't imagine how anybody could lose a helmet and have the cameras survive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BigM 2 #20 April 18, 2004 Quotebut I have great video of a well known container manufacturer almost losing his sidemount during a record attempt. The helmet came off on exit, he grabs it, then flies to the base and continues the dive much to the amusement of the rest of the 8 way base. He even held onto the thing thru break off and deployment. I wanna see PLEASE!!! "When I die, I want to go like my grandmother, who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites HSPScott 0 #21 April 20, 2004 Mine came off after videoing a round of compition on opening. Some how I cought it with my knees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ltdiver 3 #22 April 21, 2004 QuoteSome how I cought it with my knees. Damn, you owe ! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites DancingFlame 0 #23 April 24, 2004 Brrr, I've imagined the most stupid skydiving injury: to be hit by the falling videographer helmet while standing on the ground and talking with S&TA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 April 28, 2004 I forgot the guy's name, but out at Clewiston FL last weekend, on a load between the two I was on, a guy flying video for a tandem lost his still and video setup to a hard opening as well -- helmet came off. I'd never been around when something like that happened. They recovered his stuff but I heard it was pretty ruined. I never did get to see it. I felt bad for the tandem passenger. She was scared enough just about doing the skydive. I'm sure she was disappointed that she got herself to do it and then might or might not have been able to have video of it. (I suppose that the video might be good til the impact, and the stills might be good unless the camera case got cracked and exposed the negs.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Viking 0 #25 April 28, 2004 holy hell!! looks like your still camera lens is repairable though I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 1 of 2 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. 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skynole 0 #14 April 15, 2004 I lost mine when one of my risers hit the release button and yanked my chincup from my Hawkeye on a slammer opening. I think it was charma because I called in sick to work that day and it happened on the first jump of the day! Spent the rest of the day searching through the DENSE forest of Deland looking for it but never found it. I really wasn't worried about retrieving the helmet and camera because they probably wouldn't have survived the fall intact...but my ProTrack and ProDytter most likely would have. ArrowDynamics Inc. was understanding and they gave me another custom Hawkeye at cost to them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
burbleflyer 0 #15 April 16, 2004 I lost two. One complete helmet, one camera. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #16 April 16, 2004 QuoteI lost two. One complete helmet, one camera. What were the circumstances in which you lost them? ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaTo 0 #17 April 16, 2004 lost mine 4 years ago most probably because one of the snaps was not closed properly. Was my first jump that year, had a JVC900 on top and had the intention to film a CRW team. I was a little nervous because it was my first jump that year, from a new plane (porter) and on a strnage DZ (Gap-france) Never found the camera nor helmet, some cow in france must be running around with that helmet Caren Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #18 April 16, 2004 Not me, and not a loss, but I have great video of a well known container manufacturer almost losing his sidemount during a record attempt. The helmet came off on exit, he grabs it, then flies to the base and continues the dive much to the amusement of the rest of the 8 way base. He even held onto the thing thru break off and deployment.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwhisler 0 #19 April 17, 2004 I absolutely agree. I walked away with a little chuck taken out of my finger and that was it. When I landed everybody was asking where my helmet was...sad. And to top it all off the other videographer on the load asked me if I could help him dub down his video. And I gladly did so and then set out on a quest to find the helmet. I can't imagine how anybody could lose a helmet and have the cameras survive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BigM 2 #20 April 18, 2004 Quotebut I have great video of a well known container manufacturer almost losing his sidemount during a record attempt. The helmet came off on exit, he grabs it, then flies to the base and continues the dive much to the amusement of the rest of the 8 way base. He even held onto the thing thru break off and deployment. I wanna see PLEASE!!! "When I die, I want to go like my grandmother, who died peacefully in her sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in her car." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HSPScott 0 #21 April 20, 2004 Mine came off after videoing a round of compition on opening. Some how I cought it with my knees. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ltdiver 3 #22 April 21, 2004 QuoteSome how I cought it with my knees. Damn, you owe ! ltdiver Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DancingFlame 0 #23 April 24, 2004 Brrr, I've imagined the most stupid skydiving injury: to be hit by the falling videographer helmet while standing on the ground and talking with S&TA Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #24 April 28, 2004 I forgot the guy's name, but out at Clewiston FL last weekend, on a load between the two I was on, a guy flying video for a tandem lost his still and video setup to a hard opening as well -- helmet came off. I'd never been around when something like that happened. They recovered his stuff but I heard it was pretty ruined. I never did get to see it. I felt bad for the tandem passenger. She was scared enough just about doing the skydive. I'm sure she was disappointed that she got herself to do it and then might or might not have been able to have video of it. (I suppose that the video might be good til the impact, and the stills might be good unless the camera case got cracked and exposed the negs.) --Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #25 April 28, 2004 holy hell!! looks like your still camera lens is repairable though I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
