spanky39154 0 #1 April 19, 2006 Ok so I've just started doing vid and during my initial safety brief for camera, one thing that was highlighted was RSL's. Now I've never been a big fan of RSL's (bring on all you zelots who think i'm wrong etc, its a personal choice get over it!) as such didn't hace one when started jumping camera. Anyway I just read a post about cutaway showing photos (swooping forum with katana) and the guy had an RSL and is now going for a skyhook! Now i personally dont want either device to fire my reserve up into a possible snagged canopy but hey i've only got 260 jumps !! so whats other peoples views??~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large Groups!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #2 April 19, 2006 Eh you're from England so I presume what you just wrote is English, but... having a hard time following it... ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spanky39154 0 #3 April 19, 2006 scotland actually, have edited post hope it makes it a bit easier to understand!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large Groups!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #4 April 19, 2006 RSLs were frowned upon for cameramen back int he days when camera helmets had dozens of snag points (i.e. Robin Sutherland's)/ Nowadays with factory-made camera helmets being almost RSL-friendly, there is less of a risk of entanglement. Ergo, Pitt Meadows' best freefall photographer just bought a shiny new Vector 3 Micron with a Skyhook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #5 April 19, 2006 Ask piisfish if today's camera helmets are snagproof... ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChangoLanzao 0 #6 April 20, 2006 Quote Now i personally dont want either device to fire my reserve up into a possible snagged canopy but hey i've only got 260 jumps !! so whats other peoples views?? Forget the RSL! Why would you cut-away a main that is snagged to your head?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #7 April 21, 2006 It took me awhile to come to decide how I would handle this, especially since I had stopped jumping RSL around jump 120ish, but I decided and currently jump my camera (in a FF2) with a Skyhook.. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aber_aos 0 #8 April 21, 2006 You probably wouldn't. On the other hand it might only become snagged on your helmet once you have cut away. A released riser trapped under the camera bracket wouldn't be much fun. The standard camera-mount screws (the ones that look like tripod screws) could be a serious snag hazard on an open L-bracket, especially if they have some small washers underneath them. That said, I'm currently disconnecting my skyhook for normal camera jumps but leaving it connected for wingsuit camera jumps. I've taken steps to remove the snag points on my camera and think it's relatively clean now. I decided, after talking to my rigger and some instructors that I respect, that the benefits outweighed the risks in the two jump types. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spanky39154 0 #9 April 24, 2006 Its more to do with snagging up on cut away!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never under estimate the power of stupid people in large Groups!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
