dragon2 2 #1 April 6, 2011 This one just showed up in my facebook feed ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 5 #2 April 6, 2011 well...at least he's not here on DZ.com pontificating on why it's not a big snag problem, opposite side of deployment, etc. And you know what? He'll probably be just fine jumping it for a long while. It's not the ones you get away with that make it a bad day... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill_K 0 #3 April 6, 2011 Quote This one just showed up in my facebook feed Ouch, surely that's just a spoof...?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #4 April 6, 2011 i'm glad it wasnt mine..“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
DSE 5 #5 April 7, 2011 Quote Quote This one just showed up in my facebook feed Ouch, surely that's just a spoof...?!? if it is, it's a good one. If it's not, it's not terribly different than some of the stuff we see here on a semi-regular basis. The other day, had a dude that had joined three of the GoPro arms together to create a looong arm. he also had it tethered. Plus a contour, also tethered. Plus metal screws holding on the GP, because of "the extra torque of the arm." There have been several of the "boom" arms that have shown up recently. So this...is no surprise. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bigorangemd 0 #6 April 7, 2011 While I like the Go-Pro's as a product they now seem to be popping up everywhere. Saw a guy with 50 jumps with one mounted with sheet metal screws. He had no idea about the concept of break away systems. Also it had no cut away for the helmet. He did promise though that he wouldn't let the camera be a distraction. Noticed another where the Go-Pro was coming off the back of the helmet facing forward. Thought to myself "Way to move the snag hazard to the worst possible spot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #7 April 7, 2011 Saskia will now know this but he says it's for snowboarding.Skydiving Fatalities - Cease not to learn 'til thou cease to live Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
velvetjo 0 #8 April 7, 2011 The good news is that he can use a can opener as a camera cutaway. Lance Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefalljason 0 #9 April 8, 2011 Quote Saw a guy with 50 jumps with one mounted A fellow jumper sent me a GoPro vid shot by a guy with 15 Jumps!! Thats right folks, 15 jumps and he's wearing a GoPro!! I explained to the sender how dangerous that was and included a link to DSE's incident list here on DZ.com. He said he talked to the jumper and forwarded him the link. Maybe I should follow-up and see if the guy is still jumping it... Blue Skies, Jason Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superfletch 1 #10 April 8, 2011 15 Jumps makes him still a student and if there is an instructor out there allowing students to wear cameras I believe this would fall under "gross negligence". just my .02¢ Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I Videographer/Photographer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
