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Hi Fordy. Thanks for sharing this info from a while back. I'm wondering how it went at the end and if you are currently shooting full frame. If so, which camera/glass worked for you and can you see the big difference from cropped sensor in your aerial shots? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hey, did you switch over to A7ii? What glass do you use? Did you see a significant improvement going to full frame? I'm looking into transitioning to mirrorless in March and would love to hear your experience and anyone else's who's using full frame mirrorless. Thanks! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Jacked, which lens did you find best to use with your SL1 for tandems? for freefly? Are you still using this set up for stills? What do you use for video? Thanks in advance for sharing! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

The size for Sony's AX100 makes it a perfect candidate for the next 4K skydiving camera. Will its OIS make it impossible for us to use in freefall? 30 fps good enough @ 4K? DSE let us know when you get your hands on one http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hey DSE, how is your DX setup? helmet, box etc. If you were getting a brand new setup today for HD recording, what camera would you go for? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Not with a Rawa helmet since the camera sticks out too far back... not with a Tonfly box, since you would have to have your camera rotated 90 degrees to shoot, as the opening of the box and the hinges are on each side, and the only attachement point on the box is on the bottom of the box. http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

yup, Lodi in the states has been talked about. great price. How about around the world? Anyone been to Russia? Kiwi's posted something, but it's more of an AFF deal... not really cheap jump tickets. Wouldn't it be great to ind a place in the world you've never been to, do 100 jumps and have the jump ticket price differnce alone pay for the airline ticket? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hi all, I'm wondering where in the world one can get the cheapest jump tickets for jumps 11K and over. So far I've gone to: Venezuela, $18 to 13K, and cheaper if you buy packs. Read about Aerograd Kolomna, Russia: 350 Russian rubles = 14.33 U.S. dollars to 13.5K, but haven't actually gone there, so I can't confirm the info they posted on the Dropzones section is right. Any other cheap jump tickets? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

If you're still interested, you can get it through children of the sky emailing ceo@childrenofthesky.com http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Rawa Freefly Image is what Is use. Works great, comfortable helmet. http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Ok, the Rawa freefly Image is great for what you are planning to do. Radir does not make the box for the HC 3 - 5 - 7 series, but his helmet with a Tonfly / Cookie / Bonehead box works great. Im attaching a picture of my setup: Rawa Freefly Image Tonfly box Sony HDR-HC3 Brents Cross sight on a Schumacher articulating bracket Cam-eye II You add Rawa's quick release, Schumacher Quick Shoe, Cookie's Quick Release, or Bonehead's Goldmember (all with two bases, one for each camera) and you get exactly what you're looking for. Hope this helps! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

You are describing one option, CJ, that they have had for years. They call it a photographic base - and it runs for $30. The new option is the quick release, which is a lot cleaner and practical, since you can buy aditional bases, one for each camera you have, allowing you to remove and jump without camera or switch cameras in seconds, without touching a screwdriver. http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hi Chris, You're right, Rawa does make aluminim mounts very similar to Shumacher and Goldmember. Their website lacks many things, including the info on this mount - quick release system. On the other hand I've found their helmets to be great fit, nice looking, and is what I use for camera flying. Whenever you buy your helmet, you can ask to have this added to your order, otherwise shipping will kill you. Cost is $60 for the quick release + shipping. Free shipping with helmet purchase. You can always buy through childrenofthesky.com by emailing me: ceo@childrenofthesky.com Hope this helps. Blue ones! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Close... I have: Sony HC3 Raynox HD 5050 .5x Wide Angle Lens Tonfly box CamEyeII Schumacher Articulating ring sight bracket Newton Cross Sight on a Rawa Freefly Image Works great for me http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hi all, I purcahsed a Sony HC3 - HDV cam, a new powerful PC to edit HDV, Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 - all to be able to deliver HD content. I start by opening a new project in Premiere with preset HDV 1080i30 (60i). I go through the editing process with all HD material. At the end, I want to deliver the video in HD format, on an HD TV. I have not spent the $500 on a Blu-ray burner, mainly because no one has the $450 Blu-ray player to show at the end. I want to export like the old DV days to tape, so that I then may plug in my camera to the HD TV where we will show the skydiving videos... and here are my two questions: 1. Although I can capture and control my camera just fine from Adobe Premiere, I cannot export to tape since it is grayed out - even with the camera on and me standing on the timeline before clicking on export. I can export to tape if I do a DV project, same hardware. * added: on a full HD project export to tape worked with these settings .... after a long transcoding wait. I guess I have to trouble shoot that one project with animations, ect.. 2. How else can I deliver the final video in HD? I want to exclude having everyone huddle up around my laptop screen, or buying a grand worth of burner and player, and hauling around a $550 player to the TVs where I want to show the videos (i.e. sports bars where I want to get peolpe excited about our sport) All help is appreciated! Thanks and Blue ones! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

which Skydiving / BASE commercials have you been involved in? how has the experience been? where can we see them? What should you charge to be on one - organize one? we shot a BASE - energy drink down in Colombia, South America. You can see it here: http://childrenofthesky.com/FLV/Peak.html Permits where a hassle, but we ended up with support from all local authorities. Blue ones! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hey Scott! yeah, that is exactly what I'm looking for: Which one is good, and what indications to give Capi. I remember the good all days in Pahokee with Chad, where light green came on, and you almost did not have to check the spot. Great spotting 99% of the time... just with his GPS. When I buy this GPS, which points must the pilots put in there to constantly get jumprun right, and what instructions must I give them? miss ya down here bro. http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Thanks Alex, it would be cool to see those picts to come up with an idea... as for the IQ - I know! bad. My lips where purple on exit - hypoxic cyanosis is never good... we're looking into O2 bottles for now to prevent that. Thanks for you input guys.. still looking for more temp door options http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Amazing! why would anyone who values your business say that? People email me all the time for quotes, and I know only a few of them buy... but I always welcome them as potential buyers and friends - specially since most of the stuff I sell is through email! Nuts I say. Give us a chance and compare ;) ceo@childrenofthesky.com Blue ones! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

We use a rental Grand Caravan for jumping the weekends. This is just about the only skydiving plane for the region. It is used for passangers during the week, and the owner has refused to place anything permanent on the door for us (such as a bolted plexiglass door), so we always jump without a door. We're pretty much used to it, except for long trips to far DZs we come up with. Then, the hour and a half plane ride there, sometimes at 14k, becomes quite cold and uncomfortable. Any suggestions on how we can have a door we can open, close, and completely remove after the last jump on Sunday on this Grand Caravan? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

So we're down in South America, and have to rent a plane on the weekends to jump. Pilot rotation is high, as the plane rental includes pilot AND copilot; we usually get a Grand Caravan. Pilot training for our exits is constant and bad spots very common. Which is the best GPS to help our pilots improve spotting, and what settings and recommendation do you have for them using this GPS to achieve great spots? We give spotting directions from the door - but set-up prior to jump run sometimes is not that great and jump run's beginning is cut-off in the set-up turn. I would like the GPS to be portable so that I may take it from rental plane to rental plane.... look forward to your recommendations! http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Hey Grimmie, can you PM me contact information for skydivers you met down there? I want to jump and I'm sure they have a way of getting a plane up once in a while. Thanks in advance. http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

DSE, do you use a desktop/laptop and what are the specs on this machine that allow these render times? What is the min. you would recommend on a laptop to take to the DZ and edit, to allow similar times? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

I spoke with them recently, and a camera box arrived 3 days ago. They are definatelly in business: give them a call. Their English isn't that great, but they are very nice people... in an extreme case, do like Medusa did: go to a Brazilian restaurant (Rodizio) call them on your cell phone, and have the waiter translate http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!

Frost, sound nice. Can you post pictures of your setup please? http://www.childrenofthesky.com Freefly!