@surfbum5412 Well views is a bit of a crap shoot. You can get lucky with a link or it can just be unique enough in some way that it generates interest. In this case it gives you a feel for what it's like to skydive, in part because of the audio, and a few links over the years got a lot of hits. Those are the breaks.
So when did you leave the "general public"? I'm still a member.
@dorbie After about 100 skydives, I think it's safe to say that you are no longer a newb and on your way to accomplishing what very few have the self-motivation and courage to do.
@olivieriscool The rule of thumb is you have to reach the legal "age of majority" in the state you intend to jump in. Usually it's 18 but in some states it's 19. You basically have to have the legal authority to waive your rights to sue in the event of an accident. There are a few exceptions and you can also go abroad to jump at a younger age since this is not an impediment overseas.
@MtK123456789 There are several safety concerns in addition to entanglement but it's really just an emerged consensus opinion adopted by the club. Primarily it is thought that the camera might be a distraction from the important business of saving your life after jumping out of a plane, it could be anything from missing a safety check to fixating on filming something and not pulling. 100 jumps is not seen as a lot in skydiving circles and the attitude is better safe than sorry in this case.
MtK please PM me as in Australia I have fucked up the most one person can and still jump but with 18 years behind me can still guide YOU in the right way!!!!
Why do you keep looking at your watch, i would think it tells you when to open up the shoot correct? and also is it scary your first skydive? and how old do you have to be to dive alone, im 12, is that old enough?
@dorbie I'm gonna skydive when i'm a bit older but what kind of training do you have to go through? I mean does it take forever or is it like a one-day event? I want to go ASAP!! Looks sooo fun!
That looks like a real rush! I have two cousins who have at least 1000 jumps each. But they quit when they got married and started families. I've always thought I'd like to try it, but I don't know if I could take that first step!
Poster poccafattus asked the same question earlier, see my reply to him.
The reason you don't get this sensation is that the relative wind applies a force on exit. However the experience is still off the charts for any new jumper and there's a massive 100+ mph instant blast of air you're jumping into.
In Australia you can start training at 16 if you have parental consent (they have to sign the waiver on your behalf). You can be a tandem passenger at 14. The APF is presently trialling allowing tandems from age 12.
It's not really difficult after landing correctly. The only difficulty is getting the flare executed at the right hight and then being able to control your forward speed especially if you're performing a no-wind landing so you may have to run out a few steps as you land. But that all comes with practice and gets easier as you refine your technique.
By 'enforcable' I mean legally binding in some way. The "age of majority" is the legal term of when you become an adult and are legally responsible for such things and it varies state to state.
I looked and there may be no states where it's 16. In most it's 18, in some it's 19 or even 21.
I have heard that some places you can jump at 16 with parental consent but this is rare. Typically it's 18. Variations tend to be a result of local state law in the USA.
Oh thats what the watch type thing is! I wondered why you were looking at it....any way how can you tell when you let out the parachute? does the arrow go on the green line or is it a digital altimeter?
Mine is an analog dial and with respect, that's a silly question. How do you tell it's lunch time with a watch? Similar idea reading any altimeter. Google images for "skydiving altimeter".
does sky diving have that same stomach feeling you get when on giant drops or roller coasters? me and my friend are thinking of going sky diving. thanks
It's a Sony PC-350 MiniDV with a 3rd party "royal-lens" .3X multplier. Dboxes are sized to fit specific groups of cameras so one size does not fit all. Consider getting an HD camera. I think the Canon HF10 with solid state flash storge(not HDD) is what I'd get today if I were shopping. But it depends on your needs and budget. Look at the HF10 and get a dbox to match it. I wasn't impressed with the Sony software bundle and tape will probably be history soon.
I'm looking at the HC uh.. now I forgot but it uses either SD or a tape. I actually have a great digital still capable of high fps video. Might just get a flat top and go that route.
It uses SD and has built in solid state storage. The problem with the SLR is shooting video and stills... I doubt you can but whether you want to depends on your needs.
Whoa! What a great video! It's like doing it yourself when watching it! I used to date a guy about 20 yrs ago that skydived @ Perris. I got to fly the DC-10 (or whatever that plane is) that all the jumpers jump from. It was an intense experience. I want to "jump" at least ONCE before I die. Thanks for making and sharing this awesome video with everyone!
You do realize you're inevitably going to die right? You're inexorably hurtling towards to an unknown demise and it'll very probably be a lot more painful and drawn out than any skydiving accident. When you're on your death bed in pain despite the painkillers try to think through the drug induced delirium and remember you should have gone skydiving. ;-)
Parachuting is actually very safe, if you know what you're doing and don't have a propencity to panic.
What if you're in a car accident and wind up burning to death, trapped inside? UH-OH!! Better not ever travel in a car! You have a better chance of winning the lottery than your parachute not opening at all. Hitting the pavement at terminal velocity would not hurt at all. It would be over in a milasecond.
Ignorant people should not disparage something they know nothing about.
You could say the same about driving a vehicle, why don't you give it a try & see what all the fuss is about it's only about a 1 in 85,000 chance of a catastrophe.
nice:) stupid question, how many jumps do you need to have to fly with a camera or can you fly with one right when you get a license? oh btw i am going to get my skydive license right when im at the legal age to skydive!! :D*less then 2 years D:, so long lol*
I've already posted a detailed response to the same question, the quick answer is 200 jumps and a C license is the minimum recommended by the American club/association.
Oh oops sorry for not looking.. wow 200jumps with C license!?!?! Even if i just want to record my jumps not other people? pffft... I hope i can get my 200 jumps in an year :)
I always thought I would chicken out too, then one day I said to heck with it. I now know that almost nobody chickens out, it's *very* rare. The ride up is the worst part for a new jumper, but you'll jump and you'll have a blast as soon as you're out the door. Go to a local dropzone and watch people land successfully all day, it'll boost your confidence. Then just do it, and remember the most important thing; once you're in the plane, NO REFUNDS! :-)
I thought that too. I've never done anything dangerous in my life. I can't go on roller coasters because I get motion sickness. Added to the fact that I'm absolutely terrified of heights. But I did a Tandem jump and it was absolutely amazing.
dorbie is right - the ride is by far the worst part.
I have a video of my jump here on youtube. Worth a look if you fancy a laugh. My face just before I exit the plane is priceless - I look like I'm about to cry. But my face when I land is ecstatic.
I plan to jump in the near future (it will be my first time). I've found that theme park roller coasters and freefall rides do nothing for me anymore and I want the ultimate thrill! So how can you possibly be falling at over 120 mph and have it "not feel like you're falling"? I don't get it. To me, it seems like I would notice that for sure!! I'll bet once I've done this it will put every roller coaster I've ever ridden to shame. :D
It's simple physics. Within 10 seconds you reach terminal velocity, and in fact before you reach terminal velocity you exit at the speed of the aircraft an have force instantly applied that is almost the equivalent of gravity just along a different vector (skydivers call this phase being "on the hill"). To feel weightless (which is the source of your falling sensation) you need to jump from a balloon or helicopter and even then it lasts a few seconds. Don't worry you'll have a blast literally.
P.S. I doubt these issues will affect the thrill of your first skydive, it will be intense and all very strange. However if you get experienced, try to jump from a balloon or helicopter. There's a eerie silence as you fall and you're truly weightless and lack the normal skydiving control due to lack of airflow, then the airspeed builds to a roar and your back on your familiar cushion of air and you have control over your motion again. It is an incredible and beautiful experience.
P.P.S. the key thing to realize about the physics is that falling at terminal velocity vs. lying on a soft feather mattress is not a lot different w.r.t. the forces being exerted on your body. There's air rushing past at 120 mph, and it's noisy, and the view is different but that air applies the same force to counter gravity as a matress. You do not feel weightless as you would if you fell off the bed. Skydiving is not a ride, a jumper needs to take action or they will die. Enjoy the thrill!
dorbie: thanks for the last bit about "a jumper needs to take action or they will die." Somehow I knew that. LOL ;D I may love thrills but I definitely don't have a death wish. I'll be doing everything exactly as my instructor tells me. Becoming a puddle of goo isn't on my list of fun things to do!
About 120 Miles per hour. No earplugs, although some jumpers wear them, I'm not sure if that's mostly for in the aircraft. Not all earplugs would be appropriate given the pressure changes.
Your first jump is the scariest, and the ride up is the worst part, once you exit it's a blast, but even in the door if you do AFF, you've trained for it and you'll probably be focused on getting it right. The training will probably put you more at ease with the jump just through familiarity, but again that's AFF I'm talking about.
It's a skydiving training method. It stands for "accelerated free-fall". In your initial jumps instead of a static line connected to the aircraft to deploy your chute, you exit with two instructors holding your harness. It gives you a lot of free-fall time in your early jumps and accelerates your training, hence the name.
P.S. static line has a similar level of pre-jump training to AFF, I was really contrasting this with a tandem jump with no day long training where you pretty much show up and get a short briefing and jump, they don't go into details about the gear and malfunctions so the familiarity isn't there. There's a level of comfort derived from a day of training and immersion IMHO, even if it's a false one, you don't even know what you don't know when you start skydiving, but every jumper has been there.
This beats Paragliding! Do you know how they open their canopy when jumping from a helicopter with a paraglider? Very nice camera work. Sounds like you came from Scotland. I had some great Microlite flights there a few years ago.
I am originally from Scotland. From helicopters with PGs I think they use a direct bag deployment where someone in the helo holds the deployment bag (containing the canopy), and the paraglider pilot exits. When line stretch is achieved the canopy is pulled from the bag and rapidly inflates, the bag remains in the helicopter. Base jumpers sometimes use direct bag deployment for low jumps. It's important for Paragliders to avoid opening shock so they cannot fall for long before inflation.
P.S. it has similarities to static line deployment, but instead of the static line hooked to the aircraft and bag in the container you have someone holding the bag. I don't know if they have custom gear to stow all the lines for PG it's not a common thing. I have seen them lower their canopy without a bag and simply jump over it so there's no need for a bag, but that's from a bridge or a cable car, it would be foolish to try that from a helicopter, so they need a deployment bag.
question... i'm an 18 year old thinking about skydiving... and i have no idea what all goes into actually opening your parachute... is there more to it then just pulling a string? it probably sounds like a stupid question... but i have no idea about skydiving...
A ripcord is not usually the deployment method used today except for reserve parachutes, but systems vary, especially in training.
Today a Bottom of Containr Pilot chute deployment system is most common: BOC. While falling stable you grab a small handle or sack attached directly to the pilot chute and throw this into the clear air stream. This initiates a deployment sequence which opens the container pulls out the bag achives line stretch, pulls the bag off the canopy and teh canopy inflates.
Thanks Dorbie. I still only have a few hops, so I watch your vid to prep for next fun at 14k feet. (Blue skies)! From the very first few seconds of video until the (nice) landing, this Really is the way it is. Thanks again.
I graduated AFF & jumped solo in a few days and got my license in couple of weeks there are many factors mostly relating to how regularly you can jump etc. The fastest way is to sign up for an AFF course at your local drop zone, or take a vacation to a place like Perris. If you're jumping once a week it can take longer.
Well it seems like he skydives a lot. cuz it says "just trying out my new helmet camera" so its sorta like a sunday stroll for him apparently. but that was pretty cool.
Not quite a Sunday stroll, it's a thrill but one skydivers get familiar with. As for the breathing, the camera (with integrated microphone) is inside my helmet.
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Good video, I did a tandem jump a couple years ago with Freefall Express in Mt. Vernon, MO and your video did a good job of capturing the sound and view from dive. Kudos!
It's windy and noisy, but it's actually most like flying, you don't have the sensation of falling when you're skydiving correctly and your motion cues are relative to other people you're falling with so you can float around just by positioning your body.
I'm not a pro camera jumper, I just wear it incidentally to my jumps. There are much better cameramen than me at Perris and plenty of them, you don't want me funneling your jumps ;-). As an experienced jumper you should be able to find an idle cameraman without paying top whack. Ask at manifest and tell them you'll pay for a jump ticket plus a bit extra, make it clear you just want raw footage on a DVD no edit/music & see if anyone bites. They'll put the word out over the PA.
Just over 200 jumps at the time, the USPA recommends this as an advisory minimum and if you ask around experienced jumpers & camera flyers will tell you to avoid adding a camera with fewer jumps. You will also notice that it is a solo jump, also based on advice for a first camera jump. If you plan this do so cautiously and seek experienced advice first.
I don't understand. Why a 200 jump 'advisory minimum' to wear a camera? Is it something to do with possibility of lines of the canopy getting caught up?
It is a combination of factors, that's one. They want you experienced enough to cope with the added distraction. You don't have much time in freefall, if you get caught up in videoing something for the wrong 15 seconds you could be dead. There are other added risks for example collisions and/or getting caught in another's burble. I think it's mostly about making sure new jumpers don't kill themselves by overloading themselves with tasks in an unfamiliar high stress high risk environment.
Thanks for your reply. But the 'burble?' (I know I'm showing my skydive-experience here lol). But I thought that only happened with aircraft?
Also, I'd noticed in an earlier reply you've mentioned about the wind and the noise. I know all about that, as from wearing a 'Pro-tec.' It's a big thing (for me) as I've experienced 'sensory overload' because of it. But the helmet you wear is similar to a motorbike-crash helmet and noise of wind must be considerably reduced?
Do a search on "skydive burble", it definitely refers to low pressure recirculating air above a skydiver. w.r.t. aircraft they have wake turbulence but that's significantly different.
I don't wear a full faced helmet, it would probably mitigate the sound but it wouldn't eliminate it. Sensory overload is not just about audio.
About how long is the descent? I saw some fast forwards in the video.
MegaPower999 1 month ago
@MegaPower999 Approx 60 Seconds
ProTuner06 2 weeks ago
Great video !
shorehambeach 4 months ago
27,000 views for this!! Lol, gotta love the general public.
surfbum5412 4 months ago
@surfbum5412 Well views is a bit of a crap shoot. You can get lucky with a link or it can just be unique enough in some way that it generates interest. In this case it gives you a feel for what it's like to skydive, in part because of the audio, and a few links over the years got a lot of hits. Those are the breaks.
So when did you leave the "general public"? I'm still a member.
dorbie 4 months ago
@dorbie After about 100 skydives, I think it's safe to say that you are no longer a newb and on your way to accomplishing what very few have the self-motivation and courage to do.
surfbum5412 4 months ago
@xMXrider317x Getting my license and purchasing my gear cost as much as buying a turbo kit for my car if not more so, yes!
ProTuner06 8 months ago
hy i have a question i am 15 years old and i wanna do this kinda my whole life am i too young ? and what age do you have to be to jump alone ?,
olivieriscool 8 months ago
@olivieriscool The rule of thumb is you have to reach the legal "age of majority" in the state you intend to jump in. Usually it's 18 but in some states it's 19. You basically have to have the legal authority to waive your rights to sue in the event of an accident. There are a few exceptions and you can also go abroad to jump at a younger age since this is not an impediment overseas.
dorbie 8 months ago
@dorbie wow sounds complicated..
olivieriscool 8 months ago
@olivieriscool Go to a wind tunnel...you can practice at one until you're 18 and when you are 18 you'll be a beast at freefall!
keith82687 7 months ago
cool vid man
McSaggler 11 months ago
i miss jumping in perris. i just moved to texas and have to jump in new mexico now...definitely not the same
soldier14E 11 months ago
I actually felt light headed just lookin at this :S
I WANNA GO SKYDIVING but first where can i find a Simulator in MD?
TheFawkman 1 year ago
@TheFawkman i believe you mean indoor skydiving...
and im sure google could help you with that
this guys jumping in Perris, California and most likely doesnt have know of many other drop zones.
go to uspa.org and click on "find a DZ" when you actually want to jump
soldier14E 11 months ago
@soldier14E Alright cool I will see to it
TheFawkman 11 months ago
amazing! cant say much more than that
harbourlee1 1 year ago
why do you need 100 skydives before yumping a camera? what are the safety concerns besides snagging the lines on opening?
MtK123456789 1 year ago
@MtK123456789 There are several safety concerns in addition to entanglement but it's really just an emerged consensus opinion adopted by the club. Primarily it is thought that the camera might be a distraction from the important business of saving your life after jumping out of a plane, it could be anything from missing a safety check to fixating on filming something and not pulling. 100 jumps is not seen as a lot in skydiving circles and the attitude is better safe than sorry in this case.
dorbie 1 year ago
MtK please PM me as in Australia I have fucked up the most one person can and still jump but with 18 years behind me can still guide YOU in the right way!!!!
MgpMontville 1 year ago
@MtK123456789 Ah yay another one who needs to run before walking.....
Ok I will entertain you then!
WHO Are you filming!?!!??
DO YOU KNOW how to get outta the plane hanging off the door etc and what it takes to leave AS ONE with the group or TANDEM you are filming?!!?!
Have YOU video'd different types of formations ???
HOW ABLE ARE YOU TO EVEN FLY YOUR OWN BODY!???
I first jumped in jan 10th 93 by myself, have nearly 6,000 and would not make a statement like " i know how to jump!!!"
MgpMontville 1 year ago
Do you get stuff in your stomach at all ?
MegaMitch96 1 year ago
I have a helmt cam but the jumpmaster doesn't want me wearing it till I have 100 jumps....bummer!
PotatoGunsRule 1 year ago
@PotatoGunsRule This is not my first jump, it's my first jump with a camera helmet. I made 100 jumps before this.
dorbie 1 year ago
@dorbie I figured so man. I would have wanted a cam on some of my first jumps....those were so cool you know!
PotatoGunsRule 1 year ago
@dorbie Why you need to do 100 jumps first ?? does it make any sense ?
jonasv19 1 year ago
@jonasv19 see my other recent reply
dorbie 1 year ago
@dorbie so to get a camera helmet you need to jump off a plane 100 times wow
dannymyman 1 year ago
Awesome!
MahaloMoFo 1 year ago
youve got some balls id crap myself if i was up there
michxxgobluexx 1 year ago
I'm imagining that by the time I finally have 200 jumps. It will be awfully anticlimactic to jump w/a cam... :-(
neomuttley 1 year ago
hey who much did u paid and how does it feel ?
it feels like when u r in a roaller coaster ? lol jk jk but i wanna try this someday :)
BTW !!! nice video 5/5*
DeathNote1800 1 year ago
Damn, you went solo on your first dive? Thats ballsy lol
StevenSupernatural 1 year ago
@StevenSupernatural
It is my first dive "WITH A CAMERA HELMET". I actually had over 100 skydives when I made this video.
dorbie 1 year ago 5
@dorbie Oh didn't see the space of speech there lol. Nice
StevenSupernatural 1 year ago
Why do you keep looking at your watch, i would think it tells you when to open up the shoot correct? and also is it scary your first skydive? and how old do you have to be to dive alone, im 12, is that old enough?
Jose76890 1 year ago
@Jose76890 That's not a watch, it's an altimeter. Useful information during a skydive :-)
dorbie 1 year ago
@dorbie "Why do you keep looking @your watch?" HAHAHHA!!!! I love it ;-P...
neomuttley 1 year ago
@neomuttley
It's not a watch, it's an altimeter.
dorbie 1 year ago
@dorbie ,
Yeah, I know that. I skydive. That's why I was laughing, saying "I love it."
neomuttley 1 year ago
@neomuttley Oh yea sorry, I see it's in quotes now. :-)
dorbie 1 year ago
wow smooth landing there buddy
kratorz1 1 year ago
Epicness
acraze21 1 year ago
what's it feel like?
donjuandog1717 1 year ago
Nice kiting at end.
stainlesslobster 1 year ago
how much does it cost to skydive?
brunthej3ws450 1 year ago
@brunthej3ws450 25$
BaseJumper1100011 1 year ago
@MrEssigfliege hahaha
FrankiEmo92 1 year ago
funny:D
thomas18100 2 years ago
HOW could you not go 'WOOO' after you land??? XD
Eddynight 2 years ago
@MrEssigfliege
California, USA.
dorbie 2 years ago
@dorbie I'm gonna skydive when i'm a bit older but what kind of training do you have to go through? I mean does it take forever or is it like a one-day event? I want to go ASAP!! Looks sooo fun!
NOhandlebars777 1 year ago
i would poo my self... lmao
monkeymikey83 2 years ago 2
@monkeymikey83 lol me2. then my poo would poo itself
siLveRscOpe13x 1 year ago
That looks like a real rush! I have two cousins who have at least 1000 jumps each. But they quit when they got married and started families. I've always thought I'd like to try it, but I don't know if I could take that first step!
Largo64 2 years ago
I'de have somebody push me.
animental1 2 years ago
"Did you jump?"
"A little bit."
;^)
Largo64 2 years ago
labombadericky commment was from teampullmyfinger, the king of poaching the bellies to the dark side. muahahaha !
teampullmyfinger 2 years ago
Yea I got that much from the poach. :-) It's solo because it's my 'beer' camera jump.
dorbie 2 years ago
wow dude you got balls, i would piss my self looking down off the airplane lol. that was cool though
esigsworth001 2 years ago
must be bloody cold up there.....
abracadabra808 2 years ago
what altitude was this jump from?
excellent video
wastedwasted3 2 years ago
Exit was about 12500ft agl.
dorbie 2 years ago
You typically have an altitude you intend to deploy at and it takes you about 60 seconds to frefall from exit to that altitude.
dorbie 2 years ago
when you fall do you get that feeling in your stomach like you do on a roller coaster??
cheeseqwer1234 2 years ago
Poster poccafattus asked the same question earlier, see my reply to him.
The reason you don't get this sensation is that the relative wind applies a force on exit. However the experience is still off the charts for any new jumper and there's a massive 100+ mph instant blast of air you're jumping into.
dorbie 2 years ago
In Australia you can start training at 16 if you have parental consent (they have to sign the waiver on your behalf). You can be a tandem passenger at 14. The APF is presently trialling allowing tandems from age 12.
alphgeek 2 years ago
What is it like when you first touch the ground after skydiving, is it hard to stand right after landing?
SPICYMONKEYXD 2 years ago
It's not really difficult after landing correctly. The only difficulty is getting the flare executed at the right hight and then being able to control your forward speed especially if you're performing a no-wind landing so you may have to run out a few steps as you land. But that all comes with practice and gets easier as you refine your technique.
dorbie 2 years ago
In the USA you have to reach the "age of majority" in the state you want to jump in. In some that's 16 in most it's 18 years old.
Basically you have to be able to sign a waiver that is enforceable.
You can also travel abroad and skydive outside the USA at a younger age, it's mostly a liability issue.
In the USA you can go into a vertical wind tunnel pretty much at any age, and that will let you experience free-fall in a simulated environment.
dorbie 2 years ago
By 'enforcable' I mean legally binding in some way. The "age of majority" is the legal term of when you become an adult and are legally responsible for such things and it varies state to state.
I looked and there may be no states where it's 16. In most it's 18, in some it's 19 or even 21.
I have heard that some places you can jump at 16 with parental consent but this is rare. Typically it's 18. Variations tend to be a result of local state law in the USA.
dorbie 2 years ago
Looks tremendously fun but I think if I ever tried I'd pee myself from being so scared..
MyChloePup 2 years ago
Fucking beautiful!!!
clairejupiter7 2 years ago
how can u tell wen to let out the parachute
stevenkoh 2 years ago
On my wrist I wear an altimeter. It is visible on the video.
dorbie 2 years ago
Oh thats what the watch type thing is! I wondered why you were looking at it....any way how can you tell when you let out the parachute? does the arrow go on the green line or is it a digital altimeter?
sfshrimp 2 years ago
Mine is an analog dial and with respect, that's a silly question. How do you tell it's lunch time with a watch? Similar idea reading any altimeter. Google images for "skydiving altimeter".
dorbie 2 years ago
does sky diving have that same stomach feeling you get when on giant drops or roller coasters? me and my friend are thinking of going sky diving. thanks
poccafattus 2 years ago
If you're referring to the partial weightlessness, no it does have that feeling if you jump from a plane.
If you jump from a helicopter or balloon you do get that feeling during the first few seconds.
dorbie 2 years ago
That was fucking awesome! I wish I could skydive
5/5
Y0ruba 2 years ago 2
nice
etmoto75 2 years ago
are u like doing backflips and that , awsome video , i wanna do it one day :) x
ash2k7209 2 years ago
Backflips and frontflips. They're pretty easy when you get used to freefall.
dorbie 2 years ago
12500 ft
dorbie 2 years ago
Yep I guess you do skydive at Perris LOL... Hey I live across the street from there.
mobiltec 3 years ago
Nice. I like the video. So much emotions of mine while watching... Greetings!
famousMIKO 3 years ago
How many jumps did you have before learning to fly camera?
katyu16 3 years ago
200 jumps, I answered that in more detail in response to a similar question here.
dorbie 3 years ago
LOL, 2.5 years too late ;-)
dorbie 3 years ago
What kind of camera is this? I'm about to buy a sony but I need to get one that will fit into a dbox
Kopihucky 3 years ago
Oh yeah, check out my camera jump at sebastian. Blue skies
Kopihucky 3 years ago
It's a Sony PC-350 MiniDV with a 3rd party "royal-lens" .3X multplier. Dboxes are sized to fit specific groups of cameras so one size does not fit all. Consider getting an HD camera. I think the Canon HF10 with solid state flash storge(not HDD) is what I'd get today if I were shopping. But it depends on your needs and budget. Look at the HF10 and get a dbox to match it. I wasn't impressed with the Sony software bundle and tape will probably be history soon.
dorbie 3 years ago
I'm looking at the HC uh.. now I forgot but it uses either SD or a tape. I actually have a great digital still capable of high fps video. Might just get a flat top and go that route.
Kopihucky 3 years ago
It uses SD and has built in solid state storage. The problem with the SLR is shooting video and stills... I doubt you can but whether you want to depends on your needs.
dorbie 3 years ago
holy shit.
xAvery360x 3 years ago
wow...
shmeeganhoff 3 years ago
If you are reading this while you wait for the video to load crank up the volume for maximum effect. And i mean MAXIMUM!!!
Ghostshell911 3 years ago 9
Awesome video! I would love to try skydiving sometime.
QuarterPounder4 3 years ago
Whoa! What a great video! It's like doing it yourself when watching it! I used to date a guy about 20 yrs ago that skydived @ Perris. I got to fly the DC-10 (or whatever that plane is) that all the jumpers jump from. It was an intense experience. I want to "jump" at least ONCE before I die. Thanks for making and sharing this awesome video with everyone!
LIZSIEGRIST 3 years ago
thats nice,man!
isomikieee 3 years ago
cool how much did that cost, how old do u need 2 b 2 do that
NosePickers90210 3 years ago
About $25 bucks per jump as a trained skydiver.
You could do a tandem for a little over $200, or get trained for $2k-$3k, then you'd have to buy gear.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. 18 years old in most states, 16 in a few, it depends on the legal age of majority in each state.
dorbie 3 years ago
You do realize you're inevitably going to die right? You're inexorably hurtling towards to an unknown demise and it'll very probably be a lot more painful and drawn out than any skydiving accident. When you're on your death bed in pain despite the painkillers try to think through the drug induced delirium and remember you should have gone skydiving. ;-)
dorbie 3 years ago
Parachuting is actually very safe, if you know what you're doing and don't have a propencity to panic.
What if you're in a car accident and wind up burning to death, trapped inside? UH-OH!! Better not ever travel in a car! You have a better chance of winning the lottery than your parachute not opening at all. Hitting the pavement at terminal velocity would not hurt at all. It would be over in a milasecond.
Ignorant people should not disparage something they know nothing about.
cameraflyer 3 years ago 11
No you can do this comfortably just jumping on weekends, you can easily do 5 jumps in a day.
dorbie 3 years ago
You could say the same about driving a vehicle, why don't you give it a try & see what all the fuss is about it's only about a 1 in 85,000 chance of a catastrophe.
dorbie 3 years ago
nice:) stupid question, how many jumps do you need to have to fly with a camera or can you fly with one right when you get a license? oh btw i am going to get my skydive license right when im at the legal age to skydive!! :D*less then 2 years D:, so long lol*
surefirefan 3 years ago
I've already posted a detailed response to the same question, the quick answer is 200 jumps and a C license is the minimum recommended by the American club/association.
dorbie 3 years ago
Oh oops sorry for not looking.. wow 200jumps with C license!?!?! Even if i just want to record my jumps not other people? pffft... I hope i can get my 200 jumps in an year :)
surefirefan 3 years ago
i wanna do this but i no i would pussy out on the jump
AyoMULLA456 3 years ago
I always thought I would chicken out too, then one day I said to heck with it. I now know that almost nobody chickens out, it's *very* rare. The ride up is the worst part for a new jumper, but you'll jump and you'll have a blast as soon as you're out the door. Go to a local dropzone and watch people land successfully all day, it'll boost your confidence. Then just do it, and remember the most important thing; once you're in the plane, NO REFUNDS! :-)
dorbie 3 years ago
I thought that too. I've never done anything dangerous in my life. I can't go on roller coasters because I get motion sickness. Added to the fact that I'm absolutely terrified of heights. But I did a Tandem jump and it was absolutely amazing.
dorbie is right - the ride is by far the worst part.
I have a video of my jump here on youtube. Worth a look if you fancy a laugh. My face just before I exit the plane is priceless - I look like I'm about to cry. But my face when I land is ecstatic.
squarefrog 3 years ago 2
this looks so fun!!!
believeinbanana 3 years ago
I plan to jump in the near future (it will be my first time). I've found that theme park roller coasters and freefall rides do nothing for me anymore and I want the ultimate thrill! So how can you possibly be falling at over 120 mph and have it "not feel like you're falling"? I don't get it. To me, it seems like I would notice that for sure!! I'll bet once I've done this it will put every roller coaster I've ever ridden to shame. :D
djtrixen 3 years ago
It's simple physics. Within 10 seconds you reach terminal velocity, and in fact before you reach terminal velocity you exit at the speed of the aircraft an have force instantly applied that is almost the equivalent of gravity just along a different vector (skydivers call this phase being "on the hill"). To feel weightless (which is the source of your falling sensation) you need to jump from a balloon or helicopter and even then it lasts a few seconds. Don't worry you'll have a blast literally.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. I doubt these issues will affect the thrill of your first skydive, it will be intense and all very strange. However if you get experienced, try to jump from a balloon or helicopter. There's a eerie silence as you fall and you're truly weightless and lack the normal skydiving control due to lack of airflow, then the airspeed builds to a roar and your back on your familiar cushion of air and you have control over your motion again. It is an incredible and beautiful experience.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.P.S. the key thing to realize about the physics is that falling at terminal velocity vs. lying on a soft feather mattress is not a lot different w.r.t. the forces being exerted on your body. There's air rushing past at 120 mph, and it's noisy, and the view is different but that air applies the same force to counter gravity as a matress. You do not feel weightless as you would if you fell off the bed. Skydiving is not a ride, a jumper needs to take action or they will die. Enjoy the thrill!
dorbie 3 years ago
dorbie: thanks for the last bit about "a jumper needs to take action or they will die." Somehow I knew that. LOL ;D I may love thrills but I definitely don't have a death wish. I'll be doing everything exactly as my instructor tells me. Becoming a puddle of goo isn't on my list of fun things to do!
djtrixen 3 years ago
how fast are you falling rite b4 u hit the parachute? and do you need ear plugs?
hondaandkawi 3 years ago
About 120 Miles per hour. No earplugs, although some jumpers wear them, I'm not sure if that's mostly for in the aircraft. Not all earplugs would be appropriate given the pressure changes.
dorbie 3 years ago
d oyour ears pop much
rorsabest 3 years ago
how scary is it?
and is it worth it
i love thrills but this would be some scary shit jumping out of a plane
mattlardo 3 years ago
Your first jump is the scariest, and the ride up is the worst part, once you exit it's a blast, but even in the door if you do AFF, you've trained for it and you'll probably be focused on getting it right. The training will probably put you more at ease with the jump just through familiarity, but again that's AFF I'm talking about.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. obviously this is my experience I'm conveying, you may have a different reaction.
dorbie 3 years ago
what is AFF
mattlardo 3 years ago
It's a skydiving training method. It stands for "accelerated free-fall". In your initial jumps instead of a static line connected to the aircraft to deploy your chute, you exit with two instructors holding your harness. It gives you a lot of free-fall time in your early jumps and accelerates your training, hence the name.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. static line has a similar level of pre-jump training to AFF, I was really contrasting this with a tandem jump with no day long training where you pretty much show up and get a short briefing and jump, they don't go into details about the gear and malfunctions so the familiarity isn't there. There's a level of comfort derived from a day of training and immersion IMHO, even if it's a false one, you don't even know what you don't know when you start skydiving, but every jumper has been there.
dorbie 3 years ago
o thanks man
mattlardo 3 years ago
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"Your first jump is the scariest, and the ride up is the worst part, once you exit it's a blast, .."
@dorbie My first skydive was kinda scary...
and the ride up was interesting...
I had never been in a plane before...
(I never landed in a plane for the first year I flew in one...LOL)
AOXOMOXO 1 year ago
This beats Paragliding! Do you know how they open their canopy when jumping from a helicopter with a paraglider? Very nice camera work. Sounds like you came from Scotland. I had some great Microlite flights there a few years ago.
stirling123 3 years ago
I am originally from Scotland. From helicopters with PGs I think they use a direct bag deployment where someone in the helo holds the deployment bag (containing the canopy), and the paraglider pilot exits. When line stretch is achieved the canopy is pulled from the bag and rapidly inflates, the bag remains in the helicopter. Base jumpers sometimes use direct bag deployment for low jumps. It's important for Paragliders to avoid opening shock so they cannot fall for long before inflation.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. it has similarities to static line deployment, but instead of the static line hooked to the aircraft and bag in the container you have someone holding the bag. I don't know if they have custom gear to stow all the lines for PG it's not a common thing. I have seen them lower their canopy without a bag and simply jump over it so there's no need for a bag, but that's from a bridge or a cable car, it would be foolish to try that from a helicopter, so they need a deployment bag.
dorbie 3 years ago
question... i'm an 18 year old thinking about skydiving... and i have no idea what all goes into actually opening your parachute... is there more to it then just pulling a string? it probably sounds like a stupid question... but i have no idea about skydiving...
dirtking61 3 years ago
A ripcord is not usually the deployment method used today except for reserve parachutes, but systems vary, especially in training.
Today a Bottom of Containr Pilot chute deployment system is most common: BOC. While falling stable you grab a small handle or sack attached directly to the pilot chute and throw this into the clear air stream. This initiates a deployment sequence which opens the container pulls out the bag achives line stretch, pulls the bag off the canopy and teh canopy inflates.
dorbie 3 years ago
Thanks Dorbie. I still only have a few hops, so I watch your vid to prep for next fun at 14k feet. (Blue skies)! From the very first few seconds of video until the (nice) landing, this Really is the way it is. Thanks again.
wujabid 3 years ago 3
wow cool!
i've always wanted to try out skydiving.
so how long did you need to train or be experienced to dive solo?
IIC33 3 years ago
I graduated AFF & jumped solo in a few days and got my license in couple of weeks there are many factors mostly relating to how regularly you can jump etc. The fastest way is to sign up for an AFF course at your local drop zone, or take a vacation to a place like Perris. If you're jumping once a week it can take longer.
dorbie 3 years ago
No yells or cheers at the end? You just breath really hard. I'd be screaming my head off in excitement.
Osteomorphis 3 years ago 2
Well it seems like he skydives a lot. cuz it says "just trying out my new helmet camera" so its sorta like a sunday stroll for him apparently. but that was pretty cool.
XtremeRocker827 3 years ago
Not quite a Sunday stroll, it's a thrill but one skydivers get familiar with. As for the breathing, the camera (with integrated microphone) is inside my helmet.
dorbie 3 years ago
Yea lol, I cant wait till im 18, im definetely gonna skydive before I die.
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warmonxD 3 years ago
Good video, I did a tandem jump a couple years ago with Freefall Express in Mt. Vernon, MO and your video did a good job of capturing the sound and view from dive. Kudos!
OzarksYinYang 3 years ago 2
That was sweet! I have always wanted to try skydiving.
TheCoolProfessor 3 years ago 2
cool,now i've been virtual sky diving
crazymanatyourdoor 3 years ago 5
I wanna go skydiving so bad...whats it like falling? with all the wind and stuff
Fir3starter319 3 years ago
It's windy and noisy, but it's actually most like flying, you don't have the sensation of falling when you're skydiving correctly and your motion cues are relative to other people you're falling with so you can float around just by positioning your body.
dorbie 3 years ago
I'm not a pro camera jumper, I just wear it incidentally to my jumps. There are much better cameramen than me at Perris and plenty of them, you don't want me funneling your jumps ;-). As an experienced jumper you should be able to find an idle cameraman without paying top whack. Ask at manifest and tell them you'll pay for a jump ticket plus a bit extra, make it clear you just want raw footage on a DVD no edit/music & see if anyone bites. They'll put the word out over the PA.
dorbie 4 years ago
WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
kabooi 4 years ago
what was the number of jump/license did you have when you did the video?
akassas11 4 years ago 2
Just over 200 jumps at the time, the USPA recommends this as an advisory minimum and if you ask around experienced jumpers & camera flyers will tell you to avoid adding a camera with fewer jumps. You will also notice that it is a solo jump, also based on advice for a first camera jump. If you plan this do so cautiously and seek experienced advice first.
dorbie 4 years ago
I don't understand. Why a 200 jump 'advisory minimum' to wear a camera? Is it something to do with possibility of lines of the canopy getting caught up?
Good, clear video by the way.
weepiobair 3 years ago
It is a combination of factors, that's one. They want you experienced enough to cope with the added distraction. You don't have much time in freefall, if you get caught up in videoing something for the wrong 15 seconds you could be dead. There are other added risks for example collisions and/or getting caught in another's burble. I think it's mostly about making sure new jumpers don't kill themselves by overloading themselves with tasks in an unfamiliar high stress high risk environment.
dorbie 3 years ago
Thanks for your reply. But the 'burble?' (I know I'm showing my skydive-experience here lol). But I thought that only happened with aircraft?
Also, I'd noticed in an earlier reply you've mentioned about the wind and the noise. I know all about that, as from wearing a 'Pro-tec.' It's a big thing (for me) as I've experienced 'sensory overload' because of it. But the helmet you wear is similar to a motorbike-crash helmet and noise of wind must be considerably reduced?
weepiobair 3 years ago
Do a search on "skydive burble", it definitely refers to low pressure recirculating air above a skydiver. w.r.t. aircraft they have wake turbulence but that's significantly different.
I don't wear a full faced helmet, it would probably mitigate the sound but it wouldn't eliminate it. Sensory overload is not just about audio.
dorbie 3 years ago
P.S. USPA C License, (another USPA recommendation).
Check the USPA Sim Section 6-8 Subsection E part 1. g. (in the 2008 version current as of this writing).
dorbie 4 years ago
wow i usually say bad stuff (u wouldent wanna know) about vidios, but that was bloody awesome thanks!!
GreatestCool17 4 years ago
WHOA
KingCremeDe 4 years ago
dude, i cant wait till i am 18!
gtogames 4 years ago
woooah, thats cool!
tippyraven 5 years ago
pretty cool, thanks
vbdenny 5 years ago