POPS Shots
Some eye candy for you from the infamous Robert Justin Carmody of today’s POPS action here in Deland. We’ll be on site tomorrow and should have some more fun goodies for you. Good luck, POPS!
Camera Flyer Skills Camp with SkyVenture Colorado
By: Brian Buckland
Every time I go to an event I’m always meeting new jumpers. Some have been in the sport a short time while others have been doing it longer than I have. Inevitably someone will ask me a question about how I take my pictures. They are curious about the angle I shoot the big ways or what settings I use for an average skydive. If you’ve ever asked me about any of these things then you’ll know that I love to geek out and chat cameras for as long as time permits.
With that said, I’ve been working with SkyVenture Colorado on several projects this past year and we decided that we would host a Camera Fliers Skills Camp. Learning the techniques from the Tunnel to the Sky. 200 jump minimum required. If you’re just starting out filming your friends, work shooting tandems all day long, or want to get better at shooting big ways and filming your team on the side, then you should pay attention!
This is a comprehensive camp including both video and stills, covering everything from setting up the equipment, exits, flying, framing the shot, to landing and post-production / promotion. If you are just starting out or are looking to take your current product to the next level, then this camp is for you!
Sign up now with SkyVenture Colorado and soak up the knowledge from someone who has been there and gotten the shot!
Dirt Dive This
Jeff from Skydive Dallas contacted us about reprinting an article that Ian Drennan of Flight-1 wrote for us a while back. It’s a bit last minute, but if anyone else would like to use the article for Safety Day, here it is. Enjoy, and happy Safety Day!
Dirt Dive This | words by Ian Drennan image by Nik Daniel
Thanks for the idea, Jeff! While y’all are at it, sign the petition for dirt dive equality.
Canopy Inspection Video
Trunk inspecting... something.
If anything looks off, ask your rigger or call up the manufacturer with any questions you might have. Or, just do like most skydiver and go “meh, yeah, it’s fine, I’d jump that, I’ve seen worse”. Oh and if you are going to be a bonehead and jump sketchy gear, by all means make sure to have your Rockin Memorial all planned out and good to go.
And yes, the methods shown here can be used on non-PD canopies as well. Anything made out of nylon really, including your tent and sleeping bag – and seriously, you’ll want to inspect those things before hitting up the next boogie, just in case any contamination from last year escaped cleanup at the end of the season.
Enjoy watching, and boy, that PD kid sure can move fast!
Slow Flight
Like slow food, there seems to be a movement afoot to promote smarter canopy piloting. Here’s Exhibit A, an awesome video of badass Euro flyer Luciano Bacque landing his Spectre:
DirtBag Swooper Dave Lund and some buddies have a project cooking along the same lines, to show all the things what an “everyday” canopy can do – it’s not just the Comp Velos that can rip it up. “The sport is rebounding against the lack of instruction and too aggressive canopy choices for jumpers. It is a good thing, although we as the sport are transitioning slowly, I think that we’re all headed for a better sport with less dead friends from flying their canopy into the ground.” Watch for the Everyday Canopy Project here and over at the PD Blog later this season.
Urban Swooping
Jeffro. Dubai. Big buildings. Woah. (Click the “Read More” for the video. You won’t regret it.)
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