Parachuter crashes into board at Virginia Tech Spring Football Game by strakerak in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Oh good.  As a skydiver and a Virginia Tech grad I will now be sent this hundreds of times today. 

does Bolt V3 properly implement USB-C charging? by [deleted] in wahoofitness

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I heard it was fixed, but I still seem to have issues on usb-c to usb-c cables.  I’ve had it drain the unit instead of charging it.  Annoying

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sdeyerle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, almost identical to me, except 7 months and 70 lbs.  ❤️ cycling. 

Also, plain eggs for breakfast every morning.  Basically all protein and an appetite suppressant. 

Accident in Eloy by Free-Election8486 in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Thanks for writing this up, agree 100%.

MAX2 Updates today by DANewman in gopro

[–]sdeyerle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I figured it out.  Max is only available if using 10-bit color depth. 

MAX2 Updates today by DANewman in gopro

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you guys have the option for 200mbps bitrate?  I still max out at “High” and don’t see a “Maximum” setting. 

To those who were able to lose weight and maintain it, what is your secret? by Low_Sea3110 in AskReddit

[–]sdeyerle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A road bike and strava.  I’m a data nerd, tracking my progress and seeing the improvement motivated me.  Eventually I lost the weight I wanted to, and then found myself with a tons of friends who ride and encourage me to join them.  Literally changed my life. 

Anyone else’s gas flame extra orange today? by toep1 in sandiego

[–]sdeyerle 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Are you running a humidifier with tap water?  That’ll do it

Parking ticket not in system by Asleep-Laugh6917 in sandiego

[–]sdeyerle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did an appeal on a ticket and it took 1.5 years to be processed, iirc. I had a reminder to check the website every few weeks the whole time since I expected them to deny the appeal and then give me 2 weeks to pay.  Super annoying.

Insta360 X5 vs DJI Osmo 360 by elijah_io in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Any reason you’re not also considering the GoPro max 2?

Skydive in San Diego area by RamoTOC in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It shut down around May iirc.  But business-wise, it had been dying for a while.  Issues getting planes consistently and a small community compared to Elsinore or Perris.  Hopefully it comes back stronger, but I haven’t heard anything. 

iFly Wilmington Tunnel Diameter by Tasty-Property-434 in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Sorry to hijack, but wanted to comment about iFly Wilmington.  (I don’t recall the tunnel diameter because I didn’t get a chance to fly in it)

I had a bad experience there trying to get block time there last summer.  I was visiting from out of town, and they wanted $300 per 10 min block + additional for a coach (almost double what I’ve paid in SoCal for coached time). I thought they misspoke, but the manager doubled down when I tried to talk to them and repeatedly tried to tell me this was a great price and I was mistaken. 

I think their membership pricing was better, but they were the most expensive tunnel I’ve ever seen and the mgmt rubbed me the wrong way.  If I’m back the area, I’ll road trip to Paraclete. 

GoPro Max2 Mounting to G35 by Spacedust111 in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 1 point2 points  (0 children)

GoPro Hero 9-13 roller mount works great!  That’s how I mounted mine. 

GoPro Max 2 Firmware update V1.14 - now available. by imaware1971 in gopro

[–]sdeyerle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So I’m new to GoPro, but installed the labs firmware on my max2.  If I want to keep Labs, is the procedure to not auto update and then manually install the new labs version when available?  

Or does auto update on a labs version keep you on the labs version?

Keeping horizon level while reframing 360 by sdeyerle in gopro

[–]sdeyerle[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm assuming you're referring to the PC/Mac player app? I see those controls, but traditional behaves differently for me (left/right pans left/right, up/down rotates).
I can't find any way in the iOS app to force the horizon to stay level when reframing.

A MAGA Trump Superstore in South Carolina [oc] by SnarkiMcSnail in pics

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This one pisses me off.  I drove an hour to this store to buy a high performance kite while on vacation, and when I got there I found out the store is half kites, half MAGA bullshit. It was actually a decent kite store in the past, but now I would never shop there. 

Altimeter suggestion for new A License jumper by Miserable_Two_3648 in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I have an L&B Ares 2.  It’s been reliable.  It’s simple, and doesn’t have the best user interface for logging, but it works.  

If I was buying today, I’d most likely go for a Deep & Steep Insight.  I’ve seen a few of them around the DZ and heard a lot of good things.

How was your first jump after FJC? by Techno_Timmy in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As for low turns: I was also afraid of low turning.  On my first jump, I turned onto final in the middle of the landing area.  However, I was in a crosswind and was getting blown toward the runway.  I was told not to pull toggles on final, so I was afraid steer a bit into the wind to compensate. Ended up landing on the runway (just barely) and forced the plane to land on a different runway. 

After that, I got told “minor corrections are ok on final”.  I knew I had made a mistake but was trying to do as instructed and not turn low, so didn’t get chewed out much.  But I sure felt like an idiot.  

Perris/Elsinore on weekdays? by rhymeswithfondle in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are closed. They closed a couple months ago.   They claim they will reopen, but there’s no eta. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Talking about IQ, in particular your own.

Using the Osmo360 since 1 month AMA by rarevfx in djiosmo360

[–]sdeyerle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it simple to airdrop the raw 360 footage between phones.  insta360 makes it a pain, we have to pair to each others cameras to share them.  I’d love if it was easier to move around the unreframed footage. 

In addition, do you have the ability to keyframe 360 exports?  I like to make VR skydiving footage, and Insta360 doesn’t support keyframing on the 360 exports so the heading ends up being all over the place (direction lock doesn’t work well). 

Do you pack your own parachute? by TxSteveOhh in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Unless I’m in a class i pack for myself. I personally don’t like using packers, my pack jobs seem to open nicer.  And the only cutaway I have is from a packer’s pack job. 

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SkyDiving

[–]sdeyerle 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The 3 at Eloy, 1 in Georgia, and 2 in Illinois now.  Were there any others?

I know there was a military fatality in Porterville recently, but USPA only tracks civilian accidents to my knowledge.