Hang on to your ass. Make sure you’re tied in. I almost took a long plunge once because a producer failed to hook my safety line.
Don’t look through the viewfinder unless you have too. It could make you air sick. If you get queezy, look out at the horizon.
Put the stabilizer on and test it. Sometimes it’s better off. The BlackHawk has 4 rotor blades so it’s very stable. Two blade copters always shake.
Don’t employ the shutter.
Be aware of the shadow from the rotors.
Have a fantastic time. There’s nothing like it.
Ask the pilot to do a “dip”.
Steve Wargo
Tempe, Arizona
It’s a dry heat!
Sony HDCAM F-900 & HDW-2000/1 deck
5 Final Cut (not quite PRO) systems
Sony HVR-M25 HDV deck
2-Sony EX-1 HD .
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