Five Reasons why you Should not Wear a Sky Diving Camera Helmet on Your First Solo Jump

The first time you jump out of an airplane all by yourself will be a historical moment, and you want to capture it for posterity and proof. There are, however, better ways to document your achievement than by wearing a sky diving camera helmet.

You could have somebody on the ground and/or in the airplane videotape your first jump, for example, and you will probably want both cameras playing because when you jump out of the plane, you’ll look like a bug in the air to the guy on the ground, and when you hit the ground, the guy in the plane will be too far away to get a good shot; in other words, in order to get the best possible camera shots, you will want both a man in the air with a camera and on the ground.

The best way to document your first jump is to have a professional skydiving photographer wearing a sky diving camera helmet jump with you and videotape your descent. You will get high quality video that you can show off to your family and friends that way.

You could wear a sky diving camera helmet yourself, but here are five good reasons to leave the photography up to a professional.

For instance, there is the matter of getting nothing but air – the photographer can get you in his camera sights, but all you can take pictures of while wearing a sky diving camera helmet in the air. Clouds and sunshine and the approaching ground are less interesting to your viewers than to you.

As well, there is the matter that you have other things to think about. For instance, there is the issue of when you need to pull the cord on your chute. This is an incredibly important detail that you don’t do automatically on the first jump.

Then there is the issue to take into consideration about how you might embarrass yourself. You don’t know how you will react after all, and sure, you’ve gone tandem before, but you have never jumped out of a moving, flying airplane all by yourself before you don’t know how you will react.

As well, you will want to realize that you might forget to activate the camera. Whatever kind of remote you use—whether it’s a tongue trip or some other type of remote, you’ll have to activate it. What if you forget? Then you won’t even have proof that you did it.

After you have done quite a few solo jumps, and you’ve become more proficient at it, however, you might want to consider trying skydiving photography. You can wear a sky diving camera helmet with a side mounted or top mounted camera and share the beauty of the skies with your friends. By that time, you won’t need to document what you’re doing any more, and you will be more interested in convincing them to do it, too.