Delaney Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hey guys, long time lurker but I just got my hands on what seems like one hell of a steal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=190324628324 Just saying hello and want to thank everyone for the wealth of info on the site. Also a special shout out to Charles Papert for his extensive reviews here and other forums. The set can't get here fast enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny O'Neill Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Hi Delaney, Im sure you will be very happy. Im flying a pilot which has the same arm and vest and its pretty good. You might want to sort out that all velcro vest to buckles. There is a pretty good article here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/stabilizers-ste...ps-buckles.html I too would also like to thank Charles whos advice is always spot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delaney Posted July 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 (edited) Hi Delaney, Im sure you will be very happy. Im flying a pilot which has the same arm and vest and its pretty good. You might want to sort out that all velcro vest to buckles. There is a pretty good article here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/stabilizers-ste...ps-buckles.html I too would also like to thank Charles whos advice is always spot on. Yeah its the first thing I'll be doing once I get the rig. For me this was getting the merlin for the price of the arm/vest. Would like to move up to the pilot sled but the price difference is pretty substantial for now. In the meantime, I've actually been considering selling the merlin and using a Blackbird. Anyone have any thoughts about this? Edited July 28, 2009 by Delaney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Morgan Moore Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 (edited) Hi Delaney, Im sure you will be very happy. Im flying a pilot which has the same arm and vest and its pretty good. You might want to sort out that all velcro vest to buckles. There is a pretty good article here http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/stabilizers-ste...ps-buckles.html I too would also like to thank Charles whos advice is always spot on. Yeah its the first thing I'll be doing once I get the rig. For me this was getting the merlin for the price of the arm/vest. Would like to move up to the pilot sled but the price difference is pretty substantial for now. In the meantime, I've actually been considering selling the merlin and using a Blackbird. Anyone have any thoughts about this? The BB handle hole is the same diameter as the merlin/pilot - it works I think the bottom offset mass and additional length increases stability over the merlin both handheld stabilisers are kind of flawed by a lack of monitor making 'don juan' tricky unless you have flip LCD and also it can be a hazard not to see your feet moving over rough ground IMHO .. For the pilot arm to perform best it needs to be near max load which is over the spec of either handheld solution S Edited August 1, 2009 by Sam Morgan Moore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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