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Many moons ago this was just the case see attachment. God look at the date on it I feeling older just looking at it.
Mick.
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Actually, the original Wonderhog reserve container was the first new reserve container designed exclusively as a "back mounted" reserve container, and was the only reserve container of the time which had never been used as a "front mounted" reserve. Nonetheless, the FAA (in their infinite wisdom) did actually state, for a while, that you could pack it with either a back or front reserve rating. This aberration has long since past however, and a back rating is now required.QuoteI've been told by several riggers including two master riggers, that a Vector can be counted as a chest pack in your log book. I have also been told by two other master riggers that this is not true. Supposedly, the story goes, this is because when the piggy back rig came out, there was no back rating. The early RWS Wonderhog requirement was a chest rating to pack it. Therefore it could be counted as a a chest or back. Since the Wonderhog TSO is still used, you can count the pack job as either a chest or back. Was this ever true? Is it still true? Can you count Vectors/Wonderhogs as chest packs and them apply this to a second rating?
QuoteHell nowadays there should be a rating for rounds and a seperate for squares.
Many moons ago this was just the case see attachment. God look at the date on it I feeling older just looking at it.
Mick.
You gotta love the issuing authority.
And yes, you are old.
Thats why they print manuals, if you can read, and you have to to get a riggers lic., you can pack any canopy/container combination that is approved.
Lap rigs were only made for a short time during the 30's I believe. And it has been way over 20 years since a Lap rating was issued.
If given the choice of chest or seat, I think it would be better to go for seat. Not many uses for a seat outside of military applications.
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