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Ask Brian Germain. I'm sure he can answer every single question you may have about your project. Just shoot him an email. He answers all of his emails personally and promply.
Thats true if I get serious I might go that route. But for now Im happy to know I can do it and hopefully the dz wont care. 
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
QuoteWould the DZ really care if you jumped it there or would you have to clear it thru them?
Depends on whether or not you ask first...
Remember, its always easier to get forgiveness than permission...
Truer words were never spoken! I think that will be my motto for this one!
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
JerryBaumchen 1,048
Hi sky,
I made my own canopy once. I just took it out to the dz and jumped it. Of course, I had a bunch of reserve rides until I 'learned' how to pack it. 
If you are really wanting to do it, then I strongly recommend you give it a try. You might want to buy just a small amount of fabric and make a 1-cell canopy before you spend a lot of money on materials.
Once you have completed the 1-cell project you might decide that you do not want to do an entire canopy.
Oh, and the manufacturing standards are what you call them.
Have fun, I did,
JerryBaumchen
Considering I cant sew the "standards" may be pretty low!! I would plan on making a smaller version to try it out and practice. I woulnt do a full size until I figure it out.
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
Post the video!
My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239
QuoteConsidering I cant sew
You can't sew, but you want to make your own canopy? Are you an aeronautical engineer? Or a pattern maker?
Also, are you aware that zero-p fabric is one of the most difficult things to sew?
riggerrob 558
Judging by your sewing background, this is going to take a few years.
Start with an "Introduction to sewing" course at your local sewing machine shop.
The second step involves buying a rugged, old, cast iron sewing machine that will handle size 18 needles and E-thread.
Make a few back packs, sleeping bags, rain coats, etc to refine your technique.
Then make a few ram-air kites before attempting sewing a man-rated canopy.
Start with an "Introduction to sewing" course at your local sewing machine shop.
The second step involves buying a rugged, old, cast iron sewing machine that will handle size 18 needles and E-thread.
Make a few back packs, sleeping bags, rain coats, etc to refine your technique.
Then make a few ram-air kites before attempting sewing a man-rated canopy.
QuoteConsidering I cant sew the "standards" may be pretty low!!
I would plan on making a smaller version to try it out and practice. I woulnt do a full size until I figure it out.
Thats classic dude. Just buy a shit ton of duct tape and use a bunch of old sheets. And wear a camera!!!
BASE 1384
I thought you could do anything you wanted to your main? isn't it just the reserve that the FAA cares about? I mean couldn't I jump my rig with my main missing? and just use the reserve? and if that's the case, shouldn't I be able to fill my main tray with dirty laundry, rocks, fucked up main that I built with duct tape and tarp from the hardware store:) or what ever I felt like? just the harness and reserve are TSO right? ohh, and definitely talk with brain he showed me one of his sensei (sp?) prototypes and was explaining it and I was dumbfounded by the shit he thought of. cool guy I'm sure he'll be glad to help you out.
QuoteQuoteConsidering I cant sew
You can't sew, but you want to make your own canopy? Are you an aeronautical engineer? Or a pattern maker?
Also, are you aware that zero-p fabric is one of the most difficult things to sew?
I am none of those things but I am a person with a brain and free time on my hands and I love flying canopies and often look at them and get ideas in my head about how to make them. This would be nothing more than a hobby, unless I came up with a good design. I dont need a degree, I will figure out what works and what doesnt and Ill learn what I have to. Its not a race if it takes a few years then it does!! Maybe Ill start with a manufacturered canopy and alter it with ideas before I make one from scratch. And just so you all know I will have video for you when/if I jump a homemade chute! It the least I could do!!!
Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!!
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