howardwhite 5 #1 November 16, 2010 A new feature at the PIA Symposium in Reno in February is the "Rigger Rodeo," a contest for the fastest reserve pack job. The competition is a single-elimination tournament. Each round will consist of one or more pairs of riggers; each pair will pack identical harness/container/reserve systems. The faster rigger of each pair will advance to the next round. It's limited to 24 contestants, but other riggers can observe and learn. More info is on the PIA website. (It's a PDF file -- click on the link to download the description and a link to the registration form.) HW (wearing PIA hat.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #2 November 16, 2010 Who's doing the test jumps? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcajump 153 #3 November 16, 2010 I suggest the riggers jump their own pack in order to move on to the next round... Have fun y'all... I'm known all 'round as the slowest rigger in town... and I'm OK with that... JW Always remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,077 #4 November 16, 2010 Hi howard, Looking for 24 masochists are we? I'm like Jim Wine; old & slow ( no Jim, I am not saying that you are 'old' ). JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 5 #5 November 16, 2010 The military doesn't seem to have a problem with this. Lots of Rigger Rodeos -- Google it. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickDG 23 #6 November 17, 2010 We used to have something similar at Perris 30 years ago. You had to pack your main in the phone booth that used to be by the manifest window. (A phone booth is a thing people utilized to make phone calls in private, LOL.) Then you had to jump and make it back to the phone booth and you were timed. What made this a bit harder was back then none of us knew how to propack . . . (Anyone remember when the PIA convention was called the Rigger's Convention?) NickD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #7 November 17, 2010 QuoteWe used to have something similar at Perris 30 years ago. You had to pack your main in the phone booth that used to be by the manifest window. (A phone booth is a thing people utilized to make phone calls in private, LOL.) Then you had to jump and make it back to the phone booth and you were timed. What made this a bit harder was back then none of us knew how to propack Does it make me twisted for thinking that this sounds like a fun competition? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fcajump 153 #8 November 17, 2010 Quote Hi howard, Looking for 24 masochists are we? I'm like Jim Wine; old & slow ( no Jim, I am not saying that you are 'old' ). JerryBaumchen Not as young as I once was, not as old as I'm gonna be... JWAlways remember that some clouds are harder than others... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chutingstar 1 #9 November 17, 2010 Oh, hell yeah! Sounds fun to me...last round with a blind fold? Or maybe one tool taken away each round? Good times...ChutingStar.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 November 17, 2010 Since we're in Reno I think it's almost required that we have a March Madness-style bracket pool. I'll be happy to volunteer to run it. $20 buy-in sound about right? "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spootch 0 #11 November 17, 2010 like the pull up cord? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,077 #12 November 17, 2010 Hi Mike, Quote Or maybe one tool taken away each round? What would make watching a lot of fun is the pool that NWFlyer wants to run AND you get to take one tool each round from the guy/gal on your right/left but you cannot use it. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 262 #13 November 17, 2010 Some parts of the rodeo might not interest me -- I'm not going to learn from the part of a job that is done quick and sloppy, when I know already how to do it neatly at a moderate pace. But other parts would be interesting, for the parts of the job where I'm always looking for better technique to speed up slow work. Like trying to get a bulging freebag into a tight Wings container with a short closing loop... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mountainsky1 0 #14 November 17, 2010 How do I get my tools through TSA???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 136 #15 November 17, 2010 Quote Like trying to get a bulging freebag into a tight Wings container with a short closing loop... yeeeeeessssssss pleeeeease scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #16 November 17, 2010 Quote How do I get my tools through TSA???? Tell 'em you're a doctor on an emergency call?My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #17 November 17, 2010 So, I am signed up and looks like MIKE G is also. Any others? PIA Rodeo Contenders: Mike G MEL BS, MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrLicious 0 #18 November 18, 2010 Will the winner be judged solely on time, or will there be be considerations for neatness, Aesthetics, ect?There are no pessimists in skydiving. My Advice: It's worth what you pay for it, and I'm an expert at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,077 #19 November 18, 2010 Hi Mr, Quote Will the winner be judged solely on time, or will there be be considerations for neatness, Aesthetics, ect? Ah, the devil is in the details. By the time we all get to Reno they'll have 47-page set of regs & rules. And probably a team of judges, a protest committee, and whatever else. Where's my popcorn when I need it? JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamMasterJay 0 #20 November 18, 2010 QuoteA new feature at the PIA Symposium in Reno in February is the "Rigger Rodeo," a contest for the fastest... if you're talking a contest involving anything rigging, i can save you time, money and potential embarrassment to other riggers. PETES (the swan man) will win any contest held; even if he's not there..that's how damn good he is!Truth is the distilled meaning of facts, for any truth refuted by a fact becomes a fallacy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerpaul 1 #21 November 18, 2010 QuoteQuoteA new feature at the PIA Symposium in Reno in February is the "Rigger Rodeo," a contest for the fastest... if you're talking a contest involving anything rigging, i can save you time, money and potential embarrassment to other riggers. PETES (the swan man) will win any contest held; even if he's not there..that's how damn good he is! Oh yaaa, what if Chuck Norris isn't there too?!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JamMasterJay 0 #22 November 18, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuoteA new feature at the PIA Symposium in Reno in February is the "Rigger Rodeo," a contest for the fastest... if you're talking a contest involving anything rigging, i can save you time, money and potential embarrassment to other riggers. PETES (the swan man) will win any contest held; even if he's not there..that's how damn good he is! Oh yaaa, what if Chuck Norris isn't there too?!? last i heard, Chuck Norris was doing an apprenticeship with Pete but wasn't able to finish.Truth is the distilled meaning of facts, for any truth refuted by a fact becomes a fallacy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madison 0 #23 November 19, 2010 oooo!! Pete's awesome, but I'd bet Kruse already packed the rigs, while teaching Chuck Norris how to sew, before you even typed Petes name Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrLicious 0 #24 November 19, 2010 I found the official set of rules here http://www.pia.com/piapubs/RiggerRodeo2.pdfThere are no pessimists in skydiving. My Advice: It's worth what you pay for it, and I'm an expert at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemedic 7 #25 November 20, 2010 Put em in the front of your pants and opt for the pat down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites