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mark 102
QuoteThat wording is confusing. Does it mean you need to do "rigger work" 90 days per year?
The intent is clear: a rigger should be current if he or she is working on life-support equipment.
And yes, it does mean you need to do "rigger work" 90 days per year, work you need a rigger certificate to do.
But I don't think anyone has defined what a day of rigging work is. I don't know if that's 90 8-hour days, or 90 days in which each day you do some rigging task (and does it count as a full day if the task of the day takes only 5 minutes); and is that 90 days out of the 250 or so weekdays per year, or is working 40-hour weeks for 3 months sufficient?
I don't know of any case where the FAA has attempted to enforce this regulation. You're probably on the safe side if you are an active rigger. And you're probably safe from enforcement if you work only on your own personal gear, even though you are less likely to be up on current best practices.
Mark
Tenshi 0
QuoteThanks. My interest in it is not based on money, but on having personal accountability for what is on my back. It would be satisfying for me to know I packed my own reserve.
Errr...my interest wasn't in the money either. But I have neurotic issues and I would be happier packing my own reserve. Furthermore...I would consider BASE as an alternative for (the seeminly obligatory disciplines that are) freefly and swooping. The Anglosaxon Base crew seem to think it's not a bad idea to become a rigger if you're considering BASE.
Anyway:
- Becoming a rigger was not really the issue at hand (but it is interesting nevertheless)
- This is merely for future reference
billvon 2,400
>According to this logic, if I am only packing 3 reserves a year (my own),
> I am probably "rusty" every time I do it and am therefore not making
> phenomenal packjobs, or worse, am likely to forget an important step.
A lot of people get the rigger's rating to 'just pack their own reserves.' I have found after a few years they are either:
1. packing a lot of reserves for other people
2. not packing any reserves; just pencil packing their own reserves (easier once you have a seal.)
> I am probably "rusty" every time I do it and am therefore not making
> phenomenal packjobs, or worse, am likely to forget an important step.
A lot of people get the rigger's rating to 'just pack their own reserves.' I have found after a few years they are either:
1. packing a lot of reserves for other people
2. not packing any reserves; just pencil packing their own reserves (easier once you have a seal.)
Capt36 6
Whenever possible, I either watch, or do the pull, usually wearing the rig. Rigger Billy pulled it once, while it was on the packing table. The reserve spring was so 'dead', that the pilot never even reached the flourescent lights, 4-5 feet above the table!!!!!!
He replaced the pilot, before he would even consider the repack. (The 'bad' pilot was a used one, bought in Europe, after I lost mine to a forest of tall pines..... So, beware of possible spring problems, with used pilots.....).
A couple of repacks later, the same check knocked over a box of rubber bands, sitting on a table, almost 10 feet away. I was standing/wearing the rig, when I did that pull.
He replaced the pilot, before he would even consider the repack. (The 'bad' pilot was a used one, bought in Europe, after I lost mine to a forest of tall pines..... So, beware of possible spring problems, with used pilots.....).
A couple of repacks later, the same check knocked over a box of rubber bands, sitting on a table, almost 10 feet away. I was standing/wearing the rig, when I did that pull.
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G.Anvil 0
Could someone post a picture of a seal, being from the UK I've never seen one either.
I'm trying to imagine where / how they are attached without becoming another risk?
I'm trying to imagine where / how they are attached without becoming another risk?
There's a pic of thread placement here
And a picture with the seal (not great quality picture) here (the seal is the small disc to the left of the reserve pin in the picture)
BPA does it slightly differently see here (form F215) for a drawing.
Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things!
And a picture with the seal (not great quality picture) here (the seal is the small disc to the left of the reserve pin in the picture)
BPA does it slightly differently see here (form F215) for a drawing.
Don't sweat the petty things... and don't pet the sweaty things!
rasmack 0
I bring my rig to my rigger's loft in person and pull the handles before I leave. So far he has not failed to ask me if there was anything I wanted to see while we had it open.
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“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
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That wording is confusing. Does it mean you need to do "rigger work" 90 days per year? I don't even SKYDIVE that often!
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