rsmn17 0 #2 April 29, 2006 Do you mean flat packing?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AEsco48 0 #3 April 29, 2006 i mean Flake..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #4 April 29, 2006 Flack packing is when your in a hurry to make a load and every one keeps throwing shit at you across the hanger. Flat packing is when you pack you canopy flat. ~you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
namgrunt 0 #5 April 29, 2006 flat packing is still don by military jumpers and riggers ..59 YEARS,OVERWEIGHT,BALDIND,X-GRUNT LAST MIL. JUMP VIET-NAM(QUAN-TRI) www.dzmemories.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peek 20 #6 April 29, 2006 QuoteWhat is Flack packing? This may help. www.pcprg.com In the Skydiver Area: "Ram-air parachute packing methods" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #7 April 29, 2006 QuoteQuoteWhat is Flack packing? This may help. www.pcprg.com In the Skydiver Area: "Ram-air parachute packing methods" Nice web site, thanks for posting it.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #8 April 29, 2006 Quotei mean Flake..... Do you perhaps mean flaking a round canopy, by any chance? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mush 0 #9 April 29, 2006 Just a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #10 April 29, 2006 QuoteJust a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. I'm not a rigger, but I see all of them pro packing their mains, just like everyone else. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #11 April 29, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. I'm not a rigger, but I see all of them pro packing their mains, just like everyone else. Not quite everyone else. I flat-pack mine due to the size of the canopy - 370 sq. ft. It's too large and heavy and too easy to lose a line in that mess. Hence, I flat-pack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #12 April 29, 2006 Quote Not quite everyone else. I flat-pack mine due to the size of the canopy - 370 sq. ft. It's too large and heavy and too easy to lose a line in that mess. Hence, I flat-pack. True, and I flat pack a lot of student mains that way too. I do pro pack Tandem mains, at 325 sq. ft. That's certainly a handful. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #13 April 30, 2006 I always have, and I still do,, flat pack my main ( PD spectre 210 ) I almost never pack in the 'normal' packing areas though, since flat packing takes up too much floor space. I usualy keep a packing mat/drag mat handy and try to pack in the shade. If it's real windy outside, or it gets to be night time, i'll steal a corner of the packing room and finish up promptly... Years ago we used to "flake" a canopy,, but round canopies,, not squares... "Flaking a cheapo" meant fixing the apex to a hook or a stake, asking someone to "stand tension", running a "4 line check" to be sure the canopy didn't have a step through or an inversion, and then manually grasping each suspension line one at a time and bringing them into the opposite hand while flipping the canopy fabric all to the same outside edge... Once all the lines were done and all the hems straightened out, the canopy would be laid down , fussed with a bit more, maybe folded, ( maybe not ) and sleeved or bagged. Para Commanders papillon, Sierra, starlights, etc.. were all flaked in a similar way, except those "high performance" ( hahahahaha) rounds required a bit more care, what with steering lines and apex lines.... Not much flaking going on anymore, except for pilot seat packs and round reserves. But flat packing still works very well for those who choose to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AEsco48 0 #14 May 1, 2006 so whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydived19006 4 #15 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? That's funny! How about just "what's packing" in general?Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #16 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? I dunno..... I guess "it's what everybody else does".... I still " Pre-Pro" pack... But I'd love to have a "flake a cheapo" contest.... man I used to be able to flake a T -10 in about 30 seconds.... hahahahahahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #17 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Did you follow the link given above? As pointed out, there's a good description on that site. Or you could ask your instructors."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 crazydiver 0 #18 May 1, 2006 QuoteJust a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. I propack my mains and my reserves. In special cases, I will psycho pack a main and will flat pack a main if requested. Cheers, Travis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisL 2 #19 May 2, 2006 There are dropzones where flat packing is still the norm and pro packing is only done by a few people. I came from a dropzone like that and still visit there occasionally. I didnt learn to pro pack until I started jumping at Cross Keys__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
jimmytavino 16 #13 April 30, 2006 I always have, and I still do,, flat pack my main ( PD spectre 210 ) I almost never pack in the 'normal' packing areas though, since flat packing takes up too much floor space. I usualy keep a packing mat/drag mat handy and try to pack in the shade. If it's real windy outside, or it gets to be night time, i'll steal a corner of the packing room and finish up promptly... Years ago we used to "flake" a canopy,, but round canopies,, not squares... "Flaking a cheapo" meant fixing the apex to a hook or a stake, asking someone to "stand tension", running a "4 line check" to be sure the canopy didn't have a step through or an inversion, and then manually grasping each suspension line one at a time and bringing them into the opposite hand while flipping the canopy fabric all to the same outside edge... Once all the lines were done and all the hems straightened out, the canopy would be laid down , fussed with a bit more, maybe folded, ( maybe not ) and sleeved or bagged. Para Commanders papillon, Sierra, starlights, etc.. were all flaked in a similar way, except those "high performance" ( hahahahaha) rounds required a bit more care, what with steering lines and apex lines.... Not much flaking going on anymore, except for pilot seat packs and round reserves. But flat packing still works very well for those who choose to do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AEsco48 0 #14 May 1, 2006 so whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydived19006 4 #15 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? That's funny! How about just "what's packing" in general?Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #16 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? I dunno..... I guess "it's what everybody else does".... I still " Pre-Pro" pack... But I'd love to have a "flake a cheapo" contest.... man I used to be able to flake a T -10 in about 30 seconds.... hahahahahahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites NWFlyer 2 #17 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Did you follow the link given above? As pointed out, there's a good description on that site. Or you could ask your instructors."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 crazydiver 0 #18 May 1, 2006 QuoteJust a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. I propack my mains and my reserves. In special cases, I will psycho pack a main and will flat pack a main if requested. Cheers, Travis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ChrisL 2 #19 May 2, 2006 There are dropzones where flat packing is still the norm and pro packing is only done by a few people. I came from a dropzone like that and still visit there occasionally. I didnt learn to pro pack until I started jumping at Cross Keys__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
AEsco48 0 #14 May 1, 2006 so whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydived19006 4 #15 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? That's funny! How about just "what's packing" in general?Experience is what you get when you thought you were going to get something else. AC DZ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #16 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? I dunno..... I guess "it's what everybody else does".... I still " Pre-Pro" pack... But I'd love to have a "flake a cheapo" contest.... man I used to be able to flake a T -10 in about 30 seconds.... hahahahahahaha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #17 May 1, 2006 Quoteso whats Pro and Psycho Packing? Did you follow the link given above? As pointed out, there's a good description on that site. Or you could ask your instructors."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
crazydiver 0 #18 May 1, 2006 QuoteJust a question Do All you riggers flat pack your main. I propack my mains and my reserves. In special cases, I will psycho pack a main and will flat pack a main if requested. Cheers, Travis Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #19 May 2, 2006 There are dropzones where flat packing is still the norm and pro packing is only done by a few people. I came from a dropzone like that and still visit there occasionally. I didnt learn to pro pack until I started jumping at Cross Keys__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
