Ronaldo 0 #1 May 11, 2011 Hi folks, I would like to share a quick mod I made on my suit. This mod may help other jumpers using suits that were originally made for slightly taller persons. As I’m on the shorter side of the height range I wasn’t being able to fully tension my SFLY Expert in flight. To fix this I sewed an elastic pocket inside the booties and added 2 rubber pads. These pads added a little over ¾”’ to my height and made a huge difference in flight! Safe flightsEngineering Law #5: The most vital dimension on any plan drawing stands the most chance of being omitted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imsparticus 0 #2 May 12, 2011 you could also unstitch the sole of the bootie cut the bootie sleeve shorter and sew the sole back on you can usuall get a coulple of inches. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #3 May 12, 2011 QuoteHi folks, I would like to share a quick mod I made on my suit. This mod may help other jumpers using suits that were originally made for slightly taller persons. As I’m on the shorter side of the height range I wasn’t being able to fully tension my SFLY Expert in flight. To fix this I sewed an elastic pocket inside the booties and added 2 rubber pads. These pads added a little over ¾”’ to my height and made a huge difference in flight! Safe flights Bad move, IMO. Have seen two people become unstable in the door using "wedges" in the bootie, one of them nearly hit the tail twice. For temporary/borrowing a suit and static exits, this might be fine...but I would caution against using this as a permanent solution. Cut the bootie, get it sized appropriately Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sylvain 0 #4 May 12, 2011 Ronaldo, the best way to shorten the booties on your Sfly Expert is to make an S-fold and stitch it (see attached picture). It also makes it easy to get the suit back to its original length if you need to sell it -- Sylvain Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aarthus 0 #5 May 12, 2011 Quote Ronaldo, the best way to shorten the booties on your Sfly Expert is to make an S-fold and stitch it (see attached picture). It also makes it easy to get the suit back to its original length if you need to sell it -- Sylvain +1 Patrick de Guillebon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ronaldo 0 #6 May 12, 2011 Thanks for the great tip, Sylvain! Thanks everybody for the ideas and heads upEngineering Law #5: The most vital dimension on any plan drawing stands the most chance of being omitted Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites