ChrisHoward

Yes.

The centre C lines tend to be the first to break on the vectran lined Sigmas (seen it a bunch of times). Possibly due to the slider flapping all the way to the ground wearing out the line. What you see is not actually a splice but a sheath of Spectra over the Vectran line. Vectran provides the dimensional stability and the Spectra is slippery to combat the friction wear. Anyone remember the sacrificial attachment on the Dacron linesets? Also UPT used to use a Vectran/Spectra composite drogue kill line for similar reasons. Disclaimer: All the above is from my own powers of deductive reasoning and not actual official knowledge of manufacturer practices.

The blade never gets anywhere near the canopy. Cut the line just above the bartack and then work the remaining piece of line out of the larks head. No chance of damage. Lost count of the relines I have done and have never had to replace an attachment.

Box cutter. Works great and new blades are cheaper than new scissors.

I believe it was due to the tandem fatality where they theorized that after a Cypres fire the free bag fell out of the container and the weight of the bagged canopy back loaded the Collins lanyard causing an un-intended cut away. Not sure how much supporting evidence they had here and how much was hypothetical. It is also the same reason that they re-introduced the staging loop (at the same time) to keep the free bag in the container until the RPC is actually pulling it out. I also believe this was not mandatory but a suggested retro fit. The staging loop was not mandatory. Are you sure of this. The newest UPT rig I have packed was a 2014 and it was still split mid way. SunPath though have a lanyard split all the way to the shackle.

This is flat out wrong. But nice job scaring the piss out of every one that thought they understood their gear

It goes through the retention strap. Simply assemble the RSL in its place on the closing flap and then pass the flap/rsl/closing pin through the retention strap.

I can also see this idea potentially eliminating PC's getting knotted with the bridle when PC/bridle bundle is pulled from a BOC. You can see everything is deployed nice and clean all the way from the PC to the pins. No more mess being tossed into your burble. I also agree that there is no need for this in skydiving.

Actually many countries require you to obtain some form of National License (temporary or otherwise). The fact that an FAI license is internationally recognized will simply make this process easier. Now, whether the DZ you are at holds you to that or not is another question.

Why would the healthcare system need to control this? Is it too much of a stretch to imagine that wide spread access to healthcare would lead to a population better educated on healthcare issues. A population that would be more conscientious of their own health.

I didn't even get to finish AFF before my first.

Why bother?

I would give no credence to this argument. Every single manufacturer that advertises a zero maintenance unit have subsequently recalled many of those units for maintenance or updates. I have seen tandem rigs grounded for longer than it would take a lifetime of cypres services, not to mention anybody who owned an Argus (I guess they could put there no service savings towards buying a new unit). I don't particularly mind what people choose to jump. Just saying that historically the no service/longer life/cheaper unit theory has been proving wrong many many times over.

Does each line have a brake setting? That should answer your question. Although if it doesn't have a brake setting on the flare toggle then you would have to find out if Aerodyne recommend stowing the excess brake line in a rubber band at the canopy. It seems that practice is slowly disappearing though.

Pretty sure I've seen some Tonysuit versions. Call them and ask.

It's sad to see a DZ owner perpetuating a "Land on the DZ at all costs" mentality.

Oh, so you will believe him when he says it

I beg to differ. I used to do all my turns on harness only. 630s from 1000ft on a Velo at 2.7. You definitely need to be more precise with your setup but it seemed to dive pretty damn hard for me (might be less beneficial on smaller turns or lighter loadings). I think that the true benefit of front risers is your ability to moderate your descent throughout your turn. And even then I think this only becomes important for gate accuracy. If you are a weekend swooper that isn't worried about gates then all harness is fine.

You mean like they are taught on their AFF course? To be accurate your poll should also include, "I've repeatedly tried warning people to slow down to no avail". I have no doubt that part of the problem is that experienced pilots get burned out trying to get through to newbie jumpers until they end up shying away from the endeavor entirely.

I see what it is you are trying to say but in the real world that generally isn't the way it works. Usually the newbie jumper that is insistent on doing 270s will become un-receptive to any contrary advice. Even if that advice is how to work towards their end goal of doing 270s. I.e. They don't want to know how to work towards doing a 270 safely, what they really want is to do a 270 today. At least that has been my observation.

+1 There is no substitute for Airtime. Sure check lists are a great way to assess your current skill level. But there is no substitute for Airtime. I have also noticed that when you place set numbers or checklists on something you will end up with people rushing to get "X" amount of jumps completed so that they can then take a step forward. Almost to the point of it being counterproductive due to the fact that they are so focused on the numbers game that they are blinded to any other experiences along the way. Case and point would be new jumpers rushing to get 250 jumps in so they can take a BASE course and then being woefully un-prepared because they skipped out on every other avenue of learning in the pursuit of a magical log book number. This is what you should be striving for. Being pre-emptive is the only safe way forward. Being able to recognize/avoid the dangers before they become a danger. Sure you need instincts and good reactions as they will eventually save your ass. But any time you need to resort to reactions proves that you were just caught un-awares ie. you failed to recognize the danger early enough to avoid it pre-emptively.

Not sure of the current status but it was in the past. At least turns greater than 90 degrees were.

+1 At 60kg I would suspect that your average fall rate isn't so average, more likely slower than average. Booties should be standard on a Rel suit in my opinion. Call Airsuits or Spirit Sky Sports. They are local and will be able to answer your questions. Edit to Add: The nylon front will make it easier to maintain a faster fall rate so that you won't need to work as hard to stay with 90kg guys. Also, very few people on here will have any clue what B-Rels are

www.rockywoods.com Should have everything you need for a jumpsuit.

Just because you can get away with something it doesn't mean that you should be doing it. Hence the disclaimer I added two days before you posted this. My point was that non-locking stows do nothing to "stage" the opening. And again you would be wrong. Openings can easily be influenced by line stows, good and bad. You don't feel the need to use them then great. But don't go around falsely informing people of the uses/purposes/benefits of line stows. And I did notice you slip in that neat little caveat after your 7 posts of assuring people that line stows are next to useless.