williammonk

Hey Guys, I'd watch out with the Bev Suits. Before ordering my comp suit, I called them and asked specifically if the different materials on the suit would match colors. They assured me that they would. After receiving my suit, this was not the case at all. The cordura was about the color I wanted, the nylon was several shades lighter than the cordura, and the spandex was almost purple. I ordered an all navy suit, so I can't tell you how other colors look. One other thing, the Majik stripes on the grippers look... cheap. I'm not trying to bash BevSuits, but my experience with them was not good. When I spend top dollar on a suit, I expect quality. I didn't find it here. William.

Thanks for the replies guys. I talked to the guys at SunPath, they said no. I figured I'd ask the community, since it makes sense that (from a liability standpoint) sunpath would recommend a larger size. It's funny, I asked them if a Velo 120 would fit in it and they said it would. When I told them that PD says the Velo 120 and sabre2 150 pack the same size, they still gave me the distinctive "no." So looks like I'm gonna go with the TJNK - Sabre2 150 combo. I'll let you guys know how it works out. William.

Hey Guys, Got a question for y'all. Does anyone have any experience upsizing main canopies in a javelin odyssey? The container in question is a TJNK (139 mpt) And we'd like to put a sabre2 150 in it. What do you guys think?

I like to mix it up with them. I'll dive out the door they chase me, dock. Then I chase them, dock. They try and make it hard on me, great fun. Show them floating exits, try and get them ready for some good rw with other jumpers. I like the dive-chase-dock drill. While they have fun doing it, they will gain confidence getting into a formation which worries lots of new guys. Just gotta mix it up. To the guys who say "ask the student" I always ask the students what they want to do. Most students draw a blank. Lots of them don't know what they want to do. Over time they will have ideas, but I really see a lot that just have been doing their own thing on solos and need new ideas. William.

Agreed. Just trying to illustrate that 20kV shocks happen every day, not trying to step on your toes William.

>You don't have to be happy - or even jump with it. You can take it out and keep jumping, or not jump until you get a new one. Your choice. I can not accept this point of view. When I pay almost 1500 dollars for a piece of equipment, I expect it to work as designed. Even though some people will not find this issue as cause to worry, what about the rest of us? For airtek to expect someone who recently purchased a cypres to wait four years for a known manufacturing defect to be corrected is ludicrous. As a moderator and highly experienced jumper, I can't believe you would liken a life saving device to a contraceptive product. But I'm not really concerned about my cypres failing when I need it most. What concerns me is a cypres firing on the ride to altitude. a malfunctioning cypres bringing down a load full of jumpers due to a known defect would be a crying shame. >As the issue is ESD related, once the unit has locked up, it will not fire some time later. From your comment, it is obvious that you do not understand integrated circuits, or the complex microarchitectures that they compose. In a complex electrical system (such as the processor found in the cypres) the results of an ESD are unpredictable. There are literally millions (even billions) of wires in such a processor. Even simulating an ESD on all of these points would be a grueling challenge, and one that would not show that a misfire is impossible. Here's a quote from an oft-quoted paper relating to ESD. "[2000 volts can] kill electronic components or even worse damage the components to where the a chip acts erratic or fails months later." -- Not very predictable. nigel99, I'm sorry, but research shows that you are not correct when you state: > If people were experiencing that level of ESD [8-16kV] while packing we would know about it - it is not pleasant. "studies have shown that a static charge built up by scuffing shoes on a carpet can exceed 20,000 volts" (but this should bolster your point.) I walk across carpet on the way to the plane every weekend. I'm sure I'm not the only one. Now, for the few who like to do math problems and show some statistics that make this issue seem irrelevant, here's one for you guys. (SkyBear) 37/9,000,000: 0.000411111111% -- An insignificant number, right? Number of linked accidents versus number of toyotas that were recalled due to accelerator problems. 14/32000: 0.04375% -- Cypres units that have malfunctioned. (Check your math buddy) Now by my math, a cypres malfunctioning is one hundred and seven times more likely than a toyota... Would you like to send in your toyota to have a known manufacturing defect fixed? Would you drive 23 of your closest friends and family around in a car that you know has a manufacturing defect? Would you like the manufacturer to tell you that they will not fix the problem? "Get real." -- I think it's time for you to get real. scientific quotations from "http://www.texndixie.com/esd.htm" I don't want anything unreasonable. I just want to have the option to have my (nearly) brand new cypres fixed. Anything less is unacceptable. William.

I have never had a problem checking my gear before each jump, but what really worries me here is the unit failing as you board and move about inside the plane. Some others mentioned that static should only be a concern on the packing mat, but how many other people have been static shocked by their car at the gas station? It happens. In the case of aircraft, it's enough of an issue that any aircraft being fueled must be grounded prior to fueling operations. Another big concern of mine is a reserve firing inside the aircraft. I'm sure some will argue that there are safeguards in place, but malfunctioning hardware / software is not always predictable in nature. Just ask the satellite guys. AirTec has got to recall these units. It has got to be a nightmare for management, but at this point (as far as I'm concerned) they've got a potentially dangerous product out there. but that might just be me... William.