sundevil777

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sundevil777 last won the day on September 30 2022

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  • Main Canopy Size
    210
  • Main Canopy Other
    Pilot ZPX
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    220
  • AAD
    Cypres 2

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    Several in Ohio
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    USPA
  • Number of Jumps
    2300
  • Years in Sport
    43
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    Formation Skydiving
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  1. Disconnect the RSL before chopping the main to help prevent it snagging the reserve.
  2. If you go to the VSE website linked below, you can download and post for others to see and compare their measurements, the original order form, just need the serial number of the rig: https://www.velocityrigs.com/support/
  3. There is a canopy manufacturer which is making me a main in 10 weeks, but only because they already have enough of the material. That same manufacturer claims PD is known for offering/bidding/paying premium prices to get fabric "diverted" to them instead of the original customer. Color choices, and not just the type of fabric should be confirmed for the schedule impact when ordering, even if it has to be speculative.
  4. I wouldn't want to count on it, or their ability to do it well.
  5. They certainly seem to have kept it a secret. Didn't notice any advertising. Perhaps a new marketing strategy.
  6. Please disclose reasons to go to one instead of the other, just on a random weekend for fun jumps. Thank you.
  7. Certainly don't remember them describing it as an advantage or innovative or whatever. It could be.
  8. That cutter is really different in how it shears the loop - doing it at the perimeter of the piston face to cylinder wall, like how a 2 stroke engine cuts off the ports in the cylinder. That is different than smashing it with a cylindrical cutter against the "top of the cylinder head". Am I wrong about how the Mars cutter is different? It might make a big difference in what should be expected after a reliable cut.
  9. I know you didn't mention it. I did because I thought it worthy of mention.
  10. Cutting is actually shearing, I understand that, but the Mars design seems different in a big way - the shearing happens long before the end of the piston stroke, or maybe I'm seeing it wrong. Perhaps the "continued stroke" of the piston after the hole for the loop allows for some final stretching/breaking of stubborn fibers? It could explain why the piston doesn't look like a traditional blade. Perhaps the remaining loop material after activation isn't necessarily as bad is it sounds? Does someone know if my thoughts are close to accurate? I'm trying to be generous, to give the designers the benefit of the doubt, there could be some logic to the unusual look and results.
  11. You could ask some of the best riggers in the world, which is best. How about Nancy LaRiviere, Bill Booth, the answers would be very different. More important is to know what are the differences in the different rigs and their tradeoffs, unless you really don't want to spend the time to learn about gear.
  12. Riggers should NOT be considered an unbiased source of info on rigs. Riggers are perhaps some of the most biased of any jumpers? Back to the original question - Isn't the most popular system clearly the Vector? Isn't the size of their production workforce enough to make that clear, even if you figure for tandem production? I think the Velocity Sports Equipment Infinity is the best, but it has nothing at all to do with how popular it is. In fact, my opinion of a rig increases if they don't have as many different people making them.
  13. The Racer had a reputation for the lightest container, back when dinosaurs roamed the earth.
  14. My engineering mind wonders about some not yet mentioned factors - the bulk, friction, and such that a skyhook adds, and the bulk that a lot of ballistic fabric and such has. Just throwing it out there.
  15. Why would testing the strength of non-installed stows make any sense? They don't need to withstand stress until installed. No glue is needed if made wisely, as proven by decades of personal experience.