sundevil777

If you're packing it yourself, then there is no issue, any rigger can supervise, right? Or does it have to be a master rigger? Anyway, you've got the issue solved and can probably show a lot of witnessing riggers the right - easy way to do it. Too bad you still have to pay for it, or do you? Is this the secret way to get free/reduced price repacks? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

If a significant % of riggers were so irritated with blue rigs that they would: 1) Do a bad job, or 2) Complain so much about having to do it that one might wonder if they will do a bad job, or 3) Decline to offer their services then I consider it a disadvantage to have such a rig (blue or whatever). In my experience (since '80), the % of riggers who will do one of the above for certain rigs is significant. To some degree, the perception of being a hassle/difficult is earned, and I do have complete faith and respect for many riggers who complain about certain rigs. I can't change their attitude, even if they should know/do/try better/harder. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I think you should pack it over and over again. I think you would like to think of a good reason to play with your equipment. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Or an Infinity! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

You can pack your own. If I'm at a boogie and use my reserve, I would rather not need to worry about it, I want to get it packed. Of course all riggers should be able to follow instructions, and deserve criticism if they do not. But I'd just rather have a rig that you never hear anyone complaining about being difficult. I certainly don't see the advantage of any of the exposed pilot chute rigs. Some riggers either bitch about it, decline the work, or do it badly. That is the reality. Wishing they would all change their ways is not going to change it. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Sure, all riggers should be able to do every rig, and all that is needed is proper training. But that doesn't help out the guy who needs a repack now, and the extra grief that people actually experience in at least the uneducated part of the real world can be enough to persuade many that it is not worth it. In pragmatic terms, it is an advantage to not have such a rig. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

May I speak for the many and say please...Let Us See It. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

It won't be political suicide if it is very successful. If not, then those leaders will have shown real leadership Leadership should mean a whole lot more than checking out the results of a poll. Those countries are on board regardless of the "not so mass" protests. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

There was a joint letter signed by many countries (mostly European). Ireland was very upset that it had not been asked to sign it. Sorry, but you got it wrong. England wants to get Security Council approval, but has made it clear it is not required. If something must be done, does it somehow become not necessary if you must do it alone (which we're not). People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

When you say, "unilateral", I think you must mean without French/German support. I thought the count was up to about 19 countries very much on board with this "unilateral" action. Perhaps you would be happy to have Neville Chamberlain enforcing the terms of the Gulf war cease fire agreement. He could go to Baghdad, I'm confident he would return with a promise of compliance, proclaiming, "Peace in our times". The rest of the world knew that Germany was violating the terms of the Versailles treaty. But the world crossed their fingers and hoped it would not matter, hoped Hitler's ambition was limited. Suggested reading: The Gathering Storm by Winston Churchill. This is still a world governed by the agressive use of force to achieve political objectives. Saddam has shown his willingness to use force in this manner, much of the world joined to push back. He would have been overthrown had the cease fire agreement not allowed Iraq to continue using helicopter gunships. I believe it obvious that without the real threat of military action, there would no inspections to even try to verify compliance with Saddam's agreement to disarm. In my opinion, without the real threat of military action, we should just tell Saddam that the cease fire agreement is void. Is that what you advocate? Maybe we should try the Chamberlain strategy: Ask nicely, maybe with sugar on top. How would you enforce the terms of the cease fire agreement? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

A DC-3 from 1936. I think a lot of jumpers don't realize how old many C-182's are. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

78 mph times 5280ft/mile divided by 3600sec/hr=114.4 ft/sec. Maybe a good issue for another thread...What descent rates are the newest napkin canopies able to achieve? Have you hot swoopers now overtaken the Cypres' or Astra's firing speed? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I simply don't believe (actually I know it is not true) FXC's claim of no inappropriate misfires when the latest mod is installed. The descent rate issue they countermeasured is not the only failure mode, but there I go sounding like an engineer. I really do wish there was a viable competitor to the Cypress. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I don't think the Astra has to be chamber checked, however FXC uses this convenience as a selling point, and of course most people would want it to be checked. It may be that the most of what is electrical is related to the cutter. I hope someone else can shed more light on this. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

How are you judging the relative accuracy? Are you certain of the differences in the sensing mechanism? I don't claim to know all, but remember that I wanted to believe that the Astra was competitive, but in the end I could not support that judgement. Seriously, last year I spent hours reading posts about Astra misfires and other problems on the rec. Of course they could all be wrong, however I could not make that conclusion. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I was only mistaken in the introduction timing-it was the mid 90's. However I am not confusing the Astra and the FXC12000. The mechanism (not counting cutter) is very close to identical. Perhaps others can confirm this. I too wanted to believe that the Astra was competitive with the Cypress, but I had to admit to myself that it was not. Also, an FXC or Astra being checked in a pressure chamber is not nearly the confirmation of function that the Cypress goes through every 4 years. I will be in a bad mood in 3 years when mine is due, but please don't look to the Astra to fix that. I bought mine from Aerostore for $850 last year and it was only 1 month old. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

If only the Cypres was as rugged as the Astra, we would have the best of both worlds. Don't do it. I wish the Astra lived up to its promises, but it doesn't (even with the switch cover). A guy had a misfire at my DZ last year at about 10K, and yes it did have the latest updates. If you do a search at rec.skydiving (remember they came out in the '80's (edit-mid 90's), you will read of many first hand and witness accounts of misfires, and other problems. I know this because I also hoped that it was a viable alternative to the Cypress when I bought new gear last summer-I quickly realized why they actually do have a bad reputation. Consider this, the unit can be reset/recalibrated at whatever altitude that an intermittent circuit (power)/glitch/whatever happens. However the Cypress will shut itself off if it had an interruption of power-you have to go through all the button pushes to turn it back on, and then it would fail/not calibrate itself while climbing. The Astra is a relatively very crude device that is much more prone to being "fooled". I have a lot of respect for FXC and the hardware they supply our armed forces, but you don't want to be wondering how acurate it is when you pull near 2K Like I said, I only wish the Cypres was as rugged/in a real housing like the Astra. Don't do it! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Para-Flite, it also was called the bruise-lite, but actually it was very good for its time. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

What is your opinion of skotchguard - as in from an aerosol can? Any potential problem interactions with the fabric? Is it effective at preventing stains? Cliff People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

But the good people at Precision Aerodynamics tell us that the dash M series' spanwise reinforcement across the lower surface is a "unique engineering technique". Galaxies are colliding! People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Somewhat related to the soft reserve handle discussion, where some advantages of the loop cutaway handle were noted. I like this setup for the ordinary belly flying I do. If I did any freeflying with people who like to grab harnesses, I'd change it back to the pillow cutaway with a smaller metal reserve handle (actually I've already decided to get a smaller handle for my next repack). The loop has a nice stiffener in it, and does not seem vulnerable to rolling under the lift web. By the way, what was the advantage of the old "blast" handles. What possible merit did a flopping around handle that had to be pulled straight offer? I can't remember anybody with a reason why they had them, except that it was bought used? What do you think? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Red White & Blue including the main. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

If Ranier goes like St. Helens did, the mud slide would probably bury Orting (it was buried by previous eruptions waaay back). I hope Kapowsin is enough up on the hill to be out of the mudslide path. People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

Wouldn't it be distracting to have the tones going off at slightly different altitudes? Even if they were just a fraction of a second apart, it might make for a strange combination (construcive/destructive interference and what not) Maybe if you had it happen just right, it would cancel out and there would be no sound! Seriously, isn't the repeated, mixed tones distracting? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am

I saw a helmet ad showing that it was designed to allow 2 audibles (had a pro track and pro dytter). Why? People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am