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  1. You do realise with this sort of malicious shit you are venturing into that No manufacturer will dear touch your future orders in case something went wrong that was out of their control and this is what they are facewd with. On top of that manufacturers do not give discounts, only dealers do, and i doubt any dealer would ever accept an order from you leaving you to having to pay retail price for everything. Mate, I think you got hard done by and i am told by Miss gear queen that you are a great bloke, but with the way you are thinking, you are difgging a big hole if you ever plan on buying future gear. Pretty sure this puts you in the manufacturer and distributors black book that the manufacturers send out to all their distributors each year ;) .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  2. Crashtest, YOu made a whine, people have read it, Billvon has said his opinion, it fired me up and you got a supporter. Thats that, end of story. Stop harping on at Bill though, He has been called out, right or wrong he replied. Bill is a very big part of this community and has contributted shit loads of the years, probably if it was not for bill the moderator team and the advice and cleanliness of dropzone.com would not be what it is, So ease up mate, move on. Bill has his views, you have yours, I have mine. Bill go called out and he responded. Leave it at that as this thread is just going far too downhill with it now being you, me and bill making all the posts. Crashtest, I too think you are a strange one waiting it out, however your dealer came and took me out for lunch a couple of months ago when she flew to Australia and we had a chat about this and it is obvious to me that it was far beyone any normal circumstances where just pulling out is just an easy option to do and she said you have been put through the ringer of bullshit and you have been totally amazing in how you have handled the situation. that means alot coming from her in my books. I could also see how exausted she was from the PDF fiasco, so going by this i can understand that pulling out was not an easy option. its like a lemon car, you keep putting money into it and you dont know when to stop. Crashtest, dont keep harping on at bill, When I spoke out he could have easily come back and insulted me, put my grammar down and my typing skills etc but he came back with a reply and in that reply he made it known he feels for you. he just has a different opinion from an opinion that has been made over his long time in the industry/sport. he is entitled to that. Move on before this thread continues the minefield it feels like. You want newbies to see this thread when they search for PDF, they are not going to see it if it is in the recylce bin and i believe the moderators are making a hard decision here already by leaving it in the forum and not the recycle bin. bill has sat there and taken personal insults and that is more than we can ask of him. Crashtest, give up while you are ahead and have the majority of support on your side. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  3. Just cause the poster did not cancel his order, I dont understand why people would say that its his fault. One of our skydiving manufacturers just did a MASSIVE deal, buy a rig and a get a free second canopy. 400 people buy this deal in one week. 6 months down the track, they are told it will be another 6 months, all the way until 18 months. The poster did nothing wrong. he ordered a rig, and he stuck to his part of the aggreement. The issue here is that a rig has taken 18 months to build after being pulled on a stirng 6 months turned into 18 months and he has finally got his rig. 18 months is not acceptable when promised a rig in 6 months. IF PDF say the rig will be ready in 6 months then it should be. if it is a month early or a month later then fine, but 18 months is not acceptable. Billvon says that PDF takes 15 months anyway, firstly what bullshit, secondly if a manufacturer tells a new person to skydiving who is buying his first custom made rig that their product will be ready in 6 months then if it takes 18 months they should apologise to the guy. They should make it right. Aerodyne, wings, UPT,Icarus, PD, they say something is going to be ready to me everyday,and not one of them has been longer than 3 weeks overdue. 18 months is out of line and the customer should be compensated in some form. For starters, the canopy he ordered was 18 months ago, he also gets a free downsize. What fucking good is that original canopy he ordered 18 months later? EDIT: I dont actually think it is the customer who has to pay extra money, i think the dealer is stuck with that. 18 months ago that dealer made a sale and got promised payment. would have collected at least 50% on deposit of order knowing this dealer, she would have done her tax returns for the year in that 18 months, would have put that PROFIT into more stock and building renovations, it would have been spent. That dealer gets invoiced for the rig when it is ready, it took 18 months to be ready and all the rigs in that deal she sold that magical week she then has to pay an extra 30% out of her business cause the exchange went upside down over the last 8 months of that sale. He is just feeling for her i believe. His rant is that his rig took 18 months and all he got was a rig he ordered 18 months ago and paid for rental gear since and the wrong colour canopy. This is not acceptable and this thread is great for those new jumpers that this week are looking for a rig. Not all new jumpers know of bad customer service problems just because a friend of a friend somewhere in the world had bad customer service a couple of years ago. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  4. Why? He knew they were going to want to be paid when the rig was delivered. This is not a surprise, or unusual. The exchange rate started falling (with no sign of getting better) a long time ago, so it has been very obvious for a long time that the rig would be more expensive than it originally seemed. That was the time to press the issue, not now. There is such a thing as loyalty to the point of stupidity. Sounds like he had the opportunity to cancel for a long time, he should have been out of there like a shot. The main thing this story makes me think is "Dude, what were you thinking?" You dont pay for rigs after they get delivered mate. I sell rigs every day and nobody has ever paid me AFTER the rig was delivered. Nobody ever said anything about loyalty. I said after all the talks he and his distributor had with PDF he was assured his rig would be aready again and again. This was a saga that the date kept changing from 3 months to six months, to 12 months to 18 monthis. When you are in something and after the date has been changed time and time again, some people just think, well i have waited this long, whats another two months, then they go through it all again for 18 months. Just pulling out of the sale is not always the obvious move when the manufacturer keeps saying it will be ready. Maybe he should have given up, but he didnt and that is his chopice in a freakish situation. You cant say how you would react unless you were in the situation, the exact situation he was in, and the only people who will ever know his exact situation will be those presant and in that situation at that time. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  5. I dont think he should be asking for anything either. I just understand he is pissed with the whole situation and now he is saying instead of a free tsirt they send me a bill for a 1000gbp more than it was when he ordered it 18 months ago. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  6. Dave, there is alot more to it mate. This guy and his distributor went to great lengths to stick by PD's side. The distributor has had a year of working things out with PDF and is a well respected dealer. She is my idol in this industry. Anyway, mate, life is more complicated than a few words bitching in a forum. This guy has 18 months of stories to tell about PDF. I dont know why he did not cancel his order, he didnt have to, but i take it he is ranting now just cause he is pissed off about chasing payment or something. You see, here is the other problem, the distributor tried to pay for it when they ordered it., back then the GBP was strong. PDF would not accept ayment 18 months ago, now they want it, now the GBP has lost 30% of its value in those 18 months and the rig is a fuck load more expensive. So i can understand why this has made the customer explode all over again. Whaatever the case there will always be lots more to a story in a forum than what a single post says, but in this case crashtest SHOULD be pissed off. This was a serious fuck up and it only got worse that they did not accept payment upon ordering but only now and the GBP is so shit. The GBP is now even money or something stupid with the euro. The guys is pissed, let him be i say. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  7. What a Load of BULLSHIT! Maybe f you did the research you would realise that this was a great marketing idea gone wrong and is not the norm. PDF offered a deal that if you buy a whole rig you get a free downsize canopy. or something like that. Then they took a years worth of orders in a period of a week. They got bogged down. The you say that the dealer does not know much about the gear he orders. Well SHE is the biggest dealer in the UK and owns the biggest rigging loft in the UK. SHE organized face to face meetings with PDF over this fiasco. SHE was in constant communication with PDF and SHE was the best person for the job. Ordering a bloody Javelin and it taking 6 months is NOTHING at all like ordering a PDF rig and it taking 18 fucking months to be made. PDF FUCKED up and they know it. This is why they had face to face meeetings with the dealer. This was not one person here. They took something like 400 bloody orders in a week. This is not normal and PDF will be the first to say this.They tried to do their best and fix their mistake and the guy has gotten his rig back. He was also offered to cancel his order on numerous occassions. Crashtest has been one of the most patient gear customers on the planet. He stuck in with them and believed in them. PDF fucked up and for you a moderator to come in to this thread and slam the original poster who just waited 18 months for his rig is unfair, even to go as far as to say that his dealer does not know the gear. You are SPECULATING.. Crashtest, AMEN Brother. I have not read the rest of the posts after your initial one and then Billvons but AMEN, you got the bad end of a very bad mistake and stuck with it. I am sure PDF would be the first to stand in front of you and say they fucked up, saying it on an online forum though would be very ahrd and intimidating for any business man. Billvon, every post i have read of yours in the past 6 months seem like you are always putting the original poster down. I dont know why you have changed to be like that but it is not fair on the original poster in this thread. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  8. Does anyone know if an Optimum 193 will pack into a Icon I5. It seems Aerodyne have not tested this yet so I am wondeirng if any riggers out there know the answer to what I am looking for. Thanks. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  9. PM 'likestojump.'. Him and i might be able to help you out. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  10. "use by date'. Figure of speech. If someones links are past their use by date and they are posting it from home to a person who has purchased their second hand canopy, then they should at least tie some 'bread ties' around each line set if they do not have access to any links. That is common curtosey. Does not mean they have to drive an hour and a half to their local dropzone gear store to buy actual links to send their $500 canopy to someone. Yes, all canopies come with links be it hard or soft links when purchased from a manufacturer. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  11. Actually, that makes me remember a question the other day. A newbie buying a rig asked for a soft resere handle and he said, When i get the rig can you make sure that I get the manual, pull ups and the standard reserve handle when you send it? I wrote to him explaining that because you are choosing the soft reserve handle it does not mean they are also going to send you a metal handle.
  12. Again.... I've not seen any evidence that handle shape helps with pull order recall. I don't think we should be pressuring students to pick one piece of gear or another without actual evidence. I don't know of any DZ's that use soft handles on their student gear, so it's hard to compare real data. However, recent jumpers buying new gear is a reasonable approximation of student jumps - especially since most students don't have a real emergency during their student progression. Most jumpers experience their first real malfunction on their own gear in their later phases of learning. So... If new jumpers are buying soft handles, (it sounds like they are), and soft handles are a safety issue, then we'd see a statistical increase in accidents caused by that new component. Soft handles have been popular for some time now, and we haven't seen that statistical increase. New jumpers everywhere are using these things, and they're not having a problem. That's hard evidence that these things are safe for new jumpers. It also suggests that they are safe for students, since there's little difference between students and new jumpers. _Am Andy, the thing is i have noticed the major increase in the past 8 weeks. Evidence is what I am concerned might be about to come. In three years I have sold 3 newbies soft handles. In the past 8 weeks, I have sold 11 newbies soft handles. Maybe the evidence is about to come, that is what concerns me and that is why i have bought the topic up. Surely brining it up beofre it happens is not something we should just dismiss. I have been one container manufacturers top distributor (in their top 7 for the past three years) so i have sold a fair few rigs, but only these past two months it has drastically jumped from 3 newbies in three years buying a soft reserve handle to 11 in eight weeks. Those sort of changes in numbers jump out at me. Your points are valid, i just hope you see why I am concerned. I am not concerned about the past, just about this new trend. maybe in a year we will see the evidence needed to back up what i am concerned about..... i just hope we dont. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  13. I have a few more than 100 jumps. My first malfunction was about 8 years ago on jump 60 something. I got my racer lines caught on the door handle as i left the plane, hang from the door until the handle broke and i fell free with lines wrapped around my arm. Once i got it away from my arms, i pulled the main out and then it was a mess so i cut away. had a bit of time as it was a slow malfunction. My second malfunction was 2 weeks later on jump 1001 or 102. That was just problems with not being able to open two end cells on each side of the canopy. some say i should not have cut but i lost alot of ground tying to open the cells so i cut. My third malfunction was on jump 500 and something a few years ago and that was a high speed malfunction, where again i also had a glance before cutting away. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  14. Well I can say that my first reserve ride I actually was luckily enough to have the time to sit there, look at my handles, make absolute sure that i was about to pull the first one right and then the reserve. It had been drilled into me over and over, hell i was on a diploma course in skydiving so you can be sure as hell in this government funded skydiving school that we sat in the classroom for days on end practising our emergency drills, still though, my first reserve ride i had to visually check to make sure i was going to pull the correct handle the first time. I would have been fucked if it was a high speed malfunction and both handles were red cause then i would have had to look to see what one had the metal cord attached. Now some manufacturers are making the reserve handles out of spectra, that surely would of fucked with me if i had to look down and see two red handles. So, i have to disagree with you, doing your homework is theory, being in a malfunction situation is practical and you do not know how you will react until you have had one. Dont get me wrong it can actually be very calming having a malfunction as you are trained to not panik and deal with the situation, but on your first one you sure as hell will double think to make sure you are pulling the right one. Cause if you do panik just a little bit and pull the wrong one, more than likely it is GAME OVER .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  15. Two, maybe three. Good point though. I think that s a common case as well. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  16. Thanks for the replies. Glad to see I am not the only one concerned. Also glad to see a manufacturer of containers also think it is stupid. I dont think it is stupid as such, I just think it is a uneducated decision. I can understand the cool factor of skydiving toys, hell, everything i own is damn fucking cool, not just skydiving but in my house as well. I love cool. I just think it comes down to education, I just hope I remember to educate all my customers on my beliefs when they are new to the sport. I do not think it would be any harm that a the UK or USA made a mandatory rule that you must have 100 skydives on your OWN FIRST rig before you jump a soft reserve handle. This way at least that newbie jumper is sitting in a plane doing their drills with the metal handle. I do my drills about ten times in every plane i am in. So that would be a thousand drills in total plus the 1000 on the ground in those 100 jumps. So that would drill it into my head, alot better than some of these 40 jump guys getting soft reserve handles straight away anyway. Im not bagging on these guys, I dont believe they have actually given it as much thought or have been in the sport long enough to see anything eye openning enough to make them think about it. Hopefully this thread willl change a few minds and i will get some emails asking me to change a few orders. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  17. Over the past eight weeks I have sold fourteen new rigs to new jumpers to the sport. Eleven of these new jumpers have all asked for soft reserve handles initially. I personally feel that this is a terrible choice for a new jumper until they have experienced a cut away and the pressure involved with the metal dring they were trained on. What is the rush for them to be getting reserve handles that match the feel of their cutaway and why all the sudden is this the handle of choice? One newbie said, do not give me a soft reserve handle cause I don't want to worry about what is what for my first cut away. This jumper is going to go far thinking like that, but why do all the others need a soft reserve handle. I am scared shitless that one of these new jumpers is going to really fuck things up by pulling the wrong one if they are having a scary as hell moment when needing their reserve. Some reserve rides can be relaxed with a bit of time to think but what about if one is a panik, surely this could spell dissaster. What I want to know is what experienced jumpers think about this and what newbies think about it. Also should it be mandatory that "a" licensed jumpers have a metal reserve handle like they are trained on? I like to think I am responsible when it comes to selling gear so I would like to know what you instructors and vetrans think about it. Sure I can just say no to them, I know that. Personally I just explain my beleifs to them. Cheers and I do hope to hear some constructive posts on the matter from all experience levels. Cheers. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  18. I paid for an hour last night and it was over in 1 minute and thirty seven seconds but i still had to pay for an hour. She told me "suck it up buttercup". Seriously, Every time i sell something second hand to a newbie I get asked if the risers will come with the canopy. I fully understand why new people to purchasing gear or people who have not purchased brand new gear would think risers would come with a canopy. Canopies come with nothing. If you are lucky you will get links with the canopy, you will from the manufacturer but understand if someone does not send you links then that is probably because they are past their use by date and you are better off without them and need to buy new ones. A container should come with everything minus the canopy and minus the reserve canopy. If you have not got thsose parts then you did not get what you paid for, easy as that. However, maybe this guy that sold it to you was a bit of a moron and sold the canopy with risers and toggles not knowing. Sorry moron is the wrong word, just new to selling gear. I will be more than happy to sell you spare parts that you are missing at my dealer prices if you are still needing them. I would just give you the parts but i do not have any second hand gear or spare parts at the moment. Send me a PM if you would like the extra parts at my cost price rather than the retail price you are getting quoted. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  19. Micron fully loaded with all options. Safire 2 or crossfire 2 PD-R Cypres 2 Just a touch over $7000 USD assembled and delivered. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  20. bigway

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    Wow, that is super nice. Who ripped you off? At least when I sell my customers Microns they are able to show other people the container rather than an invisible one. :) I have attached my new 4 million dollar harbour side estate. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  21. I found it. www.sitflyclothing.com I also found these http://www.anticon.biz/onlinestore/ .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  22. Im tyring to find that store that was selling skydive tshirts, hoodies etc. They had a cool hoodie with a mask attached. Can anyone help me out as I think this will be the perfect hoodie for this poker reality show going on. Please send me a PM if you have their details as this thread will just get lost in the bonfire. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  23. So I just found an interview with the WSOP champ who is the host and he is saying that this is a reality show that is big brother meets the apprentice and they want to show how poker players have poker affect their daily decisions in business etc or something? Anyway, kind of like bankroll management etc. I imagine it will be alot of business tasks etc. What you say Jhone makes alot of sense and I agree. I have actually always watched reality tv shows thinking, i can do that or i can do better than that. Now it is so close to me having a go I am starting to think, hmmm, can i really do that. I just know if there are any business tasks where we have to make money, sell a product, use a company for something etc etc like on the apprentice that some dropzone in the area will have me rolling up with national tv cameras searching for some help The host who made the show over the past few years has said that it can not be a normal poker show as there is already too many and it has to appeal to the wider audience. Maybe I can call joan rivers up and ask her to come and help for a task after her slandering of poker players. That surely would get the attention of the american poker fans and make good tv after her outburst on the apprentice. ANyway guys, I dont think should say anymore and imagine they will have contracts in place where contestants can not discuss the show until after it airs. To be honest, I sit here wondering if this show will slide under the radar or if it will be popular and interviews and all that come out of it. That is the part that freaks me out the most. What happens after it has been broadcast in oz and sold to other countries. I guess it could either be life changing in a good or bad way or it could just be as though nothing happened. If anyone has the poker book 'kill phil', i would love to read it or any other good books i should read. I have a pretty good game but always know i can improve it and maybe a good book before going in would be great. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  24. I have just made the very very short short short list of a reality tv show. They want 11 people, I met the producers after the poker manager at sydneys casino put my name forward. Then filled out the first stage and then the second stage aplication forms, went for a filmed interview and now got a phone call today for them wanting to do the criminal record checks and medical checks. They have one more casting call on the other side of the country to do and will come up with another very short list. They will then put those short lists together and come up with the final 11. I asked how short is the list and they said short enough for you to start getting your affairs in order. It is going to be on network free to air tv, the show is already being advertised in tv adverts. 11 people live in a house filmed 24/7 playing a poker game each week until the final where someone walks away with 100K, sponsorship for major events and flights around the world to the big games etc and mentored by the WSOP champ of a few years back. I am all up for trying to win this thing but being on tv is something else to consider. I think the producers like the whole skydiving aspect being bought to the table. Anyway, my partner will post a link to where you can watch it if anyone is interested. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .
  25. Military can also go to their dealers and receive the same prices, if not cheaper. Where did you hear that Wings is giving military 50% off options as well? Have never heard of wings discounting options before. .Karnage Krew Gear Store .