ZigZagMarquis

Pen? It's called a pencil pack for a reason!

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Beware of SIDS... Skydiving Induced Divorce Syndrome!

Who are you kidding Sparky! You were watching the young pretty ladies walk on by!!!

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Holy end of an era BatMan! What will the skydiver formerly known as Paco do? I thought he was the heir-apparent? (Serious)

1) You could try sending a PM to mjosparky here on dropzone.com, he may have a manual. 2) Think hard on whether the gear is air-worthy before packing it; no offense. What kind of container is it in? Are you sure you don't mean an R2-1 canopy by Para-Innovators?

Try PM'ing MJOsparky. He might have a copy or know how to get ahold of Hank.

* yawn * Let us know when skymama joins...

Bytch... I'm confused... are you asking... 1) What's people's opinion on the mfgr and/or FAA not getting the word out better that one shouldn't pack a Softie over 20 years old? 2) Your inference that one rigger / dealer dime'ed out another rigger to the FAA is f'ed up? Or are you just not so subtly trying to pass the word for folks to watch their ass when it comes to old gear they're not infinitely familiar with? [edit] Um, I'm sorry... or weren't you asking anything, just saying?

Well, hopefully a real CRW Dog will happen by and really explain it or post some pictures, but most CRW rigs / set-ups use a retractable bridle & pilot chute set-up with a couple of additional rings on the top skin of the canopy. This is done so when they're building stacks and other CRW formations, their bridles and pilot chutes aren't steaming behind them with the risk then them getting entagled.

Its very good to ask, but if you're using a soft bristle brush in a sensible fashion, I wouldn't worry too much. Your reserve risers are really tough, so, again, as long as you don't go nuts or use a wire brush or anything, I wouldn't worry about it. If you're uncomfortable doing it yourself, next time you're at the DZ, ask your local rigger for help. Also, if you did take a roll in the dirt last landing, I find it hard to believe you got mud just on your reserve risers. Use a brush to get the mud off the other parts of your rig that aren't the small portion of exposed reserve risers y'all see when the rig is packed before working in that area to get a feel for what you're doing. Also, also, the next time you jump your rig, opening shock will do wonders to knock dirt off from a previous landing where you may have had a bit of a "yard sale" on landing... assuming you don't have another on that jump. Strange things have happened / have been done by inexperienced jumpers trying to "fix" or "clean" something on their rig and they "know not what they do", so its good you're asking first. How much mud are we really talking here? Pictures?