thehardhat

How do you figure a round reserve of 25+ years is "legally" out of date by age? To my knowledge the FAA does not set age limits on gear. Age has no bearing on gear that has been stored and maintained properly. I have a 40 year old Tri-Conical I jump with my 40 year old PC....it will pass any strength and porosity test you can give it....and it has. I was told some time ago the FAA I believe, has a rule about that as regards reserve canopies. It's possible though, that I was told this was a policy of manufacturers but I suppose Dan Poynter of Dave DeWolf would have the reliable info on this. My guess is as a rigger you are probably able to jump such an old canopy as your own by choice since you are not certifying it as airworthy for any one else. When I was a rigger I had a lot of lattitude with my own gear. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

"Re: [in2jumping] Riggers -how to dispose of old gear? In Reply To ------------------------------------------------------------ Bury it some where in the Cascade Mountains around Woodland Washington? ------------------------------------------------------------ Actually I like your idea best if I wind up having to bury it. Sounds like it might be a great place for skydivers to start having canopy funerals while having fun screwing with the Feds." ------------------------------------------------------------ Stratostar; I like your signature quote BTW -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

As for what the gear is, the canopies are a solid red Stratostar with white stablizers, crossported and shortened lines, probably still jumpable. the second main is a Cloud specially modified for traditional accuracy by a Golden Knights rigger with third brake line risers & collapsable slider, Gold with black stripes, also still probably jumpable. The round reserve is about 25+ years old, legally out of date by age. The container/harness rig is actually in good shape, I'll have to check what make, but something that hasn't been manufactured in years, sized for the Cloud. Between the two canopies I won about 30 local trophies in accuracy and scared the crap out of many doing demos into insanely small places. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

Great idea actually! That still leaves a lot of nculear waste nylon to do something with though. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

Actually I like your idea best if I wind up having to bury it. Sounds like it might be a great place for skydivers to start having canopy funerals while having fun screwing with the Feds. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

Good point. The canopies are actually probably still jumpable, though I doubt any rigger would have the balls to try to sell a student a Stratostar or a custom modified Cloud. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

As much as I would enjoy helping you annoy your wife that still doesn't solve the ultimate problem. And though I appreciate the offer to pay for shipping to you it just bugs me that MY gear may wind up in a landfill decomposing about as fast as nuclear waste. A suggestion for you -renovate your storage space -carpeting, paneling, nice lighting, special finished shelves -the perfect quandry to drive a wife batty! She will think maybe you're creating a nice new space she'll get to use eventually -maybe. Just be sure to review your life insurance policy in case she gets impatient. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.

Are there any riggers that know of the proper way to dispose of old gear no longer airworthy other than simply dumping it in the local landfill? I don't like the idea of throwing it on the dropzone bonfire either due to the huge volumes of toxic fumes that creates when it's more than just a single canopy. This issue I'm sure has by now become a major one that our sport has yet to address. Nylon doesn't just rot like paper in the ground. There must be some easy way to recycle all that otherwise useable nylon. -Clouddancer Live like there's no tomorrow, love like you've never been hurt, and dance like you do when no one is watching.