riggertj9

Rigging Innovations has a service bulletin on their home page. Mirage Systems as of this morning (03/22/2011) has not released an official service bulletin but has announced their intentions to pull authorization of the Argus AAD in multiple mediums. So technically the Argus AAD is still authorized for installation and use in a Mirage harness/container as of this moment but with multiple announcements to pull that authorization, so it is coming. Update: Sunpath has also pulled their authorization for installation of the Argus AAD. Here is the Service Bulletin: http://sunpath.com/docs/SPSB006-3.22.11_0.pdf Here is RI's Service Bulletin: http://www.rigginginnovations.com/support/sb/SB-1548.pdf

I see people going in the wrong direction here. The main Issue I get is that the Illinois Department of Revenue has made it difficult to do pay the tax. This is a little unclear, Sec. 1.20. "Receiver" means a person who either produces, refines, blends, compounds or manufactures fuel in this State, or transports fuel into this State or receives fuel transported to him from without the State or exports fuel out of this State, or who is engaged in distribution of fuel primarily by tank car or tank truck, or both, and who operates an Illinois bulk plant where he has active fuel bulk storage capacity of not less than 30,000 gallons. Check out the Red 'and'. I'm not completely convinced that they fall under the category of a receiver either. bottom line is they are willing to pay the tax. But coming up with a $2500 bond for the permission to pay the tax? Come on now. I don't think this law was ever designed to be enforced on individuals. I can't figure out where the $2500 bond number came from. The tax law states it should be at least twice the average quarterly return, IF it's required at all. According to the numbers listed in the article that would be a little over $30. Some of the information is missing here. Why is the bond so high? I can't find any minimum dollar amount in the tax law. Even so the law makes no mention of personal use. This needs to be changed to reflect current technology.

It is not just a slim E815. While the user Interface might be similar to the E815, the hardware (and so must be the software) is different. Almost all of the body is aluminum. I am not sure if it's 'aircraft aluminum' or not, but it is aluminum. The parts that are plastic are on the bottom by the antenna. Think about it, the phone would not perform very well if the antenna was covered with aluminum or any other metal for that matter. later

As far as comparison to other models, The original V3 RAZR was the first of it's kind. Similar slim phone followed the razor and over time more features were added. The original V3 is only part of the slim line offered by Motorola. For more features on a GSM phone you should inquire about the V3i. (that is an ' i ' at the end) This is a newer version of the V3 with some upgrades. For other technologies there are solutions as well. The V3c is for CDMA carriers, and V3x for 3G carriers (very minimal use in the US this phone is mostly for european and japanese markets) The original V3 RAZR was hailed as the best voice call performing phone on the market at that time. Due to the amount of new technology used in the electrical design of the phone. I'm sorry I am unable to publish the numbers to back that up. I can say that I have never had a problem when I carried one, and have many friends that say their phones perform very well. I tried to include links to comparisons but they were not working. If you would like to research any more mobile phones I found this great site. www.softpedia.com I don't carry the V3 RAZR any longer. I had to give it back, getting a U6 PEBL. Also a Nice phone. Thanks for reading.

Hello ladies. Packer Kevin from Skydive Chicago here. I have been designated as your Chauffer for your record attempt. Can everone who needs a ride please respond with the date your flying in, your flight number, and the time you will be arriving so I can plan accordingly. If you need a place to stay I suggest talking to Melissa about the use of the SDC bunkhouse. Thank you ladies! See you all soon. PK

Wow! That's alot of answers. Before I answer that I see some issues here that need to be resolved. As a packer and rigger, I had to reply to this one. Aggiedave said: Umm......no. Malfunctions, besides the ones mentioned, (total due to misrouted bridal, or container not closed properly, things like this.) are totally random. Find someone who is or used to be a test jumper and ask how hard it is to MAKE A canopy malfunction. I have spoken with test jumpers and heard how hard it is to make a canopy malfunction. Everything from stiching the lines to the top of the canopy, (wich cleared most of the time anyway) to pullup cords around the D-bag (wich also cleared most of the time). Packing a malfunction even when your trying is not easy at all. The way canopy's are designed today they want to open. I don't agree with the idea that pro packing can cause malfuntions. My dropzone has one packer who solely flatpacks. While our staff has a very low malfuntion rate, neither style has shown more lineovers or other malfuntions than the other. While I do think that sloppy packing can result in a sloppy opening which can increase (not directly cause) the chance of a malfunction. If your packer is packing sloppy, get a new packer, notify the lead packer or supervising rigger of the need for more instruction. I also do not belive that a parachute opening is inherently chaotic, but I do think that 'throwing a hankerchief into a hurricane' and expecting perfect results every time is. Statisticaly, If you stay in the sport long enough you will have a malfunction. Due to something you, or your packer did? maybe. due to nothing at all just the probablility that things don't always work excactly the same every time and that jump the different things just happened to stack up against each other? more likely. While the "least appreciated" is true, I have walked with $400+ per day on busy weekends, friday - sunday. I've done it a few wednesdays too. FYI, my average pack time is 5-7 minutes. So to all those calling bullshit, have you ever noticed how hard, and how many hours your packer works? More than 14 hour days are not unheard of for a busy dropzone. As far as rate goes, I charge a flat $5. With a few exceptions. There are some people who squeeze a large canopy into tiny containers. While normally this does not bother me, I have requested an extra dollar from time to time if a rig is ridiculusly difficult. If your buddy is helping you close the rig and your both struggling, then yeah that's a little over the top. I do not however charge more for larger canopy's (unless like I said your trying to squeeze it into a tiny container). Most of the time your customers will take care of you. You get tips sometimes. I do agree with dave and bo...a canopy is a canopy. Tandems are more complicated though and require more attention therefore, more pay. As far as quoting the FAR's.........let's read them. part 105 under the regulations for packing mains states: The "Direct Supervision" mentioned above is a controversial subject and will be saved for another conversation. Check out the post by "tombuch" on the third page of this thread for more on that. These were copied and pasted directly from the FAA website. http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?sid=4be448cfe9184072b86f89b680995704&c=ecfr&tpl=/ecfrbrowse/Title14/14cfrv2_02.tpl if your interested Now why does the FAA refer to these as "PRIVILEGES?" Because that's exactly what they are. They also say a rigger "May..." meaning IF YOU CHOOSE to exercise your PRIVILEGES you must follow the FAR's. There is nothing in the FAR's that MAKES you exercise your PRIVILEGES. So does the rigger HAVE to be responsible for a packer...the answer is no. You are not REQUIRED to take responsibility for rigging work performed by others (packing a main for someone else IS rigging work as defined by FAR part 65.125a-2) unless you CHOOSE to take that responsibility. You are resposible for you actions while CHOOSING to excercise the PRIVILAGES of your certification. Very true. You or the person supervising you is responsible for that packjob. Check everthing, check often. While I somtimes pack for teams and ask them to help in some ways, (brakes, slider, or bolth,(never the pilot chute it uncocks itself most of the time anyway)) Nothing is gone with out checking it during the pack job. Also take a look at the waiver that you all sign every year. I know Our waiver at least, nullifies certian rights to hold people resposible in the event something goes wrong. Not that certian people should not be held responsible in cases of negligiance, intentional harm, or other things within a person's control. But for basic "the way the sport is" situations.....no. I belive that as a packer/rigger, your morals and respect for you business (and your fellow skydivers) should make you take the level of responsibility to insure that every risk in your relm of contol is minimized to the best of your ability. So TeminalV, My best advise to becoming a packer.........Practice!!!!! Should you get your riggers ticket before hitting the mats? Could't hurt. I think the rigging course werever you take it will teach you so much about how a parachute system is constructed, why it flys, how it opens, and tons of other things that it would greatly increase your awareness on why you do some things in packing. For everyone, some questions you can (and should) be asking if your packer is making you nervouse..... are you a rigger? if not were is your supervising rigger? is he available to take care of concerns that may arize? I personaly don't belive that number of pack jobs, or style of packing has anything to do with how good of packer you are. Ask these questions if you have concerns Sorry this post is so long. Packer Kevin