RIGGER

*** If your goal is to develop the safest system, its a chain and padlock to lock yourself to the ground. I said Ram Air Reserves. By the way we do not have to agree on all points, each skydiver have the freedom to see the sport in his way, I have my point of view. Safe Skydiving !!!

Hi I'm not talking about the past, I'm talking about the present & I'm talking about the too small canopies - you may ask what is too small ? when I wrote "do not push the envelope" I point on know your level & know what you jump as a system & think twice before you move to a canopy which might not be for you. There are many very good skydivers that put a personal limit for the canopies sizes they are jumping, not because they can not jump smaller but because they would like to keep the fun SAFE. Too many skydivers lost their life under OPEN canopies, like the 30 jumps or so skydiver who jumped a Stiletto 190 or other low level skydivers jumping too small & HP canopies for their level & no body care. Ram Air reserve has been always better then rounds. Regarding AAD - why it is not mandatory ? It should be like here in Israel they are mandatory for years. Why we still have AFF instructors jumping AFF jumps without an AAD. Why we still have skydivers jumping without AAD ? I have a lot of respect to the mfg., skydivers & all good people that developed the more & more safer & better parachutes & I do think that it will continue. let me inform you that I'm all the way for Better & Safer parachuting systems I do not think that R&D is bad, I think it's great & a part of the sport but I also think that there is no reason for the lost we have in the sport, even one is too much !!! The main aim of the mfg. now is to deal with the speeds of today skydiving & create stronger systems & reserves. Look around even with all the best we have, we still deal with harness failures, hard openings & reserves failures, let deal with these issues first & then go "Smaller" Safe Skydiving !!!

Hi Roger You should credit Bill Booth for the "Skyhook" RSL system too. This is one more life saving device came out from the RWS. Safe Skydiving !!!

Hi Bill I'm sorry but I do not agree with you. Skydiving is a wonderful sport with some risks but in general is a safe sport - just do not push the envelope. Yes, there are some risks in the sport but all time you respect the limits you keep the risks at a minimum level. There is a limit for how small we can go with parachutes sizes even with a "Super Hi Tec" parachute with the best airfoil. I do not know if skydivers are "asking" for the "Toys" or the mfg. creates the "Toys" & offer the Top Canopy Pilot to test them but we see them in the air even in very small no. Does the 21 sq.ft has been jumped to see how small we can fly or just an commercial answer to the 39 sq.ft ? what next ? Why we need 98 & 99 sq.ft. F111 reserves ? for the light skydivers ? which became fast the "Big Boys" which like to have a smaller rig even they do not need it. As a professional Master Rigger & skydiving Instructor I know the limits & I would like to enjoy the sport for many more years & this is the way I educate my students or the skydivers at my DZ. I'm all the way for better sport parachuting systems, stronger, safer & better done. BUT I do think that it should be a "RED" line. The problem with the small size canopies & the high wing loading is that in case of a problem, line twists, released toggle or line over it start spinning very fast reaching high "G" forces in a very short time & you can not even move your hands to react - think about it !!! Does the "More" extra fun worth the lost of any life ??? NO !!! Safe Skydiving !!!

Hi I knew Chris he was a great person. There are no any logic reasons that a 21 sq.ft or a 39 sq.ft canopies will be in the air. Mfg. MUST stop do that, I do not understand the reasons why they do it & show with a great pride that the "canopy" fits into an envelope. The lost of life does not worth any kind of HP parachute. Having better parachutes does not means that skydivers should die - no way !!! There must be a limit for how far mfg. should go with small mains & small reserves & one of the ways is that the skydivers & DZO will understand that there is a LIMIT & refuse to play with the too small toys. Safe Skydiving for all !!!