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Quoting BrianM from another thread http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3194520; d.d.s.

2001, Swedish people had to pay almost 11 SEK (Swedish Krona) for $1USD. Today, we can buy 1USD for 6 SEK. So for us, the rig prices are about HALF of what they were in 2001

Are there any articles/research about canopy wear in sunlight behind window glass? Or does the window filter all the UV light? d.d.s.

Hey, Any one got an instruction on how to make a running loop (pop top loop)? Online or email, anything goes. PM me if you do. Thanks! d.d.s.

I have one for the Student Zerox... PM me if thats what you´re looking for. d.d.s.

I´ll try that, thanks. d.d.s.

Tried the search but didn't find what I am after. I´m in the process of educating my fellow jumpers at my dz about different line types and in particular the wear an tear of them. I´m looking for images that illustrate different wear on vectran, spectra and dacron. I found a good reference on PD´s website for HMA lines: http://www.performancedesigns.com/hma.asp This is what I want with the other line types! Thanks for your help. d.d.s.

What is the benefit of making your own safety stow loops? I always have a few in stock! d.d.s.

Unfortunately, we jump at our citys airport, and we can not convert to throwout. The reason is because we cant find a good way for the students to do dummy-pulls. We had plans of iserting crepe paper in the boc, while jadding the students, so the student pulls the crepe paper and thus creating a visual check for the instructor that the student actually has done the simulated throwout maneuver in a correct way. We are not allowed, by the airport, to throw anything that falls to the ground, thus making the crepe paper idea useless... So, we are keeping the BOC ripcord (yes, we have BOC ripcord). But the routing of the housing (it is routed from the boc - under the container - inserting the ripcord in the loop from the left side of the container when looking down at the rig), makes it difficult for the secondary release to be pulled with a conventional secondary release setup, because of the angle of the pull against the housing. Anyone got any ideas for us? Please help! d.d.s.

Anyone here using Zerox student rigs with AFF modification? Could you please post a picture of how the mod is made, or describe it for me? We are in the process of doing the AFF mod on the Zerox rigs at our dz, but are sort of lost because of the odd main ripcord housing placement... d.d.s.

Hey, its been a while since I've visited dropzone.com... tried to search for Matter Tracer, but didn't find anyone that jumped one. Any thoughts of the suit? http://www.matterclothing.com/products/wingsuit-tracer.htm I've had a year off from skydiving, and only about 60 jumps total on a S3, so I'm not up to date. If no one has tried the Tracer, I'll go for the Acro (but I'm keeping my old S3). d.d.s.

Hey, Anyone who can help me determinating what type of link this is? I'm guessing PdF, but what type? d.d.s.

I'm in the middle of this fix-idea I have... That is building a kite from zp fabric and HMA lines. I'm planning to build a steerable kite. Not the size of a big "kite surfi'n"-kite, but a smaller one, and with no inflatable ribs. I have searched the web for guidance on how to build a kite (measurements, material etc), but I have had no luck in my journey to settle my mind, so I am now asking for help in the skydiving community. Anyone out there with "blueprints" on a kite? Anyone out there that knows where one can get hold of HMA lines? Any help/thoughts/experience or cheers would be awsome. Thanks! d.d.s.

Thanks dudes! d.d.s.

I am looking for an online Vector2 manual (RW does not have one on their website). Please help, thank you! /Bjorn d.d.s.

I am also modding a Javelin to hardhousing. One problem I have noticed is the "opening" in the chest strap (where the strap is attached to the cheast-ring, there is an "opening" where the housing should go thru). The problem is that the gap of cheaststrap is to small! There is no room routing the hardhousing thru this space... I am thinking of mounting the housing on top of the cheaststrap (instead of thru it), just making a "pocket for it to run thru. My next problem is that I do not have the muscle to sew thru the ceaststrap were it´s doublestiched... Any ideas, or havent you understood anything in this post? d.d.s.

I jump at the same DZ as the author of this thread. Maybe we will be attempting a northern flock world record this summer?

for 60 bucks, I would buy it! IF the images are large and nice quality, and the updates are free the first 2 years or so. after that you could buy an update-patch for another 2 years for lets say... $15. GREAT idea! d.d.s.

http://www.pia.com/fxc/2B1M12000.htm Did not find much... But I have a great link with lots of info about the FXC in Swedish if you would like! =) d.d.s.

Does anyone out there have good links to different sites explaining how canopy fabric (ZP and F-111) are made? I am for example interested in how the two fabrics are made, what kind of technique is used when making them, what kind of substance is used for "coating" a ZP, and so on and so on... All links welcome! d.d.s.

If you have specific problems, visit Adobe´s user to user forums. They are great. Whatever Adobe-product you have. http://www.adobe.com/support/forums/main.html d.d.s.

I´ve seen a guy die 10 meters from me because one of his steering lines broke when he began to flare. Please, don´t do the same mistake he did. May he RIP. d.d.s.

Check out http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/hrdopn.pdf for PD´s ideas... d.d.s.

Back in the day, when I started jumping, I had a PD 170, that always slammed me on opening. I really put down alot of time to roll the nose, etc, to get softer openings, wich I didn´t get. I continued to do this nose-rolling, until one day when I thougt "aaa... screw this". I packed a word-up regular propack, and did nothing. I got sweet openings after that, until I sold it. Experiment with your packjobs to get softer openings, and if it still doesn´t work out for you, pack the thing without doing any "extras". Just shove the nose in a bit, and get more sliderfabric against your belly (more slider to the nose of the canopy). d.d.s.

Opening the main corners on your Mirage for wing suit jumps can be done by any experienced rigger. Invert the unpacked main container, and put a bar tack in the bottom (see pic). Then carefully removing the FF stitching that holds the corner in place, down to the bar tack. After doing the mod, you may find that it will take a little more attention during packing. I hope this helps. // Bjorn d.d.s.