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6 jumpers + pilot in a 206 is normal at a Cessna DZ.
You may not think its right but it has been thus for many years."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
riflemanAs you're in the UK, you could try contacting these people:
Dodingtons Jewellers
28 High Street
Whitchurch
Shropshire SY13 1AU
Tel: 01948 662179
According to my CCI they're pretty reasonable and have someone who's qualified to service alti's. They'll even provide a service certificate as well.
As he is in the UK and if he read the link I supplied he could go to Alti-2 UK office.
Per the link:
EUROPEAN REPAIR FACILITY
Alti-2 Europe Limited
15 Haskins Walk
Grange Farm
Kesgrave
Ipswich, Suffolk IP5 2BL
Great Britain
Phone: +442075588406
Email: [email protected]"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Perhaps what he's trying to say is that any warranty will be voided and any damage to the unit during the attempted repair could be expensive to fix.
If that's what he's trying to say, he is correct.
Good thing I supplied the link to Alti-2's RMA process and suggested the unit be sent it in.
"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
First let me say that sending it back to Alti-2 for service is probably your best bet. They are good people and they provide excellent service.
Having said that it is pretty easy to open an Alti-II and clean the works with Naptha. Naptha doesn't leave a residue and that's a good thing when cleaning an altimeter. If you choose to do this I highly recommend that you find someone (probably a rigger) with a test chamber so you can exercise the device after cleaning it and compare it to a properly functioning unit.
Considering this is a piece of equipment that can directly impact your safety sending it to Alti-2 really is the best thing to do. Ask yourself this: How comfortable will you be with an altimeter you've serviced yourself?
http://forum.altimaster.com/content.php?155-RMA-Repairs"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
MesoEdit: You should no longer see the DBCooper thread in the recent posts area.
You sir are a saint. Thank you!"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
rwiederAlmost as bad as this one
Unlike D.B. Cooper, This one shows up each & every day. You wouldn't think you could beat a dead horse to death but these two threads prove you can.
Views: 499,112
DB Cooper thread is worse, its now at 1,666,334 views"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Don't get me wrong I like the new format BUT I hate seeing the DB Cooper thread in the list of Recent Forum Discussions at the bottom of the page.
I wonder if there is any way to remove that thread from the list?
The fact that those people waste electrons rehashing that topic is bad enough, being reminded that they do so sucks.
Isn't there a forum rule about wasting bandwidth? I've heard that some people think discussions in Bonfire are a waste but there is nothing in Bonfire that comes any where close to the waste that the DB Cooper thread represents.
STOP THE INSANITY
"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Twice this morning I have come to DZ.com only to get a big red splash screen from Chrome saying its detected malware. I am guessing its an ad that doing this, but I am sorry to not have any other information to provide.
Edit to add a screen shot when it happened a 3rd time"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Go hard or go home
"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
here you go....
http://www.thesans.org/"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3894693;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Have you tested it under load? If a line gets entangled and there's a load on the chin strap how easy is it to release? Might be a good thing to check.
A long time a go I put together a similar thing and was surprised by the difference in its performance when I tested it under load."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
cross posting is against the rules
http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view&post=4478587#4478587"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Quotewhy not just roll with the trusted cyprus?
Because competition is good... and it can lead to better products and better prices"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
So is it time to panic yet? Sorry not a mac guy...."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
QuoteQuoteThat's a stretch isn't it?
Yup, sure is.
Mark
Bad planning by the jumper does not create an emergency for the rigger, so why should the rigger behave as if its an emergency?
Even after you up the scenario I do not believe the rigger should do unauthorised work. We are all well connected these days, so if your rig is in at your rigger cause you need it badly and he calls you but you don't return his call... well its on the jumper.
That said, I like the idea that a rigger should ba allowed to do $25 of work without having to call me. Good to have that kind of agreement in place."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
QuoteQuoteQuoteQuoteyup her letter has been put in the UNEMPLOYMENT pile... nothing to do with user fees on aircraft.
Yep, and now her Congressman can go on record: "I am opposed to unemployment!" Attaboy, Sir.
Many elected officials are lawyers... can't trust a one of them!
Oh you can trust 'em...to BE a lawyer!
99% of lawyers give the rest of them a bad name!"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
QuoteQuoteyup her letter has been put in the UNEMPLOYMENT pile... nothing to do with user fees on aircraft.
Yep, and now her Congressman can go on record: "I am opposed to unemployment!" Attaboy, Sir.
Many elected officials are lawyers... can't trust a one of them!"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
yup her letter has been put in the UNEMPLOYMENT pile... nothing to do with user fees on aircraft.
"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
QuoteI've done the letter campaigns before. What's the issue this time?
I seem to recall a post or a message somewhere suggesting that people in the USA write their representatives to oppose new users fees.
http://www.uspa.org/NewsEvents/News/tabid/59/Default.aspx#32963"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
I imagine they have a backup and you know what they say:
Backups never fail...
... its the restore that fails"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
I can see it now...
This guy gets a tandem rating and shortly there after the forum will have a thread, presumably with video, about how a tandem passenger tricks him into getting out of a plane with a bad spot because they are trying to kill him"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy -
Not to anyone in particular.... just adding this for information
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QuoteI'm done. That's it. No more DZ.com for me. I'm outta here. This is my last post.
See you all out there somewhere.
Good ! Now that he's gone we can all talk openly about him.
No more whispers... people can say what they really think."Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy
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Stretching before a jump...
in General Skydiving Discussions
Excerpt:
A study published in this month’s Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research concluded that static stretching performed before weight-lifting made athletes feel weaker. Researchers suggest that static stretching before physical activity may alter or impair the neurological function in active musculature.
Research published in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports featured similar findings.