crazydiver

Really? No one knows? I know its a terrible movie, but.... Cheers, Travis

What still camera mount does not have snag points where you pointed out? Other than front mounting or completely centered on a large platform helmet. Cheers, Travis

Just curious, who did the video work for the parachuting scene in Police Academy...not sure which one though. Cheers, Travis

One of those mileage will vary scenarios. I did my AFF jumps on an Eclipse. Coupled with a PD300 or 265, it produced a rather constant stream of bad bruises on the arms and legs. Never again, not even for a custom job. Which, of course, is pretty much impossible to get now. Don't blame the container for that. You were jumping PD series mains...hello...have you ever jumped a PD 300 or 269 or whatever that opened nicely? Eclipses are definetly comfortable rigs in my opinion. Cheers, Travis

One of the most prominent things to look at is wear below the grommet that the three ring loop passes through. Historically, this grommet has begun to separate from the webbing and be pulled upwards...not good. Cheers, Travis

It sounds like I shall stand corrected. I will add, however, that it really surprises me that because the manufacturer mandates it that it does not take precedence for legal and for liability issues. In the FAR's in the US, it does mandate the use of a seal, but even if it didn't, because the manufacturer does, a seal would be required. Cheers, Travis

I disagree. If the federal requirements mandate following the manufacturer instructions it does take precidence. If the manufacturer said the sealing was optional or didn't mention in in their manual...then it would be optional...but since its in the manufacturer instructions, it is mandated, it simply isn't set forth by the government. What do you mean? You've just established he's in England, so federal requirements are totally irrelevant. Why would the FAA be able to tell us what to do? England has a government as well. We're not the only country with a civilized governing body. When I said federal requirements, I mean requirements by the government. Cheers, Travis

I disagree. If the federal requirements mandate following the manufacturer instructions it does take precidence. If the manufacturer said the sealing was optional or didn't mention in in their manual...then it would be optional...but since its in the manufacturer instructions, it is mandated, it simply isn't set forth by the government. Cheers, Travis

Are you from England? This is something I didn't know before now since your profile says nothing. Also...regardless...the rigger must follow the manufacturers directions as well...which states in step 16 of the packing directions for their reserves.. "16. Seal the reserve container and log the work done on the packing data card and in your rigger’s logbook." Cheers, Travis

Tell your rigger to read the manual and close the reserve properly. Also tell your rigger that the rig needs to be sealed. Mention to him also that the reserve pin should not be inserted into the loop that far up with the neck of the pin resting on the grommet. This can create a bent pin and/or hard pull. And don't get too excited over wings. Any manuracturer will be that eager to please when a mistake is made. I was assembling a customer's main once onto brand new risers from Wings. One was manufactured correctly. The other riser had the three rings on the front side of the riser as they should be, but the rest was manufactured backwards with the front dive loop on the rear riser and the toggle and guide ring on the front riser...thats some quality control for ya. All I can say is that with that type of quality control, I recommend never having Sunrise Rigging assemble and pack your brand new wings...in fear of them not catching something like that on harness construction. Cheers, Travis

I personally have experienced hard left side drogue release pulls on sigmas with the long pins. Something that I may attribute that to is the pin rotating slightly clockwise and locking under the webbing that covers the cypres disk on the main closing loop. I think the short pins may alleviate that. It could also keep the tip of the pin from hitting the sigma closing disk so that it's not metal on metal wear. Cheers, Travis

Ha...try 32 degrees farenheit today when we started. Cheers, Travis

Would you REALLY want to be known as the manufacturer of the rig that totalled (for whatever reason) and killed a former President? Would you really want to be known as the manufacturer of the rig that totalled (for whatever reason) and killed anyone? If they have/had a functional product, then why wasn't it sufficient? Cheers, Travis

I'm failing to see how this would damage webbing. Do you have a photo or explanation of the damage? Cheers, Travis

I know gear is your deal, but haven't you realized that its hard as hell to sell something horrible colored...which would make it have to be sold at a discount if its ever sold at all... Cheers, Travis

We also need to know the Date of manufacture on each piece of equipment, how many pack jobs on the reserve, harness size of the container as well as colors of the container, and the color of the main. Cheers, Travis

Don't hold your breath for that one. Cheers, Travis

I'm curious as to why the mesh would be expected to wear out so fast. Its the same mesh as on a pilot chute, am I right? I only got to briefly look at one of them a while back. THe pilot chute gets drug through the grass and dirt for hundreds of jumps. The pilot chute seems as if its taking as much if not more force than the slider. Who knows... Cheers, Travis

It has a recovery arc. All canopies do. Perhaps you are just starting your turn too low and not allowing it to recover. Also, why would there be slack in the rear line groups? The only reason I would see this happening is when you are pulling down the fronts and you have toggles in your hands, in the case that the brake lines are too short, it will pull the tail down leaving slack in the D's and possibly the C lines. Ir shouldn't happen from simply pulling on the fronts. The lines could be bowing from drag created by the lines also. Cheers, Travis

I was referring to cutaway cables as you were speaking about in that post. I agree that the bent/damaged pin will create a hard pull, but when it comes to cutaway cables, In my opinion, I dont think the excess cable being dirty/grimey will cause a hard cutaway. Sure, physically, the grime on the excess could create more friction, but most of the hard cutaways come from inside the housing. Cheers, Travis

I would argue that its the legnth of cable INSIDE the housing coming from the handle that creates the most drag/pull force on the cable due to grime buildup. Cheers, Travis

Keep in mind that the lower cost of the Xaos is the whole get what you pay for thing. THe lower cost may be offset in the future by repairs from the thing falling apart...and they do. Cheers, Travis

THat is goofy. A suggestion I have is to set the camera at a slight angle laterally in relation to where you want the lens to end up pointing while screwing in the screw so that when you need to tighten the thing up all the way, you can simply rotate the camera into place in relation to the plate. Cheers, Travis

Granted it wasn't with a wingsuit, I saw someone who claimed and had evidence of 500 jumps throw his main out at a decent altitude and ride a pilot chute in tow down to his cypres fire and smiled and joked about it when he got down. The guy is an idiot...but it has happened. Cheers, Travis

It would also depend on the lateral measurements. At 5'10" and an average build, the main lift webs would fit, but it still may be too tight if the lats are too short. I jump a C17 and I'm 5'11" and 175 (or 185 depending on my physical condition. lol). Cheers, Travis