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Usually you are giving a good advises,but this is not the case now. Never tell a jumper that he can do these stuff himself. There are way too many stuff that can go wrong by doing simple task like release handle switching. What if the other handle he has is build for another type or size rig. Let say...it releases first the RSL side riser?! And what if he has a Skyhook and he doesn't run the left side cable trough the line yard?! Trust me, I've seen this way too many times. The average jumper should stick to replacing rubberbands and closing loops. Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Where you can find CYPRES cutter for 66 $ ? "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

I don't know if someone already posted it,but if not..... "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

I'm not trying to "get" anyone Paul. I'm just trying to be as objective as possible. I don't work for any AAD manufacturer, and I'm not sponsored from any of them. I'm just a rigger who is doing his best to stay updated with the latest information. Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

No, It was not. According to this service bulletin, the cutter was good to go. The rig was Dolphin and the cutter is bellow the freebag. Or, maybe I'm wrong and missed some additional SB among the whole mess "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Hahahahaha I wanna join the same school "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

If you want to skydive, buy your own gear, regardless of the jumps you gonna make per year. It's not smart to be a skydiver with only 20 jumps per year. You can,but you will not be current and you will add more risk. Your own gear means, the same canopy every jump. The same handle location. You can decide to go to a boogie the last second without worrying from where you gonna find a gear. And at last ,you will be the one to chose your own rigger. Someone you trust. Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

It's a cool solution for a color blind student "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Thank you ALL for the provided info. Cheers It seems that I have to buy a lottery ticket more often @ Jerry and the rest of the testing crew.....The women are hot and the beer is ALWAYS cold....are you guys coming? Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Let say, you have a new product and you want to apply for TSO. How deep your pocket must be??? And what is the most expensive part of the process, the drop testing or all the paperwork BS's Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Speed 150. I'm not looking at the PIA chart, I'm talking from my personal experience. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

So the question should be : "Are there any low volume reserves from US factories besides Optimum"? I will choose Speed over Optimum every day of the week. Lower price,longer on the market, build in Germany, packs smaller, flare better..... That's my opinion .....But maybe because I'm from Europe Note: Packing volume on the reserves may vary up to 5-10 % between 2 identical canopies. So it's possible that the Speed I compered to Optimum was just on the lower side of those 10 % ,and the Optimum was on the bigger side. To OP...As Pchapman said, if you are from US, you should go for Optimum. edited for spelling "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Based on what you think that Optimum is the best? "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

X-Fast, Basik Air "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

I voted for "No, The manufacturers should fix their problems & meet the requirements of the TSO" No AAD should compensate the poor rig design....Period. If you gonna pay 2K + dollars for a H&C, the rig MUST be AAD activation friendly. Blue skies, skydive hard and DON"T wait for your AAD to save your A$$ "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Here you go Blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

I don't believe that PD is still doing demos on the PD-R. PDR is on their list of available canopies for demo in Europe http://www.performancedesigns.com/demo_sport_europe.asp "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

A lot of people here are saying that Jump Shack is a company that makes products from "the past", but If we have to objective, they are the only company that came up with document like this. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Except Vector 3.....they still have to discover them "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

My girlfriend's PDR 126 is "made in Honduras" "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Not a stupid question. Check this out http://www.rigginginnovations.com/support/sb/SB1538.pdf "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Doing hop 'n pop to try a new canopy? "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

http://miragesys.com/faq/#faq11 blue skies "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

On some rigs + a few gear designers here stated that the reserve PC should be able to create enough pull force to break the remaining loop. So lets be honest....how likely is this situation in real life? "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

What size is your MLW? "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen