dpreguy

Yeah illegal is too much. Maybe say 'This rig, if jumped would be contrary to the requirements of 105.43 FAA AC' or something like that. That is kinda bland though.

Maybe your language is better. "AAD expires...."

Not exactly new. 6 or 8 years, or more, in some form of testing and use. Descent rate is much better and the old lineover mals are pretty much eliminated because of the slider.
Packing error on the one incident I heard of.

Illegal is a bit strong. Not in compliance with 105.43 applies to the rigger, not the jumper. What would you put on the card?

I'm thinking of making a stamp for the data card.
Help with language?

***Your AAD is out of it's maintenance cycle (date)______________. It is illegal to jump this rig after that date!

Or words to that effect? Help with wording to make it short, simple and harsh enough?

That's from an old manual, concerning Cypres I
Cypres 2 is now + - 6 mo.

Correct: Vector II

If they are going to be paid athletes/team members, why have the silly requirement that they be students? Each University would then just hire football and basketball players from anywhere, and pay them. Abandon this this "must be a student" requirement. Just have pro teams.

Sorry to be a distraction, If that's what it is in French, I'm OK with it. I'll stop

I get it. Extractor is your version of "thingy". No reason to be precise.

"Extractor?" C'mon. Be precise. No has ever heard of that term. Did you just make that term up?

I presume you mean you pitched your hand-deployed pilot chute at 3000 ft.

Nope.
Their sizing chart is way off. Got a XL from supplier and it was way too tight. Sent it back and ordered a XXL and will get it in about 3 days. I am worried it might still be too small. On everything else I wear a Large.

Good going. Keep up the good work.

Alex3265,
Are you totally familiar with the Practical Test System list of Areas of Operation and the Tasks for each Area, I thru VI? Although I haven't counted the tasks, but there are probably 40 or 50 tasks to master.

Being able to demonstrate reserve packing is, of course, necessary, but only a small part of rigger training to prepare you for the Oral And Practical and the written. You would do yourself a service to purchase the Poynter/ Schlatter rigging course booklet. Purchase about $40? from Para Gear, and go thru all of the written chapters and the questions and answers. Then get yourself a big piece of fabric and attatch the tasks in the PTS. Although you probably already have them, in my opinion your must own a Poynter II and the Parachute Rigging Handbook. Your own books in your possession. About $85 each from ParaGear; Although the Parachute Rigger Handbook is free for color printing off the faa.gov websites. If you have already done this stuff these suggestions are unnecessary, but from your post it appears you only have good packing credentials and have done some sewing. Packing and sewing isn't enough. You have to accomplish all of the skills and have all of the knowledge. If these things are all you have done, I doubt you are ready for testing.

Cool aside; I think if I ever popped for brand new gear, I'd get the "student" window over the reserve pin. Might not be cool, but..... Now all I need is an extra 3000 dollars. Or more...

The instr. I got from Terry were in English, and decent pictures too. Guess I'll owe him a beer at PIA

To qualify for the benefit of maternal leave to give birth, you have to have worked at a company for a certain length of time. Simple as that.

If the 'time of employment period' wasn't in place, the maternal leave benefit would be gamed.

If Catholic hospitals are exempted, then hobby lobby should be too. ( the "non profit" tax status crap is a silly distinction) All of the venom pointed at hobby lobby in this thread should be equally spewed against Catholic hospitals, who employ hundreds of thousands. Can't have it both ways.

Trying to look it up was an unsuccessful odious ordeal. So, I got it from Terry. Good to go. Thanks Terry

Funny story. Cheap skydive Beech 18 owner made a big sorry-ass wooden door insert. Kinda heavy. Put it in on the ground, jerk it out when it was time to jump. Too bad one day someone forgot to put it in, then remembered and tried to put it in place on takeoff. (Pre seatbelt days) The guy fumbled the install and it fell out onto the runway. Had to radio the FBO and tell them to 'please pick it up'. Don't be that guy.

Terry All I need is the packing instructions. Googled spkeon german parachute RE-5L etc. Got a picture of it. And, a Service Bulletin about cracked grommets "Spekon 01/2008" So far so good. Finally. But not until I got a picture of a red diesel engine and other silly stuff. No packing instructions though. [email protected]. Can you find the instructions and attach to an email gizmo?

Yes I am grumpy

Maybe I won't have to go to the banjo convention after all.

Googled? I'll try it.
(There are only two)

Oh great. It looks like I can pack them. If I do all of the searching stuff. Not too enthusiastic, as I don't have the packing instructions. Guess I can fumble bumble around the internet for an hour or three and find the instructions? I hate that exercise. Maybe I can get lucky and he has the instructions? Oops. Oh no. They would be in German language. Maybe there are pictures.

Ok then. Off to google for Spekon packing instructions. Maybe I can hire someone to do all of that internet crap. I dislike the keyboard, the search, the dead ends, the guessing on how to find stuff, etc. And then...what if there are Service Bulletins since the instructions were published......? I'd rather staple a dead skunk to my forehead and go to a three day banjo convention!

Have a person who just purchased a glider from Germany.
Two Spekon RE-5L ser. 5 pilot emergency parachutes.
Lives here and needs inspection and repack. He says the German req. is 360 days.

I am aware that skydivers can bring their rigs of foreign mfg and properly in date acc to the rules of their country and jump here. But...

How can this guy proceed? For example: If someone with gear of foreign country origin goes beyond that country's packing interval, what does he do - send it back to be repacked? If he continues to jump here, who can pack it?
Can my pilot get repacked in US?

Also need yoke designation. A yoke B yoke C yoke... etc
It's on the TSO placard

I never have figured out why a radial engine has to have an odd number of cylinders. Seems like the crank would be in the same advantageous pushing position at the time of combustion just as well with an even number.
(I suppose it the spark timing was off they could be opposed - not good) ...but if the timing was good...why not an even number?

There must be a reason.