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Just tell them you own a copy of the cd. It works some times if it is on you tube.

Really sorry to hear this he was one of the good guys.

It had to be after June 1964 because the PC wasn't available before then.

Mid to late 70s for sure.

The Safety Star was about 180sqft low aspect ratio. The ribs were made from a heavier fabric. The top and bottom from a Para-Flite proprietary 30/30 fabric that was actually a good bit stronger than F-111 until the vendor decided to reduce the thread count unannounced and it was then about the same strength as F-111. The ribs had rectangular reinforcing patches with 4 rows of stitching on the rib at line attachment points and on the tail. Same Lissamin 7808 Airfoil as the Swift.

Snyder didn't invent the slider but he did pilot chute controlled reefing of squares top reefing and bottom reefing along with the OSI wrap on the delta 2 parawing.

This is sad. R.I.P. Tom!

Sorry to hear this he was a pioneer of our sport!

Lee, what is the story there? I still see some swift+ reserve canopies floating around. There was a recall but I remember it on the Safety flyer not the Swift the bartack was actually too wide we had bartacks without the center straight stitch at the start.

The op has never seen a parachute open towards the ground and dive into the ground from 500 feet. He has no experience and no idea. TOTAL NOOB! I want to see his response from the FAA as he has to tso an emergency system and an aircraft it takes much longer than a year.

What kind of damage is it going to do when it hits something on the ground even under a parachute and what drop zone will let it be used as not skydiving will be done while this is flying with 1 person. You obviously don't understand what certifications are going to be required by the FAA and the amount of time it will take.

Steve Snyder crash report from the NTSB. http://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=20001212X19084&key=1 Snyder got credit for many things but there was a team of people that did a lot of the work.

I can't see the FAA approving this.

To me it looks like a possible steering line over the nose from packing. I could be wrong.

I'd say the ad worked as you're talking about it. That is the purpose of advertising. To get people to talk and buy your product.

Para-Flite's original bridle was 2" cotton it was changed to 2" dacron polyester because cotton would cause the repack cycle to go back to 60 days because it was a natural material. This was shortly after the repack was lengthened from 60 days for canopies and containers that consisted of synthetic materials.

the early Reserves were retained in the container by a bungee loop and needle fold of the 2" bridle. i agree most of the current reserve containers restrain the reserve. i do not believe this is a good thing as more than a few people have gone in due to a reserve that will not leave the container without excessive force when a main is still in its' container. I cannot recall anyone that died as result of a unretained reserve. Para-Flite reserves opened fast than any other reserve out there at the time as result their pack volume was higher due to the added strength required. I am appalled at the length of time current reserves take to open and the number of people that have died even with an AAD that fires.

The Safety Flyer was several years before the the Swift system which was Swift reserve, Swift Main and the Swift harness container The first lightweight production system approximately 16 lbs there were other one offs that other people built but not a production system and not ram air canopies. You have few errors in your statements. I worked for Para_flite and was involved with the development along with Jake Brake, Dick Morgan and Elek Puskas. We ran many tests on each part of the system and know the reasons for why things were done the way they were.

Thank you!

You will eventually get tired of it. It is fun, maddening, fulfilling, heartbreaking, scary at times. Until then enjoy the ride it ends all too quick.

Most people mistakenly think the Para_Flite 7808 airfoil was Flat it was not.

I don't know what the facts are no one here knows. ok So what you are saying if a student on a tandem gets injured/and or the TI the TI should have his ratings pulled! And yes it is the same thing.

If can find an external case for your hard drive you may be able to get some of the files off the drive by placing it in the freezer overnight but most of the time you only get 1 or 2 chances before it won't work any more. SQuoteometimes it doesn't work at all.

If I remember correctly the trim was 3"a-b 9"b-c 12" c-d it has been 19 years since I left PFI.

First off I don't have a dog in this and don't care oneway or the other. From the outside what I see looks like maybe a few people got disciplined by Rich Winstock and see this as an opportunity for payback. I don't know Rich. But the viciousness of all the attacks on everyone that says wait for the findings or ask for information tell me there is someone has some other agenda than the truth. just my 2cents worth.