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    You crack me up. Do you have and any experience or knowledge in harness design or manufacturing?

    Any ring used in a harness is rated at 2500 pounds. It is almost always the weak link. Type VII webbing = 6000 pounds, Type VIII webbing = 4000 pounds.

    In most cases where stitching is used, less means weaker joint efficiency. On a 3 inch 4-point pattern.

    More - 6 x 40 x 27 = 6480 pounds

    Less – 5 x 40 x 27 = 5400 pounds



    Where could someone learn more about this info? I would like to know more about why and how some of these things are designed.

  6. That exact thing happen to me last night!! I didn't believe it when I saw the white in the kill line. I asked one of the packers about it so I learned something new the easy way.

  9. Triathlons are on sale on the aerodyne web site for $700. I think this is a good price, even so, would it be foolish to buy one without flying it. I have flown spectres and they are OK. I heard they were simular.

    Thanks

  11. I cut away when my slider came down and it pulled one of my toggles with it. It did suprise me with how quick it started to spin. All my eyes focused on was how the toggle was caught. "Cla-clink" . It did not even dawn on me at the time to grab the other toggle until a few days latter. Yes, when I think of all I neede to do was maybe grab the other toggle, I do feel silly. I also planned before my jump that if I did have a problem not to spend to much time with it. I had no AAD or a RSL and I was not got to get caught to low.

  13. In the Nov. Parachutist, there is an article on RSL's (page 50). It says in the second to last paragraph "At least one harness container system requires the RSL to be disconnected in a two canopies out situation if the reserve has deployed first"
    Does anybody what container that would be?

    Thanks

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    First, consider a PR-193 reserve, at least. Your reserve is usually used when things are already going wrong. If you are steadfast in your decision to go with the PR-176, call PD for a demo canopy. If you can land a 176 well ten landings out of ten jumps, then it might be an okay choice, although a 193 would still be a wiser one.

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    That was the mistake I made. My first reserve ride was the smallest canopy I have ever flown. I broke my left wrist , thinking I could land it like my 190. These people are telling the truth when they say consider your reserve size