highspeeddirt

i worked for Para Flite from 1973 to 1983. what info do you need?

this is an OLD thread. i sold him my copy 2-3- years ago(Or more)

any reason you dont want to use a bag? wont have to worry about "slump " so much. pioneer 32' Lo Po 's were famous for it.

i once found a baggie of pot. another time i found a canopy that had been damaged by a hot knife(quite extensivly), then packed and sealed.

nationalparachute.com

try Larry Krueger at National Parachute in NY. he created the original back in the 70's

i used to work in quality control at para flite. one of the things we did during final inspection on reserves was to install the buna "n" o rings on the bag. one day i was doing just that and with little force(maybe 5-10 lbs max) the o rings BROKE.after R&D looked at it it was decided that the skinny o rings that we were using at the time were to be junked and we would use the thicker ones.if i recall this was right around the time of the GK accident.

thanks Jerry.

John, can you explain the GK tragedy?

Para Flite used a proprietary fabric called SS2. it was f111 with a melamine coating

lets say a guy buys a pilotchute. 6 months later , the kill line limiter breaks(the actual webbing, not the stitching). would/should it be replaced?

i should have known better than to expect a serious answer on this website

can anyone tell me if there are actually any warranties on skydiving equipment?

George Muckley passed away on december 25. he had been in ill health for the past few years due to diabetes and other health issues. George was an old time jumper , having started in the early 60's at Steve Snyder's dropzone in NJ. A memorial and skyburial are slated for this coming spring.Details to be announced at a later date.

charlie mack is in palmdale.older rigger, does lots of sewing..pm me for contact details if interested

i been there and it answers NONE of my questions. does anyone here know anyone involved at Second chantz?

anyone know anything about Second Chantz ballistic parachutes in reno NV? do they make their own canopies , or farm it out? anyone ever deal with packing one?

as twardo said DO NOT PACK unjumpable gear. back in the 60's an instructor at lakewood nj (PI) grabbed a reserve that had been field packed and closed as normal. had a 'function and deployed the reserve(or at least tried) but the lines had been daisy chainned ,and wouldnt open. he died of his injuries after landing in a swamp

you might try parachute equipment corp(paraequip.com). Warren usually will sell by the yard.

Dan Doyle.. whatever happened to him?

Bottom line is Para Gear has been in business for almost 50 years. If customer service as a whole is as bad as yor experience, they would not still be in business. obviously you are an isolated case. I have used para gear for over 35 years and my experience has always been 100 % positive.

used to see several that blew out the coated front panels.

englishtown 's shutdown area is fairly long actually. this accident appeared that the car was under power until impact. but given todays topend speeds, it would be in nhra's best interest to legnthen the shutdown areas(soemthing i called for 17 years ago when we were designing dragchutes ) rest in peace Scott

Medlen died in march of 2007

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