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I've done it a few times. Hang around. Get to know the packers. I think being cool and easy to work with is what will get you on. If they look slammed, ask them if they need help. Sometimes the answer will be no but sometimes there are great opportunities. I've ended up being someone's packer for the day when they were on lots of loads. I've also done it full time. It helps a lot to be on your game or comfortable asking questions and receiving feedback.

When you check in they will give you a very thorough briefing. Beyond that though, any of the staff (assuming they are not in the middle of something) will happily answer any questions or clarify things to help you make a safe skydive. If they can't, they will find someone who can. Eloy is a well oiled machine and they work hard to keep it that way. Have fun!

Yep. Play with the searches. I'm about 245 with gear and had Tony Suits make me my last four suits. The most recent one has layers of material with 0-P in between the two outer layers. It made a huge difference. I also have swoop cords on it but have only used them once and don't really need to. Other people have had excellent results and customer service from other companies but the folks at Tony Suits have gone out of their way to work with me and I appreciate that so they will probably make my next suit too. I can't comment on the other companies but I can say that Tony Suits has made me suits that help me to fall slower. Also, I liked playing with the suit designer on the website. If you don't buy one from them, you can use it to give you ideas the color scheme you want to have. The ones on some of the other sites are pretty basic if they have one at all.

Your other option is to demo a 160R. Put a few jumps on it and see what you think. I agree that flying the smallest canopy you have ever flown on your first reserve ride might not be the brightest idea. Getting familiar with it under controlled circumstances would help. It would also give you a better idea of whether or not this is the right reserve for you.

I know this is a really old thread but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents if it comes up again. The folks at Burning Sky (the skydivers that set up a camp at Burning Man every year) have come up with some really great solutions to this. The gear and fireworks are all custom made but they included some creative safety features and the effect was gorgeous.

Jim is still in business although I don't know whether or not his business is in transition. I called him with a question about my pilot chute a couple of weeks ago and he told me to send it to him. It wasn't worth fixing so he traded it in on a new one and had it in my mailbox pretty quickly. I got 15 years of service out of my old one. Both of these are 24" 0-P and I'm using them on 129 and sometimes 149 square foot parachutes. My other pilot chute is a Wings 28" 0-P that I typically use on my 149. As a side note, Jim turned out to be one of the nicest guys I've spoken with in a while. He's good people!

I'm heading to Eloy in a few months for exactly the same thing. Since there are so many excellent flyers around, who would you suggest as a freely coach there? More specifically, on top of being an excellent skydiver, who is really good at teaching? Thanks & BS! or Go to Eloy in AZ and take your pick from about 10 world class flyers

I ended up calling Allen Silver (who has a wealth of knowledge and was very generous with his time) and ordering one of his devices. It was expensive but exactly what I was looking for. I'll post pics and my impressions of it when it comes in.

I know that all of my paragliding and climbing gear has been made with known and tested materials. There are a few companies that use lesser materials but all of the big players have a reputation on the line and can't afford the bad publicity (or just for the ethical reasons of not killing people) of not using properly rated materials. The problem here is not only the materials, but with the technique. Again, considering what he did, it is an admirable attempt, but even looking at the way the grommet was set into the risers, there are problems with the design and construction techniques. I'd suggest that the OP consider this a first draft, get with a grumpy old Master Rigger and get him to guide you. The same with most climbing harnesses and paragliding harnesses out there. Which could be classified as lifesaving in certain situations. For what he is doing with it, I don't see it as any more of a problem than those two.

I'd agree about the 3 rings looking too widely spaced... and the comment about great sewing otherwise! It looks like there would be a ton of pressure on the webbing for the smallest ring. The easy fix would be to use some factory made risers. I got the brilliant idea that I was going to make my own risers a few years ago . The more I got into it, the more I realized exactly how much technical expertise goes into risers. I'll leave that to the professionals.

I prefer Dark and Bitter. OR Tied up in a burlap sack in the back of a columbian warehouse.

That looks great! Ask him if he'd be willing to do a couple more. Having not used one, do you think it would be a better design if it were made from Stainless Steel? SS is expensive as hell and a pain to work with but strictly from a design perspective do you think it would be better in any way?

I'm looking for a ratcheting leverage device for closing reserves. I have my trusty T-bar which has been working faithfully for me but somewhere I saw a ratcheting version that was a little taller than just a ratcheting bar. The base of it formed a notched plate and the ratchet sat 3 or 4 inches above the plate. Anyone know who makes this and where I can find one? Also, aside from the ratcheting or non ratcheting T-bars (and the molar strap with the B-12 snap) has anyone seen a really great design for a leverage device?

I've gone a little bit different route and LOVE my bag. I use an Osprey Porter 65 for mine. It is big enough for an unpacked rig, helmet, jumpsuit and the general debris that comes along with skydiving. It can handle two packed rigs but if I was regularly transporting two rigs I'd probably go with the larger one. It has pockets on the outside, storable shoulder straps for the backpack, great outside handles and a really effective compression system to keep it all in place. There is a bit of rigidity to the bottom of it so that it carries a little easier. The best part of Osprey is their customer service. They have a lifetime warrantee. I managed to kill a different Osprey bag last year, not from any defect but from years of abuse. I sent it in and they replaced it that week. Osprey is the ChutingStar of the outdoor bag world. * * [url]http://www.rei.com/product/803308/osprey-porter-65-travel-pack QuoteAny recommendations for a value-for-money Gear Bag that will last? To carry rig, helmet, alti, a few bits and pieces. Typically they seem to have back-straps. (Assumption - haven't got my first rig yet but I'm assuming gear bags are a good idea + important to protect the rig whilst travelling) There's a range available, but it's hard to tell via limited pictures re how good they are, quality etc... I've noted for example. Why not just go for the $59 skysystems gear back from chutingstar for example?

I see them come up on Craigslist all the time. Do searches for "Industrial machine" or "Commercial machine" along with 'Sewing machine". Sometimes they want a mint for them but sometimes they just want it gone or don't know what it is or what it is worth. If you find one, check it out with some riggers that you know and see if this is something you could use. I've been down to one machine for a while but if you're not careful they can multiply.

Nope! I am 6'3" and weigh 225 without gear. My wings is by far the most comfortable rig I've ever owned. I suppose spacer foam on any rig will help but I really love my Wings. Their customer service rocks too! I jumped a Racer a few times that came close but nothing like this.

I just went through this question myself. I ended up getting a Wings. I think I Mirage makes an excellent rig but I liked the Wings more AND it was significantly less expensive. In the last couple of weeks I had a great experience with Sunrise. I got my shiny new rig but the harness didn't fit right. There were questions about the measurements that I sent in and the problem arose from there. After some discussion with them they asked me to send it back. They are going to re-make much of my harness and send it back. They have been SO easy to work with and eager to get me into exactly what I needed. I have gotten used to average or downright crappy service these days. Sunrise went way above and beyond for me and I appreciate it. Also, I made the mistake of putting a few jumps on it before I sent it back and now I really don't want to jump my other rig because it just doesn't measure up. My Wings is really comfortable, even with the harness issue. Just my 2 cents!

The Rodriguez Brothers have put a lot of time and energy into designing this and if I remember correctly, there were a lot of issues to work out, some of which were deadly if not corrected. This might be one of those times when re-inventing the wheel could be a bad idea. I know their harness had a lot of design changes from their original acro harnesses to incorporate a cut away system and a 3rd set of risers, all of which needed to work in the super high Gs that acro can develop AND not interfere with the deployment of a second reserve. That being said, if I were going to do it, I would adopt other people's designes that we know work. I would use a free-bag that is the size of the canopy that you are planning to use. I would also see if I could buy the MARD system that Sup-Air is using.

I have been wrestling with this for a while. I'm about 250 out the door and have had problems with excessive speed. I called Tony Suits and they talked me through building a suit that would work for me. They were really patient with my questions and the suit rocks. Wings are not the answer! You still need to fly your body but having the suit work with you helps a lot too.

I believe the short answer is that the safety stow is a TSO'd part and technically no one but the manufacturer is allowed to make them. Each of the materials used in TSO'd parts is listed and approved for use in that system. In the case of a manufacturer that is out of business I think a master rigger can make them. The reality is that people make them all the time but technically they are supposed to come from the manufacturer. Also, changing the dimensions of a TSO'd part would be inviting trouble.

I have a Consew 175 that I put a servo motor on early this year. I'll never go back to a regular motor. I already loved my machine but this changed everything!

I had one that I loaded at about 1.3 and really liked it. The only problem I had with it was the openings. I was a packer at the time and was pretty good at slowing down most openings but mine was a problem. That got solved by a rigger sewing a lip onto the slider. From that point on it was a perfectly behaved canopy. It could be flown fast or slow depending on your needs. Packing was a breeze! I also found that pulling the slider down past the links improved it's flight characteristics.

Here she is again: From: Sandra Subject: Re: Racer Date: March 8, 2011 7:37:28 AM HST To: Christopher Richardson Received: (qmail 18155 invoked from network); 8 Mar 2011 17:37:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO m1pismtp01-004.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net) ([10.8.12.4]) (envelope-sender ) by p3plsmtp10-03.prod.phx3.secureserver.net (qmail-1.03) with SMTP for ; 8 Mar 2011 17:37:30 -0000 Received: from mail-bw0-f51.google.com ([209.85.214.51]) by m1pismtp01-004.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net with ESMTP; 08 Mar 2011 10:37:30 -0700 Received: by bwz10 with SMTP id 10so35015bwz.24 for ; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:37:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.233.15 with SMTP id jw15mr4673618bkb.48.1299605848654; Tue, 08 Mar 2011 09:37:28 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.204.4.140 with HTTP; Tue, 8 Mar 2011 09:37:28 -0800 (PST) X-Ironport-Anti-Spam-Result: AiECAEb4dU3RVdYzk2dsb2JhbACmRwgVAQEBAQkJExEEIaUfiieCHYU/L4hbAQEDBYVeBIwyhmOBfTo Dkim-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; bh=i1lHAyyTmi9IyAcKZ+wH3aucQDM31H1KV5+M+VdRUK0=; b=FCMYaZJA5U6Sq+kcFdnee6V1QuPcvf+zhmw9I0A7LkFYkYzcb8epEnBMR0SD7A+4Ek rTQvCvq8RbDzuEa3M2r3DgTr8cdbEn77j7tPI/IadK43CBeo6JEl7QSiZXj1dey4xyeU 1gmnC/iQa92sTktxm8qfEDIdn167w3GPmZ5bI= Domainkey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; b=vWxSTEnnB0KQ1eyXv5fBJgwBsvfZOEtkxtRlAKjASv2pI2ll5uZt9Os66kdG9bixoJ dJ0P2EvxN7H7cBGfTQ/5LPTGdL2aMayvn8eDlD/WOzP2SB3GvmjqYC5IY3ow5jJ974gG Ci2DCIfwsPsieTjE1tL7IsGWGxAoraFJtOXcY= Mime-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Message-Id: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=485b3979db46f50382049dfc1084 X-Nonspam: None Oh sorry i dont use that i can make it inform of money order..... On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 6:35 PM, Christopher Richardson wrote: Let's use PayPal for this transaction. On Mar 8, 2011, at 7:02 AM, Sandra wrote: Oh thank you for the update please how much are you giving me last so i can instruct my broker to make the funds to you including the chipping cost that you will help me ship it direct to Bronx NY via Ups of FedEx depend on the one near to you please....i need the name and address to make the funds to thank you .... Sandra On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 5:46 PM, Christopher Richardson wrote: Hi The Racer is still available. Here are some recent pictures:

I just went through this last month. I could order lead shot but it was going to cost an arm and a leg to ship it. I ended up buying BBs and they worked great. The downside is that after a while, they may rust.