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I am trying to choose one of the WS specific configuration files for my flysight. The ones that are downloadable from the wiki site are time, speed and distance. They are now saved and in a map in the flysight. But when I try, according to the instructions, to toggle the switch back and fort, on-off-on I do not hear any sound. The instruction say that the unit should go through the available configurations and to turn it off when you reach the desired one.
I must be doing something wrong, does anyone recognize this and can help me?

johnmatrix

Best news I've had all day. Thanks for posting.

No you don't need burgers, you need less carbs and more training
Will we see you in Norway this summer?

One more design.

I have Vectran on my Icarus 330 but have just bought a new line set of Dacron. I think it will be easier to get soft openings and the lines should last longer.
No tension nots ever though.

Hi, your lines will be fine as far as I can tell from the description. You do not want to be cutting any part of the line. Ask a rigger to fingertrap the excess line and check everything before you jump it if you are not sure.

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//r

Hi, I would like to buy a piece of the larger hole mesh that is used for Base pilot chutes. Paragear used to have it but now they have changed to an even larger hole type.
Could someone here sell me a piece or point me in the right direction?
Needs to be roughly 25x25 inches.

Thanks,

//rené

Where the stabiliser normally is there are thin flag like parts and two of them have slider stops at the end.
Sorry I can't describe it better. The pic is the only thing I could find right now.

I think you are right. The reserve I have here now is a Firelite from GlidePath. Could not find the original thread that I now I read here though.

Does anyone remember an incident a few years ago where a reserve with thin flares with slider stops at the bottom was damaged, lines ripped and part of the canopy tore on opening?
I am looking at a reserve right now that has these type of flares but cannot find what reserve it was that had this incident.

Does anyone here know where I can find mesh for a pilot chute with medium sized holes? I don't like the really large holed type that Paragear now carries and I don't want the fine mesh which is standard.

Thanks for any help.

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You should always be sure that your risers are completely free before pulling your reserve ripcord.

This is interesting, does this mean that if you are using the RSL and have a baglock, that has not released the riser covers, you should manually release them before cutting away?

Hi, we have had a reserve ride on a Sigma that I believe could have the same cause as your. The difference being that the reserve deployment was clean and that the safety pin was still in place after landing. Even though we could not duplicate the same situation later what happened was the safety pin did not release even though the drouge was out. Under very special circumstances the pin will lock leading to an impossible release. In your case the safety pin could have released once the tension was gone. In our case it was easy to lift the safety pin once on the ground.

I can't wait to get one for my tandem rig. Hope that is on the schedule also.

You're not totally wrong but i think you are focusing to much on one aspect of what makes the wing perform.
The span wise shape of the wing is not the most important aspect of lift or performance. It's a tradeoff between all parts that affect flight, the amount of drag from lines being one. So the end result cannot easily be deducted from your analysis, if could quite well be that the sum of the positive and negative aspects of z-brace is positive. And I think the manufacturers will make sure that they get a increase in performance or else the design will never reach production.

I live in Sweden, shops here are not allowed to sell lead seals. They are considered not environmentaly good.
They plastic ones do tend to break the thread more easily though. The lead ones are more malleable.

I'll send you a couple of hundred if you want to try.

The rigging loft at our DZ has sand in the packing weights.
I do try to not touch the lead seals since I cannot always easily wash my hands after and the residue will stay on the fingers for a while. And myself I use plastic seals.

With lead weights that get thrown around a lot I would think lining the inside would be a good idea.

I like my Mirage the way it is. But I also like the idea of using magnets.
I tried magnets on the velcro toggles on my tandem last week and it seems to work quite well. (I know, Atair has a patent)
If you don't use magnets on the riser covers, maybe toggles could be tried. Using them on both could of course cause a problem with the wrong magnets attracting each other.
And it is the new cool thing that everyone will want

Usually lines on a spectra line set shrink in an uneven manner. The D lines on your old line set could have become shorter over time. A new line set will therefore feel different but could still be in specs. The same with the openings, they could actually improve or start to get back to what you consider normal.
Or maybe they won't, just because of chance.
Hope you get it sorted.

The D lines might have gotten shorter from slider friction, most people who hook turn would appreciate them being slightly longer on a newer lineset. I.e. it could be normal for the canopy to dive more.

The steering lines could be mounted in the wrong order, compare to another Tri. If they are all the same length, which is possible, this is a non issue.
Openings could change after a while, if not I have no suggestions other than comparing the lines to the specs.

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Hey guys, especially you riggers out there....


Would you have any issues with putting a used (1 ride, a few repacks) PD reserve manufactured in 1992 into a new container?

No.

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Rate per day spent jumping?
Rate per lifetime?
Rate per jump?
Rate per minute in freefall?

Let say per jump.

What I am thinking of is rate of bodily injuries of the student as compared to the rate of injuries on all other skydives.

From a discussion in the incident forum.
Are there more actual injuries or fatalities in tandem jumping or regular sport jumping?
Sure the tandem system is more complex but TI's are also in general more experience and trained to a higher standard.
I would believe tandems have a lower rate of injuries.

Thoughts?

Sure, not every rigger is current on rounds and might need a larger space to pack it in but it will be quite possible to get it done.
Or he can arrive with it packed under the rules of his own licensing organization which is also fine.