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Yet again, using common sense alone : Name matches Location matches If we are to believe that he did in fact pay for an FJC at PI, then age matches as well (PI seized existence in 1981ish, so this makes him at least 32 years older now then when he bought the ticket). Even attitude matches, although that is my highly subjective opinion So, ask yourself - what are the chances of two Chris Donovans doing something skydiving related around Boston area and then coming onto dz.com forums and spewing skydiving and Pepperell/Orage related crap ? Not convinced ? In that case, how come this ChrisD character has already altered his dz.com profile with different gear info and name, and removed his personal email address ? Too many coincidences for this to be a simple case of mistaken identity.

Well put. I'm so happy to see you post that, and I emphasized your points that I feel strongly about. Most of the skydivers that think that dz.com forums are all BS simply don't put enough effort into it. Yet they will spend a lot of time on Facebook learning nothing from their Friends (often meaningless) posts. and that is exactly the point! you have to spend an awfull amount of time to sift through tons of BS just to get the noise-signal-ratio somehow in balance. which is very annoying most of the time and if bloated egos and madeup personas come into play it gets even worse. and I think this phenomenon has gotten worse over the years.... in this context I am more than happy, that I was not alone in thinking something smelled funny and that sparky made the call to create this thread... actually that should have been done by the greenies a long time ago May I disagree with you ? SNR is a valid point to make, however, one should always be using their brains instead of taking random statements as facts. In other words, face to face can be just as invalid as dz.com. There are always authority types who have a large ego, a small dick, and an even smaller expertise - yet they speak the loudest and the most assertive. So - one should think logically about the information presented, and then go to a verified/credible knowledge maven and confirm the information. Or they can just do the whole "dz.com sucks" on Facebook and exchange dick jokes along with an occasional "safe-ish" style comment. RAAAAd, DUDE !

My point is that the "rent a wreck" concept doesn't work with skydiving gear. This shit can kill you in a heartbeat. Treat what I said as one of many opinions you will get on this. Then vote with your money.

It won't work. Or to be more correct, you would have to charge an insanely high fee in order for it to be financially worth it - and that means you won't have any customers. Who rents gear - mostly people of low experience and/or currency. How do they often land - on their ass/tumbling. What does it take to clean up a rig PROPERLY - a full disassembly, wash, and an inspection repack ($100+ for the whole shabang). What kind of gear are owners willing to lend to such operations - crappy old Vector2's with PD F111 mains. Who wants to rent such gear for exuberant amounts of $$$ - NO ONE. Just figure that you would give up after 6 months, so forget about it, and go buy yourself a $5K worth of hookers and blow, and I PROMISE you, you will come out ahead.

Be is as it may, it's still infuriating to listen to someone spew garbage on unsuspecting public. Internet is a wonderful thing, but it gives people a false sense of expertise :)

http://www.skydivenrg.com/ weird, huh ?

as per ChrisD's posts/profile : Chris Donovan from Boston area knows about Pepperell and a tandem video posted in June 2012 labeled "My Sky Dive adventure Fathers Day 2012" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynvuaydTebI So, how about them apples ?

This is a discussion forum, you can answere the question or once again ignore it by name calling. ? Your choice. ... You asked a rhetorical question. And naturally, no shit, if one's sales cycle is slown down, it naturally cramps their sales. Riddle me this, oh great one : If every single skydiving gear related sale has to go through a middle man, who would you broker your ChutingStar purchases through ? What about your ParaGear orders ? What about Square1 orders ? Anyways, bringing this back to scope : Just because YOU think an ad is a scam, doesn't make it a scam. We may be a nation that likes to hold peoples' hands and protect them from themselves, but let's leave logic and reasoning an open, personal choice, shall we ?

If I have said something that is incorrect feel free to improve upon what I have said. Other than that perhaps many should know you do a thriving business on e-bay. Bypassing other riggers and selling equipment that you alone have given your stamp of approval. I would imagine if every buyer of equipment wanted to run it by their own rigger, that would really cramp your sales??? That's a question? C I think the kid has a valid point wanting to protect other jumpers. He took the time to post the ad, and quite frankly I agree that it smells. No harm in checking serial numbers, which are missing in this Craig's listing. Is it your ad? I will say that yo have a great e-bay rating however: http://www.ebay.com/usr/likestojump . This thread is not about me, but rather about an ad that someone thought may have been for stolen gear. Your came in in started (as usual) passing off your unsubstantiated opinions as novels. Let me rebuke a few of your points : * Check out the ads in classifieds on this site, majority are missing serials as well. I doubt most are stolen. * I cannot improve on what you have said incorrectly, as I would just be improving something that is still wrong. * "That's a question? "

Please stop selling your opinions as facts. They aren't...

Of course !

I'll give you $10 for a shot of whatever it is that you are on.

You crack me up. No one is going to hold anything for anyone for a day. It doesn't happen. However, I am sure the reserve will be in stock for a bit, as 281 isn't exactly a high-demand size. On another note - I urge people to do their research, not seek handouts. A simple read of the manual or the forums will tell you that PD has no life limit imposed, and needs to go back to the factory after 40 repacks or 25 rides, whichever comes first. And for the love of all things nylon, please stop remembering the so vague and phantom 20 year rule. Stateside, it's a lot more of a folklore and personal preference of some crusty or myopic rigger, rather than anything that is written as a rule of law. Rigga, pah-leeze.

got to ebay type "CR2330" in the searchbox get 59 results you must not have been looking hard enough

Before everyone goes and blames the assembling rigger, the picture of the bag shown obviously not been assembled. The rubberband loops are not even set, so they never had a rubberband attached to them. I am not saying that it's ok not to notice something like that, but I totally see how one may overlook this non-lifethreateting part of the bag when only packing the reserve. All you rightous riggers, where on your assembly/checklist is the item "check that number of rubberband stows on the main d-bag matches the number of grommets" ???? This is an item that is likely to be missed until you are actually packing the main into the bag and attempting to close it. You want your riggers to get diligent into the nitty-gritty and count stitches ? Surely you don't expect that for $50, do you ?

I cannot think of a reason why "it's supposed to be like that". Perhaps contact UPT and see what they say ?

Wingloading is lbs/sq ft, right ? so 295lbs/280sq ft = 1.05 WL As far as your ability to land that - that's strictly up to your instructors to judge. You may be an experienced paraglider You may be a lard-ass with no muscles You may be jumping in an area which is always windy You may be landing at 6500ft MSL All those things make a very big difference.

That was my experience, it doesn't have to make sense.

The best way to have a higher chance of a better opening is to pack the canopy yourself. "No one loves you more than you".

The single best thing a rigger can do to improve extraction is to refuse to pack overstuffed containers. The test is usually determined by the manual and cannot be changed.

Not true. Some manufacturers say that, and some riggers refuse to pack anything over 20 years old. But there are plenty of 20+ year old rigs out there that can be legally jumped. I don't mean to sound like I am completely nitpicking, but I am. Shelf life is not the same as service life. And as far as I know no civilian parachute manufacturer specifies shelf life - can someone please correct me if I am wrong ? The Military is the only one I know of that differentiate between “shelf” and "service" life. Civilian manufactures use DOM as a reference point. Sparky MAINTENANCE NOTES 2 The following Maintenance Notes are to be observed: 2.1 The life of the assembly is 15 years from date of manufacture subject to a critical inspection at 10 years. And that's from where? That's from a British GQ manual for a PEP. GQ does not manufacture civilian sport gear. next !

no issues at all. Germain used to have Spectra lines with vectran steering on his canopies for a bit, then went to all Vectran. some people prefer to change out the steering lines on the all-HMA Katanas to Vectran, etc, etc. I wouldn't recommend dacron for steering lines though, too bulky, and too high maintenance with no real benefit.

Not true. Some manufacturers say that, and some riggers refuse to pack anything over 20 years old. But there are plenty of 20+ year old rigs out there that can be legally jumped. I don't mean to sound like I am completely nitpicking, but I am. Shelf life is not the same as service life. And as far as I know no civilian parachute manufacturer specifies shelf life - can someone please correct me if I am wrong ?

I heard incorrectly. You can see very well when the vectran lines wear. very dark and fuzzy = time to replace

Evidence please.