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  1. netslide

    I am looking for info on finding a few parts I need to get my rig back in the air. I am needing a set of reserve toggles for an RI talon 1. Also I am in the market for a cutter assembly for an astra. Any help locating these parts would be greatly appreciated.



    I got reserve toggles.

  3. councilman24

    ***

    My recommendation is always to go for the biggest round possible. In this case, a 28ft Phantom (non-Aerostar) is my recommendation. And yes, Aerostar would be nice, but I just don't have any.

    Just my 2 cents. With a heavy coating of bias :)



    He can by one from someone else.:P

    Sure can. Can you point him to a place where there's an inexpensive Aerostar 28Ft ? It's the whole point of his initial post.

    Like I said, I got bias...

  4. Considering that I was the eBay seller for that old butler BETA container, let's clean this up :

    the rig originally had a 24ft T10R (the infamous 48J7156) in OD color, unmodified with type 1 deployment - YUCK.

    My recommendation is always to go for the biggest round possible. In this case, a 28ft Phantom (non-Aerostar) is my recommendation. And yes, Aerostar would be nice, but I just don't have any.

    Just my 2 cents. With a heavy coating of bias :)

  6. WhoDaresWins

    A lot of incidents were caused by collapsed canopies at a very low altitude and many swoopers went in since a very sharp angle of entry leaves virtually no room for recovery, the results are always fatal. I believe that most of you have seen this UPT Skyhook promotion video with an example of two BASE cutaways under 100ft at around 11:42.
    https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z-WBBLAgE_s
    What do you guys think about the idea of cutting away at extreme low attitude and hopefully walk away unscathed? Is it worth the gamble?



    If what people above have said still doesn't resonate with you, pick a few local experienced BASE jumpers and get their opinion on jumping at 100ft.

    Then ask them what they think of taking a slider-down rig to terminal.

  9. Why : it was fun ! I thought I was really cool riding a motorcycle to the DZ, but apparently a very heavy percentage of jumpers ride, so I got now coolness points for that :(

    How : My mom wouldn't sign the waiver so I could do a SL jump when I was 17 when few of my friends with more open minded parents went. So I had a flashback to this a few years later, and got a bunch of friends to go and do a tandem (9/17/2000). Started AFF a few weeks after.

  10. Pobrause

    aha ...no...

    We don't, period.

    the greatest achivements of Austria are, that the world regards Hitler as a german and Mozart als austrian.
    Austria 20 year lifetime limit on everything, Germany nothing.
    Please don't mix us up, no good has ever come from that.



    Let's see some documents. So far you've made a lot of statements - back them up please.

  11. Blis

    To begin with, that rig is ancient meaning it might be ok for belly jumps (and crw) but that's about it... If you plan on freeflying at all that container is not an option...

    Type 8 risers means wide risers and big hardware (the same kind as in student gear), jumpable but not modern by any means.

    RSL lanyard with installation is probaply less than hundred bucks if done during reserve repack, no biggie...

    Biggest issue would be that the container is lacking AAD and I'm not even sure if you can mod it to have one since it is so old, all in all I wouldnt bother with anything that old unless it is free...



    You are partially right, but also horribly wrong ;(

    Nothing wrong with T8 risers. Nothing. Many people still use them. It's simply a personal choice.
    A 93 javelin is already AAD ready.

  16. weaverd

    despite the bashing of ravers by riggers, they aren't actually a bad rig, I jumped one for 3 years,



    Is there any other currently produced container that gets same amount bashing ?

    If the shoe fits ...

    And why are you using the past tense ?

  18. Am I the only person who sees that although the canopy and lines were dumped out of the bag right away, the canopy didn't start expanding until linestrech, and the slider was still all the way up ?

    In other words, I doubt that a regular d-bag would have created a much better outcome. (i.e. you would have still had a bruiser of an opening).

    Anyone ?

  19. I have a few RW PC's adopted for modern use.

    Javelin J7 or Dolphin D6

    mods :
    * dbag with large grommet and stow bands on the outside for crown lines
    * Guide rings moved to the back of the front risers
    * Elastic retainers below the guide rings (A few inches) for the dowel toggles
    * lines on #6 rapide links (you could go with L-bars, but they are damn bulky)
    * non-collapsible 32(ish) ZP PC
    .
    pack it, stow the crown lines, S-fold the canopy side to side in the dbag, stow the lines as usual, throw it in the container, and no one will know you have anything other than a big main in the rig.

    Trust me, this works :)

  21. Technically - yes.
    Practically, it's a terrible idea, and you'll damage laminated ribs and will rip off the lines within first 2-3 deployments.

    That's assuming you mean to deploy from the said container. If you only want to just hook it up without actually packing into the rig, then it's an equally stupid idea, as you will be sitting weird, and won't have anywhere to stash the wing.

    Basically, start with the horse, then add the cart to the back. Start each sport first, it'll be healthier (unless you die along the way).

  22. bill6870

    Where does that regulation specify rounds? Technically even if you only pack ram air reserves you are required to have access to a 40 foot table.



    another good point.

    We are all fucked.

    I am going to go further violate my Senior rigger cert limitations by making some closing loops. Good night.

  23. masterrigger1

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    ....I don't think you need much more than the floorspace to stretch the canopy out.



    I think this has been covered before, but here it is again.

    The law states that you must have a table
    §65.127 Facilities and equipment.
    No certificated parachute rigger may exercise the privileges of his certificate unless he has at least the following facilities and equipment available to him:

    (a) A smooth top table at least three feet wide by 40 feet long.

    ---snipped ---
    MEL



    Sure does.

    I wonder what percentage of people that repack rounds have a table, and how many of these tables are actually at least 3ft wide and at least 40ft long.

    I bet it's not a lot. And of course I am being strictly hypothetical.

  24. councilman24

    ******The biggest problem is getting a round packed but I've been lucky so far..



    Did you seriously have a rigger refuse to pack a round PEP with a round ???

    Remember, many new riggers for the last few years have no training on round parachutes. Dave DeWolf does not include training or testing on round parachutes and PEP's in his basic rigger course. For that training you have to stay longer and spend more money. On the other hand my FAA Supervising Inspector REQUIRES me to test senior rigger candidates on round AND ram air parachutes.

    And even if they know how to pack they many don't have the equipment and facilities to pack round parachutes and don't want to mess with them.

    The problem is with the ones that don't know how but still pack them.:S

    On the other hand there still should be a lot of old farts around the midwest. About all I pack are pilot rigs with rounds. He may not have tried very hard.;)

    I ain't no old fart, but but have plenty of round packjobs. It ain't nuclear rocket surgery, and freepacking a round into a bailout is easier than bagging a square. And I don't think you need much more than the floorspace to stretch the canopy out.

    Basically, my opinion is that if a rigger refuses to pack a back bailout rig, I would be cautious of how knowledgeable and competent they are.