BigMark

I had no problem contacting them recently, they charge $65 to recertify reserves this includes shipping back to you. Don't send a real old one as they will not recertify no matter what. (I forget what the cut off date is)

The building is up and they are selling flight packages at the local costco.

If the image in the other thread is the one you are talking about it's a break and could have possibly been a failure on the next jump.

The 15 mile area between the drop zones is pretty sparse by SoCal standards.

So if you are trying to be centrally located that leaves Canyon Lake, for California standards not the best for bars and restaurants.


You could airbnb there and use UBER and have a great time.

nigel99

***Yeah they're sizing chart doesn't seem to suggest that a Safire 2 129 would fit. Hence why i'm asking in case anyone else has that set up. I certainly don't want a pregnant rig / to be squeezing anything in. However then my only other option is the V308 which is then a loose fitting for the OP126 and a standard fit for the Safire 2 129. When ideally i'd want a standard fitting reserve and a full fitting main in order to accommodate a couple of downsizes when ready.

Why not get the 308 and put an Optimum 143 reserve in? I really don't see the point in tiny reserves!

How will you ever be Bobby Bitchen with that attitude?

Larry was a super cool dude and I never thought of him as handicapped.

Some of my most memorable jumps, the city lights and super smooth air were incredible, the guy who passed close to me going the wrong way under canopy less so. (we did turn some points though)

Bad spot bills truck were the only lights.

The good old DC 3, we would wait until a new pilot would get it trimmed out, then start moving slowly back and forth so he would have to correct it, then we would run back and forth while he frantically moved the trim wheel until he realized what we were doing and started doing G moves to get us back, great fun!

At least one of the planes used for the first Perris 100 way was a DC 3, it had no rear door and they were jumping from 20,000 feet with no door on a cool day.

Perfect ash dive! Fly free Bill...

riggerrob

My NOVA 150 is not much fun in turbulence. The nose keeps tucking under.
Hah!
Hah!

The first self folding parachute.

If its a great deal get a bigger optimum and sell the 143, they sell very quickly.

Looks like he was getting ready for potatoe bridge.

The value of these will go up if the Jump Shack reserve pin puller gets popular, seems like they were made for each other.

What a ripoff, that picture was taken by ChrisD!

I like C but with the Center cell black, don't get a light colored center cell!

http://www.caltrain.com/stations/systemmap.html

Good luck homie!

riggerrob

Optimum reserves weigh about he same as older reserves made by Performance Designs. The only significant difference is the Optimum's smaller pack volume.

For example, I once packed an Optimum 28? into a Softie designed for a 210 reserve. The Optimum just "fell" into that container.

To the critics, I have packed hundreds of Softies and thousands of sport reserves .....

The website shows the largest one they make is a 253.

Best: Steely Dan in Devore even though it took Three hours to get from there from Cucamonga

Worst: Soundgarden, left during the show

Honorable Mention: Metallica opening for Ozzie!

They have invested a lot of money into using your image, seems like you should a least get a pair of shoes out of it.

I got some gear that the guy used a soccer bag, the helmet goes in a zippered pocket where the ball normally would. Seemed to work O.K.

Someone supposedly had a cutaway last week at the Cable air show in Upland California.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXdHcH3FRcM

That was his at least third user name, good luck on that one.

The ChrisD and JVX School of Skydiving, exclusively on DZ.Com. (tm)

I have these on my rig.