FourSideDean

Sounds like a SCAM! You will probably send a few emails back and forth and not agree on payment and then nothing... They will figure that you are not going to send the money and give up... I bet it is going to be a waste of your time in the end... I bought my stuff from dropzones or online stores and got some great deals. I did heve to pay but I used paypal or credit card and they all have return policies. I had everything sent to my rigger and he inspected everything. If any of it wasn't good I would have sent it back and got a refund or disputed the credit card charges. Luckily everything I got was fine and if I had to return it I would have been down only the shipping charges...

Where can we see our video?

Quote [Opening are about slider placement. ] I use the psycho pack to get that slider in the right placement and stay in place when I put it in the bag.

I saw a video on youtube and the guy showing it doesn't have an extension. He just pulls the point where the bag connects to the canopy to the side. Search "Psycho pack" in you tube and you will find it. It's a 2 part series... I just tried the psychopack this last weekend and love it. I'v been having very hard openings with my sabre 170. I tried the manufatures way and tips that I picked up from others but no luck. The only difference between a propack and the psychopack it she way you wrap it up and put it in the D-Bag. When you lay the canopy on the floor, with the psycho pack, you can open it back up and work on the conopy that way with more control because you have use of both hands. I rolled the nose like PD suggests but while it is laying on the floor. I was able to get it nice and tight. I think the other problem I was having with a propack was that the roll was coming undone when laying it on the floor. I think another problem I was having was the slider may have been moving around when trying to pro-pack. When I layed it on the floor it got kind of messy. But with psycho pack it gets nicely tightened together when you wrap it all together. I just there there is more control with the psycho pack and that means better packing job especially for a newbie like me. and for a canopy like the sabre I. I suggest you talk with people who have more experience with the psycho pack. try not not listen to people like me... I'm a newbie... only 40 jumps and have jumped a psycho pack twice... I'm planning to continue with it though. I did contact a couple instructors that I know and they said it's fine to psycho pack. They tried it but they were used to pro packing and that worked fine for them. But they had nothing negative to say about it. There was only one person at my DZ that psycho packed and she left a while ago. When I was packing at my DZ people were making fun of me... My instructors just told me to make sure I have my emergency procedures down! Be Safe! Blue Skies!

I am relatively new to the sport and needed to save some scratch if I were to get a rig. I found a Sabre 170 and had it relined. All together cost a fair price of $700. Great condition with one patch. I was consistantly having hard openings... I was packing the way the manufacturer suggested and did what other people suggested but still got hard openings. My neck was sore from all the hard openings... I finally tried the psycho pack. When the canopy was on the floor I rolled the nose like PD suggested but tighter. I think this way I have more control of the rolls and it stayed rolled for the remainder of the pack job. This fixed my opening problem. I also think the psycho pack kept my slider better in place as well. I think a pro-pack is fine as long as you can keep that roll and slider in place. Now that it opens nice and soft I am very happy! Make sure you know how to pack well. Wether you use a pro-pack or psycho pack. If you have problems talk with an instructor/coach/rigger and have them watch you pack it so they can give you pointers. Once it opens I have a great ride. I am 130 lbs and I have a 170 sq ft... So it is a very low wing load. I'm new so I am most interested in landing safely. But I will fly it around and I have a great time. Landings have been very nice. No problem with flaring. It has a bit of forward motion but I kind of like that... it's like a mini-swoop... I don't know how to swoop but I like the feeling of floating along the ground... I think this a great canopy as long as you can pack it right. I'm a bit strapped for cash so I went for the Sabre1 but if you can afford it got for a Sabre2. I hear that those are nice and don't have the hard openings... I imagine my next main will be a Sabre2 150. I still love this canopy and since I am still relatively new to the sport I get giddy everytime I think about skydiving...

I remember when I first started in the sport (6 months ago) I was looking at YouTube videos of malfunctions. I read all the safety and fatality items in parachutist magazine also. From these things I learn what went wrong and do everything I can so that it doesn't happen to me. Also... If you ever have any questions ask an instructor, coach or master rigger. These guys have years of experience. Get to know some of them personally so that you can give them a call or shoot an email if you ever have a question. My AFF instructor is one of my friends. He moved away but I still keep in touch and I know he give great input from what he has learned not only from personal experiences but from data he knows to be true.

I got this from PDs website about psycho packing. It is ina FAQ section. They say you can do it but it's not what they recommend... What about "Psycho packing"? The "psycho pack" is not really an entirely different packing method, it’s just a different bagging method. The first part of a “psycho pack,” the part that is done standing up, is identical to a regular PRO pack. The only difference is the technique used to fold the canopy and put it in the deployment bag. For this reason, “psycho packing,” which we could perhaps call “psycho bagging,” may or may not make a difference in the way your canopy opens. If the first part of the pack job is sloppy, then the opening may not be very good no matter how the canopy is put in the bag. Let’s suppose, however, that you do a good basic PRO pack but tend to lose control while bagging the canopy, and end with a mess by the time you make the first line stows. If “psycho bagging” helps keep your neat PRO pack under control while you put it in the bag, your openings may improve using this technique. We don't recommend the “psycho bagging” technique for a couple of reasons. For one thing, we feel there are easier ways to put the canopy in the bag that work just as well. We also do not think a canopy should be packed with a lot of material in front of the nose, which happens when you psycho pack. We’ve made test jumps on a number of our main canopies using a psycho pack, and the openings were acceptable. We also know of some customers using this method with our canopies who are happy with the results. So, you can use the “psycho bagging” technique with your PD main if you want, but it is not the method we recommend.

I learned to pack from my rigger. He has been around for years and is probably the best (he says he is second best because the guy who taught him everything is still alive...). When folding the canopy I put both knees over the label on the tail. I hold the package together hold it up nice and tight. I then roll it a bit and I bring my knees out and fold it over the lable. Lines are on the floor and the canopy makes a kind of "s" from there. Then stick it all in the bag. I don't know if this makes sense... I have a hard time getting my canopy in the bag so i am going to try the psycho pack. So far this has been very easy to get it in the bag.

So I am in the market for a helmet and I am confused to what makes a certain helmet a freefly helmet other than there may be a pocket or compartment on it for an audible... I got a protec-like helmet and I think it is going to work just fine... Curious to see what people think about the helmets.

I jump at Hollister, CA. The instructors are phenominal and it's like a great big family. My wife and I started together and she is almost released for solo too!

Hello everyone! I am new to the sport... I have 9 jumps including my tandem. I have finished my AFF and cleared for solo. Everyday I dream about skydiving... I bought a helmet... next is goggles and altimeter... Then when I get some more experience I will get a rig. I watch the weather forcast everyday for my DZ... Needless to say I am very excited and can't wait to get back out there!! Looking forward to interacting with all of you over these forums or in the sky!