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That my is an old Strato cloud,1.5 oz fabric...the rings as slider stops,the line attach point s( type 4 coreless nylon,covered by a piece of 1.5 inch type 3),the windows on the bottom surface AND the dual bridle attachments  ,not to mention the zig zag stitching using FF red thread,.ITS ALL PARAFLITE!. I KNOW CUZ I WORKED THERE. The serial number was stamped on one of the ribs,since these ribs are all black,you will find the serial number on one of the reinforcing tapes on the rib.it may no longer be visible because the ink PFI used at the time was NOT permanent

try outdoor wilderness fabrics at: owfinc.com

Pete Warner passed in April of this year.I dont have details yet.Pete started jumping in the 70's at Ripcord ParaCenter in NJ. He later worked at Parachute Equipment Corp and most recently Skydive Cross Keys.

thanks Rob!

i seem to recall that many moons ago ,National  changed the diaper on the Phantom reserve.anyone know what the change was? pictures?  yes  i know the phantoms are over 20 years old and should be grounded.. blah blah blah......

for those of you who have made hackey sack pilotchute handles....how do you get that dimpled look at the seams?

center line,not crown line

someone is posting a Navigator  and a  Sigma370 on l.a craigslist.advertised as parasails! price $100 .something tells me these are stolen

AlMacDonald should just ground it.its too old to be fucking with and definitely not worth the money to fix it.not to mention that sewing new ones on will weaken that type 3 lower lateral band further cuz now it will haveat minimum twice as many needle holes in it at those points.            ..      and dpreguy...were u around back in the 60 s.? it was either lopo,or hipo(aka cheapo).and one could never confuse p.c. taffetta with either one so thats how the terminalogy was.and i would take an "L" link over a rapid link anyday(overkill i know)

i would not bother to replace them.their only purpise is to "create small eddies of airflow" that suppossedly help spread the skirt and speed up inflation.they do contribute to abnormal deployments .strong lopo's are essentially the same canopy but w/o those quick opening bands or "taschengurts" as they are called.if the canopy has a diaper then they are pretty much worthless

did you find one?

negligible

i have seen and heard.of.both nb6 and nb8. but not nb7

yes

hard to believe its been 23 years since you left us.working with you at ParaFlite was always a hoot....

anyone know where i can get just a couple yards of black marquessette pilotchute mesh?thanks in advance

early production versions of the R3 had a little wooden "toggle".they would break or split ,so Rodriques started producing R3 s with polycarbonate "toggles"

at Ripcord ParaCenter(in NJ) we used a 24 ' twill in a 28 ft container . BUT it was packed normally,justnot as carefully as an airworthy reserve. And it was a full canopy,not one that was all cut up.

im db cooper-----no, I'm db cooper- WILL THE REAL DB COOPER PLEASE STAND UP?

Try emailing John Dunham at. [email protected]

Try ebay seller scotchlead,he sells lots of t10s.Bob Mathews in Dunellon Fla(national parachute test center)

Thanks Jerry

My old fart brain can't remember,is the coarser weave cordura 500 denier, or 1000 denier?

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dont forget to throw air density into the mix as well( ''skinny '''air vs ''Fat''
air)