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Yeh true and luckily its just a cheap canopy i got for ground launching and towups etc...so it doesnt really matter for me FTMC

That ones a 175 well i assume so and says r6 FTMC

label on the orion swift plus reserve i have FTMC

anyone know roughly how much a proper patch would cost$? FTMC

what about all the fully sik cunts that skydive while they have a cold even after being warned about busting eardrums...then bust there eardrum...ok me but i know theres many others that have done it lol FTMC

i had older vector with a original sabre 150 aswell and it only opened really hard if i pulled in a track.....the more out of trim it got the softer the opens were lol even snivels sometimes FTMC

just get some ripstop tape or patches and do that for now...i have a canopy full of them lol... FTMC

australian rules im pretty sure i read something like that... nearly positive...and yeh u can use single parachute systems with a belly mount reserve....but this whole idea of jumping base rig with no reserve under normal skydiving rules at your local dz just isnt gonna happen...skydiving is all about rules and regulations FTMC

i would do it just wouldnt make a habit out of it and only do it on my own were theres no risk of someone flying into me under canopy..but mainly coz i hate packing base gear lol and only reason i would do it is to pull low as fuxk and freak a few ppl out ....and its never going to be legal and no dz in any normal country is ever going to let anyone do it anyway im pretty sure most base rigs cant even be jumped even if u had a chest mount reserve due to most base gear not being tso'd or some shit like that..also i could be wrong but im pretty sure one of the rules state if u dont have an aad u need an rsl...and vice versa not sure how u would go with that on a base rig FTMC

its pretty simple if it were legal...would u rather have a skydive rig with a reserve and do the standard 5min rush packjob where the only real thing u have to worry about is having the slider down coz if shit goes bad u have your reserve right. or have single parachute system..spend about half hour fucking round packing a reserve style/base packjob were everything has to be perfect evertime coz your life depends on that 1 canopy and it still could malfunction..or even rap canopies with another jumper and have no options FTMC

first skydiving canopy i ever launched was a stiletto 135.....have ground launched heaps of others and the stiletto would be my preferred skydiving ground launch canopy u can even soar them but u push your luck a bit with stalling etc coz u need fair bit of brakes as there still fairly steep compared to a speedwing with trimmers FTMC

fazer is still way more elliptical then most skydiving canopies....speedwings usually make a stiletto look square... FTMC

its actually fairly easy to ground launch a docile square skydiving canopy....way less of a handful then a elliptical touchy speedwing....i know a few ppl that learnt to ground launch 7 cell ravens etc that have never skydived...theres no way learning on a speedwing would have been safer its just stupid....and even if an amateur succefully launched a speedwing they are now flying a touchy highy responsive wing long story short u can get hurt doing anything just dont try to tell people a speedwing is a good learning tool people will get hurt or killed as many have already..... FTMC

u dont mitigate gate the risk by flying a good canopy above your head.....even launching can be very dangerous it doesn't always go to plan.....i nearly got killed just from a launch gone wrong i hit the deck hard broke my legs and ankles badly also my arm plus having a femur sticking out sucks trust me........anyone can start skydiving fairly safely and its easy....speedwings are a different breed i would suggest flying paragliders first as there more realated to it..... speedflying is to Paragliding as BASE jumping is to Skydiving FTMC

long live the super ravens!!! haha and i love how ppl get scared of them when they get that old it means i usually get them for next to nothing for either a reserve or even shenanigans ,water base etc... FTMC

my brother ground launched a 1983 swift 160 reserve few weeks ago he landed it fine... he has never skydived etc so im guessing ppl that say u will break your legs if u land one and all that shit are either way overloading it or maybe just fucktards that blame the canopy for there mistakes lol i dunno,,,,,,, also note this was a 65kg person that landed it fine FTMC

i got one and im happy with it....i would buy another if i had a 2nd rig FTMC

my old vector2 that i bought second hand is more comfortable then my new micron that was made for my me and yes im being serious....as long as its suits someone similar to u i wouldn't worry about comfort etc it should be fine FTMC

i have an old vector2 and always wondered why it had 2 left risers...or maybe 2 right ones... either way my line stows were on the same side if u get wat i mean....im guessing someone just used 2 of whatever side risers didnt have the rsl after the recall....i would say dont be a pussy and worry about having an rsl but i wont open that can of worms haha FTMC

Any smaller people have an oppinion on the fit of there micron? Mine was made for me and the comfort sucks the shoulder straps just feel to wide apart and wrong.....random javelins and talons ive tried are way more comfortable... maybe larger people suit microns better....fucks me....and i hate how the articulated version only articulates the leg strap not the hip part....the harness hip part webbing has to flex sideways if u catch my drift lol anyway to hard to explain but i do agree with ppl that javs etc are more comfortable...my unbiased opinion FTMC

Long story short it does the same shit for way cheaper and way less drama.....im not going to ever need it anyway haha FTMC

No only the manufactures limits apply so if your container and reserve doesnt have service limit u can use it....i was using a 1990 dom vector container and reserve... also the parachutes australia made talons have 20 year rule on there containers but not there reserves lol FTMC

Will fit if u free pack it FTMC

In aus gear hire is upwards of $40 per jump plus 40+ for jump ticket...its just not worth it...buy a cheap rig it will pay itself of pretty fast FTMC

Jumpsuits are over rated anyway lol i hate them and hardly ever use one....i dont need the drag, grippers are gay and it's 2million degrees where i jump u just about die before u get to height....6 people packed together in a little cessna for 20mins in summer....jumpsuit fuck that shit FTMC