JohnMitchell 16
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I think tiffany from eloy is marginally taller than that.
Look into a custom talon with the special order 00 yoke.
Look into a custom talon with the special order 00 yoke.
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This Tiffany? It looks like she may be able to stand up in the Otter judging by the mockup.
"If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane.
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I'm still a student but I'm pretty small.
I'm only 4'5" although I weigh about 135 lbs.
I'm only 4'5" although I weigh about 135 lbs.
This is my friend Leighanne, I assume she got this rig used because it is almost as big as she is. 
Definitely the smallest I've known .
"If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane.
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JohnMitchell 16
yep, you're a tiny lil gal.
you can definitely stand up in the otter.
AMSTALDER is pretty tiny, and she's got a rig that fits.
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This Tiffany? It looks like she may be able to stand up in the Otter judging by the mockup.
Yep. That's her.
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AMSTALDER is pretty tiny, and she's got a rig that fits.
I don't think I'll be complaining about my size for awhile after seeing the height and weight of some of the ladies on here.
I did get really lucky, though. I found a used rig that both fit me and the right CANOPY for my skill level (took me about a year...yeah I really waited that long to buy).
When I was searching, it wasn't finding a small rig that seemed to be the problem, it was finding a small rig that didn't hold an itty bitty teeny weeny canopy that was the problem.
Now, if only I lived somewhere where we could jump... sigh
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AMSTALDER is pretty tiny, and she's got a rig that fits.
My mind played tricks on me...
First time I read that as "Amstalder is pretty tiny, and she's got lovely tits"
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I've never seen them... dude, shes my SISTER!
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nigel99 532
I know she's your sister. Just telling how I read it first time through...
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JohnMitchell 16
A man's mind will sometimes see what it wants to see. We can't do much about that, now can we?
MY friend is pretty tiny, and she found a rig....
Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber.
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tkhayes 348
my first 'skydive' girlfriend was 5'2" and 80lbs soaking wet.
Bought gear too, a swift main and reserve, which was very tiny in 1983-84
Bought gear too, a swift main and reserve, which was very tiny in 1983-84
Nutz 0
There used to be a girl that jumped with us who could stand straight up in the King Air and adjust her rig. I used to tell her I hated her. 
"Don't! Get! Eliminated!"
With stats like that she could be a helluva hot swopper.
What? How so?
What? How so?
jtval 0
a friend of mine is 4'9 and 90 pounds
lol is there even a chance in hell finding her a rig that fits? This will be interesting next summer. Who's the smallest skydiver you've ever known?
My cousin, Daizey, is 4'11".
they put her on a 235/253 when she was on aff.
she had like a 3 hr (not really) canopy ride.
she's got a few hundred jumps.
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oh, yea. one of my previous students was tiny. She was able to stand in the otter with her helmet on. I dont know her exact height, though.
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nigel99 532
oh, yea. one of my previous students was tiny. She was able to stand in the otter with her helmet on. I dont know her exact height, though.
Amber from the Farm is pretty small. My wife is 5'2 and Amber is quite a bit shorter.
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These women are about the same size as my wife, *holds hand up to chin to show heights*
oh god I just herman cain'ed them all.
oh god I just herman cain'ed them all.
a friend of mine is 4'9 and 90 pounds
lol is there even a chance in hell finding her a rig that fits?
Yes, but it's a very slim chance. As previously mentioned, a harness resize is in order, and that should solve the problem.
Look for a rig that will fit the canopies she needs, and that has a med to small harness. Get the serial number for the harness, and then fill out an order form for that same type of rig with your friends measurements. Contact the manufacturer with both, and see if they can do it, and what the cost will be.
There's a fair chance that the short Main Lift Web will require short handles to fit in between the chest strap and the hip junction. This will add to the cost, but cannot be avoided. She may be able to sell the old handles to offest the cost.
Another area of concern will be the risers, and again they can make her a set of 'shorty' risers so she can comfortably reach the toggles (and maybe the slider?).
The bigger problem is what to do about canopies. The rule of thumb is that canopies smaller than 150 are considered 'high performance' due to quicker handling from the short lines. Your friend will be exiting the plane at about 110 lbs, so even a 150 is very lightly loaded. The quicker handling only gets worse the smaller you go, so a 135 or 120 would be even worse, even though the WL would be getting closer to 'normal'.
The easy solution is having her do a bunch of jumps to work her way down to that range, the problem is finding a rig to do it. The mods to a used rig could run $500 - $600 (including handles/risers) so she will want to try to get down to a canopy (and rig) size she'll be able to use for awhile before getting a rig set-up.
I don't have any real suggestions for how to proceed, this is one of those cases where there's no 'easy' way to go. It's like the 300lb guys who want to jump, they can do it, but they need specialized gear to make it happen, she's just on the other end of the spectrum.
wow, 4'9" and 90? How many jumps does she have? With stats like that she could be a helluva hot swopper.
Here's a tiny flyer I've seen in videos.
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