Reserve Volumes and container sizes

[rigger_john 0]

I have a customer today ask me to pack his Raven 1 reserve into his 1 pin teardrop classic. When I looked at the pack job I thought it was very bulky. On Inspection I found the container was originaly made for a Swift +, the container doesn't say which one or give it reserve tray volume either.

Now a raven has a "listed" pack volume of 375 cu in, assuming that the container was made for a Swift + 145 which has a pack volume of 330 cu in, the reserve is 45 cu in oversize for the tray. even allowing for up to -10% variation in volumes the reserve would still be a little oversize.

So Guys here is the question.

How far would the riggers here go when it comes to packing an over or undersized reserve into a container, given that it might be over just because of pack volume variation.

BTW I'm not asking if I should or shouldn't pack this rig. I have already decided what to do about that.

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Nullius in Verba

[councilman24 37]

I don't believe you can use any of the numbers to decide. You have to put the rig together. Either it fits or it doesn't. I had a Javelin that I got in but decided that it was just too tight. Not necessarily the pull force but the container was stretched so tight it was like a brick. I also had a new rig come in custom for my canopies. When packed the reserve free bag was so loose that I could pinch a 1.5 inch fold between my fingers.
There was NO tension on the safety stow because the bag was so empty. Obviously I didn't keep it.

While numbers are nice, they only make customers expect the impossible.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE

[riggerrob 643]

Only trust numbers published by container manufacturers.