koppel 4 #1 February 7, 2013 Anyone of you F.O.G riggers out there than can tell me if this model reserve had a bar-tack at the leading edge junction between top skin and rib? Looking at one now and there are none but is that correct? Bueller? Bueller?I like my canopy... ...it lets me down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #2 February 7, 2013 QuoteAnyone of you F.O.G riggers out there than can tell me if this model reserve had a bar-tack at the leading edge junction between top skin and rib? Looking at one now and there are none but is that correct? Bueller? Bueller? I don't know anything about the bartack, but there never was a 200 model. The 200 on the label is the max wt: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4294992#4294992People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #3 February 7, 2013 ParaFlite sewed a lot of stuff without bartacks. Line attachment tapes with tight 'box-X' stitching for example, even if line junctions had some sort of bartack or zigzag. I don't know the answer but I vaguely recall leading edge junctions with straight stitches in them... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #4 February 7, 2013 I've got a swift plus somewhere but don't if I can find it. My guess is that it's the way it's supposed to be. I'll try to look tomorrow.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Quagmirian 40 #5 February 7, 2013 The original Swift Reserves did have light reinforcement and a box stitch where the ribs met the skins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 7 #6 February 9, 2013 There was a service bulletin which mandated bartacking some line attachements on the Swift Plus. It was sometime in the early to mid 90's. I know a rigger who did the sewing on some. He probably has the bulletins in his binder or you could contact the Guru - Dave Dewolf - I'm sure he'll know. That same rigger doing the bartacking swears that there are Swift Plus 200s out there. Not me. Him.Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #7 February 9, 2013 The SB applied to before Jan '94 DOM I believe. QuoteThat same rigger doing the bartacking swears that there are Swift Plus 200s out there. Not me. Him. He would think that because there is a 200 on the label, without it bothering to mention what the 200 means, and there is no size explicitly labeled at all.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimjumper 25 #8 February 9, 2013 My '84 Paragear catalog has the Swift at 177, the Cirrus at 230, and the Orion at 220 square feet respectively. My '98 catalog has listings for the Swift Plus in sizes 145, 175, and 225. Poynters manual Vol. 2 has the Swift Reserve at 178 and the Swift Plus in 145, 185, and 225. There is also a Swift main, that was discontinued in '84 that is listed at 199 square foot. All of these canopies were made by Paraflite. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,375 #9 February 9, 2013 Hi jim, QuoteMy '98 catalog has listings for the Swift Plus in sizes 145, 175, and 225. The 175 came on the market first, and then the others. These three sizes are what Para-Flite listed them as. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
