masterrig 1 #26 September 21, 2013 JerryBaumchen Hi Chuck, Back in the 60's there was a guy in Northern California who used contrasting colors for all of the patches in his ParaCommander. I think it could probably be called the original Clown P/C. And that was one way to get past the 3-color limit. JerryBaumchen Wow! One of our jumpers ordered a new Talon, several years ago. He filled-out the order form and mailed it in. A few days later, he received a call from RI, asking him which colors he wanted on his Talon. Our resident jumper responded with; "Mix 'em up and make it ugly!" He got what he asked for! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #27 September 23, 2013 well that's one way to ensure your rig doesn't grow legs and walk off the DZ by itself NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #28 September 23, 2013 You got that right The parachute I mentioned, the young lady was so proud of it and only had about 8-jumps on it. The day she got her parachute back, I thought she was going to break into tears. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcticanalog 0 #29 September 24, 2013 So I'm doing patches...yep. Thank you all for your input. PD says that its 2.5 inches out of trim and I should get it relined while i'm at it. What do you guys think? Is this a "you need new break pads" sort of thing? Should I wait until I really need a new line set or just go for it now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gowlerk 2,216 #30 September 25, 2013 Really? You have the opinion of the manufacturer yet you feel the need to ask here? No, don't get it done. They are just like the brake shop, don't believe them either. They are all out to rip you off. Use your lines and your brakes until they fail. Don't be a sucker. But seriously it depends on whether or not you want to go though the trouble of relining it down the road, and what your tolerance is for an out of trim canopy. At lighter wing loadings a lot of canopies work well even out of trim. I would lean toward the factory reline.Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arcticanalog 0 #31 October 1, 2013 it's a 170 so I'm assuming 2inches out of trim isn't going to kill me. Think i'm going to try and put at least another 100 jumps on it. Thanks for the input dudes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #32 October 1, 2013 Arcticanalogit's a 170 so I'm assuming 2inches out of trim isn't going to kill me. Think i'm going to try and put at least another 100 jumps on it. Thanks for the input dudes. Not a very wise assumption and decision, but it's your life."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
