Ketia0 0 #1 July 31, 2009 and that was soooo much harder to figure out than actual freefall or canopy flying!! ( im not perfect, but i walk away from my landings)... It took me 5 hours, and i would still be nervous about jumping the canopy.. any tips on packing???"In this game you can't predict the future. You just have to play the odds. "-JohnMitchell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KermieCorleone 0 #2 July 31, 2009 Quote and that was soooo much harder to figure out than actual freefall or canopy flying!! ( im not perfect, but i walk away from my landings)... It took me 5 hours, and i would still be nervous about jumping the canopy.. any tips on packing??? dont forget how to pack ... I have already forgotten. I only remembered it long enough to get it signed off my A card but being a bum I really need to start packing for myself. and I would think that being nervous jumping your own pack job for the first time is natural, I was nervous as hell jumping my own pack job but no one at the DZ would sign off until I jumped it, I pulled a lil higher then normal expecting the worst but it was an amazing feeling having your first pack job open LOL ... a snivel with a slight harder than regular opening shock with a very slight off heading opening, just perfect lol ...- Neil Never make assumptions! That harmless rectangle could be two triangles having sex ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy_Copland 0 #3 July 31, 2009 You're gonna look back on this post and go "did i really make it sound that hard?!" Its really not hard once you've been shown a few times, once its dialled in you'll be doing it without even thinking. As for tips... pack, pack and pack again.1338 People aint made of nothin' but water and shit. Until morale improves, the beatings will continue. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #4 July 31, 2009 It's definitely intimidating when you start learning, but just keep practicing. After a while it won't be a scary 5 hour ordeal, it'll just be a 5-minute pain in the ass I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #5 July 31, 2009 Quoteany tips on packing??? Psycho Pack The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #6 July 31, 2009 Quote any tips on packing??? 2$ tip on a 5$ packjob my advice : pack, pack, pack... you'll learn lots about your gearscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketia0 0 #7 July 31, 2009 Thanks for all the help yall.. i really need to buy my own gear so i can practice it at home instead of on the student gear at the DZ... well, i am on jump 18 ( graduation jump) and then i got 5 jumps after that and i will have my "A" license.. hopefully i will be able to afford a rig soon.. anyone know about a 210 rig?? I am flying a 230 right now, but i know ill be able to go down once i get good practice on it. "In this game you can't predict the future. You just have to play the odds. "-JohnMitchell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #8 July 31, 2009 Quoteany tips on packing??? Yeah. Learn how to pack on a brand new, from the factory zp canopy. Once you can pack that you can pretty much pack anything.Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #9 July 31, 2009 Quote and that was soooo much harder to figure out than actual freefall or canopy flying!! ( im not perfect, but i walk away from my landings)... It took me 5 hours, and i would still be nervous about jumping the canopy.. any tips on packing??? Practice. After hundreds of pack jobs it'll take you six minutes too. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketia0 0 #10 July 31, 2009 Quote any tips on packing?? Psycho Pack Do you know of any videos that shows it flacking? im having problems flacking it.. and identifying the lines when they are all bunched up.. hopefully once i get my canopy i will colour code the lines, so i know which ones are which!! "In this game you can't predict the future. You just have to play the odds. "-JohnMitchell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
millertime24 8 #11 July 31, 2009 Quote Quote any tips on packing?? Psycho Pack Do you know of any videos that shows it flacking? im having problems flacking it.. and identifying the lines when they are all bunched up.. hopefully once i get my canopy i will colour code the lines, so i know which ones are which!! Get an Aerodyne canopy. All the attachment points are color coated for easy identification (not that "I" need that or anything).Muff #5048 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wolfriverjoe 1,523 #12 July 31, 2009 For links to videos see This Thread. When I flake, I look at the knots. Each line group has it's knots at approximately the same height. Each different group is at a different height. Something else that helped me is to do the B/C flake first (lines are seperated by the risers and the slider), Then move up to the A/B, restraighten the B/C, then do the C/D. Its a little extra work to do the B/C twice (I couldn't do the A/B without messing up the B/C), but that way helped neaten the whole canopy so that I could see the A/B and C/D seperations easier. As it says in the other thread, there is no substitute for real, live supervised instruction, but some of the vids should be of help. Good Luck "There are NO situations which do not call for a French Maid outfit." Lucky McSwervy "~ya don't GET old by being weak & stupid!" - Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ketia0 0 #13 July 31, 2009 once i get my license i may come up to SD. its about 5 hours from here though!!!! i did a search on phsyco packing, and from what i can tell, people dont see to much of a differance between that and pro-packing...When i go back to space land, i will probably retake the packing course... its only 40 bucks.. and i think that learning to pack a canopy the right way is probably pretty important!!!! "In this game you can't predict the future. You just have to play the odds. "-JohnMitchell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
katiebeth 0 #14 July 31, 2009 I'm still learning...my instructor let me finish packing his wingsuit rig on Saturday (with HEAVY supervision) and it was so difficult! He threatened me with the rest of my AFF if he has to cutaway (he won't...I understand a pack job well enough to understand that I didn't botch the job) and ruin his almost 20 year record. :) -katiebeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GLIDEANGLE 1 #15 July 31, 2009 Agreed, psycho packing isn't much different from conventional PRO packing. The only difference is the rolling of the canopy into the bag rather than z-folding it. However.... that little difference can be a huge help if you are struggling to get a slippery mass of uncooperative ZP fabric into a tiny D-bag. A minor advantage... after flipping and putting the canopy on the floor, I can open the tail and LOOK to verify that no lines are in front of the nose before rolling it. I suspect that you don't need to re-take the packing course... practice and get some old dogs to coach you (weather holds are a great time for this).The choices we make have consequences, for us & for others! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnDeere 0 #16 July 31, 2009 I'll ask my packer if she's got any good tips for you! Nothing opens like a Deere! You ignorant fool! Checks are for workers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NiteQwill 0 #17 July 31, 2009 Just keep doing it. I was frustrated as hell when I started packing. I have now packed every chute since I was a student, including my own gear. I went from taking almost an hour packing to about a few minutes. The worst part was getting it into the D-bag but after learning some tricks from packers and riggers, I have no issues. Just wait until you start packing a brand NEW canopy... you'll be cursing to high hell.... "Fail, fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate25 0 #18 August 1, 2009 I remember my first pack job. It was a rainy saturday, didnt have anything else to do. I got one of the packers to show me how t pack. I packed it maybe 5 times before we all went home. I was planning on jumping it first thing the next morning. when I got there by buddy was about to do his last AFF jump and our instructors threw him the rig I had packed the day before. I just smiled and walked away. He went up and when he came down I asked him how it opened he said it was slow but very good. I started laughing and told him what happened. he was mad for a little bit but i had a good laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
