mjosparky 4 #26 August 16, 2003 QuoteThe FAA doesn't care about your main. Their only interest is the harness/container system and the reserve canopy as these two items make up the "emergency parachute" system. Like Mike said, anyone can swap out a main legally. As far as I know, a non-rigger can also legally patch, repair, and even modify a main canopy. Now whether you would want a non-rigger to do any sewing on your main is another question entirely! pull and flare, lisa ---- I am a nobody. Nobody's perfect. Therefore, I am perfect! The FAA says a main must be packed by the person who jumps it unless it is packed by a rigger. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #27 August 16, 2003 QuoteThe FAA says a main must be packed by the person who jumps it unless it is packed by a rigger. Or someone under the supervision of a rigger.Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #28 August 16, 2003 QuoteQuoteThe FAA says a main must be packed by the person who jumps it unless it is packed by a rigger. Or someone under the supervision of a rigger. Under the direct supervision of a rigger.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #29 August 16, 2003 ahhh....yes the word direct. If you do a search of this site there has been plenty of discussions about this. I even know of one DPRE who considered directly supervising a reserve packjob to include him being on a plane while the rig was being packed. *shrug*Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #30 August 16, 2003 Quoteahhh....yes the word direct. If you do a search of this site there has been plenty of discussions about this. I even know of one DPRE who considered directly supervising a reserve packjob to include him being on a plane while the rig was being packed. *shrug* Unless there is a problem that results in the FAA stepping in its a moot point. If they become involved the rigger in question better damn well know the definition of "direct".My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kenneth21441 0 #31 August 17, 2003 Direct means .... being there...... observing what is going on... not going to Burger King or chatting on the phone..... When I watch the packers at my DZ I am in direct contact with the packers... either by just being up close chating with them.. about anything... mainly skydiving..... but also I am watching what they are doing.... correcting anything that could be wrong........ this is direct observations.. IF the rigger is not doing this he should be... but a word here... The rigger needs to use Tact on this.... not ordering... but doing it diplomatially..... Not lIke we did in Iraq... But Diplomacy did not work for 12 yrs with them... Thank you, Ken.. FAA Parachute Rigger..Kenneth Potter FAA Senior Parachute Rigger Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA) FFL Gunsmith Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #32 August 17, 2003 Whew! Is this a blast from the past post, or what? I made it 1885 jumps without a malfunction, then had two within 100 jumps of each other, equipment failure on the same canopy. I promptly retired it. I have a friend with 2500 jumps or so and no malfunctions. I was also at the 2001 Symposium in San Diego, in TK Donle's tandem seminar. He went around the room asking about numbers of tandem jumps to get a feel for the experience in the room. There was one fella from Australia who had over 5000 tandems and no malfunctions. Amazing . . . truly amazing.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #33 August 19, 2003 i know my stats: 3 chops in first 36 jumps. first 2 due to shitty student gear and last one cuz i hadn't been trained to hook up a canopy and hooked it up backerds. marcus gave me a good dressing down and havent had one since. i think i got all my cutaways out of the way early on..namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #34 August 19, 2003 I had the same. 3 cutaways in 37 jumps or in 12month. I was told that there are jumpers who`s afraid of cutingaway because they have more than 500 jumps and no cutaways. Safe landings Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #35 August 19, 2003 I "believe" this is called "Gambler's Fallacy." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RippedCord 0 #36 August 20, 2003 ...or not understanding the law of independent trials. However, as a jumper has more and more jumps under his belt without cutaways or accidents, one may make a case that this is a person who(perhaps through careful equipment examination, packing procedures, and conservative landing maneuvers) falls into a cohort of the population whose statistics are better than average and is less and less likely to have a malfunction. AMDG Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nightjumps 1 #37 August 20, 2003 Well, that is true except for one thing..... There's them what's had reserve rides and them what's going to have a reserve ride. EXCEPT... if they haven't had any reserve rides yet and don't skydive anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cuchulinn 0 #38 August 24, 2003 Stats?/ "We don't need no stinking stats" (Said in a very cheesy mexican TV type accent). Jump #80.. CHOP! Worst of it is... it's still in 60-70 foot tall pine trees and I can't find it! (2 days and counting) SMA#18 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites