herb 0 #1 January 19, 2003 can u help me? i have been packing tandem 4 about a year now and up until last week did not have a mal. then today i had a nother. so thats 2 in the space of a week. i have always packed the i was taught so it is a mystery as to why all of a sudden i have 2 mals. the feedback from the t.m. was the right side on both mals was not releasing, or inflating. what can cause this. if there is anyone out there who can lend me some advice it would be much appreciated. thanx. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #2 January 19, 2003 This should be posted in another forum. -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmcvey 0 #3 January 19, 2003 QuoteThis should be posted in another forum. ?? feel free to explain?? Anyway, getting back to the question, There may be a problem with the gear. Im guessing someone inspected the main after the chop, if so, was the canopy definately not to blame? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #4 January 19, 2003 Were they both on the same canopy? Has a rigger looked at the line trim on the canopy(s) that mal'ed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 January 19, 2003 I wonder if you have been side packing. If you side pack, one end cell inflates before the rest of the canopy. This results in the lines on that side of the canopy wearing out before the rest of the lines. Over time that one end cell will slowly stretch out of trim and openings will slowly get weirder and weirder. I only expect the lines on a tandem main to last 300 jumps. If you make more than 300 jumps on a SET 400 openings get weird and they don't flare very well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hooked 0 #6 January 19, 2003 QuoteQuoteThis should be posted in another forum. ?? feel free to explain?? Anyway, getting back to the question, There may be a problem with the gear. Im guessing someone inspected the main after the chop, if so, was the canopy definately not to blame? Because it originally was posted in the Greets Forum. J -------------------------------------- Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floormonkey 0 #7 January 22, 2003 You should also watch your brake lines. We had a rash of tandem mals due to our packers not untwisting the brake lines. most were slider up, all were tension knots above the slider. When I made sure they were untwisting the brake lines regularly, the mals pretty much stopped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rdutch 0 #8 January 23, 2003 If you only had 2 look out they usually come in 3's Ray Small and fast what every girl dreams of! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmcvey 0 #9 January 23, 2003 Quote Quote Quote This should be posted in another forum. ?? feel free to explain?? Anyway, getting back to the question, There may be a problem with the gear. Im guessing someone inspected the main after the chop, if so, was the canopy definately not to blame? Because it originally was posted in the Greets Forum. J Sorry!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #10 January 25, 2003 that all depends, if you tandem roll the nose and turn it under you get more symtrical openings than rolling it all in one driection -- it's more PRO than side... YMMV, but side packing isn't as simple as pointing it 90 off heading Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
