cosmobuddy 0 #76 January 23, 2009 The PCs with alternating red and white gores with a blue keyhole in the back is called the CHALLENGER. Some had the red and white stabilizers while others had solid red stabilizers.www.SkydiveLostPrairie.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #77 June 22, 2009 those PC pictures are great, thanks for the memories...... great colors !! there was one pattern that we called the pizza pattern, in Oklahoma, early 70's. i have to say, PC's were decently reliable, never killed you upon opening, you could hook turn the hell out of them and stand up in 20 mph winds in Oklahoma..... some pretty good times back then. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #78 June 22, 2009 dont laugh too hard at me,, I havent jumped since the 70's. Strato Star and pop top navy conical, that was great gear, safe !! I came up with my dream rig for now a days,, strato star type container with a PD Pulse 253 main, capewells, steel ripcord, pop top reserve with diapered lopo reserve, and add on there a good AAD......... to me that would be good safe gear !! no joke !!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #79 June 22, 2009 QuoteOkay, y'all....a question for you PC experts. I currently own an all-black MK I PC dated 1970...no colors at all - solid black. Does this pattern have a name? I'd post a picture if I knew how - I can never get the size down small enough. Never did get an answer to this solid all-black MK I PC. Anyone know the pattern name? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #80 June 22, 2009 Black. I've seen a few of them around in the last few years though. you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dks13827 3 #81 June 22, 2009 no pattern name,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was called solid black............. or red........... or yellow............ or........... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #82 June 22, 2009 Quote Quote Okay, y'all....a question for you PC experts. I currently own an all-black MK I PC dated 1970...no colors at all - solid black. Does this pattern have a name? I'd post a picture if I knew how - I can never get the size down small enough. Never did get an answer to this solid all-black MK I PC. Anyone know the pattern name? The Reaper! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #83 June 22, 2009 Quoteno pattern name,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was called solid black............. or red........... or yellow............ or........... A solid red PC is a Devil PC is I am not mistaken. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robskydiv 0 #84 July 18, 2009 Pretty cool pic SEREJUMPER. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OldMan 0 #85 August 2, 2009 I think that pattern was called the" Aztec" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scroadload 1 #86 August 3, 2009 I took my MK1 and made it into a comp mdl. by shortening the lines by 3 feet and enlarging the keyhole. You can see the difference in the pic with the two canopies. (skydive131.jpg)D-2626, SCR1999, SCS641, NSCR2350, GW6909 Blue Skies!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickW2 0 #87 August 3, 2009 Is it for sale? Thanks, patrick paw@wirelessbeehive.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
glgflyer 0 #88 August 3, 2009 Is number 11 the Maltese Cross? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SteveSwann 0 #89 November 28, 2009 Here's a few Mark 1 colour patterns which were available in Australia in the early 1970s. http://ruralmediasa.com/saspc/pages/a-img009.htm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stratostar 5 #90 November 28, 2009 http://ruralmediasa.com/saspc/pages/a-img009.htm you can't pay for kids schoolin' with love of skydiving! ~ Airtwardo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lars_d 4 #91 June 10, 2013 Here is a picture of my Thunderball(#10) I jumped once again on the Pops meet last weekend. I had never looked up the patterns name until I found this discussion about this topic. I uploaded the video as well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-YvsuEJEY1w Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spooky52 0 #92 June 12, 2013 Except for the yellow jumpsuit, that could be mine. I bought a black and gold PC while I was in Vietnam. Couldn't wait to get home to try it out. It was waiting for me when I got here. Loved that canopy. I believe I sold it to Lorenzo Lizarraga in El Centro when I got out of the Air Force and headed back to Virginia (needed money more than a parachute).If you know how many guns you have - you don't have enough! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lucky508 0 #93 October 19, 2015 I inspected a PC that I bought a while back and found some interesting stuff. I was told by the seller that it was modified to a Comp PC. It has been modified and re labled as a MK3. USPS, United States Parachute Service, Floyd B Washburn Master Rigger, seal BF2 did the work. Lines are 21' so it has not been short lined. There are LARGE cutouts in Gore 24 were the data panel was and on gore 3 and 21. I will post a pic when I have a chance to kite it. It has a lot of burn holes from sloppy packing but is otherwise in very good shape. so what exactly is a MK3? *** i'm also looking for a sleeve for a Papillion. It needs to get back in the air. appreciate help on finding one. Thanks, Cael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,436 #94 October 23, 2015 Hi lucky, Quoteso what exactly is a MK3? In a few words, there was no Mk 3. A lot of people called the Comp PC a Mk 3. There was a Mk I, a Mk II ( poor performance and short lived canopy ) and the Comp PC. After that came a number of versions such as the RW PC, the Russian PC, etc. Jerry Baumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
