andrewhilton 1 #1 November 26, 2011 Today I assembled a rig that I have had for ages. A 'Riggers Workshop' Omega system from 1978. I have posted pictures as usual on my flickr site which illustrates many of the features of the rig. However I need some help in figuring out how to close the main container. It is some kind of pull out system, but the only place I can logically locate the pilot chute is outside the rig. There seems to be a pouch in the back pad but as it is on both sides of the rig it may just be a coincidence. The pilot chute bridle and the pull out lanyard ends up located outside the main container as well, covered only by the large main container side flaps. It seems pretty messy but I have done the best I can to figure it out from first principles with a small hint in Poynters that the Omega had a 'hip mounted pilot chute' . Can anyone recall how this system was closed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewhilton 1 #2 November 26, 2011 A couple of extra pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #3 November 27, 2011 Well, that rig has a lot of interesting features! Hip mounted pullout. A strange cutaway system I don't know. A Dacron reserve ripcord. Some sort of strap type main deployment system (with lines coiled in pack tray.) Hard to tell but the short lanyard from the main deployment pud to the PC means the PC can only either go in the backpad pouch or under the giant blue 'pin cover flap'... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beatnik 2 #4 December 9, 2011 I have one of those systems. Even made for a tall guy like me. Quite comfortable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #5 December 10, 2011 Hi Peter, QuoteA strange cutaway system I don't know. When I look at all four photos I cannot see the riser attachment. When they first came on the market they had Capewell fittings. Andrew, show a photo of the riser attachment and maybe someone will recognize it. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 279 #6 December 10, 2011 Quote When I look at all four photos I cannot see the riser attachment. Sorry, I was digging into Andrew's flickr albums for more pics of the Omega rig. The cutaway system starts about here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintageparachutegear/6406829103/in/set-72157628163262517 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisan 0 #7 December 10, 2011 QuoteQuote When I look at all four photos I cannot see the riser attachment. Sorry, I was digging into Andrew's flickr albums for more pics of the Omega rig. The cutaway system starts about here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/vintageparachutegear/6406829103/in/set-72157628163262517 Looks like the S Wrap that R&J used. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,363 #8 December 10, 2011 Hi Marisan, QuoteLooks like the S Wrap that R&J used. You might just be correct. It has been a few years since I've seen one of their systems. I know they did license it to Security at one time. I used the YES system on my early rigs; which the R&J system is the same but with the pieces reversed. IMO the advent of these systems is what caused Booth to finally license the 3-ring. At the time, you could only get a 3-ring system on his rigs; but with these systems available, the world was going to leave him behind. JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewhilton 1 #9 December 10, 2011 Poynters Vol 1 states the Omega is 'A tandem parachute assembly with Teflon lined reserve ripcord housing, no belly band, hip mounted pull-out pilot chute and "Reallywell" canopy releases. Circa early 1978. In June 1978, the Omega O.H.R single point release was added' I'd love to see pictures of a 'Reallywell' canopy release, presumably the Riggers' Workshop variant of the capewell. Beatnick what does yours have - single point or reallywells? Links to more pictures for Peter's comments - A strange cutaway system I don't know. A strange cutaway system I don't know. A strange cutaway system I don't know. A Dacron reserve ripcord. (Kevlar actually) Some sort of strap type main deployment system (with lines coiled in pack tray.) Some sort of strap type main deployment system (with lines coiled in pack tray.) The packed rig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
