Canadian reserve repack

[ooohhhno 0]

I bought a rig out of Canada, the reserve was repacked in Sept. 2001 in Canada. I know Canadian repacks are good in Canada for 6 months but are they good here in the U.S. at all? My rigger wasn't sure.
Thanks,
Stan

[dkearns 0]

Its good to jump but only for 120 days. I think the way it works is.. if you have a reserve packed in the states, if you jump it in the states it has to be within the 120 day cycle. If you have a reserve packed in the states and take it out to a country that has a 180 day pack cycle it is cool for that long. We need to get with the program here. THANK YOU faa for not making our lives easier.

[AggieDave 6]

No offense to any riggers out there, but if I bought a used rig, one of the first things that I would do is get the reserve repacked by a rigger I knew. I guess I'm quirky like that, though.
AggieDave '02
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Blue Skies and Gig'em Ags!
BTHO t.u.

[ooohhhno 0]

Your right, thanks.
Stan

[Snowflake 0]

I wouldn't buy a rig unless it was inspected by my rigger. I'm quirky too
JG

[Dedalus 0]

The relevant regulation is FAR 105, and the sections you are interested in are 105.43(b)(1) and 105.49.
The first one requires your reserve to be repacked within 120 days by an FAA-certificated rigger. If the Canadian rigger had an FAA ticket, your repack is good for 120 days in the US. Otherwise your repack is not good at all.
105.49 is the exception to 104.43, and applies to foreign parachutists jumping their own gear. It allows visiting jumpers to use gear that meets the standards of their home countries. If you are a US resident, this exception does not apply, and your gear must meet US standards.
FAR 105 is included with your 2001 SIM, available at uspa.org.
Mark Baur

[riggerrob 643]

The 180 day repack cycle in Canada is based upon the concept that most Canadian DZS are only open 5 or 6 months per year. So many Canadian jumpers only get their reserves repacked once per year in the springtime.
When they go south for the winter, many Canadian jumpers are surprised when some American DZOs enforce the 120 repack cyle. There is no point in debating.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Folks please remember that repack cycles are not engraved in stone. Repack cylces are educated guesses about wear and tear. The goal is for riggers to identify and repair tired Velcro, loose grommets, frayed loops, etc. before they become life threatening.
No matter where you are in the repack cycle, a parachute is no longer airworthy if has been dragged across a sharp object, landed in a puddle, slammed by a door, etc. Any incident that might damage a parachute calls for immediate grounding and inspection by a rigger.
I know that we riggers sometimes sound like boring techno nerds. Just remember that our basic goal is to keep our cutomers alive.

[riggerrob 643]

The 180 day repack cycle in Canada is based upon the concept that most Canadian DZS are only open 5 or 6 months per year. So many Canadian jumpers only get their reserves repacked once per year in the springtime.
When they go south for the winter, many Canadian jumpers are surprised when some American DZOs enforce the 120 repack cyle. There is no point in debating.
When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
Folks please remember that repack cycles are not engraved in stone. Repack cylces are educated guesses about wear and tear. The goal is for riggers to identify and repair tired Velcro, loose grommets, frayed loops, etc. before they become life threatening.
No matter where you are in the repack cycle, a parachute is no longer airworthy if has been dragged across a sharp object, landed in a puddle, slammed by a door, etc. Any incident that might damage a parachute calls for immediate grounding and inspection by a rigger.
I know that we riggers sometimes sound like boring techno nerds. Just remember that our basic goal is to keep our customers alive.

[AggieDave 6]

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I know that we riggers sometimes sound like boring techno nerds. Just remember that our basic goal is to keep our customers alive.

Not totally on topic, but still semi-relevant:
I have a friend who's a rigger that always says after a repack, "If it doesn't work, bring it back and I'll repack it for free..."
AggieDave '02
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Blue Skies and Gig'em Ags!
BTHO t.u.

[ooohhhno 0]

Thanks for all the replys guys....I get the hint, it will be inspected. I don't want to have to use the freeby by a rigger if it fails. :-)

[weid14 0]

they were educated guesses about wear and tear, but that was when silk was around and then there was that little acid mesh problem. I know a rigger who had gone two years on his own gear (and had a reserve ride on it) with modern equipment. The scenerios you describe, if they happened to a reserve, would really involve some extraordinary cicumstances. A main, well, there's really no regulation on them, right? I'm all in favor of at least a 6 month repack cycle. Keeping your customers alive is a good thing! For the original poster... wouldn't you also want to inspect what you bought to make sure you got what you paid for?

[Watcher 0]

When i bought my last rig from skydive chicago on the very first jump i had container lock and did not hesitate to pull the reserve. I figure if its an FAA rigger, then it should open, i bet my life on it.
Jonathan