Dannost 0 #1 December 17, 2002 OK Gang, Would someone tell me what a CRW flap is on a container and does it limit me in just regular belly flying? Dan ISAIAH 40:31 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #2 December 17, 2002 A CRW flap is generally seen on rigs with an exposed pop-top. The purpose of the flap is to shield the top & bottom of the pop-top to help keep stray lines for getting snagged under the pop-top and causing all kinds of evil hijinx. Take a look at the flaps on the Viper XP rig on this site: http://www.tridenthc.com/VContainer.htm It will in no way keep you from using it for belly flying, freeflying, freestyle or whatever as long as the rig itself is up to it. Just don't take a CRW canopy to terminal.Kris Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 0 #3 December 17, 2002 10 years ago, rigs had very poor pin protection as compared to today. A CRW flap referred to a reserve flap that "tucked in" at the bottom, which is now standard on basically every rig out there. CRW standing for Canopy Relative Work, and the importance being that it was pretty easy to open the reserve flap and possibly dislodge the pin during a dock without some type of extra protection. Lots of CRW dogs had their rigs modified in the early days - now there is really no need. Slightly passe lingo in today's day and age. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dannost 0 #4 December 17, 2002 Thanks Canuck and Kris. God Bless, Dan ISAIAH 40:31 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 December 17, 2002 Historically, CRW flaps pre-date both Chris and Canuck's comments. When Canopy Relative Work became popular in the early 1980s, a few jumpers had pre-mature reserve deployments when their buddies knocked their reserve pins loose, usually while "planing" a formation. The short-term solution was to sew an extra CRW flap on the reserve lower flap. Initially CRW flaps were sewn along the bottom edge and the top edge just flopped in the breeze. Good CRW flaps had zero impact on reserve deployment. This quickly became the standard on the student Telesis rig and eventually led to the tuck-in reserve flap introduced on the (1991) Flexon. The advantage to the Flexon tuck in flap was that it was snag proof in both directions. Other manufacturers soon plagarized tuck in reserve pin cover flaps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #6 December 18, 2002 When I bought my first used rig a 1990 vintage vector2 I had a few concerns about how freefly safe it was. I approached my rigger about mods like tuck tabs for the riser covers and a small flap or tuck slot for my reserve cover flap. Well we all know the answer for velcro riser covers is fresh velcro but he said for the reserve flap I couldn't have any mods done without violating its TSO. Then again I received advice for getting the crew mod done to it when I posted about useing a vector 2 for crew on the crew forum. What can be done legally? Glen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #7 December 18, 2002 http://www.relativeworkshop.com/pdf_files/pl_RIGGING.pdf RWS website lists a free-fly mod for $18.00 and main closing flap free-fly elastic for $20.00. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
