skydiverek 63 #1 March 20, 2003 I watched the "pclaunch.avi" movies located at ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/public/cutaways/. It looks like the bottom reserve flap does not open and limits the full launch potential of the reserve PC (it looks like the reserve PC is suddenly stopped by that flap holding the reserve bridle). Any comments? Could it be dangerous in a real emergency? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MontyPyhton 0 #2 March 20, 2003 I thought the same when i saw the movie. IMHO the problem could be that the PC doesn't reach the airstream. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkvapor 0 #3 March 21, 2003 Well, that was me and my rig. That did surprise me as well, but I had absolutely no trouble extracting the rest of the bridle (only a lb or so of resistance). I personally think that the PC launched enough to get into clean air. And if the main was actually cutaway, I would have no doubt that the PC would have launched to its full potential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkvapor 0 #4 March 21, 2003 Also, I am curious to see how other rigs perform in this same situation. I know someone else posted a video of a reserve PC launch on a Voodoo1, but IIRC the main was out of the container. If anyone else can post a video of a reserve PC launch with the main in the container, please do. Or if you can provide some insight or comments. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 March 21, 2003 One reason I have liked my Racer.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #6 March 21, 2003 what happens there is the rigger may of gotten a bit too much bridle under the side flaps. i know it says to put about a inch on either side under the flaps, i don't put that much under that flaps (if any at all). after i fired mine the first time, i changed it a bit. just made the bridle folds a bit shorter, easy to fix. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #7 March 22, 2003 I'm with Skygod7777 on this one. I make a pyramid with my s-folds under the midflap, so the last few are maybe a half inch under. I also put a little more than a meter under the pc cap. Everytime I pop it, it shoots across the room... I did find one rig without the required meter under the pop top, it did not launch very well at all with the bridle catching in the midflap. Still, it would have deployed, but it wouldn't have cleared the burble as quickly as one packed correctly. -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
