tahoedog

You're implying that I have a problem with all adjustables. Should a moderator put words in the mouth of somebody who never said them? The topic is, "Sun Path grounds Javelins with adjustable MLW." Although my thoughts are based on the Javelin with AMLW, it conceivably may or may not affect others. I don't know. I haven't looked at them. That's not the topic. I'm no expert. If somebody in the industry was truly an expert, this whole mess would have been prevented. I'm just somebody who understands physics and saw what seems to be a leverage issue. Your quote of me somehow neglected to include the next sentence in which I said that the theory is the issue. Have you seen my theory? It's no work of art, but the general concept has not yet been disputed. It would be nice to see more people like (you know who you are) asking to first see a possible reason as opposed to jumping on the defensive. I could be wrong. I'd like to be proven wrong to set my mind at ease. It is just a theory containing thoughts which could be proven or disproven. That's what theory is about. I haven't the facilities to do that. Before you pass judgement on anything I have to say, please read what it is that I have to say first. Your ram-air analogy only supports my point. Rounds aren't as safe. A harness in which two people died might not be quite as safe others. You can drop names like Sandy, Rick, Jim, B.J, Mike, Bill, Hank, Rebecca, Albert, and others until your fingers are numb. Somebody who's an expert in skydiving can influence policies. Somebody who's an expert in physics cannot change its laws. The theory is in enough places where people of influence can exert more leverage than I could ever exert on my own. Anybody who's interested in what I have to say, I will respond to you as best I can. It might take time. If you already hate me and my fat, loud mouth, be thankful. This is my last post for a long time. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a summer to enjoy. Peace.

Please read all posts on this topic. Your question is answered on post #6. This is not a rigger oversight.

J.P, I've emailed you twice so far and not gotten a response. Who I am is not the issue. My qualifications are not the issue. THE ISSUE IS SAFETY!! The issue is a theory which could explain why these rigs are failing. Again, Skydive Chicago (about which YOU had only good things to say) inspected the rig three times before a guy was killed in it. In the interest of safety, there's no reason why the things should not be grounded until a thorough, independent investigation is completed. I normally wouldn't do this in a public forum, but for whatever reason, my attempts at contacting you privately have failed. Now, please voice any of your personal concerns about me privately. (sorry everybody)

Sale ended early; seller is no longer registered ebay user. Maybe there -uh- was a lack of interest. Now if we can just get these things out of the sky...

The major difference is that the direction of forces of legstraps on the adjuster are directly opposite one another, distributing forces along the entire width of the adjuster. In contrast, MLW adjuster has forces exerted at a significant angle. TKHayes demonstrates my point as well.

To clarify, this had little to do with whether or not there was wear apparent on the webbing. The multiple inspections which took place before the fatal jump did not indicate any trouble areas. I contend that the way that the rig is configured places much more stress on the front end of the adjuster, causing a much narrower section of webbing to be stressed, setting it up for disaster. I'll email details to those who would like further clarification.

The only difference between this SB and the old one is that this one grounds the rig until a Master Rigger/equivalent does some official documentation as to the condition of the webbing and okays its use. Unfortunately, the riggers are given no understanding of why the MLW adjuster is ripping these rigs apart after they pass inspection (disclaimer: this is my unproven theory). Realize that, according to reports, the SDC rig was inspected three times prior to use.