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Yeah, the risers go under the secondary riser cover (the piece that is integrated into one of the reserve flaps.) It works best if you lay the risers side by side to distribute the bulk. For the RSL, there has to be some slack in the setup. You can try a couple of different things to see what works for you. After the RSL is seated in its channel, you can pull some of the slack back towards the reserve container and stash it under your #1 flap. Another option is to pull the slack forward toward the 3ring and stash it in the little pocket by the D-Ring sort of under the reserve risers. There shouldnt be much slack, but if its pulled all the way forward you might feel it flap on your neck in certain positions. The new Infinity's have a tuck tab style thing to address that problem and it works pretty well

CFR Title 14, Part 105: http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&sid=039bd597ffc185dbae7cdd27a94d8843&rgn=div5&view=text&node=14:2.0.1.3.17&idno=14 See Specifically: 105.15 105.21 105.23 105.25 So uh... can I get a ride? P.S. Also, you've got me leniency if you need to make an "emergency" exit... ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

No one's really touched this yet, so I am a bit hesitant... I was actually having this conversation with another jumper the other day. As far as I've always been taught, it was highly emphasized that gear must avoid salt water. Some of the big known problems are discoloration, corroding hardware, and salt crystals getting into the material tearing it up from the inside out, significantly reducing strength. I havent really looked into it, but I think it would be interesting to play with webbing scraps and salt water, then test to failure. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Glad to hear everyone up there is warm Hopefully you survived the storm without too much damage. My parents got 2 new ventilation holes in the hot tub cover, 2 new ventilation holes in the roof, and a big branch crashed through the skylight of the freshly renovated bathroom, pretty much destroying it. Thank god for homeowners... Man, I'm glad I missed that storm. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Dude this is so true. A few years back I worked for one of the largest software companies in the world. Granted, I was very very low on the grand scale of things, I was making favorably more money than I knew what to do with, so I bought the things that I *thought* I wanted. I mean, what else was a 20 year old to do with that much money other than party and buy stuff? God forbid I save some of it To this day, I still have a few of these possesions that sometimes cause me un-due stress. Some of these are irreplaceable and thats why I keep them around. The rest I ended up throwing away. Be sure to have a plan or goal with what to do with your lifestyle. Money and possesions are highly over-rated, especially when you cant do the things you want because of them. Go play with someone else's toy's, the novelty wears off fast. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

People actually read that publication outside of the dentists office? I've never seen one anywhere else and I sure as hell have never been to the website. It's a good thing you linked me, otherwise I would have never known I was person of the year. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Last week I read the back of a box of immodium AD as it was the only thing within reach. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Donate Blood and sperm (or eggs). If jerkin it isnt your forte, then hustle pool or poker. And lastly, prostitution is legal in Canada, just make sure to report your out-of-country income on your 1040. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

It more or less depends on your interpretation of a secure flap. How something "looks" like it should work vs. how it is "designed" to work, are often 2 different things. With the "downward" tuck pin cover flaps (such as the javelin) it's not necessarily the design, but the implementation that makes these solid. I dont have personal experience with the javelin, but the Inifinity pin cover flap seems to work pretty well, and this is due largely to the location of the closing loop. Next time you're at the DZ, do some comparison and you'll see what I mean. With my personal rig, I can lift the entire container (packed) by the pin cover flap and it does not come open. Someone mentioned a Pilot Chute in Tow which does not seem to be a problem on these style of containers, once the pin is extracted the closing flaps are no longer under tension and the pin cover flap is freed. There is enough "slack", for lack of a better word, to allow unrestricted pin extraction during deployment. Try lifting a container that has an "upward" tuck pin cover flap. I'm not implying, in any way, that this is a lesser design, it's definately been proven solid, but imagine snagging that on the window moulding inside the plane. Doesnt take a whole lot of force to open the flap, but thats the case with any flap design given a good enough snag. Whatever style of pin cover flap you end up with, maintenance is key. None of them work well with broken plastic. If you have further concerns, give the manufacturer a call. They should be happy to address that issue with you, consider it a test of customer service. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

I pay all my bills online. While the internet, by nature, is not impervious to people trying to gain access to your information, the risk is quite low. That's kinda what we do, right? Manage risk? The risk is so low that I would gamble on the odds and I'm not a gambler. A few things you need to make sure of is that you are using a trusted site (like your banks website) and that you are using a secure connection. This will be evident by the site requiring you to log in and the address changing to a https:// address. Also, in Internet explorer, the little lock will appear in the bottom right hand corner of your window, which means your conversation with the website is encrypted and as safe as it's going to be for transport over the internet. You can also click the little lock and see the "secure certificate" details for that site as well. The reasons I like it is I can enter in all of my payee's, store their address's, and store my account numbers. If I am on vacation or visiting my parents, I can send in my payment without having to remember the address, the account number, the bill stub, or using a stamp. Some sites can be set up to email you a reminder when a bill is due as well. Lastly, the service is free (atleast through my bank) so I save $0.39 every bill I pay. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

I get the reverberating back of the throat snort going on, then I swish em around in my mouth, chew them, then swallow. Why on earth would you spit it out? ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Ah crap, and I just moved out here last week! Bad news for sure ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Give Sonic at the Ranch a call. He's got a gear store and may have some demo equipment. I know they've got rental gear. http://ranchproshop.com/ ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

I thought about that scenario and figured I'd wait and see what you said. In this case, the batch file would probably work. you can google the command "taskkill" should have a syntax like taskkill /F /IM windMeter.exe Have the batch file kill the task, do the file copy/purge operations, then start the task again. I dunno, just thinking aloud. I am sure there are more elegant solutions to the problem. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Can you use a server side scripting language to cause a redirect? I know in PHP its very easy, I would assume it'd be one line of ASP code as well. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

How often does your current script execute? Does it automatically run at an interval to update your graph or do you need to do some kind of user input to grab the last 30 entries? I dont typically like throwing data away, a simple solution to your problem might be to write a small batch file and use MS Task Scheduler to run it every day at 0:00. Have the batch file copy the contents into a new file that has some sort of a date relation, and then purge the csv file that the wind meter writes to. I recon you probably wont be checking winds between 0:00 and 0:30 in the morning? If you will be, schedule it for like 2:00 or something like that. If you used a batch file, you wouldn't have to modify your php script. On the other hand, you could modify your php script to do the same thing. If my math is right (60 minutes in an hour and 24 hours in a day) your csv file will never grow larger than 1440 entries. And lastly, if keeping a history isn't important, load all the entries from the csv file into an array, pull your data for the graph from the array, then purge the file and write the last 30 entries from the array back to the file. Maybe that will give you some idears? ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Hey that color scheme looks familar! I dig it, looks real nice and congrats on the new gear! I sent you a PM as well ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Sorry, dont mean to thread jack again... I'd be interested to know, next time its time for a reserve repack to weigh your main and reserve, with lines and links, and see what kind of weight limit we then have to work with for the container. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

I was going to make 2 posts to seprate the two thoughts, but I figured it was pretty self explanatory. My apologies, I'm still pretty new to this forum stuff ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

And if you bridle hangs up on the "great pin protection"? We have gotten so good at protecting the pin we are at risk of trapping the bridle on every jump. I did not say that good bridle protection is risky you did. I referred to pin protection. It is just my gut feeling; I have no data other than what I have observed. The curved pin that is used through out the industry today takes very little force to lift and extract from the loop. But we seem to be having a higher incidence of PCIT. While some of this increase can be attributed to a PC in the burble and other forms of hesitation it is my feeling that some of the true PCIT situations are due to the “pin protection” features of the rig trapping the bridle and preventing it from pulling the pin. On most rigs this can happen if the packer is just a little sloppy in routing the bridle from the bag to the pin. I am no longer in a position to test my theory but it is something to think about.

If there is 1 piece of gear that you decided to purchase new, I would recommend buying the container/harness. Simply put, thats the only piece of the puzzle that is custom fit to your body. You can also purchase a used container and most manufacturers will have harness re-sizing available - for a price. So be sure to check that out as well. If you find a container that you like, find out the serial number and give the manufacturer a call. They often keep the body measurements on file for which the rig was built around. Another consideration is replacement parts, compare the cost of handles, risers, freebags, etc. It is good to consult your rigger before purchasing, but most riggers should have no problem packing modern gear with possibly the exceptiong of maybe a racer. If you havent already, check out the Infinity container by Velocity Sports Equipment. Very solid. Send me a PM if you're still on the fence about things. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

If you think there may be a problem remembering which handle to pull first, go with a SOS. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Hey Mark, where do you jump at? ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

congrats man, cant wait to see it! ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.

Cool glad you liked it! I used Kelly Green, Royal Blue, Charcoal, and Silver. If you want the colors, panel by panel, send me a PM, I'd be happy to send it over. ________________________________________ I have proof-read this post 500 times, but I guarantee you'll still manage to find a flaw.