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thanks have done so all ready cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

I'm really curious now. Imposed by whom? A government agency? RI? Your national association? the manufacturer!!!! cheers If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

[ Is that because your country has such a law that applies to all sport equipment or to Talons specifically? Edited to add: Try to keep those ideas on you side of the pond! to my knoledge only gear made by the original parachutes australia have the 20 year life cycle( pig mee) but since the sale of PA and implimentation of talon manufacture here in australia under licence. has had the 20 year life span also imposed on it . cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

so are you saying that if the gear is in good condition there is no sevice life span on the american talon? cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

Hi all i was just wondering if there is a life cycle of talon (USA MADE) as in australia the talons have a 20 year life cycle any help would be appreciated If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

hi again sorry for the concern but in your initial comment you didnt give a tme frame for the two jumps and you didnt say that they were at two different Dzs i hope this helps cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

Michael thank you for expanding your jump history but if you re read your initial post you might see how my comment is justified stay safe cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

i find your comments rather disturbing with 2 posted jumps and you have been so you say trainned on two types of gear this in itself is not common practice and acually is a breach of safety regulations so i must say being confused and scared about two action and or SOS would be the norm lets hope your course of instruction doesnt end up in a fatality blueskies steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

well put If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

peter b wrote As a case in point, the recent Byron Bay fatality shows that experienced jumpers (500+ jumps) can still cutaway, and not pull their reserve (no RSL, no AAD). If an E-licence jumper can STILL do this, despite all the training, why do we expect a student (from first or second jump) to do better? in reply i think peter b missed a simple point the concept included an RSL ? and as for overlearning and transitional changes from gear types to current trends some very competant jumpers died making those changes from gear types due to primacy in learning just because pete was able to vary without a problem isnt the absolute norm cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

Even when our sport was growing fastest, most students did not progress beyond a few jumps. Since licensed jumpers do not use ground-to-air radio, should student radios be eliminated? Mark Thank you for your input but i think you are missing the point and changing the direction of what i am looking to clarify regards steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

yes i could agree! but in a sport that has dwindling numbers maybe we should look a droping the attitude of defeat and concentrate on keeping the students enthusiasm alive so the do progress to being fully licenced jumpers. If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

If you utilize the search function and do a little research you can find more information on this particular subject as it has been discussed before in alternate threads. thank you for the info cheers steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

hI ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR INPUT I WOULD STILL LIKE TO SEE SOME MORE COMMENTS FOR AND AGAINST IF POSSIBLE ANY ONE ELSE HAVE ANY THOUGHTS CHEERS STEVE If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply

thank you all keep the comments comming cheers blueskies steve If you can't kill yourself doing it, its not a sport... its a game. Risk factors do not add up, they multiply