rigger_john

So why do you provide an option saying "Other please explain"? I wear whatever I happen to have on my feet _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Tell me about it, I've sent emails to EASA, the CCA and the JAA, in order to get information about the plans for rigging in Europe. I think I may go back to my former occupation of blood from stone extractor, it was easier. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

So you are of the opinion that a pillow ruduces the risk of a snag? I know of 3 reserve deployments caused by snaged handles 1 was caused by sombody doing a vertical transition over a skydiver whos hand went through a metal handle the other 2 were from free flyers knocking sombody elses (snag resistant) pillow out during funnels So from my very limited and personal experiance Handles are twice as secure as pillows _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

I'm intrested in hearing other riggers and jumpers opinions of metal reserve handles Vs the soft pillow types. Is there any advantage of one against the other? For instance are pillows only any good for jumpers doing fast close RW? Is there any real advantage for FF or is it just a fashion trend? Let the games commence _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

If it was made in 97 and the last maintanace was done in 05, I put in january as the month it comes up with a couple of hundred bucks, depends on the other varibles though. Did you put in the actual dates on your unit or just use something like 91 as a base line for thr DOM? _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

it's a por translation from thr french, it means knead or flex your risers. Try to get hold of a RW manual for one of thier containers and read the section on 3 ring maintanance, or ask an instructor or rigger at your DZ. Congrats on your 1st rig _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

I'm guessing here sparky, but one of the guys who had a lot to do with the development and marketing of Vigil is now running the company that has developed and markets the argus AAD _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

so by your understanding of the fars if a jumper picks his rig up covers it in superglue, gets on an aircraft and jumps with it, the rigger is responsible because his seal says its good for 120 days after he sealed it! I find it hard to belive that you can take the fars to mean this. I stand by what I have said all the fars say is that a parachute must have been inspected, and packed by an appropriatley rated person within the last 120 days. There is nothing in there to imply (as far as i've seen) that the inspector has any responsibility for the airworthiness of a rig once it leaves his possesion. (again rigging errors aside) If I'm wrong then please show me where the fars say otherwise. Edit to add From FAR 105: Parachute operation means the performance of all activity for the purpose of, or in support of, a parachute jump or a parachute drop. This parachute operation can involve, but is not limited to, the following persons: parachutist, parachutist in command and passenger in tandem parachute operations, drop zone or owner or operator, jump master, certificated parachute rigger, or pilot _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

No, when I seal a parachute, or in my case sign off ( i tend not to seal, it not mandatory here) I am saying it was airworthy when I filled out the paper work. The second it's out of my door (rigging errors aside) it's the owners responsibility. As far as I can tell in the US it's also the owners responsibility and it appears the pilots too. (now there is a dumb rule) _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

They have been on Pdf's atoms for years, very good system _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

No I didn't, but are you infering that the fars state both the maximum and the minimum requirments for the length of a repack. You seem to be implying if it's not in the fars in black and white then it can't be done. I wonder if that is really how you read the fars. Let me ask you a question then, when a overseas visitor turns up at your dz with his Javelin and tempo reserve and his 6 month repack done by a british advanced packer do you let him jump? _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Wrong i'm afraid, here in the uk as well as the PDC each rig requires a current record of inspection. The PDC records when the reserve was packed and it's previous history. However the date of the next inspection or maintenance is recorded on the ROI. You have to have both bits of paper work to get your rig tagged as airworthy at a DZ. and the date of the next repack is 6 months from the repack or the date of expiry of the shortest lived sub component, AAD or power unit. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Why would that be your responsibility? wouldn't you just note on thr PDC that the rig expired when the life of the first componet expired. I know its just my opinion but it seems to me way to many riggers make the mistake of thinking we have to babysit our customers. I think they are big boys and girls and they can make thier own decisions. Any way I couldn't find any where in the FARs that said you had to sign a rig off for 120 days, only that is the maximum time between inspections. So when it leaves the loft it would be legal, as long as it was noted that it wasn't for 120 days what fars have been broken by the FAA rated members of our little sewing club? I know how you feel

We can in the UK, however we can only date the repack for the lifetime of the shortest lived component in the system, so in this case the customer would get a 1 month repack, and if he had the batteries replaced by the same rigger who did the original repack the expiry date could then be extended to the end of the AADS life. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

reply] Has this been cleared up? Was interested in these rigs, but thats fairly scary,PC in tow is not what i'd want to risk? Yes it has been cleared up. Arnold and Thiago Muradas from Aerodyne, the chairman of the BPA riggers committe and myself, looked into this and we were happy that the problem was sorted. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

No I have been told by several people that in thier opinion a baglock was caused by double stowing So are you seriously saying a 54" drogues properly used and deployed can't snap a doubled stowed band and nothing else was wrong with the system, and if IRC in your case didn't even use tandem bands? Agreed I accept you belive this, and I hope you can accept that in every cutaway I ever seen I have been able to show that there was somthing more to it, normaly worn PC or assymetrical deployment _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Yes, I've witnessed one such instance first hand. Yes. That's what I believed too ... until the facts proved me wrong. I hate to disagree, .... Actualy I don't I'm happy to disagree, we have discussed this several times on DZ.com and I still stand by the statment I made here http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1738144#1738144 I hear a lot of anecdotal evidence but nobody has given a single case where double stowing caused a mal beyoned any doubt. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Anybody know who first offered type 17 risers? Were they first offered by a manufacturer or were they developed "in the field"? _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

How about AIP (Assemble, Inspect & Pack) _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

the door was open _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

15 years old school!!!! Thats new fangled _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

I notice you jump at Hibblestow, try talking to Rich Aveyard, get him to watch you through a pack job and take it from there. Say Hi to Rigger Rich from Rigger John. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

Fair point & well made. However as I have said several times in this and other forums not all Riggers who post here work to the TSO requirments. In the UK the BPA operations manual says 15 lbs max pull force for front mount reserves. I work to the BPA requirments and that is the BPA's rule. Just goes to show Nullius in Verba,. . . (Take no ones word for it) That said you are right I should have said 15 Lbs in the UK. _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

15 lbs _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba

contact paraflite they will be able to tell you _________________________________________ Nullius in Verba