CReWLL
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The point of the free bag is to minimize the chance of a horseshoe mal, not prevent out of sequence deployments.
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Back to the point-- Two rubber bands are not strong enough to safely contain a canopy in the bag during bag lift. The safety stow is. Canopy dump is more dangerous than line dump. Although the speed bag is a good idea compared to a two rubber band stow bag, a safety stow is better in that it will release both sides if just one stow clears. The speed bag does meter out the lines far better than a line stow pocket. There you have it, make your choice.
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So the fingertraps have come out on my toggles, below the knot.
CReWLL replied to grue's topic in Gear and Rigging
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Well, spring loaded pilot chutes have gone away on mains. Why do you think that's so? They pack big and don't get into clean air as well as a hand deployed pilot. How is a 'knocked loose' pud any different from a floating ripcord handle? The floating pud that seems to bother you is mounted on your back side, out of sight. This is not the case with the Woomera. The Woomera was a leading edge rig that modern AADs did in, as they can only be used with a spring loaded P/C.
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Well, spring loaded pilot chutes have gone away on mains. Why do you think that's so? They pack big and don't get into clean air as well as a hand deployed pilot. How is a 'knocked loose' pud any different from a floating ripcord handle? The floating pud that seems to bother you is mounted on your back side, out of sight. This is not the case with the Woomera. The Woomera was a leading edge rig that modern AADs did in, as they can only be used with a spring loaded P/C.
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I'M NOT AN ASSHOLE ALL THE TIME :-)
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You have a drawing of a chest strap that is tight and one that's loose. Your sketch has nothing to do with rings. The chest strap hardware is rated at 500 lbs, makes no diference if you have a 4000 lb or 2500 lb chest strap. The design of the chsest strap / MLW joint is different on most harnesses, but a ring in that location will prevent any stitch point-loading that could ruin the integrity of the junction. Chest rings are a great design feature, for strength as well as comfort.
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Well all this is very amusing. When I'm at the DZ and get asked to pack a reserve, and I don't have my stuff, I will pack it if I am familier with and understand all of the instuctions. Then later when I go to court, I WILL have them on hand to defend the way I worked on it.
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What is you question exactly? I've changed many and some go easy and some not so. If the gears are ready to slide on the lower shaft, that would be great. Sometimes they are pretty tight after a few decades of never having to move.
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I just got off the phone with SSK. Eric said they went through many tests for the military about just such a situation. A Cypres firing due to radio interference is not a problem. I know, I know, but we ain't swoopin'...................
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Just got off the phone with SSK. Eric said they went through many tests for the military about just such a situation. Cypres firings due to radio interference is not a problem.
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Well damn, I bid and now I have 2. I guess I need to come to Michigan to see the colors anyway, it's been awhile.
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If you're buying something that is 16 years old, do NOT load it beyond about 1.1; it wasn't designed to handle higher loadings. Interesting thoughts.... are they based on anything other than casual thoughts about reserves? I see you are a rigger. Have you considered that you are giving advise to a novice? There are reserves that are being manufactured today that have been on the market longer than that.
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Did this difference you mention escape notice at the URWS?
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That's probably why they're called "Kill Line" pilots, anyone that uses one will eventually die. They came out when F-111 was the only fabric they were made from. ZP models should be called "Life Line" pilots.
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That's a pretty ridiculous thing to say.
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Well, modern rigs with pop-tops or similar designs do not open the flaps before the pc goes. I consider Racers and Javelins modern. Strong emergency rigs use an externally mounted pilotchute. People make a lot of compromises when deciding on gear. Very rarely do you need your reserve bag hesitated, but you need pretty gear on every jump. :-) Some of the things I say are opinion, some are facts, and some are wrong. Just because I'm wrong, doesn't mean I don't believe it. FYI, the proper deployment sequence of a parachute system starts with: pilotchute launch, pilotchute inflation (pc bridle loaded), container opening, deployment bag extraction…
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" I open my reserve container before the reserve PC developes drag " Original Wonderhogs used a hesitator loop to prevent the reserve from leaving the container before the pilot was inflated. Whether or not you agree, throw-outs deployments are more favorably sequenced.
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A round is sound, but a square wil get you there, as the saying went. Bad body posision = round 2 canopies = round injured or unconcious = round downwind = round normal reserve ride (99%) = square
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Oh hell, buy a Racer if you want a rig that fits.
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dude, you could just ask me. I mean we do jump at the same DZ
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petition for exemption to the 120 day reserve repack cycle denied
CReWLL replied to jsaxton's topic in Gear and Rigging
I don't know of anyone that had a reserve taken out of service because of it having too many repacks. If you know anyone, tell them to sell me their "worn out" reserve. -
To generate the highest drag, the center-line (kill line) should be 10 % longer than the suspension lines of the canopy. The suspension lines being the tapes on the mesh. If they are 12", the center (kill) line should be 1.2" longer. If you have a 30" p/c the kill line should be 1.5" longer. Measure it with some load on the whole bridle (like 50-75 lbs) you will be surprised how much the nylon part of your bridle stretches (which will make your kill line effectivly shorter). In regard to the support tapes being sewn on the bias of the mesh, this gives you a pilotchute with 8 suspension lines vs a pilotchute with 4 lines. The "block" direction of the mesh acts like 4 of the lines, and the tapes act as 4 lines. If the tapes are sewn along the block direction (the easier way to do it), the bias direction of the mesh will not offer any support.
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petition for exemption to the 120 day reserve repack cycle denied
CReWLL replied to jsaxton's topic in Gear and Rigging
Everyone that wants a 180 day repack is interested in saving money on repacks, not in the parachute condition. You could save a lot on money on a new car, but the damn government demands airbags, seatbelts and all sort of other expensive equipment. Ask any airplane owner if they would rather have 10 year inspections instead of annuals. -
The "easy" part of docking from below is that you are watching your canopy and teh foot that you are trying to hang it on. With "top docking" you are watching your foot and where you are trying to put it. Your canopy is out of your view, and you can easily over correct. Smooth & easy is the way to fly it. Happy top docking Crewel