billybobskydive

ok, now i am REALLY curious, give us all the details and all the dirt on this

OK, can any of you enginer types explain to me WTF this means? http://vigil.aero/pdf/statementactivations08-06.pdf sounds like gobbltygoop doubletalk

it seemed to work for me don't know what your DOM and Battery Install date are, so I put in: CYPRES 1225 75 160 80 08/97 08/05 8 Year and it says your CYPRES is worth 486.28 seemed high to me, but looking at Scott's explanation and taking into acount the $80 trade in I guess it makes sense

thanks Scott, I was having trouble figuring out how the on-line CYPRES calculator was comming up with it's prices, but now it makes more sense

dude, I think you are wrong you said: My point was that you are asking riggers to pack a reserve with a component that will not make the 120-day cycle but you will not do that with a battery during a 4/8-year maintenance. but he said: what you are referring to is SSK's default procedure unless instructed otherwise by the rigger (...), but if you have a specific request or need, just talk to Eric at SSK sounds pretty flexible to me also, 3 months is less than 120 days anyway

finally we agree!

oops, you forgot to finish the quoted paragraph: "It won't interfere with any normal activities while skydiving." Webster defines "normal" as "ordinary, average, usual"

sounds like you were trying to pin them down - maybe there was no certain answer - the correct answer was and probably still is something like "it depends..." (probably about what they told you, which obviously is not what you wanted to hear) one thing that is certain from the manual: "activation speed: approx. >= 78 mph (35 m/s)" sounds like you did read the manual, and made a decision

well, looks to me like they did warn us in the manual, read the last sentence closely - not sure if this sort of thing (multiple 360s starting above 1500') is a "normal" mainstream jump activity, at least yet! But, yes, seems like now it is time for an update to the manual given the latest in canopy piloting skills.