rigger0451

Where are you stationed at? I can probably hook you up with someone to talk to rigger wise who knows our Military systems and jumps at a local DZ around your base. then you can possably get some Hands on with any of their loaner rigs. Just PM me and let me know.

I have to agree with Sparky. I know I am a lowly Military rigger, but in the military world there is no doubt between someone’s feelings on their ability to NOT do their job properly, and the person who jumps the Rig........we have a saying... " I will be sure always!" You guys who jump my job, I hold your life in my hands.... A bunch of little mistakes adding up together is how most rigging disasters occur. If you ever get to go to a military Malfunction Review Board you would see that most tragedies are preventable by people being held to a HIGH standard. If you can’t be perfect you probably should not rig…… just my lowly 2 cents worth. I will shut up now. Good read though!!

O.k. THANKS GUYS!!! It is a swift plus, checked the bar tacks and found the differant SB's for the bar tacs and stuff. they are Both 7 Cell Ram Air's and the Main is a 205 ZP / F-111 hybrid. Guy is only 150lbs soaking wet should be good. I think i am going to start really getting into the civilian side of the house now........ I have learned alot of stuff these last two days with every thing I searched through! Thanks for all the help!!!!

So then there is no limit and as long as i am comfortable packing it it is good to go? I am impressed at how new looking the thing is. I am going to do a porosity test on it and a strength test. The is no fraying on anything and both Main and reserve look almost new. if I hd not been in the habbit of lookiing at data blocks and PIS dates I would have never caught that it was made in 91. Maybe I will take the main on my rigg and see how it does with my reserve as my back up. really leary of putting a Jump on a reserve if I dont have to though :O(.

Let me start by confirming for you that I have limited civilian rigging time. I am a military rigger with Most of my 10 years of experience with the MC-5 and the Intruder. I am a FAA senior rigger but the only thing I have done with that is to keep my own personal rig repacked. A friend of mine is getting into the sport and wanted me to repack his rig. I normally would say no but we are stationed in Germany and he doesn’t trust the German rigger out here (mainly because he can’t communicate with him). Any way I started inspecting the rig he has and it was manufactured in OCT 1991. I tried looking up Para-flite and seeing if they had anything on it, but alas they were bought out by none other than Airborne Systems. The harness is a Dolphin D4, with a ROBOZ 205 main, and Swift Plus 175 reserve. I can’t really find a manual on anything but the Dolphin container. Does the civilian side of the house have service life limits like we do in the military world? I have not run into this as I bought my rig just 3 years ago so it never came up for me. I know for military we have a 12.5 year service life, and 16 years from DOM. Does the same hold true for the civilian side? Other than that his rig checks out well (though I am going to do a porosity test on it) and has very little wear. He says that the guy he bought it from said it was old but that it only had about 60 jumps put on it. Thanks in advance for any help!!!