Skyhook install

[Phillbo 11]

I plan to send my Vector 3 in to have a Skyhook RSL installed soon.

Does it matter which riser I have it hooked up to ? I would prefer the left side since I am right handed and would assume it to be easier for me to disconnect it in the event of a high wind landing etc..

[skydiverek 63]

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I plan to send my Vector 3 in to have a Skyhook RSL installed soon.

Does it matter which riser I have it hooked up to ? I would prefer the left side since I am right handed and would assume it to be easier for me to disconnect it in the event of a high wind landing etc..

From Bill Booth:

"I put my RSL on the right side, because every broken riser I've ever seen was the left one. And before the Collin's lanyard, if one riser broke, you certainly didn't want it to be the RSL side, did you?

The left riser breaks because almost everyone looks over their right shoulder as they throw the pilot chute, to watch the deployment. This puts the left shoulder low, and effectively shortens the left line groups by a foot, causing the majority of the initial opening shock to be taken by the left riser. You can easily see this effect if you look at graphs of load comparisons on left and right risers during opening shock. The left riser often receives twice the load of the right.

Moral to the story: Don't look over either shoulder during opening. If you've gotta look...look straight up."
source: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=411246#411246

and

"Any idea how the left side became the standard side for the RSL? Most people are right handed and wearing an altimeter on their left hand. Those both seem like reasons to put it on the right

RSL's are on the left on most rigs because they use a ripcord cable-through-ring type of RSL. The Vector, Micron, and Sigma use my direct pull RSL system, with the ripcord pin attached directly to the end of the RSL. This type of design doesn't damage the ripcord cable everytime it is used like the cable- through-ring design does."
source: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=412365#412365

More info here:

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=801516#801516

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[pilotdave 0]

The RSL tab on my vector 3 is very big and easy to grab with either hand. It's a bit farther forward than the one on my old rig, making it easier to grab.

By the way, something to watch for when you send in your rig... a MAIN repack at RWS costs $40. The reserve is double that.

Dave

[Phillbo 11]

Thanks both for the input. Maybe I was over analyzing it . I'll let RWS recommend which riser to attach it to.

As far as the reserve goes, can I have them not repack it when they are done with the install? I still have a few weeks before my canopy is delivered and I could have my rigger install and pack both when the time comes.