HardCorr 0 #1 December 31, 2004 Hey! I don't have a clue as to how to start looking for a rig!!! I'm starting out in skydiving once I get back from my deployment and I'm looking for a rig that I can learn with but also will allow me to progress. What are some good starter rigs/mains/reserves? What are some good/bad experiences with you previous/current rigs? What are some tips and tricks for getting sized for a rig. -By the way, I'd like to learn freefly and I've heard there's only a few really good rigs to use for that. True?The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #2 December 31, 2004 Best thing to do is go the the local DZ. Go through the training and get your license there. After that talk to your instructors and ask them about a rig. Students learn on larger mains and work down to smaller mains most if not all DZ have their own student gear. Student gear has a few different things than sport gear(usually). Each student is different in there abilty to fly their canopy and each student does not weight the same. Canopy size is generally relative to how much you weigh(for instantance a 120LBS student would probably start with a 195 Sq foot main. A 200 LBS student would have more like a 260 or larger sq foot main) Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #3 December 31, 2004 You might find some of the articles here to be helpful. Quote I'm looking for a rig that I can learn with but also will allow me to progress. Buy something you can fly and land safely, 100% of the time (even into a backyard, downwind, at sunset) right now - not what you think you'll want 100-200 jumps from now. Learn to fly the shit out of it. Then worry about progressing. QuoteI'd like to learn freefly and I've heard there's only a few really good rigs to use for that. True? If you're buying new, it's safe to freefly with any rig currently on the market. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peregrinerose 0 #4 January 3, 2005 At my earthshattering 17 jumps, don't take my word as gospel. I started looking for my own gear at about 5 jumps. I was hooked, my husband has been jumping for 2 years, I knew this sport was something I wanted to invest in for long term. I spent a lot of time with the master rigger at the DZ I jump at. He had done a couple of my AFF jumps so knew the kinds of things I'd be quick/slow to learn. We discussed a lot of different containers/mains and my eventual goals in skydiving. He gave me a couple suggestions. I ran those by another master rigger at a different local drop zone to see if he agreed or not since he had nothing to gain from whether or not I bought the rigs. Now I have all my own gear and have jumped my own rig (with my own pack jobs!) three times now. I have a LOT to learn, and it will be several hundred jumps before I have even remotely explored the kinds of canopy control issues that I want to. There's a hell of a lot to learn. I'm about a .95:1 wing loading. It works as something to have a lot of fun with but also be forgiving enough for my very new status. From reading on here, everyone has their favorites, you'll hear both sides of every coin and get further confused as much as further educated. Talk to your instructors and rigger, they'll help find your best options for you. If in doubt, be conservative and keep yourself in one piece. Jen Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #5 January 3, 2005 Personally I would concentrate more on getting your license and quality coaching before worrying about gear. I waited until about 40-50 jumps or so before I bought my gear.NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
