rhino 0 #1 July 16, 2005 Any reason you can't use a slink to attach the canopy to your d-bag? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #2 July 16, 2005 I've read where several people are doing just that... I believe AggieDave is one of them...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #3 July 16, 2005 QuoteI've read where several people are doing just that... I believe AggieDave is one of them... Ya, I read that too in the forums and thought why the heck not??? There is a thread on this topic if you want to search for it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Martini 0 #4 July 16, 2005 Any reason you can't use a slink to attach the canopy to your d-bag? A couple of those setups are at the DZ. I don't find a problem with it but I don't see an advantage either.(unless you switch canopies a lot) I may switch one of my rigs to see if I find a difference. I use riser slinks on the canopy where I pull the slider down and rapide links with bumpers on my wingsuit canopy where I leave the slider above the links. The slinks certainly seem strong enough and tough enough for bridle attatchment and I haven't heard of any failures. I'd go for it and plan on keeping an eye on the change for the next few hundred jumps to assess potential wear problems.Sometimes you eat the bear.............. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrHixxx 0 #5 July 16, 2005 I have used a soft link on my d-bag for a couple years now. The main reason was to be able to swap it when I demo canopies (I have a pullout) without a tool. Now I can use either since I sewed on a BOC. I got the throwout for:using a packer, or doing a Birdman. -Hixxxdeath,as men call him, ends what they call men -but beauty is more now than dying’s when Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #6 July 16, 2005 QuoteAny reason you can't use a slink to attach the canopy to your d-bag? In theory, the rapide link and the metal ring make for a good pinch point where your canopy can get snagged and you'll get small little tears. I've been doing this for a while, and haven't had the little nips in the center cell where you'll usually see them.my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwpj 0 #7 July 16, 2005 i saw one assembly where the slink was able to slip through the grommet on the d-bag. if it had been jumped like that the pilot chute would have collapsed before the parachute was extracted from the bag. p.j. pulling is cool. keep it in the skin. options: it does a body good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygirlz 0 #8 July 17, 2005 Yes I have also seen that once. A jumper from my DZ just got his brand new rig. The collapsible PC was attached with a soft link, but the grommet of the D-bag was too big. If thats the case it#s much safer to switch back to metal ring or rapid link!! The jumper on my DZ got the gear from his dealer like that. On the first jump he was fine (the rigger has packed it correctly, but no one told him how to do that). On the second jump he had a reserve ride. He did his cutaway and just as the reserve started opening the main came out too. Luckily the main cleared and he landed without incidence. But this is always a dangerous situation!! blue skies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
totalbodypilot 0 #9 July 17, 2005 If your gromet is smaller than a #5 it should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #10 July 17, 2005 Quotei saw one assembly where the slink was able to slip through the grommet on the d-bag. if it had been jumped like that the pilot chute would have collapsed before the parachute was extracted from the bag. p.j. Can you explain this, please? I'm having problems picturing it...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #11 July 17, 2005 We are discussing two separate locations here. The thread started with asking about attaching a bridle to a canopy with a Slink. Works great! However, attaching a bridle to a d-bag is far more problematic. Since most bridles lift the d-bag by its center grommet, you need enough bulk under the grommet to lift it. Most manufacturers use Maillon Rapide links - just inside the d-bag - because Maillon Rapide links are bigger than the hole through a #5 grommet. By the same logic, Rigging Innovations uses split rings (similar to a key chain) to "bulk out" that part of the bridle. Slinks do not work here because they are not bulky enough. The only way Slinks would work is if there was a small loop sewn inside the d-bag, but I have never seen that. Another method - for attaching bridles to d-bags - is to sew them (i.e. Javelin). There is more than one way to skin a cat. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avion 0 #12 July 17, 2005 I've had a small tear in the topskin of the #2 cell that presumably was caused by pinching between the D-bag link and gromet. One solution, that was suggested to me was to secure each end of that link to the D-bag using two pieces of pull up ribbon. Thus helping to prevent any part of the canopy from slipping between the link and the gromet, by keep it fixed close to the bag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #13 July 17, 2005 Thanks, Rob... my rig doesnt have a collapsible, so I was having trouble picturing it in my mind!Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DBCOOPER 5 #14 July 18, 2005 What I have. http://www.riggingsolutions.us/smart_links.htmReplying to: Re: Stall On Jump Run Emergency Procedure? by billvon If the plane is unrecoverable then exiting is a very very good idea. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #15 July 18, 2005 QuoteThanks, Rob... my rig doesn't have a collapsible, so I was having trouble picturing it in my mind! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Small wonder that you cannot picture it, as that component is not installed on your rig. Most non-collapsible bridles just slide through the grommet in the center of the d-bag. The second part of my explanation is not relevant to non-collapsible bridles. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #16 July 20, 2005 QuoteAny reason you can't use a slink to attach the canopy to your d-bag? Mine is set up that way.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #17 July 20, 2005 I and several other people at my dz do that. ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
