Packing a hornet

[BMFin 0]

Hi !

I have a hornet 120 loaded @ 1.5+ (2002 model). It is giving me hard openings. I have now got better results by rolling the nose 4-5 times 4-4 inside leaving the center cell free. The tail im rolling normally about 5 times medium tight. The problem however is that now Im having linetwists sometimes..

I changed the lineset 50 jumps ago and the canopy has about 500 jumps together. I have tried psycho-packing once and the opening was great ! ! Nice and slow and on heading. Allthough I havent started psychopacking yet becouse it takes more time and I would then have to learn how to pack again...

Now there are some options:

1. continue rolling the nose like I do
2. Start psychopacking
3. Pocket slider
4. something else... what ?


Thanks for the input..

[phoenixlpr 0]

How about pulling the slider over the nose? Or getting a bigger/pocket slider.

[za_skydiver 0]

Stuff the nose deep in, (i never roll them) and just quarter the slider properly. If you quarter the slider right, then its the first thing that catches air, and slow the openings down a hell of a lot.
But dont take my word for it, its just how i do it.
I have also found that rolling the nose on semi elliptical, and especially on eliptical canopies, can cause line twists quite easily, and off heading openings.

If psycho pack takes a few minutes longer but works, then use it, it wont be long before it takes you just as long to psycho pack as opposed to how you are packing now

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[airtwardo 7]

When the brakes are set, are they the same 'setting' that they were with the old line set?

Sometimes a tad more brakes on during opening will slow it down some.

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[Travman 6]

I have put about 120 jumps onto my Sabre 170 (original sabre). Everyone of those I have psycho packed, and so far I haven't been slammed once.
I don't find psycho packing any slower than pro packing.

[Squeak 17]

when I had my hornet, all I did was pull the slder more towards the nose after quatering it. Dont push the nose in far at all. and roll it normaly.

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[BMFin 0]

Thats a good point...

I never thought of that. Now that I think of this, the first 100 jumps I had too short brakes on the canopy, but then the openings were not an issue. Then after I made the brakes maby 15cm longer the openings became harder before and after changing the lineset.

[AggieDave 6]

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Then after I made the brakes maby 15cm longer the openings became harder before and after changing the lineset.

Before or after the brake set eyelet? If its after, then it won't make a difference.

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[usskydiver 0]

How tight (and how small or large) are your line stows? I used to use mini rubber bands on the locking stows and double wrap microline tube stows on the side stows.

Line stows make more of a difference than most people think.

Tim Tennant

[phoenixlpr 0]

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Line stows make more of a difference than most people think.

or not ?

Lazy bag thread

[usskydiver 0]

I have one of those bags on one of my Javelins (about 100 or so jumps) and you would be suprised at the amount of tension on the lines. Both rigs are the same size and have the same mains (V 103's) and I can't tell the difference in openings.

Tim

[BMFin 0]

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Then after I made the brakes maby 15cm longer the openings became harder before and after changing the lineset.

Before or after the brake set eyelet? If its after, then it won't make a difference.

The hard openings begun after making the brakes longer in the old lineset. The hard openings did continue with the new lineset as I kept the brakes long enough not to deflect the tail...

[BMFin 0]

My stows are maby rather large, but pretty tight. But its not usually the "unstow stage" in the opening that will spank me, its rather after the canopy is out of the Dbag IMO...

[phoenixlpr 0]

I hope you got my message. IMHO line stows are not a major issue in opening.

[usskydiver 0]

It's your opinion. Read this:

http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/hrdopn.pdf