Closing loop tension

[Scoop 0]

I really need to get to grips with my own kit. I don't have the sufficient experience to just know if its right or not so need some advice.

Had my reserve repacked and found I could move the pin with my hand, although there was still a fair bit of tension on it. To me this seemed good as I was able to check the ripcords movement and before it had been commented that the loop was too tight. (I had been unable to move the pin on that occasion and I was scared to try pulling the handle incase it suddenly released and popped the reserve PC so effectively couldn't check the free movement of the pin)

However... a rigger pulled me up yesterday at a different DZ and grounded my rig until I got it sorted as he said the potential for accidently dislodging the pin was too high, which I can understand.

Whats a good way of a newbie like me checking to tell if its a good tension? I'm reliant on other people at the moment and it seems I keep getting pulled up on kit issues. It might just be different opinions between riggers/advanced packers but either way I ended up jumping some club kit instead of my own gear for the rest of the day.

Its probably hard to describe what the tension should feel like but any advice would be appreciated

Ta ta for now

[Andrewwhyte 1]

If it seems overly loose take it to the rigger who packed it; he has a scale and a device to prevent accidental deployment while he checks. There is an accepted range of pull tension for a reserve. If yours is outside that range he can sort that for you. If he wants to charge you you need a new rigger.

[riggerrob 643]

However... a rigger pulled me up yesterday at a different DZ and grounded my rig until I got it sorted as he said the potential for accidently dislodging the pin was too high, ....

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Must be a British thing ... grounding a rig, but not offering any useful advice on how to correct the problem????
Take your rig back to your last rigger and demand that he fix it for free.

[Scoop 0]

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Must be a British thing ... grounding a rig, but not offering any useful advice on how to correct the problem????

Hi,

I probably didn't explain properly. He said he wasn't happy for me to jump that rig as he felt it would be all too easy to dislodge the pin. He didn't physically prevent me from doing so but I'm fairly sure I wouldn't have got in the aircraft with it. Besides, I respect his opinion.

He did offer advice and offered to fix it for me but as it was someone elses packjob he'd be fiddling with that'd mean a whole new packjob rather than just remove the bag. As its only a day old I decided to take it back to original packer.

They let me use club kit free of charge in the circumstances so I can't complain.

[monkycndo 0]

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They let me use club kit free of charge in the circumstances so I can't complain.

Now that's some good service.

50 donations so far. Give it a try.

You know you want to spank it
Jump an Infinity

[popsjumper 2]

[reply...They let me use club kit free of charge in the circumstances so I can't complain.

[Andy_Copland 0]

UK Parachuting, Old Buckenham UK.

I can honestly say its a great DZ and what id call my UK home.

1338

People aint made of nothin' but water and shit.

Until morale improves, the beatings will continue.

[Scoop 0]

Yup, great guys. It's why I don't mind travelling over 100 miles to jump there.

BTW - It's sorted now. All rectified and tension measured so I know what it SHOULD feel like in future

[Zep 0]

Just for fun ask Tony (Shropshire) what the rigger at Empuria had to say about his new container an pilot chute

Gone fishing