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...we have to figure out our tricks mostly on our own... which means that when we see another rigger we usually see their tricks as something completely new!
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Some how...I don't take a lotta comfort in that statement!
~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~
BIGUN 1,483
QuoteI like that line...I'm stealin' it!
We're both a couple of thieves, then. I stole [paraphrased] it from "Love's Labor Lost."
Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.
Quoteps: Dont make your rigger angry.
I don't! He's that way naturally!"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore
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QuoteI hate watching riggers work.... everything they do looks wrong to me. Seeing the inside of a reserve container is like watching open heart surgery. Just gross.
Dave
I am just the opposite, I enjoy and prefer to watch my reserve being packed.
SansSuit 1
If you jump, you have to have 100% confidence in your reserve, and by extension, the guy who put the whole thing together. If you don't have that 100%, get a different rigger!
Peace,
-Jeff.
Peace,
-Jeff.
Peace,
-Dawson.
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-Dawson.
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fugozzie 0
Is your piece of mind worth the cost of a repack?
In this case I guess so.
"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore
QuoteIf you jump, you have to have 100% confidence in your reserve, and by extension, the guy who put the whole thing together. If you don't have that 100%, get a different rigger!
Peace,
-Jeff.
I agree. If you can't watch your rigger pack your reserve without confidence, how the hell can you just give it to him/her and just say " give it back when its repacked" without having that confidence. I personally use a few different riggers based off their availability ( i tend to be the person that realizes my repack is due a day or two before i plan on jumping), Each one of them i trust with my life. Hurried or not. i feel they would make the right decision and if i ever felt uncomfortable, I would question them about it.
hackish 8
I remember when the stuff under those reserve flaps looked all new and scary. I can understand how a regular jumper would feel because they're so used to seeing and packing mains. If I recall correctly only the rigger who packed the reserve should technically open the pack job and then reseal it without doing a complete repack.
One thing I don't understand and it may be because I'm so new to the sport is why $60 or $80 is that big of a deal to so many? It's your life.
-Michael
One thing I don't understand and it may be because I'm so new to the sport is why $60 or $80 is that big of a deal to so many? It's your life.
-Michael
Exactly! Not that I'm made out of money but I'll gladly pay for the repack so I know with out a doubt I have a safe rig.
"It is our choices that show what we truly are far more than our abilities." - A. Dumbledore
riggerrob 643
Hackish,
Do you know the difference between skydivers and turbine engines????
Turbines quit whining at the end of the day.
Do you know the difference between skydivers and turbine engines????
Turbines quit whining at the end of the day.
hackish 8
Rob, you need new material.
What did the angry rigger say to his customer?
Come claim your refund if it doesn't work...
Ok, that really wasn't funny but I haven't been skydiving long enough to have any material.
-Michael
What did the angry rigger say to his customer?
Come claim your refund if it doesn't work...
Ok, that really wasn't funny but I haven't been skydiving long enough to have any material.
-Michael
MagicGuy 0
QuoteOne thing I don't understand and it may be because I'm so new to the sport is why $60 or $80 is that big of a deal to so many? It's your life.
-Michael
$80? Who's packing your reserve?
I enjoy watching my reserve get packed. I've watched almost every time, and I've used 3 different riggers. If you have any doubt in the fact that your Cypres may not be installed correctly, have it checked. Oh, and don't use that rigger again, because if someone else opens your reserve they have to completely re-pack it.
hackish 8
Who is packing my reserve? To be honest... me. Given the amount of time it takes I do feel that $80 is still a fair price. Then again I work on cars for a living and I feel that $80 for 3-4h of my time would be an insult...
-Michael
-Michael
DeNReN 0
QuoteWho is packing my reserve? To be honest... me.
care to explain?
riggerrob 643
QuoteQuoteWho is packing my reserve? To be honest... me.
care to explain?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hackish attended a CSPA Rigger A Course last month and passed the written exam.
The last thing I heard was that he was completing his ten (pre-test) reserve pack jobs and preparing for his practical exam with Andre Lemaire or Neil McGrath.
That is all within CSPA's guidelines for training new riggers.
Why are you being so tough on the lad???????????
DeNReN 0
QuoteQuoteQuoteWho is packing my reserve? To be honest... me.
care to explain?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Hackish attended a CSPA Rigger A Course last month and passed the written exam.
The last thing I heard was that he was completing his ten (pre-test) reserve pack jobs and preparing for his practical exam with Andre Lemaire or Neil McGrath.
That is all within CSPA's guidelines for training new riggers.
Why are you being so tough on the lad???????????
Tough???????
looks like I asked a simple question.
Care to explain why you think I am being "tough on the lad"?
fcajump 164
QuoteI hate watching riggers work.... everything they do looks wrong to me. Seeing the inside of a reserve container is like watching open heart surgery. Just gross.
I know, its still that way for me... so I do the repacks with my eyes closed
I have no problem working in front of the owner, or (most) other riggers... but as most have pointed out, one rigger can't keep from discussing technique with another rigger while watching.
I do think that I ought to change to an hourly rate when people watch though... takes twice as long as I spend as much time teaching as I do rigging...
JW
Sample Price Sheet:
I&R - $x
I&R w/ you observing - $x + y/hour
I&R w/ your help - $x + 2*y/hour
I&R w/ your rigger's help - $x + 4*y/hour
Always remember that some clouds are harder than others...
If it's worth peace of mind, yes. Having another rigger open up your container may involve repacking your reserve too, but maybe the angry rigger did your repack too and you'll question that also.......
ps: Dont make your rigger angry.
Ed
www.PrecisionSkydiving.com
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