pontiacgtp00 0 #1 June 5, 2008 So the dzo asked me if I was interested in buying one of his older student rigs, its a 1995 Dolphin with a 1995 Tempo 170 and a PD-230 main. Also has a Vigil with a DOM of May 2006. The container has had a bridle cover installed, new bridle velcro, and the riser velcro is still in excellent condition. The container was also washed about 2 weeks before I bought it and its been less than a month since the reserve was repacked. The main was also relined with microlines not too long ago. Paid $2100 for it, I didn't think that was too expensive. I figured $1100 for the rig and $1000 for the Vigil. The main isn't the greatest, but its so easy to pack. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #2 June 5, 2008 Congratulations, sounds like a good deal. Only question I have is the discrepancy in sizes between the main and reserve. If you're going to jump the 230, I would think that the reserve will be too small for you. What's your exit weight? Edited to add: Oh, I see in your profile the main is loaded 0.74 and the reserve 1.0. Not unreasonable for your experience, but consider that if you've jumped the 230 for a while and you're used to its flight characteristics and flare, you may have problems flying your reserve under duress since it'll be a bit more responsive and speedier than the main."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #3 June 5, 2008 Yeah I asked my instructor about that, he essentially told me what you just said. He said to just keep it conservative and I should be alright. The 230 is pretty big for me, I can stand up my landings without much difficulty in no wind conditions, even with it being an older F111. Kinda one of the reasons why I'm sticking with a wing loading of around .75 is because I'm wanting to get into BASE once I get a good number of skydives logged. My instructor is a BASE jumper and he said it would be good to fly a big canopy so I'll be used to the flight characteristics when it comes time to get into BASE. I don't really know if theres a whole lot of truth behind that since I've never flown a BASE canopy, but I took his word for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #4 June 5, 2008 Quote Yeah I asked my instructor about that, he essentially told me what you just said. He said to just keep it conservative and I should be alright. Cool... Also helps to pack carefully. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
