virgin-burner 1 #1 September 12, 2008 in switzerland, reserve packjobs go bad after 365 days. a full year. if i'd come to jump in the states, under what law does my packjob have to be under? since i'm jumping with a swiss license, swiss liability insurance.. do i need to be under the 120/180 (soon) regulation?“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #2 September 12, 2008 Quotein switzerland, reserve packjobs go bad after 365 days. a full year. if i'd come to jump in the states, under what law does my packjob have to be under? since i'm jumping with a swiss license, swiss liability insurance.. do i need to be under the 120/180 (soon) regulation?if you are jumping a TSO'd rig and reserve YES, you have to comply with USA regs do a search for more info and links this question has been posted a few timesYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #3 September 12, 2008 -the packjob doesn't go bad, it is just considered not "legal" -it is not 365 days, it is "the limit fixed by the manufacturer of the container or the reserve parachute, whichever is the most restrictive", in most cases 1 year, but sometimes 180 days or 120 days... -if in doubt, get a fresh repack before travelling, it can save you lots of administrative hasslescissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #4 September 12, 2008 [reply... -if in doubt, get a fresh repack before travelling, it can save you lots of administrative hassle i thought that was the most viable solution too which i was gonna do, just wanted clarification on that.. thanks! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 September 12, 2008 Are you going traveling Chris? (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #6 September 12, 2008 As has been already posted, if BOTH the rig and reserve are TSO'd you will need to comply with FAA regulations, but if either or neither component is TSO'd you may comply with your home country regulations. For more information see an article I wrote here on Dropzone.com about repack requirements for foreign visitors to the US at: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/safety/detail_page.cgi?ID=96 Uspa also has a good deal of information for visiting jumpers on their site at: http://uspa.org/USPAMembers/Membership/Travel/TotheUS/tabid/312/Default.aspxTom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #7 September 15, 2008 QuoteAre you going traveling Chris? another thread brought that question up, and a friend asked me if i knew how things worked recently since she'll be going to eloy for like a month or so. my advice was, just to be on the safe side, get a fresh repack and have everything with you..“Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #8 September 15, 2008 thanks, that was very helpful! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
