highest number of jumps ...w/o malfunction???

[mattmais 0]

how any jumps did you get to w/o a malfunction...what kind of pack jobs did u use???

800 (+ a few thousand student rigs) for me... all Flat packing

including.....several on new yearss eve...... cramming the main crop into the D-bag!!!!!

[skydiverek 63]

Check this thread, titled "Highest number of jumps prior to FIRST reserve ride?" here:

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1499051#1499051

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how any jumps did you get to w/o a malfunction...what kind of pack jobs did u use???

800 (+ a few thousand student rigs) for me... all Flat packing

including.....several on new yearss eve...... cramming the main crop into the D-bag!!!!!

Just out of curiosity, why don't you pro-pack or psycho-pack? (I'm assuming flat packing is the same as side-packing, laying the canopy on it's side, so that when it opens you have a 45 degree turn?)

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

[skybeergodd 0]

Kim Tucker from the Greenville Club has about 6000 jumps and has never had a malfunction...Also got his gold wings before square mains

[mattmais 0]

i took a break from skydiving,,,,,,,,, most of the guys/gals before i quit were flat packing.


When Flat packing , one lays the canopy on the side...and no, it never oppened off heading,,,,,kind of steered the opening by moving the body in the harness....

Havent used propacking.....since just getting back into the sport..

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i took a break from skydiving,,,,,,,,, most of the guys/gals before i quit were flat packing.


When Flat packing , one lays the canopy on the side...and no, it never oppened off heading,,,,,kind of steered the opening by moving the body in the harness....

Havent used propacking.....since just getting back into the sport..

gotcha... thanks. that's how I was taught to pack too... after getting back into the sport in a month or two (with brand new gear !), I'm looking forward (NOT) to learning how to pro or psycho packing.

I miss Lee.
And JP.
And Chris. And...

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Kim Tucker from the Greenville Club has about 6000 jumps and has never had a malfunction...Also got his gold wings before square mains

Gold wings before squares is nothing special. There's a lot of us old farts out here yet.

[peckerhead 0]

I had 8 reserve rides my first 1000 jumps.

I haven't had one since 1991 (almost 1400 jumps)

[azureriders 0]

Dont mean to high jack this thread but it seems to me that flat packing has a bad rep on here and amoung several up Jumpers that I have met. However, some things I have heard from other sources about flat packing:

1) It is virtualy impossible to pack a line over

2) It is going to open, maybe a little squirely, but it is going to open

3) The golden nights flat pack every thing they jump

4) P.R.O. = Prepare for Reserve Opening

I know none of these to be facts and #4 was told to me by someone who claimed that is what he would say shortly after pro packing started to be used and there were problems with it, now he is ok with it but still prefers flat packing

[skybytch 273]

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However, some things I have heard from other sources about flat packing:

1) It is virtualy impossible to pack a line over

2) It is going to open, maybe a little squirely, but it is going to open

3) The golden nights flat pack every thing they jump

4) P.R.O. = Prepare for Reserve Opening

I know none of these to be facts and #4 was told to me by someone who claimed that is what he would say shortly after pro packing started to be used and there were problems with it, now he is ok with it but still prefers flat packing

I'd consider #1 to be a fact. #2... well, there are no guarantees; flat packed mains malfunction too. Don't know about #3.

And I heard #4 about 15 years ago from the guy who taught me to skydive. He believed it. Would not let us propack any of the student or tandem canopies, period.

Back to the topic - I'm still waiting for my first cutaway.

[J_Cook 0]

Had a mal my first jump, no reserve ride though.

[FlyinseivLP2 0]

I'm the opposite of peckerhead. 1000 jumps no cutaways. I just made it as my first was at 1001. Then I have had 8 total in my last 1700+ jumps. Many of these I didn't pack myself, 3 were tandems.I did pack one for Skinnyshrek once though.

[TomAiello 26]

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1) It is virtualy impossible to pack a line over

I'd consider #1 to be a fact.

[skybytch 273]

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Can someone explain why?

I'm always interested in avoiding potential line overs.

Y'know, now that you've made me think about it, I was respouting what I was told by others years ago, and should be smacked repeatedly with a wet noodle for doing so.

How about this instead - You're less likely to pack a line over when flat packing than when propacking as it's easier to keep control of the steering lines while flaking the tail, but you can still pack a line over regardless of which method you use if lines are not kept together in the "channel" while cocooning the canopy?

[peckerhead 0]

In my experience line overs on squares were unheard of before pro packing became popular.

Possible maybe, but extremely rare.

I have been psycho packing the last 200 junps with no malfunctions. The previous 1200 jumps were flat packing with no malfunctions.

I still think flat packing is neater and you get better openings.

[jonstark 8]

I haven't had a mal in over 2000 jumps.

Last one was under a 28" cheapo.

jon

[bob.dino 1]

A friend of mine made it to a little over 2500 before his first chop recently.

[woodpecker 0]

Still havent had a mal.

SONIC WOODY #146

There is a fine line between cockiness and confidence -- which side of the line are you on?

[azureriders 0]

It is said that one of the packers at my DZ packed over 10,000 packs before one, about 3 yrs ago, malfunctioned. To this date that is still the only one he has packed.

This might not be that rare among packers, but I thought it was impresive

The guy can pack mine anyday

[1888 0]

2,800 without a res ride. 300 of those on rounds.

[matthewcline 0]

The GK's are PRO packing a lot these days.

They still tend flat pack thier Demonstrator and Accuracy rigs though.

An Instructors first concern is student safety.
So, start being safe, first!!!

[diverds 0]

My first was #822. I've gone as many as 1100 jumps inbetween malfunctions. I've also had 3 in 2 weeks

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[BillyVance 35]

I've had one mal in 1220 jumps. It was on jump #401. Tension knot and severe line twists.

Have been anal about making my line stows as neat as possible since then, and it helps that Mullins don't offer those $99 boogie til ya pukes anymore so I force myself to make the extra time packing it neatly...

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[CrazyL 0]

3 in 5730 jumps. The last one i warned the 4 way team I was shooting that i was having wierd feelings of a mal so track long and hard. It happened 2 jumps later. Could'nt tell you why i had the notion.