timbarrett 0 #1 December 29, 2003 I am a student based in Japan and looking to complete my AFF in the US and I would appreciate any thoughts on ideal ripcord/throw out locations. In my (very limited) training to Level 3 in Australia so far I have been tried on both chest and BOC ripcords. I started with a BOC ripcord location but was also tried on a chest mount as I was having some difficulty in quickly locating the BOC (This forum suggests that I am not the first student to try to open his chute using the JM's altimeter!). I am not particularily flexible in the shoulders so it was also suggested the ROL might be a good compromise as no-one(?) uses a chest mount anymore..others just told me to stop worrying and to get used to the BOC. I would prefer to do all my training in a consistent manner so I would appreciate any thoughts on how to proceed and what is now standard for student training.. Thanks,"Work hard, play hard and don't whinge" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #2 December 29, 2003 As far as I know, Perris, which is one of the larger DZs, doesn't even offer ROL or chest. All the rigs are BOC. I'm not sure about other places, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #3 December 29, 2003 Skydive Oregon is strictly BOC. IMHO anything else is BS. blues jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanglesOZQld 0 #4 December 29, 2003 You are going to have to get used to using BOC if you plan to keep jumping as most systems use this method. I find it better to start training students with BOC from the word go so it is one less thing to worry about when conversion time comes around. Also having the ripcord on the front tends to have the student de arch during the pull! BSBD -Mark. "A Scar is just a Tattoo with a story!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timbarrett 0 #5 December 29, 2003 Mark, thanks for the advice, mate ..your point about de-arching with chest mount is well taken as that is exactly what i did... btw..your TM story is wild! timQuote"Work hard, play hard and don't whinge" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites riggerrob 643 #6 December 29, 2003 Over the last 20 years I have taught students how to pull: chest-mounted ripcord, hip-mounted ripcord, BOC-mounted ripcord, belly-band mounted pilotchute, hip-mounted pilotchute and BOC-mounted pilotchute. Nowadays I only teach with BOC-mounted pilotchute. There are basically two types of deployment systems: BOC-mounted pilotchute and antiquated junk! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
riggerrob 643 #6 December 29, 2003 Over the last 20 years I have taught students how to pull: chest-mounted ripcord, hip-mounted ripcord, BOC-mounted ripcord, belly-band mounted pilotchute, hip-mounted pilotchute and BOC-mounted pilotchute. Nowadays I only teach with BOC-mounted pilotchute. There are basically two types of deployment systems: BOC-mounted pilotchute and antiquated junk! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
