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[witchcraft 0]

well, i have been reading some of the posts and i see alot more woman have joined this site since the last time i was here. anyway, whats the big differance between a reg. rig and BASE gear?

[AggieDave 6]

edit: the thread was moved as I was typing the response, it is no longer valid.

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[Casch 0]

Alright, first off, I know NOTHING about BASE...well compared to others such as Tom Aiello. But here is my understanding of the difference. First off, the most obvious. No reserve canopy. There's very little use for a reserve as most base jumps are done from an altitude where a reserve deployment is all but impossible. BASE rigs are built to open FAST. Different sized pilot chutes are used depending on the lenght of the delay. In a short delay, generally you would use a larger P/C because of the lower airspeed. In a longer delay, you'll use a smaller P/C so that the opening doesn't hurt like a biatch! BASE canopies are very different from skydiving canopies. I can't tell you the specific differences, but they are designed to open as fast as you want them to open. Different packing techniques can be used to design the perfect opening for your exit point. These are the VERY BASIC differences from a total BASE NOOB. Take it with a grain of salt, and just savor the information until one of the local pro's get's here.

Blue Skies, Happy landings

[Yoshi 0]

actually I believe there are some bas rigs with reserves. you should check out the base section to find more out..if you do a search on gear or check out blinc (sp?) you may find more info..
-yoshi

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