QuickDraw 0 #1 June 8, 2003 Just a quick one. I need a full rig inspection, an RSL re-fitting (was took off by a rigger) & the closing loop needs lengthening (smaller canopy lived in the container) Just wondering what sort of price in £ or $ i should be expecting. The work will be done at Langar anyway & i don't expect to get turned over, but forwarned is forearmed as they say. Thanks. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #2 June 8, 2003 Repack too? A inspection should be part of every reserve repack. The RSL should be a freebie as long as you have the RSL. If you don't.. .they have to order one in and install it. Look up the price on the container makers site. You should be taught how to change and replace the closing loop on your rig for free. It takes all of about 2 minutes. Here in the states its required to know that to get your A licence. Repacks run $40-60 it seems and the rest should be freebie work or would be around here as long as you have the parts.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #3 June 8, 2003 Repack is good till August, and yes i have the RSL too. I will have to get back to you on the closing loop though. Thanks again. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #4 June 8, 2003 This sounds like a standard Inspect and re-pack. Putting the rsl back where it came from is nothing extra. Main closing loop? That's your job. cheers -My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #5 June 9, 2003 To put the RSL on they are going to have to pop the reserve. Some riggers will temp pin it, remove the ripcord, install the RSL and then reseal it, but most prefer to repack the reserve themselves since it will have their seal on the rig. I'd never sign off on an inspection until I inspected the reserve too. On a Jav its really easy to change the length of the loop. just move the knot up or down till it gets to the right length.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #6 June 9, 2003 I think for the ease of mind , that sounds like the best solution anyway. Thanks once again. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wags 0 #7 June 9, 2003 QuoteSome riggers will temp pin it, remove the ripcord, install the RSL and then reseal it, but most prefer to repack the reserve themselves since it will have their seal on the rig. If any rigger reseals a rig that he/she didn't pack, they are making a BIG mistake! That just isn't aloud. I would never even think of doing such a thing. If it's my seal, it's my pack job. If it is my pack job, I would gladly open it and install the RSL then re-close it. Blue Skies, Wags Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #8 June 9, 2003 How do you seal a rig? I've never seen it done. Do you have to seal a reserve?-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #9 June 9, 2003 Matthew; check the reserve pin on your rig. You are looking for a piece of thin thread with a small lead pellet on it. If you take a closer look at that pellet, you'll see that the license number of the rigger who packed the reserve is imprinted on it. You'll also notice that you can't open the reserve container without breaking this seal- it's there to guarantee that noone's been messing with your reserve and to identify the licensed rigger who packed it (in case of a reserve malfunction or a normal save when you're not sure whom you should buy a bottle of liquor.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #10 June 9, 2003 It sounds to me that the APf don't necessarily require a rigger's seal, neither do the BPA here in the UK. Different strokes for different folks.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masher 1 #11 June 9, 2003 Thats right, the APF doesn't require seals. I think there is a column on my packing card for a seal, but it's at home and I'm at uni...-- Arching is overrated - Marlies Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #12 June 9, 2003 QuoteThats right, the APF doesn't require seals. Right, sorry, didn't know that. I hope my description was good enough for you to picture it. I'm actually not sure if reserve sealing is mandatory over here- a new parachuting law is in the making and from what I remember, the old one doesn't mention it- but our riggers do it anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markbaur 0 #13 June 9, 2003 ***The APF doesn't require seals. Neither does the USPA. The FAA requires the rigger to seal the rig, but there's no regulation that requires you to keep the seal on your rig. In fact, the pull-force test (22 pounds) is for a rig without a seal. However, most folks, including most FAA inspectors, think the seal is a requirement, so you ought to make sure yours is intact. Mark Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
