Newbie 0 #1 September 9, 2003 man i know i have only been jumping my own pack jobs for the last 60 jumps or so, but i'm getting approximately 0% consistency on my openings. When i toss the PC i have no idea if i will get a slammer opening, a 600ft sniveller, closed end cells/open end cells, on/off heading openings etc. In fact one thing i noticed about packing, is the more i do it, the worse it seems to be getting! I'm mainly talking about when i throw the thing in the bag - at first i was packing it out nicely into the corners and what not, getting it all even - now, it seems to be looser on the left side, more to stuff in at the end etc - i guess this is whats giving me the lack of consistency, but then you would think if im doing the same sort of pack job all the time now, i would know what to expect, but not the case! Is it normal to not have this consistency when jumping your first 100 or so packjobs? Maybe i haven't ironed out my technique properly yet or something? Thanks for any comments. Edited to add - PS it's a Hornet 190, loaded at 1:1 "Skydiving is a door" Happythoughts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
michaelflying 0 #2 September 9, 2003 Packing student mains tend to get packing good so much fabric to work with becomes a pleasure packing the smaller stuff what main do you have etc..www.skydivekzn.co.za Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
twnsnd 1 #3 September 9, 2003 Alot of problems occur when you roll your tail, lay it down and walk around to cock the pilot chute. By letting go of your roll, you allow it to unroll when you flatten out the pack job. Sometimes it unrolls almost all the way (slammer) and sometimes not so much(snivel). Make sure that you keep control of the roll in your tail until it's in the bag. -We are the Swoophaters. We have travelled back in time to hate on your swoops.- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #4 September 9, 2003 A common problem is losing control of the tail and slider as you stuff your canopy into the d-bag. You can make a lot of mistakes, but as long as your slider stays at the bottom of your canopy, you will get reasonable openings. Another common error is loose rubber bands. Tight rubber bands help keep your slider up until you reach line stretch. Again, you can make a lot of mistakes, but will survive as long as your rubber bands are tight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andy2 0 #5 September 10, 2003 youre talking about locking stows riggerrob, not linestows, correct? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivingdutch 0 #6 September 10, 2003 I have packed everything I jumped and vice versa since jump 5 or so. I have never really had a bad opening, (I pack a Triathlon 160, before that Tri 175, Tri 220) I also pack all kinds of thing laying around at the DZ, incuding a 88 sqft and tandems (all propacking btw). After flaking it all out, I alternate left and right, then bring up the tail and hold onto it until its in the bag, that way it doesnt mess up. I keep my knee on it when pressing the air out of the cocoon. When making the S-folds to put it in the D-bag i grab the underside of the cocoon so that it doesnt "un-cocoon" Kinda hard to explain, but I hope u get the idea. http://dropman.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
