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Ended up figuring it out last night from a video that PD has on youtube, it was much easier than I thought it would be. the only lines that were misrouted, were the ones that I expected to be misrouted. Even though I obsessively did a line continuity test like 5 times on each individual line after, i’ll still have my rigger check it Knowledge is power

Wash your hands often and get a flu shot. Stay home when you are sick. If you get very sick go to a doctor. Keep in mind that there have been about 2800 deaths from Covid-19 so far - worldwide. So far this year, there have been 16,000 deaths from the ordinary flu in the US alone. So I am all for working to figure out preventative measures for Covid-19 - but don't neglect protection from a much more deadly disease (at least in the US.)

Usually, this can be found on the manufacturer website. Different manufacturers have different requirements (sometimes none at all). There's a talk on youtube by a British rigger that talks more about this, intermeshed with other stuff regarding inspections etc. I have never heard of reserve canopy lifetime being limited or dictated by actual flight time though, only based on amount of activations and/or repacks and/or age.

Depends on the canopy. PD says 40 repacks or 25 rides. Then it needs to go back to manufacturer for inspection & possible recertification. No clue about any other makers.

The Bonfire was called Talk Back I remember "In before the Lock!" I remember when I would refresh the bonfire page a few times an hour and was still never caught up. I remember bragging about weekend numbers..... humps, jumps, and BEER! Wouldn't it be nice to have it all back?

What a week, I had a physical on Tuesday and now I get a quadruple bypass and a bovine graft on the Aortic valve on Thursday. I feel like the biggest pussy in the world. But I’m extremely grateful that my doctor heard the heart murmur that set the process in motion.

They certainly can't hurt. But I would point out that the #1 things such masks do is that they keep you from touching your face. If you can do that without the masks, you get most of the benefit.

Understanding debate and negotiation(of/for_______): 1. Never recognize a legitimate fact by the other party.. 2. Make obtuse statements that only slightly touch on the facts at hand. They help mislead, distract and sidetrack real issues. 3. Make generalizations, false assumptions and misjudgements based on personal biases. But never come out and clearly state your real personal position or view of the issues.Because you don't really want to defend a core belief with substance that proves to be wrong. 4. Choose labels for everything with positions that reflect your personal biases.Ideally derogatory and deflective of real substance. These points will help you understand trump, Fox News the NRA, etc.

Thanks for the correction. Also, like Aerodyne, PD requires a permeability test after immersion.

"From a certain point of view"; Obi-Wan Kenobi.

And, there you have it.

Agreed. I was speaking to the morality of politicians though. Can it be proven that Prince Andrew, or the Clintons, or the Trumps, or anyone else had knowledge of the people below them being used? Was the knowledge just over looked? It hasn't been proven, but I think at least ONE of the three listed above, did.

I'm fairly confident that those of us on here and particularly those who have a daughter are wary of any men leering around females. And, to some extent, even reflect upon their own behaviors towards women as a young man. I also believe that there's not one of us who knew of any minor female that was sexually assaulted or raped even if it was our best friend - wouldn't hesitate to neuter him on our own. Slowly.

https://www.dropzone.com/forums/topic/267514-reserve-canopy-lifespan #### Original poster crossposted -- probably best to continue in duplicate thread in Gear & Rigging ####

And in newer manuals, Aerodyne upped the number of packs to 40 before a porosity check, at least matching PD on that side. Just noticed that change myself. Easy for people to forget Aerodyne requirements as they are buried in the manual. They also have always required a porosity check if the canopy was immersed in water. (One can of course also get into the argument whether 'the currently published manual sets the rules' or the 'manual that came with the canopy sets the rules' or one may choose from both.) [Reference: a Smart manual from 2011 current in 2013 said 20, the manual current in Feb 2020 but from 2015 says 40.]

Icarus Reserve, Parachute Systems Decelerator: same 25 jump/40 pack recertification requirement as PD, including marking boxes on the data panel Aerodyne Smart reserve: porosity check after 10 jumps or 20 packs, but no boxes.

See the manual for Performance Designs for their criteria and limits. No other manufacturer in the U.S.A. that I know put opening or flight time limits. Some manufacturers of pilot emergency rigs have suggested calendar life time limits, usually 20 years. But few if any of these are legally enforceable limits. There is no regulatory limit applied industry wide in the U.S.A. Around the world many countries impose a calendar life limit on personel parachutes. 10,15, or 20 years. As a practical matter a reserve is used so little the repeated packing of the reserve often results in more damage in the form of increased porosity than openings or flight time. Flight time isn't a factor in any country or by any manufacturer that I know of. Parachuting reserves are not like hot air balloons or paragliders. They are flown usually somewhere less that 5 minutes when used. That period of sun damage is insignificant. We are now in an era where some reserve designs have not changed in many years and older reserves are starting to become a matter of rigger comfort. We rarely can prove in the field that a reserve should be retired but I have suggested it several times for reserves 20-25 years old. Or older designs that I believed should be retired.

Latest idea (and it’s a good one to my way of thinking). Maybe the specific names/positions differ, but it’s a way of making it clear that lots of ideas are welcome. NY Times editorial Sorry - I thought I copied a publicly-available editorial (took it off a FB post of a non-subscriber I know). But I guess it defaults. So here’s the text, copied and pasted from The NY Times: Wendy P.

Holy shit dude, I just realized that you are like 60+ points above Billvon. That's gotta be like some kind of special progressive liberal record! . . . Hell even Webs has more points than Bill. At this point, I'm thinking lower is better.

In the US, it's pretty easy to say no. An Astra requires different cable runs and control unit mounting than more conventional electronic AADs, so installing one requires alteration approval from the manufacturer (unlikely) or the FAA (difficult). If the rig was otherwise FAA TSO'd and the owner was thinking about jumping in the US, he would need to have proof of alteration approval. In the US, 105.43 requires the AADs to be maintained according to the manufacturer instructions. Astra instructions recommend, but do not require, testing in an altitude chamber at each repack. If you're trying to follow US rules, it will be your call which side of the ambiguity you choose. Checking the website, it does not look like FXC supports the Astra anymore. The batteries last 10-14 days if you forget to turn the unit off after the last jump of the day. I don't know if you can get factory battery assemblies anywhere. Changing the batteries requires opening up the reserve container. The firing altitude is a fixed distance above the altitude where the unit is turned on, typically in the boarding area to save battery life. In most cases, this isn't a problem. If the owner is going to jump at a dz where the landing altitude is substantially different than boarding altitude, this is a safety issue. The unit can be turned off and turned on again during the ride to altitude, which resets the firing altitude. This is a safety issue for the jumper himself, and a premature reserve deployment would also affect other jumpers on the load.

It would at least be enabling, right?

That was already made obvious through a trial. The question was why he would have been pardoned. I have very little doubt that is solely based on who Trump likes.

Whats brown and really sticky?? A STICK!!

exactly. It may sell faster, but not for more $$. There's definitely no way you'll get as much more $$ at resale as you will spend on the retrofit. Does that mean it's not worth it? that's up to you, OP. You have to decide what your peace of mind is worth...

Bob forgot his wedding anniversary. His wife was mad. She told him "Tomorrow morning, I expect to find a gift in the driveway that goes from 0 to 200 in 6 seconds! AND IT BETTER BE THERE!!!" The next morning when his wife woke up, she looked out the window to see a box ... gift wrapped in the middle of the driveway. She opened it and found a brand new bathroom scale... Bob has been missing since Friday.

I’m at the tail end of an epic boogie in the Maldives, and the sometimes dicey winds had me preparing to PLF (aka PLR, or parachute landing roll) on every jump. Because in the last 50 feet or so, you just didn’t know when you’d get the updraft, when you’d get the shear, and when you’d get the downdraft. A couple of people got hurt when they: a. Didn’t fly all the way through the landing (eg forgot to finish the flare because that downdraft came in the last 10 feet — sometimes you get unlucky) b. Just plain didn’t prepare to roll, and so hit stiff legged or with legs out like they were still planning to stand up. Passe though it may be considered in some circles, I’m still a fan of preparing to PLR (yeah, I like that name change). Remember, you have to land on every single jump, you should be prepared for a lot of possibilities in conditions Wendy P.

After 50 years of physicals and seeing nothing but bored faces while listening to my heart, watching her bored face turn to a concerned face was sure eye opening.

Hi jclalor, I had a triple bypass almost two yrs ago. Feel really great now. Hope you will also, Jerry Baumchen

It probably wont increase the resale value. Most people are not willing to pay extra for one single feature. There is tons of gear on the used market and so it's pretty easy to pass over a deal for something else. I would not pay $450 for one if you plan to get a new rig soon. But it depends on when soon is. If it's several years down the road, then that's not really soon. Soon would be like this year. You'd also want to look at how many cutaways you have and how often you pull low. Are you the type who pulls at 2500' on every jump (and 2000' sometimes maybe), or do you pull at 4k? How often are you cutting away? How busy is the pattern when you're landing? Are there canopies everywhere increasing your risk of a low canopy collision? What type of canopy are you rocking? Are you flying a large seven cell or a 120 elliptical canopy that will loose 400' of altitude every rotation if it spins up? Those are all risk assessment questions.

That and drinking bleach to keep you safe from coronavirus, of course.