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What size are your slider grommets? If they are the newer stainless metric type, measure the inside diameter. Try to slide them over the wad that you have just created. It is an industry wide problem with thick toggles that have caused many toggle fires that have been unreported for about 15 years. Measure the width of the area of the toggle where the line goes around handle after it comes out of that big hard grommet. More than the ID of the grommet? Toggle fires can cause twisted lines, leading to a cutaway. Jamming causes time and a distraction at an important time where you need to be aware. For some reason, my problems were always on the left. Putting a single layer of type 1 on top of toggle and eliminate grommet to give less width and bulk to go through the grommet. Good Luck Wish I was smart enough to come up with the future idea to eliminate the slider. Come on guys, whoever comes up with that would be king. ha ha
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Is that 30 deg. Fahrenheit (below freezing), or Centigrade?
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N-33LM was owned by a guy named Rutherford in TX. A friend converted it to a jumpship. Used it in the z-hills turkey day meet with 100 10 way teams! That bird was hopped up with blowers and big engines. Always wondered what happened to it. I think there is also a L-18 at Eloy that they threaten to put in the air. Jim T
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Just stumbled across this thread myself. At the time I heard Steve crashed a King Air, but that could be wrong. However, he had just taken a serious test to enter the navy. He had the second highest score on record! Roger, I remember you when you worked for Jeff at Z-Hills. About 1972. Jim T
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Just come up with a small tracking piece that can be used without a phone. Good phones are almost too big to jump with. That way anyone that wants one can use one and return it.
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Maybe an optional armband as suggested, with a tile, for off field or hurt jumpers that may not be able to dial. Completely separate from that expensive not needed system that is out there now.
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Mr. Mega, The worst thing you can do is give up and be mad. Your problem came from barking back at some of these responders who have been in the game a long time. Don't take it personal. The high end of the people in this sport are the "inventors". Many times the original idea of an invention or new format becomes something much better with a different application. Like Viagra! Or the 3-ring life raft release, and balloon release. There is a place to re-invent the wheel, Otherwise, we would have Flintstone wooden wheels on our cars. Better yet to come up with the first one. These threads will often vary off on a tangent. Learn from it.Pursue your idea or flush it and put your mind on fixing a problem the jumpers are having at the DZ, depending on the direction of your interest. GB1
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Emotions Behind Your First Cutaway
gb1 replied to AviationTD's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
At jump #200 I wanted to know so badly how it felt to be under a reserve, I just pulled my 23ft Tri-Con Chest mount to see how it was. I had an old timer then tune me up and direct me to the beer store and said not to forget a bottle for the rigger. That took all the money I had left. At about #300 had a streamer on a PC. Found myself reacting too fast and missed one of the 1 1/2 shot rings. Don't execute procedure too fast if at safe altitude. Worry about the emotion later. Stay with it.. -
Well Flipwithit, look what you have done. You are not a beginner like many on this forum. You have asked a simple question and now have the "big guns" on this forum threatening to pull out test cells and risk another 3 mile island incident. Just ask the wing suit guys in your area what they think. Jump some of their gear if you can, and make your own decision. Obviously we are getting no where here. GB1 46yrs in sport
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If someone could get rid of the slider with another opening device, the line manufacturers would be hurting. Would have to get real lucky to replace the slider.
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That rig was designed to have the bag remaining in the container, once opened, to be lifted out by the bridle. It should be snug in the container. Rigging Innovations makes a spacer that will fit between the bag and container that remains in the container to fix this situation. Tell them what you have and they will know the size you need. Yes, the pin will fall out if too loose. That situation is not your friend.
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As far as item #2 concerning BOC's, there are followers, packers, repair people, builders, and inventors. All play an important part of making our sport work. When Sandy and I came up with the first two BOC's in 1976, the reasoning was: If you can wipe your ass, you can find your handle. Who has to see their ass to wipe it? It is good to be skeptical about new stuff. A dangerous situation may have been overlooked. Good research and testing is the best answer, no matter how long it takes. Start thinking about what will come next. Don't just stop with your new idea. Remember, it does not take much to work, and it does not take much to not work!
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On the original PC's we shortlined them 3ft. The comp PC was probably shortened at Pioneer. BTW is your RSL on the right side of your harness? Jump that on our DZ and you will be signing autographs like Terry.
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Perfect! Thank you. That opens alot of doors for other applications. Many non parachuting.
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Hello PC. Just love the cypress test you performed. My question is: Will a Cypress cutter cut a single loop clean, with no tension on the loop?
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In the late 70's Sandy R and Jim T built double throw out rigs with the worlds first curved pin and first BOC and TOC pouches. The rig had $40 worth of material minimal hardware and harness and container weighed around 2lbs. Reserve could be deployed with either hand and complicated 3-rings were not used, although they were a good application to parachutes. An Australian saw the rig that Sandy had and went wild. Shortly after, the Australian poor quality rigs were produced that did not resemble ours that much. As far as an AAD, that was not an issue then. Seems that with a little thought, that could be figured out.
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size 16 is light. Wear safety glasses when trying them.
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The disengage feature is for winding bobbins without rotating the rest of the machine. Take it apart and clean it. Is your needle too big for the density of the material? There is a happy medium between the density of material and needle size. Needle too light will break. Needle too fat, takes alot of effort to penetrate and may run hot. Good Luck
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I have a Spectre 150, loaded at 1.3. Most openings are "mushy", taking about 400 to 500 ft. I flat pack then roll canopy upside-down, bag it, turn bag over and stow lines. Snug each band down to line group size. Squares seem to open from tail first. By leaving tail a little loose, makes it open faster. Nose folding did not seem to affect mine. Rubber bands too tight may make bag rock and roll on the way up. Semi stow seems best. Slider slamming down may cause toggle fire, if you have the newer metric stainless grommets. The inside diameter is smaller than 1 in. Most toggles are made from 1 in stock, with a grommet installed and line on both sides, making slider jamb on steering toggles. Sometimes causing a toggle fire. Then maybe a cut away. Stops on rear risers is one way to eliminate this. When I used rear stops, they seemed to cause alot of friction on steering lines. I changed to original #8 grommets on slider to cure that. Also I built super slim toggles. I put that problem behind me.
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We had an old guy in 1972 who went up with his B-4, did relative work, landed and noticed that his leg straps were not fastened! He had solid saddle harness which is like a sling under your butt.
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Great man and a good guy. Remember him from the mid 1970's.
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At our last safety day, I gave a demo on maintaining yellow cutaway cables and the system. The audience was glued to it! Run a 17 cal. flexible gun cleaning swab through the housing to remove lubricant from manufacture. This is what makes the cables black and part of the reason for reserve pulls up to 50lbs. Most rigs are due for repack in the spring. This year I may hang them by THEIR risers and have them pull cutaway handle to see what the actual feelings and forces are. Re hook them up and let them pull the reserve. Many will be surprised what they felt. Not to mention if it were an actual wild malfunction situation. Good luck. D-3411
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In the near future, the FAA may not require a class lll medical for private pilots. I am not talking about what they call light sport. Seems odd that the rules may change to allow a private pilot to carry 4+ passengers without a medical, where a TI would need a medical to carry one.
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You can guess all day and maybe stumble on the answer, or pass it up. Film it!
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Try to get someone to "film" your opening.