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I was informed via PM that Karel asked for this info to be spread to all skydivers so PIA posted the email to comply with his request. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Looks like there was an Agrus "reply": http://www.pia.com/TechnicalArgusDocuments/AviacomTechData/ArgusEmail.pdf Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Here is the full photo on it: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=129750; We have also talked about this a few times in both the incidents and this forum. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Peter has nailed the storage of the rigs part of your issue. Most DZ's leave rigs where they can be accessed so they can be used. Packing slips might be something unique to the UK or your DZ but most of the world does not use them. As for gear checks some times they can be done with out you directly knowing that a check is being done. This can be done via a visual check at arms length with out needing to have hands all over the rig for the inspection. Initially the instructor should be doing a hands on check to verify things are routed correctly but past that they might be able to do a lot of the checks at an arms distance. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Also of note is the second main is actually opened with a left hand instead of a right side handle. Here is a flaw in the system: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ9QxBU4c9M&feature=related during this cutaway they are unable to release the main and just fired the reserve into it basically. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Those slides were with a regular camera and flash. The GoPro has nothing - not even a playback screen built in Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

http://www.pia.com/TechnicalArgusDocuments/IncidentReports/GoldCoastARGUSFAILURE82011.pdf Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I've been on RRS mounts for a few years and love them. They are pricey and the cost scares most people off but then those people end up complaining about their cheaper mounts and I am yet to ever complain about mine. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I know the regulations state that the rigger must seal the rig using their unique combo on the seal. Are only letter placed there by a seal press valid or can you legally do something like scratch them in if you don't have your seal press? Also I have recently ran across a seal where it has three letters on each side of the seal but the letters do not match and another where the letters are very fancy and it took a few times looking to see what the combo was. Is there a standard on what the letters need to comply with like there is on N numbers on airframes? Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Start has a policy that all people crossing the red line need to be under full escort of a staff member at all times. The yellow line is our warning line and we ask that no one cross that line and we really enforce the red line. Anyone crossing that red line is expected to be under control of a staff member and have completed the waiver, did you have a completed waiver on file for this year? The instructors were busy watching out for their students all day and the video team is busy at their job. We do have one full time ground photographer that does capture ground shots and she is the only person that is always in the landing area. She even is using a very long telephoto lens (Canon L glass too ) to stay a safe distance from the action. Yesterday we were running two turbine airplanes and had over 135 tandems and multiple AFF scheduled that we were working with in addition to multiple advanced courses running so we did not have any staff just standing around to escort someone around the DZ. We have had some instances this year where with multiple turbine planes running at the same time someone tried to run out to the landing area to greet their buddy that just landed and they ran in front of a running plane. As staff we have been tasked with eliminating this issue. We have been very strict on crossing of the lines to keep everyone as safe as possible. I was out yesterday morning and I am pretty sure I saw you sitting next to the hangers on the golf cart with the camera. Without knowing any of your experience or background I would have also asked you to step behind the red line and to stay there since it really is in your highest safety interest. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I have a rig that has been in my loft for 4 months and the owner has been contacted multiple times. I am telling the customer that there is no fee this time but if it happens again there will be a fee. On the other hand I have a rig that has sat around for two plus years that the owner finally told me to just sell and be done with it and take my fees out of that price. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Prohibited Any additions or changes to the rig that might alter the functionality or certification of the airworthiness of the rig need to be completed by a rigger. Sewing, tape, dyes, etc all fall into this realm. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

The Canon 18-55 Kit is a good fit here ,it lets you dial in around 25-28 mm to get a tad of distance for big ways and keep everything clear. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

There is a dedicated forum for talking about flying jumpers over at diverdriver.com if you were not aware of that site yet. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I took care of this

I'm not sure if it was this group or not but another replica crashed about 5 years ago within 50 miles of there and everyone was lucky they got away with no injuries. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com