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http://www.startskydiving.com/Store/index.php?route=product/category&path=38 August 5-7 2011 Start Skydiving in Middletown Ohio will be hosting Ian Bobo with Flight-1 for canopy courses. Course slots are going fast so sign up if you are interested at all! Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

You are stating things like they are a fact but you have very little historical information and understanding of skydiving since in October you were saying you've never made a jump before... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I received this last night from UPT and wanted to pass it on: Attention all Tandem instructors please review this before making your next Tandem jump. A similar notice was sent out last year and being that is the beginning of the season for most TI's, and because of a recent incident that has been reported to us we are sending this notice once again. The incident that occurred is as follows: An experienced TI was in the process of fitting the student harness onto a 85-year-old woman. He thought that he would do her a favor and leave the harness a bit loose. The TI thought that she was frail and did not want to make her uncomfortable or hurt her. The result of this was that while they were exiting the aircraft she slipped down in the harness. This might have resulted in her being ejected from the harness. The fact that this harness had a Y-Strap, and that the TI managed to control the passenger by grabbing her, may have prevented a fatality. What can we learn form this? 1. If you think you are doing your student a favor by doing something outside of your normal or recommended procedures you could be making a fatal error in judgment. Make sure the harness is fitted correctly. 2. Not everyone is capable or physically suited to make a tandem skydive. You can say no. 3. Always have the student harness fitted correctly and in a jumpable configuration before boarding the aircraft. No exceptions. It is important to note that by not following the manufacturers and USPA's guidelines you could have your TI rating revoked or suspended. It is apparent that on occasion the Sigma student harness is not fitted correctly during the initial gear set up prior to boarding the plane. It is then extremely difficult to correctly fit the harness once in the aircraft, as the passenger will not be in an upright position. If the student is 'wide', it is important that the main lift web be moved further to the sides of the passenger - if the main lift web is too far forward then it leaves a bigger hole for the butt to slide out. Make sure that all straps are tightened including the horizontal back strap and the diagonal back strap. It is imperative that the harness is fitted correctly prior to boarding the aircraft. No parachute harness can safely contain all body types. The Sigma student harness is no exception. Certain body types require careful evaluation and extreme care before the decision to let them jump is made. These groups include but are not limited to: the frail, woman with a high body mass index, extremely large or small people, amputees and paraplegics etc. The Y strap does increase the utility of a poorly adjusted harness somewhat but there will still be body types that cannot safely make a tandem jump. The complete assembly of the Y-Strap mod is available from UPT for $120, or you can manufacture it yourself using the attached work instructions. We highly recommend that each dropzone using our systems have a least one of this type of harness. Download the Student Harness Y-Strap Retrofit Modification Please see the Sigma Student Harness Adjustment Guide Please also see our guide on wheelchair dependent students. Mark Procos General Manager uninsured United Parachute Technologies LLC Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

99.3 miles each way to the DZ: 23: 1 Mix of some video, some tandems, some hop and pops working on my PRO and a few freefly. All and all it was a nice weekend. Beer is owed for intentionally downwinding it into the middle of the landing area on the sunset load as the last jumper down. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Saiga 12 is on my short list of next long barrel gun to purchase too

I love how the grass is burned... Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

There is no reasonable retrofit to move to the 3 ring which is now industry standard with out having the rig completely rebuilt by a master rigger. The addition of using a direct bag for the packing of all the mains and a freebag design for the reserve basically means that most modern mains and reserves pack way smaller than your Paracommander. I've packed a few PC's and they are almost larger than most student canopies in terms of volume. The Sled had a lot more line length and with higher bulk lines than you will find on current canopies. Depending on what your rig combo was I think you'll find that most modern rigs are WAY more comfortable than all of the early piggyback rigs. Keep your rigs around since its now a unique jump to jump rounds so all the newer jumpers might line up to jump the rig if its in good condition and a rigger will repack it and signs off on it. As for getting your current rigs back in the air, talk to a local rigger but do not be too surprised if most will not repack the canopies. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

2 long weather holds for the weekend: 18: 1 new plane for tandems Nice weekend for a change. 11 jumps Saturday, 7 Sunday and I was done jumping by 4:30 due to the weather. Some video, some freefly and some tandems. Its about time that I got to jump both days in a weekend! Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Lew, they still make them. I can only find them since I know the part number (300-VID) http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=stroboframe&itemnum=300-VID Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Right hand has entanglement issues with the pilot chute during deployment. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

The dropdowns are populated from the options in the "Gear" section. If its been deleted from there its now gone from the classifieds also. Meso will need to look into this. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

They have been closed for quite a few years. Most jump suit makes will use a flora print if you really want them to. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Class B RV's have never really caught on here here in the US. Good luck in finding one, the most popular option is going to be a small Class C. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Take as much of ours as you want. Its bad enough around here most the farmers have not been able to plat anything in the fields this summer so lok for food prices to spike Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Still offline here Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

They basically did a direct bag exit out of an Otter with a canopy coming out of a 5 gallon bucket that full of fuel. If I remember right they had sewn cotton baffles into the canopy to soak up the fuel since the nylon was not enough. They basically lit it on fire with a flare gun as soon as he was open under canopy. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I've been hearing its almost 100% due to too much bulk in the upper ears and it stresses the tuck tabs. I just wonder how many have broken on this and if the tabs can be redesigned to help minimize this from occurring too much. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Has anyone else seen Vector 3 tuck tabs breaking about 3/4 of an inch up and breaking into a sharp triangle? I've seen 3 of them this year at the DZ and I'm trying to see if its an isolated incident or if the design of the tab is one that puts undue pressure on the corner leading to it breaking off. I don't have photos at this time but I imagine someone else has photos of it. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

I am aware of a fatality years back where the jumper went in with a reserve that was grossly out of date and the DZ just said "He checked in with a rig in date, he must of swapped somewhere along the line to the other rig" Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com

Don't forget about that infamous OS known as OS2/Warp. That was about the largest POS I ever had to work on. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com