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You are right. I thought a homebuilt was under experimental and experimental needed to carry a parachute. But I can't find anything in the FAR's about it. It almost reads like if all people aboard are crew members you can do aerobatics without wearing parachutes. (c) Unless each occupant of the aircraft is wearing an approved parachute, no pilot of a civil aircraft carrying any person (other than a crewmember) may execute any intentional maneuver that exceeds— (1) A bank of 60 degrees relative to the horizon; or (2) A nose-up or nose-down attitude of 30 degrees relative to the horizon. (d) Paragraph (c) of this section does not apply to— (1) Flight tests for pilot certification or rating; or (2) Spins and other flight maneuvers required by the regulations for any certificate or rating when given by— (i) A certificated flight instructor; or (ii) An airline transport pilot instructing in accordance with §61.67 of this chapter In any case this is all I can fine about wearing a parachute. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Any one think of asking Michel Fournier? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Hi Kris, The attachment is out of the Owners Manual for a Strong Para-Cushion. It is about as good as it gets for a pilots rig. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Or happen to be flying a homebuilt/experimental aircraft. You would think so, but that is why most of them jump a round. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He was working for Joe Crotwell at AERO at the time and did all the pilot rigs for Scaled Composites. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He did more for more people than anyone I have ever met. He was truly a good man. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A lot of people have gone in the ground "trying to wrestle that pissed off bull". You are not going to be able to devise a plan for every scenario that you may run into. A horseshoe is a horseshoe and is a high-speed malfunction. Get together with an instructor or someone else with a load of experience that you trust and go over some to the possibilities you should be looking at. Skydiving is not rocket science and if you over complicate it, it can come back and bite you in the butt. Not the final word on things by any means, but something to think about. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

This was in poor taste and uncalled for. You don't want to go there. You are right their “name on a list” does not mean the equipment is currant under the TSO they hold but I would bet there is a very go chance it is. I read your question and provided you with a place to find your own answer. Yes, Mirage holds a TSO on the gear the manufacture and sells. As far as having issues, I have not heard you question the validity of the certification on gear manufactured in other countries. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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Who wants to know? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are a rigger; you should know where to look on the rig to see if it has a TSO label/markings on it. Are you saying that the rig may not be TSO’d but is being manufactured with TSO markings? It almost sounds like you have issues with US build gear. Attached is a copy of Manufactures who hold a TSO. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am not sure if this attachment will help or just confuse the issue more. It is taken for FAA Order 8150.1B in reference to the TSO program. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You can not throw a pilot chute when traveling a 120 mph. The best you can do is let it go with your arm fully extended. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Just a few years ago a major manufacture of rigs in the US made a change to the pilot chute of their reserve deployment system. The company I worked for at the time did 2 full days of testing on this P/C with weight up to 300+ lbs. and speeds up to 205 KIAS. It was approved by the FAA on the existing TSO as a minor change. What you see as a paper shuffle sometimes involves a great deal more. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The March issue of AERO magazine, published by the National Aeronautic Association, has a 6 page spread on the Canopy Formation record formations from November of last year. It is a very positive article complete with some great pictures. To all involved, Great Job. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You mean like item S7935 on this site? http://www.paragear.com/templates/parachutes.asp?group=29&level=1 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The AS in AS8015-B stands for Aerospace Standard. It was written by the Society of Automotive Engineers,SAE, not adopted Europe or any where else. It was founded in 1905 in New York City. As you mentioned, it is the minimum performance standard used by TSO-C23b. The standard for the TSO-C23c that you mention was AS8015A. They can be found in the Parachute Riggers Handbook, FAA-H-8083-17, pages A-27 and A-39. In Europe you JTSO, Joint Technical Standard Order issued by Joint Aviation Authorities. In respect to parachutes, it is almost a carbon copy of the FAA version. As JPDECHENE said, it’s not a question of who is better; it is a question what the rules allow in the different countries. And the point is? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Thats because they are sure they will never need it. And in most cases if they do need it they stay with the plane until its to late. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We were discussing equipment manufactured under TSO-C23…. If the gear you are jumping is manufactured under TSO-C23…. and you jump it in the US, the FAA requires that the reserve be packed within the last 120 days by a “certificated parachute rigger” and the main by the person jumping it next or a “certificated parachute rigger” within the same time period. Is that so hard to understand. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You throw a lot of rocks for someone who hides who he is. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Wow, I'm lost in space, because I though Sentinels were made by SSE, and long ago were moved to the "no longer supported" category. I have to admit though that It has been a couple of decades since I've seen one, and things of which I am unaware can and often do happen. Didn't you get the memo?

You are wrong. §105.49 Foreign parachutists and equipment. (a) No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft with an unapproved foreign parachute system unless -- (4) All foreign non-approved parachutes deployed by a foreign parachutist during a parachute operation conducted under this section shall be packed as follows -- Definition of Approved: Part 105.3 Approved parachute means a parachute manufactured under a type certificate or a Technical Standard Order (C–23 series), or a personnel-carrying U.S. military parachute (other than a high altitude, high speed, or ejection type) identified by a Navy Air Facility, an Army Air Field, and Air Force-Navy drawing number, an Army Air Field order number, or any other military designation or specification number. If you equipment meet the above definition it is covered by Part 105.43. No person may conduct a parachute operation using a single-harness, dual-parachute system, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow any person to conduct a parachute operation from that aircraft using a single-harness, dual-parachute system, unless that system has at least one main parachute, one approved reserve parachute, and one approved single person harness and container that are packed as follows: (b) The reserve parachute must have been packed by a certificated parachute rigger— (1) Within 120 days before the date of its use, if its canopy, shroud, and harness are composed exclusively of nylon, rayon, or similar synthetic fiber or material that is substantially resistant to damage from mold, mildew, and other fungi, and other rotting agents propagated in a moist environment; or See Tom Buchanan's paper on the subject. (attached) My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

This guys dog is not a customer. All we have heard is one side of the story. There may be a great deal more involved that led upto that one response. As someone has already posted, dogs and kids do not belong on a dropzone. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

http://www.pia.com/fxc/ The people that make them. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals