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reply]>it is a F-111 7 cell and he is having problems with a lighter loaded main. Right, but they are not the same. I watched someone who is quite competent under his smaller Crossfire almost break his back when he tried to turn his much larger MicroRaven 135 reserve 90 degrees down low. They are two different kinds of canopies with two different required techniques. Right they are not the same. It is a complexly different skill than landing his main. And how many times has he practiced that different skill while landing his 7 cell, F-111 overloaded reserve? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Your profile states you have a Tempo reserve. The 150 Tempo, closest to what you have listed, has a max. Suspended weight of 165 lb. You are right about the Techno reserve, it has a weight range of 60 kg. (132 lb.) to 100 kg. (220 lb.) max suspended weight for the 155 size. That makes it only about 10 pounds over. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Please explain "condition R" webbing. I am not sure I have ever heard this term before. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It not the size of the spring its the spring in the spring that counts. It will depend on was specs. the spring is manufactured to. Type of steel, coil rate ect. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

hm. i don´t think i´m gonna do daring front riser turns on a reserve ride... , or would u? And you didn't think you were going to hook in you main did you? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It means his reserve is loaded almost 60 lbs. above the max rating, it is a F-111 7 cell and he is having problems with a lighter loaded main. Draw any conclusions you wish. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Was this on student gear or sport gear? Does it matter, student gear is sport gear. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And your reserve is a seven cell loaded even more than your main. Good luck. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What is your descent rate under canopy? How do you know that you won't fire your Cypres in a hard spiral? How does someone that jumps a slightly smaller canopy than you know, what about a little smaller than that? What are jumpers supposed to base those decisions on? Derek Information now available to them from this and other incidents and common sense. We can't change the past, we can determine the future. I am done with this. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And the first 8-way Speed Star was in the year 2000 in the movie, "Cutaway". ltdiver Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are right, the P/C is just one component of a "system". It could have been packed with the bridle trapped under flaps or even the bag. But then I check spring pressure on each repack. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would hope your "tryout packet" is more complete than you profile. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The original "Speed star" rules were: 1) No show - first movement in the door started the clock. 2) No grips - each jumper had to go through the door without grips on the jumper front of them. 3) First out was base, second out was pin. 4) If you ain't cheat'n you ain't try'n. It was also called "Ten Man". And there were 10 jumpers because that's how many a D-18 Beech held. The first 10 Man star was build 2 July, 1967 at Taft, CA. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am not sure what you mean by connectors that will release under load. It seems to me that if they release under load they are pretty useless. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Worse is a relitive term. But dead only come in one flavor. Wear your seat belt and start speaking up when others don't. Getting hit with a 150 to 200 lb. meat bomb doing 100 mph+ will ruin your day. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I haven't heard of this, will have to give it a try. Thanks, Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It's a higher wingloading than most would recommend at 70 jumps, but not necessarily outrageous. I was jumping a Sabre 135 at 1.25 W/L at 80 jumps, and bought one at 110 jumps. It was perfect for me. DISCLAIMER: I'm not saying this is the right canopy for you, just that it's not necessarily out of the question. Personal opinion you should ask yourself these questions: 1) Can you stand it up every time? (you say you've stood up every landing since jump 5, but not what canopy said landings were on...) 2) Can you put the canopy where you want it every time? (VERY important) 3) Do you feel confident and comfortable on every landing, even if it's cross-wind or slightly downwind? 4) What do those around you have to say about your skill? 5) Do you think you can land it in a tight area after a bad spot while trying to avoid the lawn chairs? In other words, you should pick your canopy for the worst scenario not the best. If the answer to any of the first three is "no," then the answer to your question should be self-evident. Otherwise I'd say talk to some people who know your ability and make an informed decision. Good luck! I added one more question, #5. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In the winter, I've had great results by hanging the rig to dry over a heater vent in the floor. I just suspend it about five foot off the floor and it gets bone dry overnight. -Blind Exposing it to that level of heat for that long would bother me. I am not sure what effect it would have on the nylon. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I agree with you, but the only way to know what it does in the air is do it in the air. That is why a manufacture has to do so many successul drop tests before being issued a TSO. They can't prove it will work doing "table pulls". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No ya won't I wouldn't put a customers rig in a top loader though. I've washed quite a few in a front loader. It sure beats using a tub. I place the rig in an all cotton B-4 bag and use a large front loader at the local laundromat. I use regular liquid Tide. Then I hang them out of the sun for about 48 hours. Never had a problem with one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Unless it fails to open the reserve flaps, in which case it might be pretty similar, eh? Except for the 120+ mph wind! Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Are you sure the canopy is a Sabre? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Hey Buck, Yea, I know Bob. Saw him last at Elsinore when he was jumping with the SOS record. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There is no standard as to what is acceptable/unacceptable. Anything that you try on the ground would not replicate what is going to happen in freefall. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I did and it working out great. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals