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I can only think of one guy, that I know of, making non-TSO'd rigs in the late 70's. And was Yanta making a knock off of the Wonder Hog. TSO-C23B was in effect from 1949 to 1984, so it was possible there were other non-TSO'd rigs being manufactured during the 70's. I just can't remember any. Of course at my age I sometimes forget to eat lunch. Here is a list of people/companies holding a TSO-C23B: Sparky TSO-C23B Personnel Parachutes Assemblies AeroSports USA Airotech, Inc. Alpha Para-Equipment Annex, Inc Barish Associates, Inc. Bruce Deville Butler Parachute Systems, Inc B&F Enterprises Cazer Para Loft Centaurus Corporation Eagle Parachute, Inc Eagle Systems Free Flight Enterprises Free Flight Systems G Q Security Parachutes, Inc Green Star Systems Guardian Parachute Div. of FXC Corporation Herb M. Graves, Jr Horizon Parachute System Irving Air Chute Co. Inc Jump Shack, Inc J. E. Rodriguez Lite-Flite, Inc. Mirage Systems, Inc. Nat'l Parachute Supply, Inc. North American Aerodynamics, Inc No. American Aerodynamics, Inc Para-Flite, Inc Para-Innovators Co., Inc Para-Phernalia, Inc. Parachute Company Parachute Laboratories Inc. dba Jump Shack Parachutes Australia, Pty. Ltd Parachutes Australia, Pty. Ltd Performance Designs, Inc. Pioneer Parachute Co Quantum Leap Enterprises Relative Workshop Reltny Parachute Service Riggers Workshop Rodriguez Parachute Systems, Inc. Security Parachute Co Sign of the Gul Sky Sports Inc. Sky Supplies, Inc. Springer Enterprises SSK Industries Inc Steinthal Corporation Stencel Aero Engrg. Corp Steve Snyder Enterprises, Inc Strong Enterprises, Inc. Swoop Shop My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Nope 5000 sumpin Ahh, sorry. You had been jumping long enough and there are only two people with the first name Jeanne from that far back in the database. I am working on consolidating all the SCR, SCS, NSCR, etc. data into one database for Web publication for Bill. I don't have the data from the 5000's yet, but I will soon. Several people are working on getting everthing that is on paper into spreadsheets for me which I will import into the database. Soon, there will be one place to find all the awards from the beginning to current

http://www.sunpath.com/downloads/bulletins/sp03.pdf I am aware of the SB from Sunpath. That was not caused by one hard opening but repeated wear from the adjuster. If one opening is produces enough force to sheer Type XIII webbing, the riser would go first. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In BASE we do pull at 120 MPH hence the 32-34" PC. BASE is not just 2-3 sec delays. In skydiving we do pull at speeds half of terminal velocities, not at 20 but around 60 is very normal for a H&P out a slow flying aricraft. What A/C do you exit a 60 mph, and how often to you reach 120 on a BASE jump? That is around a 12 sec. or better delay. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And they still are, unless you are looking at bushes and think they are trees. Much smarter to use houses and cars, they are always about the same size. A tree could be 30 feet high or 80 feet high. Thats the difference between 1600 ft. and 600 ft. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Seriously? It happens all the time here at Raeford. "Big" is a relative term, though. The worst offender is a guy that spirals his Stilletto 135 down past guys under Velocity 90's and repeatedly lands right dead in the middle of our swoop lane. The second worse offenders are the entire group of military jumpers from a unit on Fort Bragg who spiral their blue and red Silhouettes down in front of us as we are setting up for final at 1000 feet under our Velos. Chuck I am talking big canopies, 220 and bigger. You do not spiral for 2000 feet and don't pull the risers down to you chest. I jump a 245 Sharpchuter and if someone on a pocket rocket has trouble doing his 270 not in the pattern approach and swoop with me doing a straight in, I can think of three reason: He needs more practice, there is not enough room for him to be make that type of approach, or there is to much traffic for that type of approach. This tread started with the problem of people spiraling down directly over the landing area. That is not the big slow canopy, it is the swooper. Why is the canopy that lands different than a pocket rocket landing wrong? Did you ever think that just maybe you were in my way? (rhetorical question) Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Comparing BASE situations with skydiving conditions is apples and oranges. In BASE you do not go 120+ mph and in skydiving they do not deploy at 20 mph. What works well for one does not mean it will work for the other. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What I don't understand, the Type XIII webbing, 7000 lb., passes through a 5000 lb. link at the bottom and then goes up to a friction adapter, 2500 lb., at the top. A system is only as strong at the weakest link and almost all hardware on a rig is rated at 2500 pounds. Has there ever been a harness failure due to opening loads of any kind, symmetrical or not.? I don't think so. The risers will fail long before the harness does. jmo Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Come on now, how often does someone jumping a large slow canopy "spiral" down below the the pocket rockets? The toggle or riser pressure alone keeps them from doing that. If you can't avoid a canopy below and in front of you, you are the hazard not the slow canopy Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would hope that skydivers who can handle the issues of jump run direction and spotting would have the minimal orienteering skills needed to use a compass. All you really need to know then is are you short or long of the DZ. Even if you were pushed out the plane blindfolded and had no idea where you landed, it stilll allows you to track where you were. How many jumpers can handle these issues since the advent of GPS? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

When people use "dude" they come across like a mouth breather. Not the sharpest tool in the box. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A TSO has always been "required". At least since sometime in the 40's Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Houses yes, but how do you know if the trees where not bushes? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Hey Lady, You sound like you are ready for Friday. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

June 1975. Don't remember the day, and the logbook is long gone. But the USPA membership does say I'm in my 30th year. Shit I'm old. How'd that happen, anyway? Wendy W. I started in July of 1976, and I was 30 years old then. Old Skydivers Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

"A jump from 102,800 feet by U.S. Col. Joseph Kittinger in 1960 was disqualified by the FAI, because he used a stabilizing drogue." Eugene Andreev for Russia holds the record. In 1962 he jumped from 83,500 feet and opened at 3,100 feet for the highest jump and the longest freefall. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That way you can be lost, know what direction you are pointed in and be style'n. "Shit, git on down yoo bad self, bitch". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That fact doesn't make them any safer. Why do you use them instead of the normal ones? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You don't need a rigger license to design and build gear. Until it is TSO'd you don't have to be a rigger to pack it because it is not an "approved" parachute and harness/container. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It says it is an Ultra-Safety harness. Does it look like this? http://www.sharpesafety.com/catalog/product-display.php3?ID=974 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You can build your own "Harness/container". The FAA requires that you then test it to the standards of AS-8015B before they will issure you a TSO. There are something like 70 drops and tests needed. Something like 42 to 48 of these test can be done with a live jump. And 12 of them must be done live. I have jumped several harness/container systems, some earned a TSO, some didn't So all you have to do is build your harness/container and start jumping. At first you might think about wearing a second harness and a QAC. This a test of a single canopy system, on the front is a QAC and a telemetry pack hooked to a torso harness. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[sincerity on] Since I posted in open forum I'll apologise in same. Sparky, please excuse me and my ignorance, I in no way meant to offend you. The reference was meant to be taken in a jovial light hearted manner, which is the spirit it was posted in. I'm sorry that it offended you.

Many year ago the Bearded Man from the south came up with an "Idea". The 3-ring circus main canopy release system. And it worked real dandy. Every few years someone thinks they have a better idea and try to improve on the "circus". There were mini rings, mini risers, soft housings and reversed risers. All of the ideas have done one of two things. They have reduced the effectiveness of the system or the strength of the system. The 3-ring release is a system. You change one of the components and you change the system. If it ain't broken, why fix it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And 40 years latter, they still are. And when I was in the 7th. grade we used Dixie Peach on a flat top with sides and a DA. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I remember the base man in 10 way would wear one on the front of his helmet so the rest of the team could see it. Terry Ward taught me to look at car and houses. They are always about the same size. Trees could be bushes and bushes could be trees. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals