rsibbald

Speaking from experience, it is quite possible to fall into your own canopy, although you have to do some pretty stupid stuff to get yourself into that situation. (I did it trying to do barrel rolls on a non-elliptical canopy ) Never again

Hey, I'm not a 'regular' yet, but I'm likely to start turning up more and more often after August. I've joined the group that you set up, hopefully it will turn into a great resource for recruiting people for big-ways, flocks and special events :) Name: Ross Sibbald No Jumps: 365 Preferred Disciplines: Any (I'm easy!) More experienced in: FF / Hybrid / Wingsuit

Thanks a lot for the info Rupert.

Yep, by bungee I mean standard elastic bands that you might commonly use for stowing lines on a D-bag. It may well be a localised thing, if anyone else has heard of this practice then please say so! I know that it is required on the equipment at two centres in England for sure, and was hoping to find out more of the reasoning behind it. I guess if it isn't more widespread than I thought, I'll need to get myself back to one of those centres and talk to the riggers. Cheers

Apologies if this has been discussed before, but a quick search didn't yield any results. I am looking for as many opinions as possible on the use of riser lift-tabs on student SL gear. Any pros and cons would be welcomed. In case they're called something different elsewhere in the world.... by 'riser lift-tabs', I mean a tab coming off the riser on each side, which is bungeed onto the side of the deployment bag. This (ideally) causes the risers to be pulled vertical first, before allowing any lines to begin paying out from the line stows. As far as my own knowledge goes: Pros: I assume they reduce the chance of getting lines snagged under the reserve tray if the student fails to arch and falls away in a flat, vertical position. Cons: Complicates packing slightly, it's another thing for a packer to forget to do. Could possibly induce twists / funky openings if one side prematurely releases due to assymmetric pressure from riser covers. Disclaimer: This is only my rudimentary understanding of their use after observing another centre using them. Comments appreciated - thanks guys!