IanHarrop

Back in the old days.... [inline reserves.jpg] "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Perhaps time to contact Customer Service "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

The instructions are a little different than what you describe "NOTE: After removal wait 120 sec. before installing new batteries." "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

worth checking out https://www.facebook.com/groups/skydivingevents/events/ "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You might want to check this out https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gpiAeGFLuQ Edit to add: their channel covers a number of topics https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPNw3f6Qyynr0E0IbVwFvDA/feed "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You are absolutely right Check the date on Bill Booth's comment... he posted that in 2004 ;-) "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Continuing to spread the myth that people need to spin their rings is a little silly. When I saw that at the beginning of the video the presenter lost credibility with me. It was talked about on the forums a few times but the definitive answer comes from Bill Booth, the guy who invented the 3 ring system http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=995974#995974 Bills says "Spinning the rings was never necessary. All you do when you spin the rings, is put salt from your hands on the hardware. By the way, each opening rotates the rings a little anyway. If you will look at cadmium plated middle rings with over 100 jumps on them, you will see a slight "compression" of the plating evenly all around the "back" side of the ring. Flexing the webbing was a good idea when we used 1 3/4" Type 12 webbing to attach the smallest ring on "large" 3-ring systems. (We've used 1" square weave for over 20 years now.) On mini-rings, flexing the webbing was never really necessary. We left it in the generic 3-ring instructions only because not all risers are made with the correct webbings, and it doesn't hurt anyway. " "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

My suggestion is to do to the jumps as quickly as you can. Of course, that depends on weather, money and other factors including how busy they are when you are there and how much patience you bring. Can you do it in one weekend? Yes, all things being perfect. Is it likely that it takes more than one weekend? Perfect doesn't always happen.

I am one of the people that teach ground school for the PFF program at Skydive Big Sky. What do you want to know? Cheers, Ian "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

https://www.fai.org/news/women-fai-meet-gillian-rayner-newly-elected-president-fai-parachuting-commission-ipc "What is your vision for the IPC now you are President? One key objective is to work closely with the French Parachute Federation, the FAI and the IPC on the Olympic Project that, if successful, will see Indoor Skydiving as an event at the 2024 Olympics in Paris." "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Thanks, I've downloaded and saved it.

Another thread here http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4869791#4869791 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Clicky that plays better https://youtu.be/5dvy7ywQK18 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Thanks for the update. After I originally made this post I saw your comment here http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4871196#4871196 and suspected that a change is coming soon

The FAA Parachute Rigger Handbook has a description of the process with pictures starting on page 5-30 Edit: I think the copy of the manual I looked at is 2005 so the page is may be wrong "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

As phones are now one of the primary tools used to access the web, I am wondering about the potential for updating the interface to dz.com so it's more easily utilized on a phone. Its got to be a huge task but the change would help dz.com maintain it's user base and the value of its advertising revenue. My fear is that without making a change, usage and revenue will dwindle and we will lose the valuable resource that dz.com provides. "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Clicky https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-Parachute/183008222745?_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20160727114228%26meid%3D51594bc3a8f94a65892439d50a53764d%26pid%3D100290%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D162810452608&_trksid=p2060778.c100290.m3507 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

You should read this http://cspa.ca/en/learn-skydive/get-certified/solo-certificate "The Solo Certificate is the first step in becoming a licensed skydiver. It allows the skydiver to jump by themself without direct supervision of an Instructor. The skydiver will have demonstrated an ability to plan and conduct a safe skydive through the tasks completed below. It is a national certification that is not recognized internationally." "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Easy to compare Minisystem to Stylemaster [inline miniVSstyle.png] "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

If you are using Chrome with Sync enabled can be an issue for cleaning PUPS This may help https://forums.malwarebytes.com/topic/214325-chrome-secure-preferences-detection-always-comes-back/ "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Just for fun, doesn't give you any useful info RIGGING ADVISORY CIRCULAR Issue Date: 18 August 1993 RAC No. 325 Rev. A SUBJECT: RAVEN RESERVE BIKINI SLIDER STATUS: RECOMMENDED http://www.parachutemanuals.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=41&func=startdown&id=405 "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Have you talked to the manufacturer? "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy

Why? They had a desalinator and fresh dog to eat... There's a good couple of weeks right there. Depends on how long they're able to keep the dog meat fresh. It stays fresh if you only cut off and cook one part at a time ;-) "Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy