crazydiver

What size and type of main do you have in there? I am going to be putting a samurai 105 in it. Thats a nice looking rig you have. What is the point of the longer legnth on the other size? more pack volume? Cheers, Travis

What size are all these rigs? I am looking at gettinga 306 and wondering what they look like. Cheers, Travis

What size of vector is that? I am looking at getting a v306. Cheers, Travis

I'm curious as to what the 306's look like. Because it seems like they are short and fat, which looks funny to me. Does anyone have photos of their rigs? THanks. Cheers, Travis

I am getting a second rig. I dont want to buy the original series of javelins for my second rig. There was a good deal on an xrs, but I didnt know what size main it would fit. Cheers, Travis

Cool. thanks. think a 113 would be a good fit with a cypre in there? from what I have noticed, some vector III's come in tall and narrow sizes, and other's come in short wide shapes. I think the 306's come in the short fat size. is this what you have noticed? Cheers, Travis

who says its not going to look good. THats why I was asking. there are a lot of rigs that you can put about three sizes of reserves in and it still looks good, but I was wondering if a pd 126 is feasible as well as attractive. Cheers, Travis

I am looking at buying a micron v306. I am pretty sure a samurai 105 will fit into the main tray nicely. but I am wondering if there is any way to get a PD 126 into the reserve. I am assuming not, but I didnt know for sure. THanks for any info. Travis Cheers, Travis

I am looking at buying a Javelin XRS. From what I have read, a samurai 105 will not fit into it. I've heard that even a pd 113 is tight in it. Wondering waht people think. Thanks all. Cheers, Travis

Well, I dont know about the parachute thing...but you are right on the balloon issue. Thats why a baloon pilot sets the balloon down and the ground crew gets permission from the landowner. Cheers, Travis

Where did you jump Byron? Are you still living in Denver? Travis Cheers, Travis

Where did you do your jump at? We will have to jump together sometime! I think we've only done a couple jumps together. I remember me not being able to sink down to you and slaus on a three way RW we were doing in Brush! Ha. Travis Annan Cheers, Travis

In the grand scheme of things, I don't think it matters much at all. Just spot for yourself and if you absolutely do have to land off, dont land on the farmers field who charges the dropzone. Its easy. Cheers, Travis

Just to interject all of the arguing...folks...racers do fine for RW and if well maintained will do fine with freeflying...HOWEVER...there are better built rigs out there that are more versatile, more secure, and in the same price range. I would freefly with one, but there is a long list of other rigs that I would RATHER freefly with. My main rig is a Javelin and I use a Dolphin as a second rig. I have freeflown with the dolphin...but I prefer my javelin. I really dont think there is a lot of room to argue in this forum. Simple engineering flaws and weaknesses...as well as stregnths...can be easily pointed out on every rig out there. These are documented through previous malfunctions, service bullitens, and incident reports. It seems that some containers...and a certain one that is in discussion here on this forum...have weaknesses that have been well documented and accepted in the skydiving community. For example...a 1970 buick could be argued by someone that it is the best built and most attractive car out there and great to use for nascar racing...and could truly believe that...but others in the driving community would probably disagree. Sure, they still make brand new redesigned buicks, but they obviously aren't good for nascar racing and some people would just not like them because they are a GM vehicle. But the fact of the matter is...in this case..and the case of the racer...its documented and accepted that there are things that each shouldnt be used for. Cheers, Travis

what does that 1/2 and 1/2 hard and soft housing system look like? I have seen the soft housings before but never really payed attention. Is it simply that the reserve ripcord is housed in steel housing and the cutaway cables are in soft? Just curious for my little knowledge bank. Cheers, Travis

I have heard opinions from some people who say that another difference is that the air passing through the F-111 helps the PC to fall more stable and that the ZP is so non permeable that it dances around a little in the process of pulling the pin and unstowing the lines. I prefer ZP, but I have heard a few people say this about ZP and thats why they dont like it as much as the traditional F-111. I know Javelin reccommends F-111 pilot chutes also and provides no testing evidence about ZP pilot chutes. It says so on their website. Cheers, Travis

I would much rather have a horseshoe than a premature deployment. Here are the risks I see: Horseshoe: 1. Not having enough airtime left to clear the horseshoe and firing a cypres or bouncing 2. On a small HP canopy, a cutaway is almost inevitable with a horseshoe Premature Deployment: 1. Opening unexpectedly and taking someone out in the process potentially injuring/killing them. 2. Opening unexpectedly on a high speed jump (freeflying/freestyle) and blowing up my main and potentially injuring me, the jumper. 3. On any jump that is not belly to earth, a person risks the main system entangling with body parts/limbs. I would much rather clear a horseshoe that will only potentially injure me than have a preme that not only potentially injures me, but potentially injures other jumpers. Just my $0.02. P.S. I jump both ZP and F-111 pilot chutes. ZP is better worth my money in my opinion cuz it lasts longer, but there is the risk of it slipping out more easily than an F-111 pilot chute. As long as I keep my BOC pouch tight and healthy, the life of ZP entices me more than F-111. Also, for anyone saying a bungee pilot chute will inflate under canopy...I agree, but it would take so much airspeed to inflate it if the bungee is healthy, that very few people I know can inflate one during a dive or swoop. Even if the canopy is small...the person can still fly the parachute ok...not as well as with a collapsed PC, but it will still fly fine. Its like the whole escalator simply turning into stairs when it breaks. A bunge simply turns into a non-collapsable. Not a big deal for one jump if it means you don't risk forgetting to cock and check your pilot chute...which should be done on every jump even if you packed it before and know you cocked it. Cheers, Travis

I have a FireFly freefly suit, a kurupee freefly suit, and a body sport RW suit. The firefly is great. I love the way it flies and the durability. The kurupee suit is falling apart (and it has less jumps than all my suits), it doesn't fit well, and it flies terrible. My body Sport is ok. it does what I need, but there are much better made suits out there. Just to clarify Cheers, Travis

You aren't getting my analogy. Its not a big deal, but to clarify...I was asking if the ends of the drogue release cables and the three ring on the drogue could get twisted up and create a hard release MUCH LIKE risers can get twisted up and create a hard cutaway on a main canopy. Two totally different situations. Cheers, Travis

Anyway. Point being. Just be aware that it can happen. I just wanted to get the word out there because it sounds like most people wouldn't expect this to happen. Cheers, Travis

I started watchin that the other night but I fell asleep. I need to watch it again cuz it looks hilarious. Oddly, I have been able to watch napolean dynamite five or so times and still love it. Thanks for the responses. Cheers, Travis

This is definetly true. Its all up to personal interpretation and selection. Cheers, Travis

Quote No, I meant cutaway. I was comparing it to line twists on a main. Cheers, Travis

I rarely use weights on sport and student rigs. Its especially easy to do without weights on smaller canopies. But for some reason the tandems I have always had to. Anywho. I definetly feel ya on the stubborness...thats why I dont use wieghts for sport rigs and why I insist that a person should be able to land a canopy in partial breaks or on rear risers. Cheers, Travis

I dont know, I like lots of line tension and the tandem canopies weigh a lot. Cheers, Travis