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Me too. Another 11 dives this weekend with the damn thing not firing! Money down the drain, I say! (Although I think that may have been a Typo..) t It's the year of the Pig.

I didn't buy it. it was a gift. most expensive gift I've ever had. t It's the year of the Pig.

If I'm dead - I won't complain. We don't have the sue culture you have there. No, they're not. In turn, my Cypres may, or may not save my life one day. For the past 10.5 years, it's primary job has been to run it's batteries flat. Nothing more. No life saving role there. Sure I paid for it, but I wasn't charged for it after I'd purchased the Mirage, or the Tempo. I was for the Cypress. No one recalls their harnesses, mains, reserves, helmets, altimeters, audiables etc every 4 years to check - and I'll tell you right now that I think my rig is a whole lot more critical than my cypres. And time will give us the answer to that one. If I lose altitude awareness and whistle in with an out of date cypres on my back, or if I have a premature reserve deployment while head down and my overloaded 120 reserve blows and I die - you have my full permission to say "I told him so." Meantime, I'll keep jumping my non checked cypres. t It's the year of the Pig.

This works extra well if you post an old sock to the store that sells the watches. If customs gives you shit - show them the reciept from the postal service you used to ship it out of the UK. And on quiet rainy days, imagine the conversations at the watch store... "Hey Jake!" "Yeah?" "There's a sock on the box for repair. Do you repair socks? I think it's only the one. The other one must be fine..." t It's the year of the Pig.

I have a Cypres 1. Maintenance? It's a scam. You can't maintain hardware. It works until it doesn't. In some cases, that'll be seconds, in others, perhaps 100's of years. I work in the IT industry. Things can be "perfect" and you send it across the road, and it's broken. I also know many, many people running 286, 486 and P1 powered PC's with many more working bits than a Cypres, with 100 000's of hours of operation without failure over decades of use. Airtec used the info gathered from your units to develop the Cypres 2. Everyone was and is paying for their R & D, which is why feild replaceable cutters were not available till past the first units 4 year check. As for prematures, I see them now and then, usually caused by one of many reasons not related to AAD's. I've yet to see any Cypres fire early. Cypres 1's were in production till last year, so it looks like I'll have batteries about for the next 11.5 years. I'll worry about things after that. As we say, I'll jump off that bridge when I get there... t It's the year of the Pig.

Time. or "The best way to get over someone, is to get over someone else." Just be honest with your rebound choice. No point in spreading the pain. Hang in there. (Do you climb?) t Edited to add: Just read the whole thread. There are a lot of angry, damaged, bitter men out there. Try really hard not to become one of them. "fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hatred. Hatred leads to suffering." Yoda Let it go, dude. t It's the year of the Pig.

I like Spiderco, and have carried on and off for a few years now. I like the Endura(Spyder-edge) for outdoors, although it can be a little intimidating when handed to someone to peel an apple. The delica with a straight edge is a nice pocket knife for a suit. I like the ladybird and the dragonfly too. Tiny, but an edge is an edge. t It's the year of the Pig.

I sent my Cypres in for it's 4 year check, and they fucked it up. It never worked for 2 years after that. No code, nothing. - and that after spending over 6 months with them.(or rather not with me) Started working again when the battery was changed by my rigger. I thought they would have thought about that - but evidently not. In a word - "unempressed" When it came to 8 years, I though "Fuck that." I never sent it in. I sign a waiver for my rigger, replace the batteries as recomended and have done 800 dives in the 2.5 years since then. Our pilots don't face the same bullshit yours do there, so they're not at risk of anything. If I ever buy a new Cypres - I'll only send it in if it's broken. t It's the year of the Pig.

Ditto. t It's the year of the Pig.

Hi Jason. My experience only. The elements that corode metal are carried by the air.(even under water, corrosion occurs only as a result of oxidisation, which is partly why very deep shipwrecks are so well preserved) No reserve container is air tight. While the rings are open to inspection and treatment on a daily basis, your reserve pilot chute is only inspected every reserve repack (120 days there - 180 days here) or use. I spent a season doing Tandem in the Caribbean, and when I returned, my standard rings were rust free - but my reserve pilot chute spring was rusted. Not right through - but enough to stain the inside of the container. Since I was doing Tandem, the rig was not jumped, and spent 4 months in a closet some 200 metres from the beach. Even standard rings are treated. They're not "raw." Your pilot chute spring has no protection at all. I'm now 100's of miles from the sea, and living 5000ft ASL. There is no/little corrosion here. t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm with you on the hip and chest rings. I just took delivery of a basically "base" G4, with only soft reserve handle, freefly handle and hook knife as options. It fits perfectly, and after wearing it all day, I can't say I'm unimpressed with the comfort. In my opinion, rings increase weight, bulk and wear. They also weaken the harness, but that's academic. Stainless steel also increases cutaway pull forces as the system (and all the other buckles on your rig) require friction to work. When people go on about corrosion - ask what their reserve pilot chute spring is made from. That usually shuts them right up. I bought my G4 directly from Mirage, and Justin was super helpful with all the queries we (Yes, there were a few of us that went this route at the same time) had. Good luck with your choice. It's a fine rig. t It's the year of the Pig.

Hi PJ, There are rules against this sort of thing in the US. CAA here has no such concerns, but regardless of which country you're in, and whether or not the rules apply, there is still far more risk involved when you enter a cloud, and those rules exist elsewhere for good reason. First prize would be to ask the pilot for a go around, and I'm sure he would have obliged. Our separation count is based on the upper winds of the day, (Longer for into the wind strong uppers, shorter for no/light uppers) but remember that the count starts when the group exits, and ends when you exit, so for example, if your climbout takes 7 seconds, plus a "Ready, Set, Go!" you can start climbing out right after the group before you. Second prize? Don't know. I've seen jumpers come down bleeding from hail - a constant risk during African summers. If I found myself in that position, I'd be tracking 90 degrees to line of flight - but that opens the debate of whether or not you even knew which direction you were facing at the point the seperation occured. You did OK, but it's better not to even get into the situation. As we've seen, this was an events cascade started by the run-in towards the cloud, compounded with a slow climbout by the 4 way and culminating in your guesswork as to where your jump partner was. t It's the year of the Pig.

That's what you think, dude. It's your problem. Your government thought there were WMD's too. It's wiser to comment on what you know - rather than what you think. t It's the year of the Pig.

3' 0" - 7' 11" t It's the year of the Pig.

It seems most manufacturers use double type 8 on articulated harnesses, and type 7 and 8 stitched together for the lift webs, and only type 8 on the leg straps for unarticulated harnesses. Is an articulated harness weaker as a result of sections being stitched together at the rings vs. continuous webbing? t It's the year of the Pig.

What makes some manufacturers use one or the other - or the same manufacturer use different webbing for articulated Vs. Non articulated harnesses? t It's the year of the Pig.

Except that now - It's the middle of summer - and we're cooking. It's only winter in half the world - and that's the half you live in. t It's the year of the Pig.

Bummer. My Mirage G4 was delivered a day or 2 earlier than promised. Those fellow JSC Instructors who ordered from Aerodyne have been told another 5 weeks, which is 8 weeks longer than mine took. Bottom line is regardless of manufacturer, when you get it, you'll love it, and that's what counts. t It's the year of the Pig.

Good rig, Good deal. Ask a rigger to check out the lineset on the main. If it hasn't been replaced, it's due. Enjoy! t It's the year of the Pig.

I simply listed ALL actions that have involved the US in the past 225 years. For example - Somalia was a UN mission - but the US saw action there. In no way did I infer that the US was the aggresor in any or all of the conflicts listed. t It's the year of the Pig.

Dude! Shhhhh. They're secret! Lets keep them that way, OK? t It's the year of the Pig.

Yeah, I'd go colour and photoshop to black and white. That way you can cover both the artistic/cultural mags, as well as the tabloids. As for the person who wanted to save the president - it's clear this is an act of God - and you should give God what he wants. t It's the year of the Pig.

With equal sarcasm... 1. The war for independence. 2. Tripolitan War 3. War of 1812 4. Mexican wars 5. Civil War 6. Indian Wars 7. Spanish American War (Part 1) 8. Spanish American War (Part 2) (The Philippine Insurrection) 9. World War 1 10. World War 2 11. Korean War 12. Vietnam War 13. The Invasion of Granada 14. Invasion of Panama 15. Gulf war (Part 1) 16. Somalia 1992 17. Kosovo 18. Afganistan (Ongoing) 19. Gulf War (Part 2 - Ongoing) t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm in South Africa, and returning my Stiletto 107 to the factory for a reline simply wasn't viable as I jump every weekend and don't borrow gear. I asked my rigger if he could do it, and he said "Yes." I contacted PD, got the line spec from them and gave it to my rigger on the weekend. The following weekend he told me he'd built the lineset out of 875 Spectra as I'd requested. He started the reline after last load Saturday, and it was done by about 20h00. (2 hours) Cost was ZAR 800. (about $115) Jumped it the next day, and it's perfect. In all fairness, I don't believe our riggers are in it for the money. It's a once a month weekend away from the wife and kids - and they do a fine job. I'm now 50 jumps into the reline and I have no complaints. t It's the year of the Pig.