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No I popped the reserve for the rigger who packed it with this loop. That was to see how it came out after the last rigger packed it. It was very uneven so I wondered how it would work I did it in the riggers house in front of the rigger. He says he put a new loop in it and that something must have happened to it afterwards. Now the NEW rigger took it as is with the frayed loop and I didn't pop it. She has it and will do a complete inspect and repack. ??? Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"Hopefully your rigger fixed this for nothing. They should have." With mechanics and riggers I have the same policy. They only get one chance. I will have it repacked, inspected and a new loop put in by a different rigger. My rigger just moved out of state and this is the second rigger since he left that I have tried out. Both have left me feeling unsafe in the air. I can not tolerate this sort of thing and feel comfortable. Thanks for all the replies. I'm back on the search for a new rigger. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Just had it done last week. Got it back Friday and jumped it Saturday. Today is Wednesday so it's not even a week old yet. I popped it to check out the travel on the pilot chute. It came out straight and landed about 8 feet behind me. The flash may be distorting the look of the lead. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

OK thanks for the input. It's on it's way. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Here are some photos. The best I could do with a hand held camera... Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

OK That's what I was looking for... I can take a photo though... Let me see how good of a photo I can take. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

What is considered dangerous in your opinion... Im going to have another rigger look at it but just thought I would see if there was any tolerance at all in this... Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Should a fresh repacked reserve have a frayed closing loop? Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

It seems that this aircraft is quite versatile. Sort of a flying fortress, bomber and transport plane all in one. And there are people sticking out of it all over the thing. Who knows where the pilot is? http://www.wwiivehicles.com/ussr/aircraft/bomber/tupolev-tb-3/tupolev-ant-6-01.jpg Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Just for kicks,,,, who are you? Your profile has nothing in it. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I think he is. I mentioned this post to Mike so I'm sure he will come take a look. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I know Mike very well. He doesn't go by that name (Fried) anymore and he is currently jumping on a regular basis with us. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"I don't know where you obtained your information but it is not accurate." No problem if you say so. I have no knowledge of jumping canopies smaller than normal size. Just spewing out what I was told.... One thing I have noticed over the years in this sport. Everyone has their own idea of how things work or worked. Everyone sees things differently. The person I am speaking of also said he witnessed the whole thing from the time he packed his chute till he left the plane. But that is neither her nor there. The point is again that things seem to have went horribly wrong in a very short time. Sorry I got involved in this thread. You guys be safe out there now ya hear? Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Here is what I learned about this stuff today. Involving the fatality jump. It was done from a skyvan and the parachute was D-bagged by someone else so the parachute comes out upon exit. The victim was instructed to hold on to the SOS handle (located on the chest strap) upon exit in case of a sudden spin that could knock him out. What is supposed to happen is that the G forces that knocked him out would also cause his hand to pull the handle which releases the risers and deploys the reserve. Hope I understood that right. They said that he failed to do so or that it didn't work. In any case it just shows that stuff happens at an alarming rate of speed under these situations and that maybe people are pushing the limits a bit far here just for entertainment. But again I will not judge people. After all, we all jump out of perfectly good airplanes and off perfectly good mountains, towers, bridges and buildings. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Man I never realised what a waste of space a parking lot was untill now.... Have no idea who that is or where or what for but it sure is a neat photo... Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

I won't judge people on their decisions to do something that in others minds might be considered crazy or stupid. Us ol'farts had Wally Gubbins jumping everything and doing everything that he could think of and as far as I can see still has all you guys licked. And he made money doing it. So at least he had a visible motive. Every time something new comes out in this sport to help make it safer, someone comes along and shows us how to make it more dangerous. I don't really know why that is but history has shown that this is a true statement. We helped make the sport so safe with AADs and RSLs and BOCs and all the other improvements that a water mellon can now make it safely to the ground. Yet the number of fatalities each year hovers in roughly the same area as always. The thing is, it can't hurt to listen to the voices of experience and try to learn from what they have to say because you can not beat experience. And if you don't listen, then you must suffer what ever consequences that fall upon you. And if you do listen and die anyways you will just become another statistic on how dangerous "SKYDIVING" is to the rest of the general public. It will read something like this in the news papers... "Skydiver plumets to earth from 13,000 feet when "PARACHUTE" fails to open." Look familiar?

Tony I'm surprised at you. Those WERE the good ol days in as much as back then we were trained for every type of problem or situation one could get himself into. These days the most difficult thing a person has to know how to do in order to keep jumping is pull out a credit card. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"Life is a risk......" No risk in life at all. The odds are against us that we will survive it... :) Blue Skies Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Yes I saw another post talking about that. If they decide I need one I will keep that in mind... Don't know what they want to do with me yet. Thanks again. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Thanks for the reply... Still waiting for results from testing and so forth. Will be seeing my doctor today as a matter of fact... Thanks again! Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"I, for one, definitely didn't expect that. But am definitely appreciative of the gesture," Good job to your DZO. I suppose we will pay what ever it takes to keep jumping but yes it is a nice gesture. And even though the cost of fuel might be dipping I know the cost of everything else just keeps going up. I wonder if our DZOs can get in on the BIG BAIL OUT? LOL... Somehow that ended up being a pun. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Thankyou! Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"He took his rig in and had the doctors trace it on his chest so it would be out of the way." Oh man I am SOOO glad I searched this topic. What a great idea. Should be much cheaper if I have it done right from the beginning. Thankyou! Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

Does anyone know if you can jump with a pace maker? Is anyone here jumping with one now? I just found out that this may be in my immediate future and of course the first thing I was worried about was whether it would stop me from skydiving or not. The first heart attack sure didn't. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."

"or, you could pay up front for 6 years of jumps" That was tried at Elsinore before the current owner/s took over. Jim Omera, the owner at the time ended up taking off with the money leaving the airport to fend for itself. Bandit style skydiving could make a huge comeback if things keep going the way they are now. After all, the USPA has no monopoly on skydiving. It is perfectly legal to "do it yourself" without their help. Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question."