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I never said that it's better (or worse)! All I said is that it take much less force to disconnect! Yes "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Your assumption is wrong. The highest force I ever measured is 26 lbs. ( 16-18 average) If that's not much, I don't know what it is! Now most people will tell you that this is not much, and they will probably be right until you will have to bail out of a hot air balloon. Much easier. 1-2 lbs at max. It's your last chance. KISS principle works best

This RPC has both, mesh and F111 If you take a close look at the first picture, you will see the black mesh. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Thanks for joining the discussion Bill, but nothing you said gave the answer to my question. I'll think out loud for a moment. Let say, I do a repack with the ripcord from the picture. My knowledge is good enough to know that this ripcord is far from breaking. But I also know that 6 months ago this wear wasn't there. And now I have to think, well if this is the wear I get in 6 months off season, how bad it will look after another 6 months in the busy season? Do I really want to find out? What about the broken elastic? I know it has nothing to do with the strength, but it keeps the ripcord inside the housing. Without it, there's a nasty loop forming between the handle and the housing. Now I have to think, how bad that could be?! Well, really bad. Let say a TM just had an unexpected reserve ride because the zipper slider on his sleeve got snagged there. It all goes well and nobody send a report to you. What's gonna happen if things don't go well? I bet you guys will say:" But that ripcord should've been replaced! Bad maintenance"...case closed! Give me a number I ( and the riggers around the world) can work with. What is the acceptable wear? 5%, 10%, 50%, 66%. Is it OK to use a ripcord with a broken elastic even if there's no wear on the Spectra line? Is replacing of the broken elastic authorized? Unless there's a written document saying what is the acceptable wear, any wear should be unacceptable IMO. In one of the SB's from Sunpath, there's a really good explanation with pictures what's New, Worn out but still OK and Bad MLW. We don't have to guess, We just have to look at the pictures and compare.....Beside, I'm not really good in guessing. I've been buying lottery tickets for 10 years without winning anything. I don't want to guess that something is good/strong enough. I want to be sure! That affects my sleep in a positive way! We don't accept stainless reserve ripcord cables with any damage, although they are probably still way stronger than what the TSO requires. Why should we accept the damaged Spectra ones? Make sense, doesn't it? I hope you don't take it personal. It's just a discussion! P.S. I don't have that ripcord. Was given back to the owner. That's why I took the pictures. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

It's smooth, the cause of the wear should be something else. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

So my question is: "How much is too much"? Have you grounded any and how bad did they look? We have Because of wear, and because of broken elastic. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

If my memory is correct, it's not FAA TSO certified. E-mail Paratec and find out. Stefan and Jupp are awesome in answering questions, but you'll have to wait till Monday (maybe exactly the reason you are asking here) "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Exactly in the order you posted them?! The first one is with a long MLW so it's probably the V319, and the last one is way too ugly to be any different than the V340 Or non of the pictures, matches any of the listed sizes..... "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Probably a C-4U. Let me know if you still need the manual.....in English P.S. I really like this system. I've packed some good hundreds of them back in the army. And based on the drop tests we did, I can assure you that the spring less pilot chute works like a dream "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Actually I believe the main test they do is a porosity permeability test. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

This kind of malfunction happens when somebody tries to re close already packed rig, without getting the PC out of the pocket and without checking the bridle routing afterwards. At least this is my experience from talking to people who ended up with PCIT after a bridle misrouting. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

To be more accurate in your testing, you should have somebody wearing the rig. You gonna get different readings, believe me

The difference between A1,B1,C1 and D1 will stay about the same. The biggest difference will be between the outside lines and the center lines. The general rule of thumb is ..... the moment you have any doubts about the condition of any part of your equipment, go to your rigger. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Talking about the one where he grabbed the reserve pilot chute bridle while on his back and pulled it out? I could find that for you, hold on http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vaYQ6iP8zlg Cheers! "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

140? Who the hell makes a 140?????? North American Aerodynamics

S.P.E.E.D. (Sequential Parachute Extraction & Equalization Device) Source http://www.jumpshack.com/default.asp?CategoryID=TECH&PageID=Reserve_Speedbag&SortBy=DATE_D "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

I wanted to try it in my G4 for some time already, but right now I'm way too busy to build one myself and I don't want to bother the good folks at Jumps Shack for a custom design/size bag. I've jumped almost all of the stow less and semi stow less designs out there in the last 4 years, and just wanted to compare the S.P.E.E.D bag to them. I'll try to find more time this winter for projects like this. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Maybe because the "party bag" is exactly the opposite on what the OP is looking for?! "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

It's a wild guess, but I think that with the pin out, the RPC would've clear the flaps without hesitation. It will not be the greatest launch though. Maybe 2 ft or less, but at least out of the rig. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7bFy4FoNiA "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

That's how bad rigging may contribute to slow reserve deployments. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYIUjKGxagI This video was posted in at least 3 other threads. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Actually the listed exit weight is 74 kg for Techno 128. It's an awesome reserve btw. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

When talking about "sticky" stuff, the more it stays, the worse it gets. My first malfunction was on a round main that was known to have sticky issues. Went to the DZ had a chance to jump " right now", didn't repack it...well, I paid the price. It was 3 months packjob. I never had any problems with it up to a month. I'm not a big fan of 1 year I+R cycle. Jumpers want that because they think it will cost them less money, which isn't the case. Like friend of mine said when they switched to 1 year:" Nahh, didn't affect me. I just doubled the prices". "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

How much wear exactly? PD require factory inspections after 40 repacks, which is 20 years with the current rules. All reserves we've sent, came back re certified for another as low as 20 and as much as 40 repacks. That's another 10 to 20 years. Based on that I'd say that a new reserve will outlast its owner. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Are you sure it's not 116? I'll see if I can find the trim chat tomorrow. "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen

Hi Jerry, All units sent for 4/8 years check starting from Jan '13 have this feature as well ! Take care "My belief is that once the doctor whacks you on the butt, all guarantees are off" Jerry Baumchen