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I don't want to get too deep into this. But as someone else with a lot of knowledge said, it's a trade off. When you are making your argument, don't confuse your total malfunction, (caused by your incorrect gear choice) with your harness still in place, against what may happen in a situation with a rapidly spinning malfunctioned canopy. You could possibly find that the pillow is another incorrect gear choice at that time. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Does it have an attachment point? If so it may possibly have been used as a demo for awhile. If not, it's always been a reserve. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

International shipments use the postal services of both countries. I was talking about shipping from Canada to the USA. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

To begin with, a Singer 301 is a straight stitch only machine. There is no 301 zigzag. Not much detail on your problem here. What kind of line are you trying to sew, and what does it mean to be a bear? But in general Rob's suggestion to make a jig can be very helpful in two ways. It solves the problem of the line being too thin to be fed properly by the feed dogs. And it also keeps the work centred so the needle can catch it. A foot with a groove in the bottom for the line is ideal, but I've only seen this on commercial high shank ZZ feet. (you could make one with a dremel tool) Look for any ZZ machine that has a section of feed dog in the middle directly behind the needle. Tension and pressure should be as light as needed for the job, as always. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

The US government does not tax it's people for articles valued at less than $2000 shipped from Canada. However, there is paperwork to do and UPS will charge you through the nose to do it. If you ship by mail the shipper fills out a declaration of value and origin. If the value is more, like a complete rig, it depends where it was made. Since they commonly are made in the USA there would still be no duty. If it's European or South African, or NZ there may be duty and you should consult a broker. I ship items to customers in the US often. None have had to pay tax or duty so far as I know. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Considering the challenges the price is not unreasonable. Obviously this kind of expedition is only for people who do not need to concern themselves about the cost. The 1% of the skydiving world. If you have that kind of cash to spend, and the skill to go along with it, I can hardly think of a better way to use it. My main concern would be the fact that people treating Antarctica as a tourist destination are making a huge mistake. Things can and do go wrong there. And when they do the cost of the rescue runs into millions, and is not always possible. The scientists and institutions that operate there hate tourist expeditions, and for good reason. Think at least twice about this before risking other people's lives unnecessarily. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

However, every Eclipse tandem I've seen came with #6 links. They have not been made for well over a decade and are largely irrelevant. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

You may need to consider the fact that of all who have posted about this matter only you have expressed any confusion from reading the manual. Everyone else seems to have got it just fine. Although the exact words used have been in question. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Why not an RDS. Passenger harness could have a pouch to stuff the drogue into. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Ok, in the picture the piece of bridle that appears to you to be coming across the top does not actually do so. It is actually just a short piece of bridle doubled up upon itself. The picture does not show it, but this is where the two pieces of velcro that mate together reside, this is usually called the slack tab. Sometimes it's hard to explain something in words that is actually very simple if you could only see it, but here goes my attempt. First close the bottom and top flaps in the normal way. at this point the bridle must run straight down to the bottom of the container and out on a path to the right of the loop. After you run it straight down close the left and then the right flaps. then bring the pin up to the loop and pin it. Above the loop there will be the two pieces of velcro. The bridle will be doubled up and the rest of it stows in the normal way. Or, see page 68 of the current Vector 3 manual. On the bottom of the page it shows the new alternate method of running the bridle. It is the same thing as the Sidewinder method. But the nice colour picture might help you. A lot of words for a simple thing. I hope it helps you. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Whinny is the sound horses make. Whiny is the sound of the OP and myself and some others when we complain about the arrogant, overbearing, we know best and we don't have to tell you anything attitude Airtec throws at their customers from time to time. As far as buying a different brand, I'm fairly sure he will next time. But in the meantime he has to deal with Airtec. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

If you do not like ambiguity do it the way Al says. The manual is in no way ambiguous to me. You are understanding Al correctly now. The reason for your PCIT on the other hand is very ambiguous. But at least you are not putting it in a manual! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

We have 10 as student rigs. My wife jumps one as well. The manual, and Al says to route it out the bottom before you close the side flaps. Most people do it the other way and get good results. If you still have the original bridle it will have both hook and loop velcro sewn to it to form a slack tab. Containers that close the other way usually have velcro sewn to the top flap that mates to some sewn to the bridal. But many rigs have long had the p/c bridal replaced by a generic one anyway. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

UPT would be happy to address the issue of the anomaly in the chart. But they are closed Friday. Call them or email them. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

That can happen with third party lenses. Canon doesn't tell Sigma all the secrets of the software they install in the body. And even if Sigma can figure it out, when new camera models come out Canon will make sure it's backwards compatible with their stuff. But you are on your own with Sigma, or Tokina. Not that they don't make fine products, especially Tokina, but there is no guarantee it will always work with new bodies. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Auto focus speed is almost never an issue with ultra wide lenses. I doubt very much it will be on Canon's latest design. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Sorry Rob. I jump one, but I only read the 2001 revision 1.0, not the 17 year old original! Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Ken Rockwell's review says Not only is it the world's least expensive, it's super light weight, and is also optically superb. There is no sharper ultrawide lens for APS-C cameras, and it's much better than Canon's 10-year-old EF-S 10-22mm that costs over twice as much! kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/10-18mm.htm Right on. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Two things. First, this is not really a place to get advice on how to negotiate. Pricing and deal making is not what gets talked about here. That said, whether or not the gear dealer will negotiate likely depends a lot on how much demand there is for the gear for sale If it's been hanging around for a long time maybe the price is too high. If it's going to sell soon anyway, you will miss it. Like dealing for any other used item. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Maybe this should go to the General group, but it does relate to this incident. I am developing a pet peeve around the almost inevitable cryptic "BSBD" FB status updates that begin to appear shortly after sport fatalities lately. When you do this you are telling all your friends publicly that someone in our world has died. You aren't posting the name, because you know you aren't supposed to yet. But you want all the world to know that something bad has happened. Your friends, and worse yet, the family of your friends will know that the knock at the door by the authorities is coming shortly, but not where it will be. Is it my brother, sister, father, mother, son or daughter? Don't know but it might be. Why do people do this? Is it because they just don't think? Or is is it because they want to be the first? If you can't name the person, and if the info is not yet generally public, this is just plain cruel. Rant over. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

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Why? Simply because the skydiving world regards the amount of effort expended would exceed the gain. You can explore the all the reasons with your question, but it will always come back to this simple bottom line. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

You are now at the point that you need to understand the importance of, and the different types of material feeding systems. Read this page: http://www.chholderby.com/industrial-sewing-machines/feeding-the-material/ What you will soon learn is that the household machines you have been using are designed to be multipurpose units. Commercial machines are generally designed to do one thing very well and very quickly. The Singer 20u type machine is also designed to be somewhat multipurpose. That is why it is somewhat common in small rigging lofts. It can do double duty as a reasonably competent ZZ and straight stitcher. It is of good, but not great quality, and it excels at nothing, but is adequate for a lot. If you get one it will basically do what the 31-15 does, plus ZZ. I've never heard of a Bernina 270, but the 214 is a very sought after high quality ZZ machine that people like because if you get the right model it can do a three step (308) ZZ stitch. I know little about bartackers, but if you are going to be doing many linesets you will need one. Poynters vol 1 and the Parachute Riggers Manual both have information that you should re-read judging by your questions. The PRM is a free download if you search for it. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.

Singer 201s are excellent machines. They were the top of the line for home seamstresses for 60 years. Known as the machinist's machine for the quality of the build they were the only Singer ever made in both a domestic and a light industrial model. (1200) If you are looking at taking up making and repairing clothes on a straight stitch only machine you could do no better. Full rotary hook, takes 66 class bobbins, it's the fore runner of the 401 class machine. It will pull E thread, almost any domestic machine will. But it's drop feed with very small feed dogs makes it only really suitable for light materials. Except for canopy patching you would very quickly become very frustrated. And even for that, the lack of clearance from the relatively short arm would be limiting. If you really want one, $50 would be a more realistic price. Keep shopping. If you are ever in Winnipeg, MB for some crazy reason I can give you a cleaned up refurbished one for $75. Always remember the brave children who died defending your right to bear arms. Freedom is not free.