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  1. ripcord4
    alteration It is not an alteration - the rigs I mentioned were designed to be interchangeable between front and back reserves. It was simple to do by the owner. The only problem arose was with steerable reserve canopies as you had to reverse them, otherwise in one of the configurations, your canopy would be backwards. That might be construed as an alteration and would need a qualified rigger to do it and the repack. A non-steerable reserve was a simple swap between front and back.
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    A question for the experts here about the old-style reversable reserve containers, i.e. Para-Twin, APT-4 or the post '68 Crossbow. I am rated a Senior Rigger with a chest rating...if I legally pack the reserve as a chest mount then later attach it to the harness as a rear mount, is it still a legal pack job? Yes, I'm ignoring the reversing of the steering mod here. Let's assume a non-steerable canopy for the discussion. Opinions please?
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    Well guys, I don't have a bag or a POD, so a sleeve it will be. Any extra short sleeves out there for a PC/X-Bow?
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    I have a PC short sleeve with my PC so I don't know if it will work. I don't know how similar the PC and X-Bow are up top with crown lines. About a year ago, there was a posting in a forum (this one, I think) from a gentleman who said he had patterns for most size/style of sleeves. If anyone knows who he is, or he reads this, please PM me. I am most interested in a Crossbow sleeve. If anyone has one to part with, PM me, please. Thanks everyone!
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    Will a Para Commander sleeve work with a Crossbow main canopy? Are there any Crossbow sleeves out there? On the PC there is a cotton covering on the center-lines. Is this simply a chaffing strip to prevent wear on the center-lines or does it serve some other purpose?
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    I had a Navy 26' conical reserve and it most definitely DID have a "solid" vent cap. I cannot swear to the porosity of the fabric of that cap, however. Does anyone have an old Navy riggers manual. "Parachute Rigger 3 & 2' perhaps?
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    Steve, PM me with your e-mail address and I can send you a scan of the various slot layouts of the different PC's. It may help your conversion.
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    If the landings are too rough I'll make a para-sail out of it....Steve1 No, you won't! You'll sell it to me!
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    Unpack both canopies, shake them out and store loosely in a kit bag in a dark closet, preferably cool. Remove the batteries from the Cypres.
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    Thanks, guys, I appreciate the help.
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    I am looking for packing instructions for the Security Crossbow and Thunderbow main canopies. I realize the X-Bow is similar enough to a PC that I could pack it like a Para Commander, but I would like to have the X-bow and T-bow instructions just the same. Thanks everyone!
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    Guys & gals (sorry, not Politically Correct, I know) I am looking for packing instructions for the Security Crossbow and Thunderbow main canopies. I realize the X-Bow is similar enough that I could use Para Commander data, but I would like to have the X-bow and T-bow instructions just the same. Thanks everyone!
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    Put it on - if it fits, it's the right size.
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    Everytime you make something idiot-proof, they come up with a better grade of idiot!
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    Riggermick, I second your motion!
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    Nope, same size - the usual 24' diameter.
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    Steve....roger the plump. I have the same "problem". If you are committed (no pun intended) to jumping a round, try to locate an MC1-1C or a SET-10. Much slower coming down than that Comp PC!
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    Re: the R3 Tapewell releases....be safe - change the Velcro - that is what keeps the risers attached. It may very well be the original Velcro on the rig, which makes it approx 30 years old. Why take the chance? Make certain the elastic keeper is routed underneath the flap that has the release barrel attached to it. Always take care to keep the Velcro clean and free of dirt. Yes, a Comp model PC will be tough on landings, so practice your PLF's, even in the peas.
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    Well, I was not going to say anything on this post, but as common sense seems to be an uncommon commodity here goes: IF YOU WANT TO PARASAIL - BUY A PARASAIL!! The few dollars you will save by "modifying a round canopy" will be eaten up in the first 30 seconds of the ambulance ride to the emergency room. Even a Para Commander is quite iffy for Parasailing.
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    Any SCUBA shop will sell you a bottle of anti-fog solution. Works well and it's not expensive. Spit will work just as well and has the advantage of being free and you always have it with you. Sounds gross but it works. Spit onto the inside of your face-plate and rub it around.
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    Keep your rig in a vomit-proof container. That rules out anything cloth. The suggestion of a Pelican case is excellent. College Freshmen sometimes have been known to over-imbibe! Can you say "projectile vomiting?"
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    I dyed an all-white canopy (7 TU) Navy Blue. This was in 1963 at Camp Sukiran, Okinawa. I filled a G.I. can with warm water in the shower room and dumped in a bunch of RIT dye packets and let the canopy soak for about 1/2 hour, then wrung it out and took it outside to air dry. It took 4 of us, one on each riser to hold that thing in the wind while it dried. Didn't take long, though - it was quite breezy. I have a photo of this somewhere and I'll post it if I can find it. Took longer to clean the shower room than it did to dry the canopy as I recall.
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    At the Quantico SPC in the early '60's, there was a definite gear progression in place: blank gore, double blank gore, double L, double T. You had to make 3 jumps each mod before progressing to the next, as I recall. You needed a "B" license to jump a T-U.
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    Sparky, I had a rig and gear identical to yours. Many jumps back in the day on that rig.
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    They were always "cheapos" up in Western NY from early '60's onward.