ripcord4
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Is there any reason to avoid a rig with a Swift + reserve in it? Are there now or have been any problems with them?
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Yeah, I have already run into that, especially with riggers.
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Thanks for the feedback, guys, I appreciate it. Has any MC-4/5 owners have any problems with it. I know the canopies are humongous and heavy. What to do / not do.
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If it's good enough for Uncle Sam, it's good enough for me! LOL, ROFL, PIMP. Seriously, the MC-4 has 8 jumps on the main and is only 6 years old. Yes, it's really big and ugly and not all that fast, but it is reliable and for $400 I can overlook a lot.
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Thanks, Matt. I have an opportunity to get an MC-4 cheap but have been told a military rigger must pack it - that an FAA rigger could not. That didn't sound right to me which is why I posted the question. Now if I can find someone at DeLand or Z-Hills to pack it!
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Does anyone know for a fact that FAA riggers are not allowed to repack a military MC-4 reserve canopy? I have heard it both ways. Anyone from the FAA out there to answer this one way or the other?
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Thanks, Ed. It good to know I'm not the only returning geriatric case. I intend to stay above 200 sq ft to take it easy on my old bod for a while. I actually have a line on a military MC-4 with 370 ft canopies. Very cheap so I may start with that. I am well aware that I will be starting over and have to relearn everything - hence the AFF course. Larry D-2238
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Thanks, Ed, I appreciate all the advice. Any recommendations as to a good "beginner's" canopy. I am 62 years old, 5' 9", 170#, have 2,611 jumps, both military and old sport rounds. As was said in "TOP GUN" I do not need to tear through the sky at Mach 2 with my hair on fire. I want reasonable performance and slow, steady landings. I'd like to stay above 200 sq ft.
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Yeah, I know it is an accuracy canopy which is why I thought it might be more stable in deep brakes. I doubt I would put that many jumps on it.
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I just want a docile, forgiving, stable canopy that will let down my 62 year old bod without too much trouble. I am just getting back into free-fall skydiving after a loooong layoff - PC days. I have 2 square jumps and intend to take an AFF course to knock off all the rust and learn the squares. I have an opportunity to buy the P/F 270 reasonably priced. I am not going to be making a lot of jumps.
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Guys 'n' gals...what are the pros and cons of the Parafoil, specifically the Foil 2000 270 sq ft? Any particulat quirks in jumping, opening or packing?