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Wow. That is expensive. I wonder how much it would cost to rent one for the day.

RED is huge. Thanks. One more question. What are REDs? I tried searching .

I am mostly interested in currently jumped.

What is the largest camera currently jumped? I remember when I did my first tandem, my video guy had a 35mm alongside a video cam mounted on a metal plate. I saw a video of Norman Kent (see attached pic) jumping a huge Cam setup for an HTC commercial. My question is what is the largest camera currently jumped? Professional or otherwise.

UPDATE: I had an instructor look over the rig. The friction adapter was fine. Added some bands & made sure the leg straps were stowed neat & jumped it 3 times today with no issues. I guess it just worked itself loose as it was flapping around on my dive.

sorry to disappoint... Thanks jmy. That's the plan.

Always glad to learn another way to do things. I appreciate it.

Not good. It makes it harder to check for traffic when the chinstrap feels like a noose. And although flaring with my right hand lower than the left may sound simple, I fluffed it toward the end on my first two practice flares up high. The flare would start out fine & then pull pretty hard to the left because I was not maintaining the distance between the left & right toggles at the end of the flare. It's a good thing that canopy has plenty of flare.

I have a feeling the strap was flapping & did work itself looser. I will make them aware of it. Thanks.

A container that doesn't fit right is trouble waiting to happen. See if the DZ has a container that fits you better. When you buy gear, don't get a container that "almost" fits just because the price is good. fuck man, i had bought an old talon container, and the guy said it would fit 6'2" which was a load of shit........regardless i jumped it for about 60 or so jumps, and the leg straps would BARELY tighten at all, let alone tuck into the pockets. sometimes on opening, i would start spiraling to the right or left because of this issue, and of course the one time my wingsuit arm zippers decided to get stuck, i opened up into a spiral that worsened by each rotation. i ALMOST cutaway and then was able to unzip my wingsuit and unstow, and it fixed the problem. i sold the rig a few days later and got something that fit. it wasnt worth the potential shitstorm i was putting myself in shitstorm sums it up well... I'm ordering a rig this week.

I've jumped his rig dozens of times last season with no issues. I also checked to see if the leg strap would slip by pulling up on it when I had it on. It didn't slip at all. Still if it was a bad friction adapter, that really sucks. In any case, I'm lad that the stitching on the harness held.

A container that doesn't fit right is trouble waiting to happen. See if the DZ has a container that fits you better. When you buy gear, don't get a container that "almost" fits just because the price is good. Good point. The other container with the canopy I like is even worse. I just need to get my own rig already. I expected to have one already but I put on ~10-20lbs since last season & I wanted to loose a few before being measured but if I can't find a used one with a decent fit in the next week I think I'll just buy a new one.

It was a rental. I will contact the DZ. The thing is the friction adapter seemed fine. I pulled on it a few times & it didn't appear to be slipping when loaded. So my guess was that it loosened during my dive due it flapping around. NO FF. Just basic belly with some barrel rolls. I know I have had them flap around at least once in the past with no issues so maybe it is the friction adapter. Thanks alot. Glad I posted this.

I jumped a Mirage2 yesterday. The container was a bit of a tight fit & the leg straps too tight on the first jump of the day. Loosening it felt better for the next couple of jumps but then the end of the leg straps barely reached to pocket in the upper leg strap. The elastic bands seem to keep them in place but they were frayed. I was rushing to get on one more load when I realized that the elastic band on the right strap was missing. I made the straps a little tighter & tucked them into the pocket. I made sure they stayed there when I was exiting the plane. Presumably the right leg strap loosened during my dive bc when my canopy opened it was pulling to the left. My leg strap felt tighter in the left side so I tried leaning to the right which lessened the pull but not much. I couldn't look down bc the chest strap was right under my chin. I did a controllability check & it seemed landable (although my right toggle had to stay almost to my head with my left hand fully extended to keep it flying straight). Landing was ok. On the ground I found that my right leg strap was loosened all the way to the end. I don't think it would have pulled through but still.. not good. So other than rushing to get on the load instead of getting a replacement band for the right strap, what else did I do wrong? I spoke to one of the instructors briefly. Just looking for any more comments.

It must really suck to chop after you put all that effort into making it.

If the prices of mains will keep climbing up - we will see more and more DIY Probably not... most skydivers are far too lazy for that! Me, personally, I value my time too highly to even consider a DIY project - of course, I'm just not interested enough to geek out on it like some folks do. I give Quagmarian lots of credit for spending the time to do this, and it sounds like he's enjoyed the process as much as anything - but I'd be willing to bet that if he added raw material cost and total time spent to get it safely airworthy (which it sounds like it might not be yet) that buying almost any canopy from any manufacturer, even brand new, will turn out to be a better deal. Right. You really have to love doing something like this to do it. It will feel great to fly something you built with your own two hands. It would be great to see jumpers who are also aerospace engineers do projects like this. It's possible they could come up with some design improvements.

Now that is all I ever wanted to know about lube but was afraid to ask. Seriously. Thanks for the the comprehensive answer.

I saw that special right after it was over. I don't mind paying for the rush service if they can get it to me in 4-6 weeks.

Custom rig in 10 days! Thanks for the info,

OK. The problem is basically solved. Tony from Velocity said the rush service should get me the rig in 4-6 weeks.

what's the rush bro? it's not like you're gonna downsize anytime soon are you? The only reason I feel rushed is that I do not have a rig and don't want to mis out on 13 weeks of jumping.

I was hoping to get a used container but was unable to & the season has started. Does anyone know if there is a way to get a new Infinity rig from stock so the lead time would be closer to 4 week (as opposed to 13 weeks)? I know you can do this with the Mirage G4, Wings, Icon Pro or Javelin Odyssey but I was hoping for an Infinity rig.

Don't mean to revive an old post, but I was wondering the same thing. So from Tony's web site: NYLON: Slick and fast, used on the front of The Pit Special 4 way suit and The Swoop Suit. SUPPLEX: A light weight fabric that has great strength and feels like cotton, good for all suits where drag is not an issue 4-PLY: 4 ply is a heavier, "supplex like'' fabric that has replaced polycotton due to its better performance and is the standard for the Space suit and Cargo pants. POLY COTTON: Due to the poor performance (in our opinion) of the polycotton, we have decided to replace it with 4 Ply. 4 Ply is more durable, will keep its properties longer, and has as much drag as the polycotton SPANDEX: Stretch, To tighten the suit for a faster fall rate So it looks like you want 4-PLY to increase drag & Nylon or spandex to decrease drag.

Will do. Thank you.

Yes. looks easy enough. It looks bright in the video. I was just hoping from some comparisons from people who have seen the different setups in use.