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No problem. We essentially propack reserves. (A little neater of course) Propack away. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Forget what size the main is and get a reserve sized for your weight. i.e. PD 160 or R-Max 188 per the manuf. sites. Then see if you can make a rig work with them. And the guys flying the 97's and smaller get to compromise with a reserve too small. But, I'm a lonely voice in the wilderness and lots of people are pushing their reserves too small to be able to size a container for their handkerchief mains. A seven cell 0-3 cfm fabric (F-111 type) reserve will land like nothing you've probably jumped. And nothing like your Sabre. Get a demo (start big) and jump one to see. Nomex on. . I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

try here http://www.pia.com/silver/forsale.htm I know Allen well and you should trust his evaluations of the gear for sale. Right now he has one for $300 that I wouldn't recommend, because o the weight limitation. He has others for $800 to $1000. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Go look at para gear. die is over $185 (or $600 for a good one), grommet $1.40. Could never justify the cost of the die even though I would have liked one. Ask around for a rigger that has one. Otherwise easier to get a new slider. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

One option that used to be used routinely and I'd still consider is just replacing the the broken line and it's corresponding opposite on the other side. Then, while might not quite match other at least it will be symetrical. Some lines stretch while others shrink. Two new one the same length will change in parallel. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Go here http://www.govliquidation.com/list/c7490/lna/1.html and maybe get one cheap? Within driving of Maryland in N.C. Have never used this site, just found it on a seach. Usually good 7 class are $3000 up. These might need work but look like a good deal to me. Wish I was closer. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

For the Cypres go to http://www.cypres-usa.com/ Toward the bottom is a cypres value calculator. Enter the data and get the value. Numbers up for debate are the new cost. Last I knew before they were discontinued cypres 1's were about $950. Had been as low as about $850 and as high as $1150 street. Also, should this be lowered because they are obsolete? Or raised because lots of people want cheaper than new cypres? I suggested to my girlfriend to use $950 and what ever comes out of the caclulator. Service is $160 plus shipping two ways. Batteries at time of service last were $69 something. Used to be $75. Some dealers are $90. Trade in last I knew was $60. Check the website. Stelleto I'm not current enough on to help. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I have a Super Raven 2 and a Triathlon 190 in a V5 Both fit fine. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

You should go here http://www.airweb.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Guidance_Library/rgAD.nsf/0/e2298a242c935a4286256a39004dea58?OpenDocument Many K-XX's were grounded, and most were taken out of service for confidence reasons. Even if your's isn't on the list, have it tested by PIA TS 108 http://www.pia.com/piapubs/TSDocuments/ts-108.pdf. This last one I tested failed quickly and badly. This parachute may very well be unairworthy. While the FDA AWD above may not apply in cyprus, and who ever packs parachutes in Cyprus may not care, it is doubtful that, even if found to be airworthy, many U.S. riggers would pack it. Especially if it's more than 20 years old, which I suspect it may be. Sorry to say, but your parachute may not be worth trying to put in a container. There are know skydiving containers that would be at all comfortable in a seat. The entire parachute would be behind the shoulde blades. I often come across older pilot rigs with either canopies or harness that should be taken out of service. There hard to find but they're around. I may know of a seat pack that would work. But frankly whether anybodies willing to bother with do a sale to Cyprus for a couple hundred dollars may be questionable. email me or PM if you want to discuss more. Chairman, PIA Rigging Committee I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I remember those! Behind the back pad. One guy had one at our DZ. I'm not sure that that isn't the cleanest one I've seen yet, but with the small rigs today might be hard to reach. No pocket to wear out, etc. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

You left out transitioning to belly band throw outs, leg strap throw outs, pull outs, etc. Let's see I transitioned to ROL throw out 200 to 300 jumps, when I bought my first throw out rig in 1982. Not everybody had been jumping less than 15 years. .... I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

As I just posted in another thread, I set the breakoff 500' high to allow for reaction time to get the group to go on time. I'm often jumping with lower experienced jumper and sometime direct breakoff traffic. But usually know I'm there before it goes off. To each his own. 500' low is ok, but if it often surprises you it gets you behind the curve at the start of the deployment sequence. If you almost never hear it until your already gone, great. Pull is 2500', 500' below where I want. If I hear it I've screwed up or pushed lower for a reason (i.e. traffic). ( I don't have any problem going to 2000' with my gear.) Flatline is 1500' to try to keep me from dying. I've ofter thought that audibles ought to say "Pull you asshole before you break me!) As said in the other post, if an audible surprises my I feel I've screwed up. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

What Bill said! When I started in 1980 the only audible was a Para-alert. It had a sensor unit you mounted on the back of your helmet and a separate speaker. The only reason I had one was for camera jumping. All most no fun jumpers used one. I watched two 8 ways, one week apart and mostly same people, go through 1000' before breakoff partly because of horny gorilla's at the end of RW. Chest mount visuals (standard then) read high on your back. Half the people swore they were goin to get a para-alert and none did. My point is in the "good old days" many jumper overly depended on a visual altimeter let alone an audible. IMO if an audible ever surprises you, you screwed up. You should be aleast altitude aware enough to expect your audible and act whether it goes off or not. You say you'll be checking your visual. How about checking the ground? I admit I've never gotten as good at it in 2500 jumps as I should. In the airplane or under canopy is fine but in freefall I've never been able to focus on the ground long enough to estimate altitude, or alternatively I've never been able to do it fast enough. This I consider a failing of mine. Another thread talks about her visual stuck at 3500, something I've seen plenty of. My second audible, an early dytter, was always off by 500 to 800 ft'. My time out worked great, but I ususally don't have my frap hat on for take off so don't hear the "working" beeps. My protrack seems to eat batteries. I don't rely on any it initiate action. Hmmm, I have to admit I often use it for break off, having checked my visual a few seconds before, just for consistency. But tracking until it goes off? Not a chance. Any and all of these can stop working at any time. I chose to set break off about 500' high, to allow for reaction time with others, pull at 2500', about 500' low to remind me, and flatline at 1500' to try to keep me from dying. But to each his own. It is interesting demoing a new canopy and hearing flat line on my timeout as it snivels through 1500'. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I heartily disagree with #7. Up to 4 or 5 cases have been owed by one jump. But, collection is iffy and the volunteer part comes into play. Once, in order to pay off all our accumulated debts a friend and I bought the keg for the halloween party. This was deemed a most honorable action. Unfortunately NOBODY buys beer at our DZ anymore, mainly because nobody hangs around to drink it any more. Everyone's off to do their own thing. In order to celibrate surviving a 1400' reserve total (pulled correctly at 1700') I bought the skydivers in the bar a round of tequilia. This event certainly merited more than mere beer. (Did I say "meer beer"? spank me!) I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Nope, my 28' C-9 is the strongest! (for the youngsters this is a pilot round military canopy) But it's in my old B-9 pilot rig sitting on a shelf, not on by back. Not much help there. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

On some rigs the cypres cutter is on the first closing flap. Thus, when you pull the ripcord and the spring launches the loop is pulled out of the cutter. On this rig if the loop is cut the cypres beat the pull. If the cutter is fired but the loop isn't cut, the pull was before the cypres. On others the cutter is on the bottom of the container and even after opening the loop is going through the cutter. On this one, unless the cut loop is held by the ripcord, you wouldn't be sure which happened first. edited Just read the incident report. On a Javelin the cutter is against the back sooooo, the cut loop may have been held to the ripcord by the sealing thread, it may have been pulled into the housing, on any other number off variations. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

They're not like pack opening bands. They are solid spring steel, not coil springs, and pop to their original shape when the pack is open. This original shape opens the side (hmmm) I think side flaps. They're sewn into the side flaps and completely covered. They seemed to me to be solving a problem that didn't exist but didn't see a down side. Saw them at the 2003 PIA symposium, but haven't packed a rig with them. Terry I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

can use both ... for skydiving. At one time in the early eighties, before handles were standardized I ordered a right hand throw out, left hand cutaway, and right hand reserve. Instead they sent me a complete left handed rig with everything reversed, including left hand throwout. At the time I also had a right hand throwout rig. So for a while I was jumping a left hand throw out, a right hand throw out, and a right hand ripcord rig interchangably. Only started reaching the wrong way once. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Sure they do, but 38% markup? Plus installation? I suppose but I have the luxury of not having to make my living rigging. So I chose not to make having an AAD any more expensive to my customers than necessary. So I charge list for the batteries and the difference between that and quantity discount pays for shipping, calls, and keeping them in stock. I don't charge for AAD installation, or installing or removing an AAD. I didn't want my charges to be the cause of someone not jumping one. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Old military harnesses and early sport harnesses were made with a solid saddle. One peice of webbing formed the risers and ran down under your butt. The leg straps just held you in the swing. My first harness, a Crossbow has a semi solid seat. The leg straps look a lot like today's but there is another peice of webbing between the two. You can hoist your self up and sit on the harness. While paragliding harnesses are much different this isn't the major issue to solve. Deployment at terminal is the issue. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The French were developing such a beast for military applications ... standoff HAHO operations. They had two sizes and were jumping at least one of them last I remember. They gave a presentation at the PIA symposium in hmmmm 2001 I think. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

SSK has never charged $95 for batteries. Invoice received yesterday for service and battery - Battery $69. Current list price on Web site $79. Now some gear dealers and riggers ARE charging $95, plus installation. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I have a customer with a 146 in a 310 and it's full. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Yep, only Dan could become famous for republishing other peoples information. (His joke.) Dan, famous for his refrain "Please buy my books" and littering any venue he attends with his business cards, is now co-authoring new editions of The Skydivers Handbook (not the rigging book) with Mike Turoff. Whether a volume three of the Parachute Manual is in the works or not I don't know. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

And, after 10 years a new standard is available. The PIA Parachute Certification Standards Committee (of which I'm now co-chair) adopted PIA 8015E. Until and unless the FAA changes the TSO to reference this standard it is not official. The document is adopted by PIA but not yet published. It took lots of time and compromises by all to create this document. It also was not unanimously approved and may or may not be adopted by the Europeans and the JTSO. PIA Rigging Committee Chair PIA PCSC Co-chair I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE