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No, get a "new" slider. Too much wear and damage. Send me canopy size, color, type of fabric and I might have something used. Or have grommets replaced. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I've always assumed tube stoes were latex tubing. May be a moot point because it seems the company may be out.of business. There are 'stowless' bags but they still use bands for locking stows. There are silicon stow bands made by Parasport Italia. Used to be on sale in US but haven't seen anyone carrying them for awhile. Never became popular here. Google above company. Look in accessories. Beaware that bungee cord is used in some parts of parachute assembles. And any packing area is usually littered with pieces of rubber bands. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I think we all know why she was alone. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

At least he had the water proof case on the camera. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Machines seem to be $1500 online, parts if I figured it out right about $800 new. Maybe worth it if rest was cheap enough. If it was a Pfaff 3334 I could help you out. I have a junk one of those lying around. Don't know if Herb Jaffe in NY would source used parts or not. Popular source for used/rebuilt/customized used mechanical tackers. Search forum for contact. No internet presence. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

In 35 years the rig in a gear bag setting in the closet has been just fine. Including when the main is open because I want to drink instead of pack after the last load. A solution without a problem. In a house with pets or kids more protection than a dust cover is needed. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

No, no vision, too heavy, too bulky. Buy a seconds helmet from square one on ebay. Or buy a protec for $40. I haven't ever been able to justify the price of the carbon fiber scalp slicers. But I'm an old fart. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I've seen well worn, rust coated hardware, but not particular piece. Some was so rusty the rust had started to cause wear on the webbing. And I do not think this hardware had been anywhere near a ocean. Maybe a trip or two to Florida but certainly not dunked. My assumption has been variation in plated hardness causes some to wear. Once plating gone no longer protected. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Contact Gary Peek ("peek" usename) He'll probably know. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I googled the same thing and got nothing. But you were googling from Canada I expect. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Mark, things happened before you became active in PIA. The former APF rigging head in australia whose name escapes (Dave Smith I believe) be was working on this as a subcommittee years ago. When he couldn't make it I ran the discussion. We had a working outline for the first part and were doing it as a committee with world wide participation at the PIA meeting before the symposium. I don't recall you being at these meetings where we were working on it. This is before the events your referring to. We were NOT trying to propose something to the FAA. We were writing a generic model for other countries to use INSTEAD of the FAA's model. Then when and if the FAA became interested it would be ready. Your right, there is no consensus and probably not work trying to form one for the U.S. at this time. No one has the resources to take on rigger certification, IMHO. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Rob, where is Eric's manual available' Yes I know.it's in French. Remind me how many people.can teach.the rigging.courses in canada? I tried to have rigging.committee write an.alternative rigger.certification.system.to be ready when.the FAA is ready.to change, as well as be a model.for coutries that needed one. When I lost the chairman ship that effort ended. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Yes!, no one at the FAA that deals with this is a rigger. At least when the contract was let. Some inspectors are senior backs from the forest service. A few have more ratings. In 2011, last time I talked to them, no one at the FAA that wrote OR approved the rigger written test questions was a rigger.or had any experience with parachutes! They contract for a manual, the contractor hires sub contractor subject matter experts. It does not go through FAA legal or any of the review processes. I had long discussion today with.an FAA inspector about the things in order 8900.1, the instructions on how they are to do their job from FAA Washington, that directly contradict the FARs. My inspector and I found several errors in the rating process in a few minutes. Best example of not being reviewed? It doesn't include TSO C 23f even though it issuesd THREE years ago. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

One man for the most part wrote the rigging portion of AC105, a different man wrote section 7 of the new FAA rigger handbook. The discussion quoted above come crom the AC referenced and the language and clow chart come from the mechanics world. In the old version major and minor were major largely addressed in the RI SOP's included, again one author. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

They are not obsolete in packing Strong pilot rigs, or fishing a pull up cord back through a packed vector bag. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Can say I've never seen that before. Or those drawings of a flat pack. Best I've seen. Except I would put a little flip in the fold and have the stack s folded with the lines in the middle. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Your instructors and riggers don't disappear over the winter, for the most part. Winter is the time to learn these things. Whether it's a formal course, private training you pay for, or your bring a case and shoot the shit for an evening. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I noticed the same thing. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

We talked about this a few years ago. I knew you weren't in the first group approached. Didn't know if you ended up working on it after some of us dropped out because of the primary contractor. Johnny Malone let the contract at least 5 years ago. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Being a DPRE doesn't get you any extra information. I just found the NEW revision of the FAA Parachute Rigger Handbook, dated August 2015, on line! http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aircraft/media/faa-h-8083-17.pdf At one time, about 5 years ago, I was subcontracted to help write this. The principle contractor was a pain to work with so I cancelled our contract. Not sure ended up authoring this one. Anyone want to claim it? MEL, did you end up working on it or not? Mark? Everyone else I talked to either wasn't asked or refused like me. It's already a three years out of date. It doesn't include TSO C23 f issued 9/2012. Haven't looked at it in detail yet but at least one mistake seems to have been taken forward from the original. Some old photos, lot of new ones. Interestingly it doesn't mention any electronic bartacker like a Juki 1900,A,or B. Only mechanical ones. Let the reviews begin. BTW it includes a couple of tools I've never seen before, a version of a ratchet closing tool I haven't seen (not Allen's, MEL's, or any other I've seen), and a VERY interesting discussion and flow chart of Major and Minor repair determination. Given this I don't think MEL wrote it, or mark. in part "...So, the person performing the maintenance as applies to parachutes in the view of the FAA is the one who decides if the repair or alteration is major or minor, and that person could be a rigger, a repairman (who must be employed by a manufacturer), or a person under the direct supervision of an appropriately-rated and qualified rigger (person with appropriate facilities, machines, tools, and materials). The manufacturer can determine if a repair is major or minor and delegate authority to rated riggers or lofts in the field to perform repairs to their required standards and approved data. The FAA or their representative can also determine what category the task may be. Often, these authorizations considered by manufacturers are a one-time only allowance or limited to a specific certificated or an approved TSO piece or type of equipment...." I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I don't know what they use. But from before the manufactures offered something I've used HDPE from Home Depot/Lowes. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

You'll eventually be a rigger. But many experienced jumpers don't know much about their gear. As a student for now concentrate on your performance. Suspended harness cutaway is valuable but it's not unusual not to do any in a first jump course. As to pulling a real ripcord? Be assured you can but that's part of the mystery of your first malfunction. Until you have your own gear the opportunity to pull a real reserve ripcord will be rare. They are only opened every 6 months and then often under controlled conditions and not at the DZ. And the jumpers around you will usually want to pull their own. If you happen to be around when the student gear is opened they may let you pull one but that's likely to be off season or during the week and certainly not usually in the middle of a busy student day. I have all by rigging customers pull theirs when they deliver it but again, that's once a year in the north, twice a year if jumping all year round. Often there are parts of the gear we sometimes don't WANT the students to know about. You need to follow your training for now. Sometimes more knowledge might cause you to second guess the training you've received. It's not secret, it's not hard. You just don't need to know for now. BTW between my first to jumps and restarting a year and half later I read every issue of Parachutist ever published. So I knew why a green star trac II was called a 'death star'. Anybody younger than about 55 may not know what I'm talking about. I was likely the most knowledgeable student that instructor ever had. Knowing more isn't bad. Just not necessary now. Of course I didn't know that SST stood for Struggle, Struggle, Thump before I bought my second rig and I wished I did. Download the owners manual for the gear your using from the manufacturer. Read it. Many new owners don't bother doing that. Then ask some questions on a rain or wind day. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Don't see it listed now so don't know what it is. The round maybe airworthy. Or the round and harness.may be useful.for training as said above. My senior candidate have to pack rounds. I have PEP's but just realized I don't have a skydiving.round assembled. Have parts I could put one together. Depending.on main it.might be a water canopy or at least sewing practice. Or cut the lines off and sell to nearest dorm room. But DON'T cut the lines off something airworthy like a pilot customer did recently. (He's giving me the other one.) Certainly I'd probably pay shipping on almost anything. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I'd say NO! Way too much material. When you get.done.with.wiping cables with paper towel with spray on it you really can't tell the lube is there. It should fell NOTHING like a cypres loop. More.will attract siust and dirt and cause.hard pulls. Food grsde is used because non food grade has some higher molecular weight oils that stay behind. Food grade has only volitile carriers that leave behind only silicon compound. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Did one of these come across your loft, recently certified? I had one that was close. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE