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Take your rain coat. Going to be a front come through tonight. Just caused severe thunderstorms and 60-70 mph winds in lower Michigan. Might bust up enough to have a gap. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

They still have it. You can see instructions for it in the manual for Strong's squadron seat in the C9 addeneum. New contract C9's have the release. No toggle just the red line. I service several. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I spent some time trying to get it to happen on the ground. I was using an FXC 12000 to pull the bridle. Fastest thing I could think of. Could not get it to happen. As best I can figure the bridle is being pulled over the pin before the pin is loaded. I believe longer pin attachment tape (I've seen longer than this one) and not only position of bridle and pin but slack or no slack in pin tape is important. I did some rough calculations once on the speed the bridle would be going by the pin before loading the pin. Even when I decreased my assumed speed by 90% it was still something crazy fast. There were reasons that we did it the way we did but those reasons may be long gone. Bottom up is easier than figuring out mechanism and preventing it, but I still do it old school. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

As I said, the jumpers at your local DZ may be the best place. It may not be advertized but there may be gear for sale around the DZ. If not your DZ a nearby DZ. Call those near enough to drive to and ask around. See who your size just bought new gear. Hang around and get to know the folks. A few websites list used gear. Square 1, Chuting Star are two, I'll let others add more. All of the used gear I've bought for jumping (versus rigger training) has been local and I'm at a small DZ. That's 6 or seven rigs. Remember gear made for 5'7 or 5'2 may fit. I'm jumping a rig made for 6'3" and I'm 5'10", but rounder. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Also hanging in it on the ground will give you and others another perspective. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Once again I have to recommend experienced rigger. Many riggers may have no more than a general idea that a rig might be too big, have never measured anybody for a rig, have never dealt with a wings container, etc. A rigger ticket requires basic knowledge and skills and no skydiving experience. You may very well be asking the right folks and the rig may very well be too big. But simply asking a 'rigger' may not get you the experience you need. Getting with your dealer and the manufacturer is the way most appropriate. And while it may be too big remember this is the first rig made for you and it will feel different than any rental or student rig. Last time we offered that advice the new owner thought the rig was too small because it was the first one he wore that actually fit him. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

If in airworthy condition the Dolphin is fine for RW, that's what it was designed for. Including normal pre freeflying skydiving maneuvers like back loops, front loops, barrel rolls, tracking and all sorts of goofy exits. Being airworthy but not suitable for a back loop are somewhat conflicting opinions. As for finding gear small is 5' 100 lbs. While lot more bigger gear around because many more male skydivers your the size of lots of skydivers. One thing may be to get to know the other women at your DZ. Many used first rigs are handed down from newbie to newbie as the owners downsize but are never advertized. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The material is not a PIA-SPEC, (mil-spec) material so each manufacturer has their own material specifications. If you want to match a specific manufacturer call them. Here is a link to a foam backed nylon oxford. http://www.seattlefabrics.com/neoprene.html#200%20D%20Oxford%20Foam%20Laminate I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Section 7.6.3 But not how I make them. Alternative instructions? Find one, look, copy. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

This what you want? I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

For a hundred bucks your good to go. I'm a little worried that's too cheap from a service center. Has it been serviced or is it an as is trade in? To expand on what monky said. This is not a double needle machine as used for parachute seams or binding tape. Instead of creating two independent rows of stitching with two needled,.two hooks and two bobbins this uses one needle shank with.two needles that looks like a pitch fork. There are two threads on the.top and only one on the.bottom. If.you want double needle for something completely unrelated to skydiving (crafts, decorative stitch on clothing) then it MAY do what you want. It will not .serve as a double needle for rigging. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I just can't resist...... Of course an armed society is a polite society. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Obvious, his ability to instruct was sub par in that he thought it was a good idea to hand a full auto weapon to a child. Any instructor with the mind set that doing such is a good idea needs to re-examine their ability to teach. There was no teaching here. It was a thrill ride. The mind set was to make money. This was a tourist attraction to allow folks to shoot the guns they see on tv and in video games. {You could argue, but I won't, that if full auto firearms weren't restricted fewer folks would be interested and more people would be familiar enough to know not to hand it to a nine year old.} A better analogy to this incident is the lady falling out of the tandem harness. Someone who could/should have been told no, instructors and others who perhaps didn't do their job and a need to cater to the thrill ride customer. Might be called instructors but little instruction goes on with either this gun situation or most tandems. Is this stupider than someone doing a tandem? Sure. But this incident has little to do with gun rights, gun instruction, gun safety or even parenting. (how many vacation parents know their 9 year old can't handle an UZI when) What it does have to do with is greed. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

What's a pretty good price? Any more than $50 is probably too much. It would not be my first choice for an older home machine. Viking and Necchi have worked well for me and still do. I don't know about that one but stay away from any home machine with nylon/plastic gears. If can sort out how pull the top and see if the gears a plastic or metal. Here is a much better choice in your area, in my mind. http://tulsa.craigslist.org/app/4613093560.html These have a low gear that slow it down and increases the power. I still choose to make toggles sewing through 6 layers of type four to make the nose with one similar to this rather than my industrial zig zag machines. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The printer got it wrong on the business cards and stationary and he couldn't afford to have it redone. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

When Leslie Irvin first set up his factory in England in 1926 he advertised for male and female workers."Good looks" were.one.of.the requirements for the women. He initially hired 3 men and 7 women whose first job was to install the equipment. Attached is a photo of the English staff from 1926. 16 women and 10 men including Leslie. BTW the group of parachute in cront of the staff are LAP parachutes. Integral harnesses and center pull ripcords. Of course the women were probably running sewing machines, just like today. The text describes Leslie as the only qualified packer when the plant opened. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

70 years ago would have been 1944. Anyone who could pack a parachute would have been welcome. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I did a lot of rigging in my apt. Rounds at the dz. But my 1000 sq ft house had a 42' basement. When we shopped for our.current house all the realtors in town knew us as the.couple that needed a 40' basement. Ended up with room for 60' of temporary table and second 40' table. And room for 9 or 10 sewing machines. A full inspection can be done on floor in flat pack layout. And getting a rating is the first step to building a shop, home or otherwise. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

But I couldn't figure out who the owner is. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I've meant Alan and respect him. But I've seen this idea years ago even though the video is new. It's also from a shop in the Netherlands but couldn't quite figure out whether it's Jo's shop or another. This is something that could be added to helmets with a Fastex type buckle that might help. If your going to jump it anyway might as well try. But not sure I'd rely on it as a sure release. Kind of better than nothing if you can't get a more positive release. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

No need to pick. Sounds to me a perfect time to become an RV gypsy and move with the seasons. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

True for all AADs Some other brands have a much longer list of failing to save lives when they should. A longer list of SYSTEM failures where the AAD worked as designed but.the rest.of.the system failed. And the AAD didn't capture the loop. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Other cons? It may kill you and other jumpers and may not save your life when it should. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

This is as close as your going to.get. http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk/cms/files/file/1711-mini-hawkpdf/ The G 300 is listed as a component at the back of the mini hawk manual and the manual includes square packing instructions. I like a challenge. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

We can't tell long distance. But quite likely if you were using student rigs they were too big rather the new rig too small. Get hung up in it and see what's it like. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE