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Webbing is 1 23/32". See that's what I said. I'm sleep deprived after having two seven year olds and a 5 year old get up 4. I knew 22/32 didn't look right. Time for a nap. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

All of the "mil-spec" hardware hasn't been mil-spec since 1998. They were cancelled by the military and taken over by the Parachute Industry Association. Spec are for sale at http://www.pia.com/shophardwarestds.htm. You won't find all of the hardware because some are outside of this system. But you not going to get 1/3rd scale housings, cable, webbing? I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Didn't think I did. I'm not sure 1900A-HA existed. The brochure I have doesn't list it. 1900-HA yes. The bottom line is look for a 1900-HS or 1900A-HS. And damn it took me a long time. But I'm cheap. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

To say it a little clearer. You can die skydiving. Of course you can die driving to the dropzone. But you've come here to ask the experts. The experts tell you that you probably will not be allowed to take any cameras other than those used by the tandem master or a separate videographer. This is to limit any additional risk to both of you. People have died because of the "sensible" attitude of I'll just turn it on and forget about it. The fact that you got so far in considering this without talking to the skydivers involved means that you do not have an appropriate respect for either the sport, the danger, or the expert personnel involved. BTW you will most likely NOT be wearing a hard helmet, if the post above wasn't clear enough. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Not the first time that's happened. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

1900A has a larger stitch field and somewhat different electronic controls than the 1900. Either will work but finding a good used one takes time. There are some over priced ones with the paint wore off in Texas. You want 1900HS or 1900AHS. The H stands for heavy duty for e and f thread and the S stands for standard. 1900HA uses air to actuate the clamp. I don’t think there were 1900A HA's but pay attention to the model. The three best used ones I've seen (and I bought one) came out of DOD surplus through Government Liqudators. All three like brand new. They label.them as unfixable but mine just needed some tension adjustment. Mark Lancaster (masterrigger1) has them eproms with center stop/start factory patterns. Don't know much about the Brothers. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

On the Rainbow Flyers? I've never heard that name. There was a guy named Jimmy Plummer that claims and I guess was a n alternate but I don't think ever competed or really jumped much. Certainly was never as good as a jumper. He did end up with Ken Coleman's custom team belt buckle after his death and wore it a lot. There were only four ever made. Sandy Reid was in the same area at the same time and was just getting into rigging. Ted Strong was in MI too. You mention Sherman in your book as going to bat for RW. He was from MI and gave the Flyers prototype SST's (he claims they weren't prototypes but they have H harnesses instead of X) for the world meet in Germany. 75? They were the hit of the meet with Strato Stars and I think lopo reserves. I have Sam's SST. It was the second rig I owned and bought it from him in 1981. I stopped jumping in 1982 after I got to struggle struggle thu.... with a 1400' reserve total. Sam has 7 kids but know grand kids yet. When I was a student and sleeping in my car at the DZ for the weekend Don Capenter invited me over to his house to sleep on the couch. And Don was always ways excited to make ANY jump... especially with 20 jump wonders.. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

And forty years ago, as quoted from your book United We Fall,.... "The 4-man event was won by the "Rainbow Flyers." They totalled 42.99 seconds in six jumps which means an average of 7.17 seconds:, their fastest formation was the diamond in 6.42 seconds. France and South Africa followed in places two and three." Sam Brown, the captain of the Rainbow Flyers and recipient of the RW Council's Certificate of Merit in 1976, picked up his rig Friday after a repack and was in Florida this week jumping and visiting Rainbow Flyer Rocky Evans. Rainbow Flyer Don Carpenter who I saw a few weeks ago stopped jumping regularly a few years ago and spends lots of time with his son Ben who has Duchene's muscular distrophy. He also just became a grandfather. Of course Ken Coleman, the fourth Rainbow Flyer and father of AFF (along with Rocky and Sam), died in the 80's in a hot air balloon crash that Rocky survived by jumping from the burning balloon without a parachute. During my whole 34 year skydiving career Sam and Don were willing to jump with any newbie. Learning to do a back loop from a world champion when four way RW started with a back loop was special. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I've always thought the last alarm should "pull before you break me!!!" As you can see thoughts vary. Do you want it to warn you that an action altitude is coming up or remind you that you forgot to do something. My first is a hey its time to think about stopping having fun, second hey you should have pulled by now, and the don't break me alarm - time to pull in order to beat the AAD. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

So is this rig stolen? You've mixed up component data and left out key information. No one can give you an answer with the information you've provided. And hard to believe you've jumped it when you can't get the number of components right. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The factory has all the patterns and procedures. You best and perhaps only option for a full harness replacement. Unless Rob above wants to do it. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Please make that an experienced rigger or instructor. Remember you can be a rigger and never have jumped. I just did a Oral and Practical for a DZ manager/A&P that had two tandem jumps. He's now a senior rigger. Many newbie riggers may have only ever jumped one or two canopies since student days. And of course old and moldy riggers like me may not have jumped any of the newer canopies. We may be able to give advice based on observation and experience but I know some that wouldn't have a clue what to recommend. Nothing against any of these folks but "rigger" is a big tent. Recommendations to just talk to a rigger to me are not specific enough. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

35' T-10 7-TU. No flare required! Just practice your PLF. Of course I used to stand it up all the time at you weight. You asked for the easiest. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

It isn't fit that makes borrowed gear dangerous. It unfamiliarity, little or no practice with the gear, unknown maintenance, unknown flight characteristics. Physical fit of the gear is not a common issue in incidents I would much rather jump, and have a new jumper, jump a rig that's an okay but not perfect fit every jump than jump unknown rig that fits perfectly. And frankly a perfect fit isn't particularly common. During the year our weight varies, our clothing varies, and the pack volume of the canopies and hence the fit of the rig varies with season and humidity. During my jumping I've owned two made to order custom rigs. The other nine or ten rigs have either been off the shelf new stock or used. But I can count the number of times I've borrowed a rig (including student jumps) on my own fingers. I might have to take off one shoe. A jumper with their own rig know how it flies both in freefall and under canopy. They know the maintenance is as they like it and know it hasn't changed since the last time they jumped it. If money is truly no issue then new is fine. Except that it may extend the use of borrowed rigs (rented or free) for several months. Even just buying and then selling a rig to cover that decision and waiting period may be safer. Nobody recommends a newbie buy a used rig that truly doesn't fit. One more reason someone with experience should be consulted. A newbie just bought me a rig to inspect the he got for four hundred dollars. Main turned out to be well used 7 cell F-111 but Dolphin container and reserve were fine and perfectly adequate for the next 200 jumps. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I was able to increase the lift on my Pfaff 238 to about 10mm, maybe 11mm. I was able to move the lift point on the presser foot bar. I just bought a second in very good condition at a really cheap price (local pick up only) and stock it is about 6mm. I haven't looked at my 199 to see if the same thing can be done. But STILL, the machine that sews type IV toggle noses, 6 layers, the best is a Viking home machine. I wish I'd seen that 199 sooner because I need a parts machine. Or second running one for that price. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

My Decathlon customers use a seat in the front and back in the rear. IF you can wear a back rig in front you'll have a lot more to choose from. Just don't buy a Security 150, 250 or 350. Seems like everyone wants lots of money for these antiques. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I don't know of a seat available with a ram air. The long risers required for a seat would mean custom steering lines ( not an issue). But flight characteristics would be interesting with load 4 feet lower. I don't know of any manufacturer that has a d bag for their seat. Also I don't know of any seat or reserve that have been tested and tso'd with a ram air or seat rig respectively. Maybe ParaPhernalia offers one but I don't think so. Suck it up and practice your PLF's. If you need it you be more than happy to have anything. Reasonable, air worthy seats are rare but expect to pay at least $800. Probably more like $1200. Softie, Butler, or Strong. Do not buy a military surplus seat. They want too much and you don't want to land the canopy. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I don't have the new clamp system. That was the sales brochure. I still haven't gotten good at clamp changes. That one you linked does look good. Just what I was looking for for 4 years at a reasonable price and within driving distance. But I don't need two. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The 1900 brochure showed the name convention. Can't find it now. But first letter was S,H,W for standard, heavy, and extra heavy. SECOND letter was S or A for Standard or Pneumatic. That's why 1900A brochure show first letter code and second letter with only choice of S. A no longer available I guess. http://www.juki.co.jp/industrial_e/download_e/catalog_e/lk1900aip410b.pdf Code toward end. 1900 brochure showed two options for second letter. Here is a 1920 HA on ebay and one of the photos shows the air regulator underneath. That's what's in the 1900 engineer manual I have. [url]http://www.ebay.com/itm/Juki-LK-1920-HA-Industrial-Box-Stitcher-/1712138[url] I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

The 1900 at least came with air lifters. It's in the engineering manual and I ran into one once when I was looking for one. They required 0.5 to 0.55 MPa and 1.3 L/min. The second letter was S for standard and A for pneumatic. It seems they didn't offer it on the 1900A, at least not on brochure. Is the AN just faster or something else different? Haven't figured it out. Do you know if the IP-410b control panel can be retrofitted to a 1900A? I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Better luck using the pony express. Or in youngster's terms the telephone. Not text, not email, not face book, not website. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

This is like asking Ford or Chevy. And cut in laterals is like asking if you want a moon roof. One more option that may or not be worth having. I wouldn't pick either rig as my first choice but either will work. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Unless you plan on jumping in salt water its merely a cool factory. The original hardware is the cadmium plated, which does inhibit corrosion but can be worn off. When the stainless hardware was first tried it worked to well. The cadmium plating dulled the teeth of the hardware. The stainless, unplated teeth were too sharp and grabbed too well resulting in high loads. Stainless had to be redesigned, not made identical to cadmium plated, in order to work well. Working well means slipping a little. We've been having an industry issue with webbing slipping through hardware. It's both a webbing issue and a hardware issue. Webbing has been changing, within the specs, to thinner in general than it used to be. Spec IIRC for harness type webbing is 0.080 to 0.120 inches. BIG difference and stuff is was coming out at the lower end more than in the past because of changes in processing. Using various materials and finishes on hardware have varied it's performance from the original military design (cadmium plated) and performance specifications that date back decades. Strong uses nickel instead of stainless. If you have to be the coolest kid on the block get stainless. If you want a functional rig that may have less issues with webbing slipping get cadmium. Don't worry about corrosion of cadmium plated hardware. Won't happen in your lifetime unless you really abuse it. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

Depends on the model 1900 _S does not. 1900 _A does require air but those aren't around so much. 1900 or 1900A HS (heavy, standard) is what you want unless your up for the new ones. New model available 1900AWS extra heavy duty. AFAIK most of us have 1900 or 1900A HS. Also a new upgraded control panel is available. google juki 1900A for factory brochures. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE

I'm no expert but the couple of folks I knew that had ground source heat pump were happy. Much more expensive and have to be able to drill. Not susceptible to air temp variation. My sister had a heat pump and what I hated was you got 72 degree air blowing out of the thing. With wind chill it felt like cold air blowing. Best bet might be to do a cost analysis on electricity versus gas. I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE