faulknerwn

Realize that there is another option between a pillow and a standard d-ring. On all of my Racers I have a "small" d-ring - its the same height as the standard, but about 1/3 the width - i.e. it doesn't stick out very far. I've got over 2000 jumps on this setup with numerous reserve rides (I do CRW) and never a problem pulling it. Its much less likely to be snagged by inadvertent feet or hands as well because of its smaller size. It seems to be a much bigger size. As far as folding under - ask Rick Horn who was saved by his RSL when his reserve pillow folded under and he couldn't get to it.

An AR-7 is an older style CRW canopy that was mainly used for rotations. I don't know anyone who has jumped them in years.

---- I hate to be dogmatic, but if you jump without a Cypress you are a) bad at math; b) suffer from cognitive dissonance; or c) just plain dumb. -- Wow. Could it be just be that the person has different circumstances than you? I'm not against Cypres's by any means. I think they're more likely to help _most_ people than hurt them. But I don't own one. I used to. I used to own one when I had just one rig and did pretty much just RW. When I got into CRW bigtime, I sold my Cypres as I didn't really have a use for it anymore. What I did discover was that I found myself much more hesitant to get on "Zoo loads" and other things than when I did have one. I wasn't even conscious of the Cypres factoring into my decisions on what kind of jumps to make - until I didn't have one. That's when I knew I wasn't being so smart when I had one. But nowadays I have 2400 jumps, 10 reserve rides (yep, lots of CRW), and 3 rigs. One rig is completely dedicated to CRW - where a. there is no need for one (am I gonna knock myself so unconscious on a solo exit that I don't pull? I very well may die on a CRW jump, but if you study the operating parameters of the Cypres, you'll understand why one won't help me.) Also, a Cypres misfire on this rig (and yes, they have misfired - one on a tandem at 100 feet, another sitting on a picnic table among others) will almost certainly kill me from the ensuing wrap. So I won't use one in that rig. My second rig is a small Power Racer. I freefall with it, but I also do CRW with it. Its a very tight pack job without a Cypres, and there is no way to get a Cypres in there without having the pop-top stick out noticably. That is dangerous in case of I catch it on the door, and also likely to be deadly if I do CRW with it. So I'd have to sell this rig and get something larger which will hold a Cypres. My third rig is my oldest, which I probably put