diablopilot

It's in FAR 43.100. There is a specific list of items an owner may do. Here's the big difference, an airplane is certified, a main is not. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

So you knew the 2001 rule was both flawed and in error. Why fix the errors only to leave the flaws? Show me where people have been killed by non-certified individuals rigging on mains. The problem this opens is one of jurisdiction. You really think Mr. Kim Barnette knows a P/C from a toggle? Nope, but when he realizes the gaff that this rule is, maybe he decides that some oversight of main parachutes is in order. That ladder just went from $39.95 to $2500. Thanks. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

...and I make pretty good spaghetti sauce muthaf*%ka ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I know. I've met all the qualifications for one. How many fatalities can you attribute to non-certified work on main parachutes. This is still ludicrous. There is no certified standard for a main parachute. Period. How can you say that it must be maintained by a certified individual? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

So, if you would be so kind guide me on the process to change the rule. I understand your need to clarify an ambiguous rule, but how about you help me give myself the right to repair, modify, and maintain my own mains. You realize by seeking this clarification, you've just eliminated my right to change my slinks? Or adjust the length of my brake lines? Not to mention the freedom to replace my own lineset EVEN if it doesn't require sewing (which mine don't). This is a bad rule, and was never the intent of those that sat down and wrote it to begin with. And how have I not earned it? Your "rule" still is contradictory. Witness the fact I can call myself a manufacturer, build my own main parachute, but then I can't perform maintenance on said main parachute? On a personal note, I have more than paid my rigging dues. That I choose not to have a ticket for liability reasons is separate from this. The FAA is stepping outside their jurisdiction on this one. There are no requirements of certification on the manufacture main parachute, therefore they have no jurisdiction to regulate who works on one. This rule is akin to the FAA requiring an A&P to sign off on the ladder you use to refuel your airplane. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Sorry Mark, "MEL"'s first name is Mark too. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Avoidance. Your credibility suffers yet again. Edit: Grammar. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Buy a plane ticket yourself rather than advertise for someone to commit YOUR crime for you. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Mark, you know I appreciate a lot of what you've done in the sport and industry, and personally I like you, but: Thanks for nothing. You've addressed a non-issue, done something that only serves to hurt peoples interest and ability to learn. Why should the owner of a non-TSO piece of equipment NOT be allowed to work on it? Hell, no one in the manufacturing process of that piece of equipment had to get any sort of rating, approval, or certification for it, but now you want to penalize the owners. It's akin to getting the DOT to say shade tree mechanics must get ASE ratings to work on their own cars. Thanks for nothing on this one Mark. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Seconded. The top flyers and coaches in the tunnel business look to Joe for advice. He's that good. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Knowing WC, he's got a big piece of your leg and is walking away with it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Right now it's Icarus 365's, but the ones I was talking about were the Precision 365's. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nope, I also had the opportunity to compare new linest of each type to each other. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Whatever would we call that Dropzone? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I've had great success with the wear of my HMA linesets, no less than 800 jumps on any of them. The canopies I jump are non cascaded however so that helps with the wear quite a bit. The do not attract the dirt like a Vectran set, there is no oily residue to pick it up. Openings are great on my sport canopies, and I've had experience now with HMA lined tandem canopies. The exact same canopy changed from Vectran to HMA showed a marked improvement in openings, and landing flare. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Line dump is a myth. Now if the canopy is coming out of the bag before the lines are at stretch, that can be a major problem, but it's called "bag strip". ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

So, everybody's posturing aside, are you a US citizen? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

And here is another great opportunity to re-post these videos.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8z7NC5sgik http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fZQWjDVKE&feature=related ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

John, are you a citizen of the US? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

So you want to be an isolationist country? Yeah, that'll do... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Great stuff, and my hat is off to you guys. You're all amazing flyers working with the limited power you've got there. Having learned to fly in a lower speed tunnel, makes me appreciate how much more of a refined flyer it can make you rather than having the option of turning up the airspeed. Both types have their bonuses of course. Oh and given that one of my most debilitating tunnel injuries came from me tanking an exit at Pigeon Forge, I'll again say you guys rock, and I still have a whole bunch to learn about slow speed freeflying.

Ya'll better be making a shit ton of pearls in here with all the sand in the vagina of this thread. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

You must have stock in tin foil. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Skydive Arizona still has one.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I'm willing to bet Jim Wallace in SoCal has that beat. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.