skydiverek

I am sure they do have "Master Riggers" in Norway

I hear you, but was rather thinking about numerous videos showing Skyhook disconnect when cutting away from a normal lineover or spinning mal... It should not disconnect then (or you would not want it to).

They are longer then main Slinks. I had to install them, since I have wide Type 8 risers, thick Dacron lines, and Slink Hats. All of that volume required longer slinks.

I am thinking my: "my Skyhook and the spinning Pilot 168 are gonna pull that thing out in no time" Yes i am am aware that my pilot may have never left the container on some emergency situations and i know it would be faster if it would not stick to anything. I am just saying... Skyhook disconnects in approx 15% mals (mals where it should NOT disconnect), so I would not count on this...

True, plus non-siliconized reserve loop: Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYIUjKGxagI Explanation of the above video: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2101957#2101957

Yes, Sunpath Javelin had the problem with red cordura. And Atom had a problem with too-large-of-diamater reserve PC caps, where they replaced them with smaller ones. They also had the "sticky problem". http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3844811#3844811 and http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3351682;search_string=quick;#3351682

Back in 2007 it was $525 for the finder and $100 for the chip. Why didn't it cought up amongst the tandem DZs???

What is dangerous about them? The reserve is almost always flying straight, with minimal downward velocity of, let's say, 15 ft/sec. Plenty of time to untwist. Much better than burning altitude freefalling at 176 ft/sec, trying to get stable, thus opening much lower, or not at all... Kind of a judgement call IMO. I can get stable pretty quick & when I'm down to 'it either works or game over', I like being in a stable launch position. Nothing wrong with using available altitude to insure that...again 'in MY opinion'. I'm very comfortable with my hard deck, I have time to do it right. "What's dangerous about them?" ~ mainly you have no control of where you are going, in crowded skies that can mean a wrap...sure would suck to be stuck in a severe wrap @ 2000' & be all out of parachutes. Weigh that against a cleanly opened reserve under control @ 1500'...which is still twice as high as your AAD is set. In the last 15 years I heard about approx 40 jumpers (in the US alone), who either cutaway and did not pull reserve, or pulled it too low (some had 6000 jumps and multiple cutaways before). In the last 15 years I heard about ZERO wraps under reserve. Both thing can happen, but the odds for former are WAY higher than the latter.

Search for: Vigil "Hello problem"

Click on each photo to see more. This album is not mine. I believe you have to be logged on to FB to see it. You can always open a fake/bogus Facebook acount. Worth it!!!

Click on each photo to see more. This album is not mine. The ready-to-jump people were caught this way during a pre-boarding check. I believe you have to be logged on to FB to see it. You can always open a fake/bogus Facebook acount. Worth it!!! Enjoy : https://www.facebook.com/boc.skydive/media_set?set=a.118568528229144.29575.100002279927176&type=1

Can't you just color the line attachments yourself, with the fabric-safe marker?

The PD-Reserve order form allows for custom colors: http://www.performancedesigns.com/orderforms/PR%20Reserve_Order_Form.pdf

No IE for ME !

Is still displays upside down on my comp. Windows 7, with Firefox 30. Same on latest Chrome 35. But displays OK on Internet Explorer 9 !

I post an ad. I have a photo taken right side up. I upload it to the ad. The minature photo displays right side up. But when you click on the photo to see its larger version, it displays upside down... Example here: http://www.dropzone.com/classifieds/Detailed/Reserve_Canopies/PD_Reserve_143_zero_jumps_great_shape_free_world-wide_airmail__163074.html

One high, one low. Both accesible with either hand.

From first post: "My rig is a Mirage G4 M7 with a Spectre 210 and a PDR 218".

This usually only happens with the AAD cutter fire (located between the reserve PC and freebag, or below the freebag).

Please read from THIS post, down: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3329635#3329635

What is dangerous about them? The reserve is almost always flying straight, with minimal downward velocity of, let's say, 15 ft/sec. Plenty of time to untwist. Much better than burning altitute freefalling at 176 ft/sec, trying to get stable, thus opening much lower, or not at all...

Read from THIS post, down: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4640744#4640744

Watch starting at 11:25 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-WBBLAgE_s