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Some footage is pretty old, hence round reserves. Check out the guy, starting at 2:55s...: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP10imcFFiE

Pushing the risers together works. I learned this from Brian Germain, and it worked for me (Spectre loaded at 1.0), and my two friends (Katana's loaded at 1.7).

Talk to user 'Amazon'.

From Bill Booth: "The velcro attaching the RSL lanyard to the top reserve flap is designed to allow the RSL pin to rotate when you pull the reserve handle so that the pin will not jam against the ripcord housing. On Vector 3's this tab is a double velcro sandwich that almost always allows this rotation to take place. As noted, even if the RSL pin doesn't rotate out of the reserve ripcord end piece, there is no negative effect on the reserve container opening." and "The Velcro joint on the reserve top flap and static line lanyard, should allow the static line pin to rotate, and the reserve ripcord eye to slip off, before the pin is anywhere near the housing."

Isn't it sweaty hot in high temperatures?

Is the packer talking about a main or a reserve?

Here is the same movie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yY3Gs4XMdKE

No loop lock, no faulty design. Oh and by the way no SB either. William Aviacom/ Argus So the pictures in the Polish PDF document (linked below) show the correct way Argus should cut the loop...?: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3817893#3817893 Please provide your version on what happened.

Read this whole thread for the answer: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=3326440;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

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Spectre. Tony Hatthaway: 7000 jumps on Spectre, zero malfunctions.

Buyer and seller and in Poland.

Me and him saw it and examined it thoroughly. Looks good for 19-year old gear.

My friend considers buying an older gear. What is the good price for this? 1. 'Vector 2', DOM 1991, 3000 jumps 2. 'Sabre 1' 170, DOM 1991, 3000 jumps, 500 jumps on current lineset He knows what he is buying (has 1300 jumps), so he just needs to know what it is worth. Anyone?

Well, I do not know... Wings' and Javelin's reserve closing loop is mounted on the backpad, so it is the longest to start with! Check this post: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3786414;search_string=wings%20rigger%20blamed;#3786414

Just don't make it too long: Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYIUjKGxagI Background: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=2101957;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

---> Can happen on ANY rig due to a poor rigging: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=2101957;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC ---> At that angle, this would would be you, deploying your reserve (from a TOTAL malfunction) in a stand-up postion (180 mph wind)... Simply, unrealistic "test".

I didn't know that that come with self tightening lag strap adapters! How did you ask for it (it is not an option on the order form)?

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Everyone should watch this video. The cameraman was also very hypoxic, that's why he did nothing to stop the events: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXa4w4aYKEk

This would be likely result in case of AAD fire. This situation is NOT Micron/Vector specific: VIDEO: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYIUjKGxagI&fmt=18 THREAD: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=2101957;page=1;mh=-1;;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC

Same here. Solution - put a wine cork in it. Or a piece of foam sprayed with a hair spray.

Your reserve container opens before the pilot chute is developing drag as well. I guess it is out of sequence and all the reserve systems out there are a bad thing. Plus any main ripcord operated system and any static line system with a pilot chute assist. I disagree that is a out of sequence definition since so many system use that sequence and a lot longer than the throw out has been around. This "sequence" definition shouldn't apply to anything. Bill Booth again: "The Cypres put an end to any thoughts of a hand deployed reserve on sport systems. Actually, I originally designed the Vector to be a dual hand deployed rig, but got talked out of it. When I think back on it, I'm glad I didn't do it. When "stuff" really goes wrong, and you go into a panic, a ripcord is just simpler."

I have always been careful to use Brian Germain's "anti-horseshoe" method for the BOC which is a bit of a ball-ache, but gives me peace-of-mind. HERE: http://www.bigairsportz.com/art-pilotchute.php

Correct. Bill Booth holds patent for both throw out and pull out. Here is what he says: "I thought this was settled 10 years ago, but I guess it's good to go over it again for the newbies. I have the patent on both the hand deploy and pullout sytems, so I am biased only by 30 years of observation. One was a good idea...One wasn't. 1. A BOC pilot chute, in a spandex pouch, is by far the most reliable deployment system for your main. Hard pulls and pilot chutes in tow are very, very rare, and floating handles are, by definition, impossible. Add to this the fact that you can't "throw" a pullout out of the burble (which extends well beyond your fingertips in a stable face to earth deployment position) because you never have ahold of the pilot chute itself. You end up "dropping" your pullout in the burble everytime, unless you contort your body (go slightly unstable) right at pilot chute release to "break-up" the burble. All successful pull-out jumpers have developed this talent, whether they realize it or not. But we all know that being "slightly unstable" at pull time is not a good idea with a small elliptical canopy. 2. We all also know that "out of sequence" deployments are not a good thing. (For instance: You don't want your canopy to get out of the bag before your lines unstow, do you?) Well, do you really want you main container open before your pilot chute is developing drag? A pullout deployment is out of sequence by definition. These first two reasons is why wing suit jumpers shy away from pullouts, but they apply equally to everybody. 3. Since both pullouts and BOC throwouts are in the same location, with similar (if not identical) handles, it hard to make the argument that a pullout is more secure to freefly with. 4. The lost pud (pullout handle) malfunction is very dangerous, because you "know" you can fix it if you just try a little longer. Many very experience jumpers have gone all the way into the ground working on that theory. 5. No one in their right mind would start a student out with a pullout. Why? Because everyone knows that they are simply harder to operate correctly. This means you must transition to pullout (probably with no instruction) and all transitions carry risks. (I know, if you start out with a ripcord, you have to transition to a hand deploy. But one transition is better than two, and main ripcord deployments are invaluable training for that inevitable first reserve ride.) 6. Over 95% of the rigs we sell are hand deploy, so it has become the defacto standard. With no real advantage to pullout, adhering to a standard is better for everybody because of problems caused by borrowed and used gear. I'm not saying it's impossible to jump a pullout safely. I know many jumpers who have done it for thousands of jumps. What I am saying is that it is harder, and therefore will result in more deployment problems than a BOC. You have enough to worry about on a skydive. Why add a pullout to the list?" AND "I have read this entire thread and must say that the pros and cons of this subject have been very well covered. However, perhaps I can add some insight. As the patent holder on both the pull out and throw out pilot chute systems, I have listened to customers jump stories about both for the past 25 years. Hand deploy pilot chutes had a lot of problems in the early days. But these problems have mostly disappeared as the result of design improvements like the Spandex pouch, the bottom of container (BOC) location (borrowed from the pull out), and covered bridle paths. However, the same old problems with the pullout, such as lost handles and no-pulls due to improper packing still remain. Plus, while the throw out allows you to actually throw the pilot chute into the clean air outside the burble, the pull out forces you to release the pilot chute inside the burble. To get hesitation free deployments, pull out jumpers have to momentarily alter their body position to break up the burble. On small, highly loaded ellipticals, this can cause line twists, which can become malfunctions. Perhaps this is why a good 95% of my customers, including me, jump throwouts. I would say that the jumping public has already settled this debate. Both systems work when correctly maintained, packed, and deployed. However, people just seem to have fewer problems with today's manifestation of the throw out."