riggermick

I thought it was Bill Booth that always says something like that?? Oh, maybe Sandy cop... ... err... ... nevermind. The RSL I designed for use on the Reflex was loosly based on the Racers. No, it doesn't have double lanyards or anything so exotic. It simply has a "break" in the housings, it's actually a gap of about 6" between two seperate housings positioned inline that the ripcord cable passes through. The gap located on the top of the users left shoulder. This configuration allows the RSL ring to attach at the point where the user will generally be in an upright position after a cut away. With about 9" of housing between the pin and the RSL ring the pin will always be pulled in a straight line, it has no other choice. Placing the RSL ring at this location also allows for a much shorter RSL lanyard (about 6") and the added protection for the majority of the RSL lanyard to be hidden under the reserve risers. This system can be applied to any current design but not in a retro fit configuration without alot of yoke re-work. It's the cleanest RSL design I could come up with. The other, and probably most overlooked aspect of the design is it is practically invisible with the exception of the snap shackle at the riser. Mick.

Good idea until the kill line shrunk. Then the pin didn't want to come out of the right hole anymore. Story of my life! Mick.

This must be your first repack ;) No one sits around waiting for a repack, unless it's some special weekend of dives. Then they usually have to pay extra for it too. The way repacks usually go with the rest of us are to drop it off Sunday after your last jump and then pick it up Friday to hookup and pack the main, so you can make the first load on Saturday. Of course, new age jumpers sometimes ask the rigger to pack up the main too. So you'd only have to pick it up Saturday morning. I recommend Ziggy. He's just down the street from the Perris airport. Email me for his phone and email addy. My email is available here. . Hey Jan, fill out your profile, some people may take you lest seriously (snikker, guffaw). Mick.

Hey Mick, don't tell people things like that, my "baby needs new shoes"! Jeez, the worst thing that ever happened to the canopy mfr. industry was the introduction of zp material. OOPS!!! My bad, what I meant to say was BUY A NEW CANOPY NOW! That whole re-line thing was just the booze talking just ignore it, sorry. Mick.

No, the only things that need TSO authorization are harnesses, containers (usually intergrated these days), reserve canopies and reserve deployment devices (pilot chute, bag, ripcord, RSL etc). TSO C23d (4.1.6) also requires main canopy release mechanisims to be certified, this is somewhat of a grey area in this day and age as main risers are not mentioned just the release mechanisim itself, which if you think about it, will work for a Capewell release but not a three ring release. The three ring release hardware requires use of the riser webbing for it's functioning and hardware positioning the capewell does not, webbing can be added at any time on a capewell and will have no affect on the release mechanisims functioning. Even though the RSL itself is covered in the document, the riser portion of the RSL (ring(s), webbing, stitiching) is not covered. To murky things up even more, risers are mentioned on the references page, 2.1.1 (d) "Riser(s) if used, when not integral with the harnes and/or canopy." There is no reference to strength or construction method anywhere in the text. gotta love it huh? mick

The fabric is still good for hundreds if not thousands more jumps. I'm assuming here it's not severly sun damaged or full of holes. There are some people out there several thousand jumps on their Stilletos all they do is get a re-line every now and then. The fabric doesn't go out of trim the lines do. Modern ZP sport canopies will last a very long time if they are taken care of. But hey if you've got money burning a hole in your pocket go and buy a new canopy, it'll be fun!! Mick.

Get it re-lined, it's kind of like putting a new engine in to your old car, cheaper too. Mick.

Depending what the "ugly" issue is it might be cheaper to install a new line set. Un-picking every single stitch on a complete line set is going to take hours, many many hours. If the stiching just looks ugly but is structurally sound then over stiching the existing pattern will in all probability hide the previous job. You could ask for a discount because the work looks sub standard (assuming it is structurally sound) and use a different rigger next time you want some sewing work performed. Just because someone has a rigging ticket, even a master ticket doesn't mean they can sew to a professional grade level, that takes many years of practice. I've seen some god awfull sewing jobs over the years that looked like crap but were structurally sound and done correctly, just looked like crap is all. Hope this helps you out. If you're unsure about it ask a different rigger that you trust. Mick.

But if they really covered the rings, you wouldn't be able to breakaway. Ok. Flagelegurnackbumbernators. or "Embroidery receptive areas" Officially on the Reflex we called them 4 point covers, RMR 01-1 -83 four point covers to be exact. But that's kinda long winded, so 4 point covers they be. Hope colorado is treating you well. Mick.

Could be a troll. Or not, do a search. Mick.

Yes and no. One thing to consider is the length of the yoke. If its way too big or to small for you then you will never get a proper fit no matter what you do to the harness. (I'm assuming that all that is needed is that a longer/ shorter length of web is required to put the hip ring in it's proper position) That may be only half of what may be needed. If you have a properly fitting MLW but your lateral is too small or too big the rig will not fit well. If too small, you will feel like your belly is pushed too far forward when under canopy. If too big, then you will "fall" backwards into the harness under canopy and possibly get a chest strap in the throat What type of rig are you talking about? different manufactures measure differently Good answer, covers all of the bases. Mick.

I believe woomera is aborigional for "really bad idea". Mick.

< snip> fabrics in between coils, on some conical reserve pilot chute, which are not supposed to lock compare cylindrical . "Not supposed to" and never, are a long way apart. Every spring loaded pilot chute has the potential (think about that one) to lock it's coils, call stuffing the fabric between coils "insurance" Mick.

Having landed one or two over the years, I'd go with Beezy's assasment. Mick.

Just slow down dude! If you keep your eyes and ears open you will, in all probability live a long and (relativly) uneventual skydiving carreer. Take nothing @ face value and always keep your eyes and ears open. Don't force your history on the sport, it's history will come to you when you are ready, fully prepared and able to accept it. Mick.

Skydiving has a long and checkersd history regarding altitude remaning vs: elapsed. There is absoultly no subsititute for "eye balls". The most respected and always trusted instrument to augment the "ol' eye ball" is the mechanical barometric analog altimeter. Even if it's not 100% accurate down to the last foot it will let you know how close you are to "bottoming out". Remember your eye ball's are the thing you rely on everyday to do everything you've ever done with regard to time and motion. What would YOU rather rely on when you life is at stake? For me and my peers it's analog/ barometric. Ultimitly it's your call. Mick.

Ok, just asking, now I know. Mick.

Respect his knowledge!! Beware of his politics!!!! Good luck in your search for knowledge. Mick.

No offence here, but yeah, what do you know? Happy new year. Mick.

OOOOHH Feel ya on that one Bill!!! Mick.

Just from experience it looks to me that the MLW is about 2" too long. The lateral looks to be about the correct length, so there is no binding (not pulling back) at the shoulders but the rig "slumps" on the users back. If the leg pads are comfortable but tight then that's about the only thing that can change. But, a caviat here: I do not know the yoke length, that will have an overall affect on harness geometry/ fit. Like I say it's just my educated guess without the benefit of seeing/ talking to the individual with the rig on in my shop (don't have one of those right now, shop that is). Mick.

Quick educated guess: Lose 2" from the MLW, everything else looks good. Mick.

Just read all the replys, and there all good. If none of them work then guess what? You got a crappy spool of thread!!!!!!! Sometimes it just happens, sometimes it's a whole batch, try a different supplier to ensure a different batch. Life is just plain unfair like that sometimes. Mick.

I seem to remember something about destroyed chest strap a few years ago in one of Paul Sitters year end roundups on fatalities. If I recall correctly the MS 70101-1 had very sharp edges and sliced the T-8 C/S to the point of failure and the jumper came out of the harness. The MS 70101-1 survived intact but the webbing did not. I believe the end result was exaccerbated by a mis adjusted harness (MS 22040-1 missroute or somthing). Ahh the memory is becoming more and more fuzzy every year. Mick.