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Used Stunts Eclipse rig with PD Sabre 2 150 main canopy and Tempo 170 reserve. AAD-ready. Getting out of the sport after years of not jumping. Includes wrist mounted altimeter and audible altimeter. RW suit and helmet (needs new mask). Collapsable pilot chute, collapsable slider. Extra set of risers. Several hook knives. Small scuff on one of the reserve container flaps that has been sewn to prevent running and doesn't affect the use, see pic. Container DOM is 4/6/1998. Reserve DOM is Sept 1997. Sabre 2 DOM is June 2005. Main canopy has less than 500 jumps and fabric still feels crisp. Ready to ship to your rigger for inspection. Additional photos available upon request.$1,600.00
Minneapolis, Minnesota - US
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Hi! On my 75th jump this weekend, I pitched at 4K. I was jumping a Sabre II and am used to an 800' to 1000' snivel. When I opened and looked at the alti, it read 3K, no problems. I looked up and noticed my bridal underneath my canopy with the pilot chute sitting at the nose of the canopy on top. The pilot chute then did what it's supposed to and inflated with air. This caused a small bow tie appearance to my main canopy. All of a sudden, my cells depressurized and I went into a stall for maybe :02. After that, the cells re-inflated for about :05. 2,600' now. My cells then depressurized again and took me into a very hard downward left spiral. I tried to correct with a mix of right toggle as well as right rear riser with virtually no input. I looked down and was at 2,200' and so I chopped. I'm curious, did I do everything I could do? Was there an alternative to having to cut away? Thank you in advance.
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I don't know if this is a topic that has ever been discussed, but i wanted to bring it up because I haven't came across any post. I've read plenty of articles debating a variety canopy flight and deployment characteristics, but nothing about altitude loss. I'm particularly interested in talking about the snivel/altitude loss of canopies. I understand it's nothing serious to consider when skydiving because the deployment altitude is higher than base jumping per say. However, it's something i'm personally interested in learning about and wanted to see if anyone else had any input? I've read articles about the Pilot or Safire 3 having severe snivel characteristics, so how does that relate to altitude loss? - Is a snivel characteristic correlated to altitude loss? - Is a hard opening caused by the canopy opening quicker, thus losing less altitude? Interested to see if anyone has any input?
