Call the police!!!!. We have an insubordination rigger here!! ... Doing a tandem impression?? I love that irony hidden in your videos... This videos might be the few good thinks of this pandemic lock down! Thanks again Colin!
: ) Thank you Daniel, Looks like I ran out of excuses, Put my procrastination to one side for a moment or two and make a contribute to the non-pharmacological intervention to insomnia. All the best, Colin.
its happened to me 15 years a go if remember clerly tht half- hitch and cuted away.. and th canopy fell betwen trees hh.. i founded folding in its pod after a hard ensearch..think a lot sir for ur valuable videos.ur folower from algeria
Congratulations on such wonderful educational videos and thank you! I have been sort of fighting a lot with some jumpers and even some riggers about the misconception regarding the bridle routing and the "change for the french way" . And yes, also caught some kill-lines with markings from factory that... heuh.... don't show up when you set the pilot chute hahahah
Thanks again Tomás Matos, Be gentle with your colleagues, it's difficult to see things differently if you were shown something else initially, "It's never given you any trouble before", we do many things without really having the knowledge or understanding, of the reason for its present evolution or variant. Hopefully if they see the information in the videos it helps some of them. "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent the night with a mosquito."
Hello Skydive France, When I started using hand deploy pilot chutes(1979) they were 33"F111(permeable fabric), it was pulling a bag with canopies like Cruiselite, Pegasus and GQ Unit approx.200quare feet. As time went on, canopies got smaller(150's), line types changed (with no shock absorption qualities) so the 33" pulled a wee bit too enthusiastically, opening forces went up to an uncomfortable level, the P/C was one of the components making a contribution to this. Gus Wing gave me a tip, to reduce the pull force of a 33"P/C "pop it in the washing machine, before first use", this would increase the permeability (and pull force)(not something I've done for many years) PdeF the first to use ZP fabric(canopies & P/C) went from 33"to 25" P/C to compensate for the dramatic increase in pull force of the ZP fabric. Nowadays manufacturers offer a variety of sizes some in F111 or ZP and others only in F111 (UPT=27",30",33", SunPath=28",33",35",38".) For normal sport skydiving with 170'ish or smaller size canopy I would use 27"permeable fabric(F111) I think the the non-permeable fabric (ZP) pull too aggressively, not to say you shouldn't use them, but if you had the opportunity to try a ZP and then a F111 on you Rig, you will feel the difference. With a Rig in the 260-280 size canopy, I would use 33"F111, for the heavier bag it need to haul up.
I have a question. why do you opose the french way I agree with you, that it is there for the wrong reason, but wouldn't the french way + education on proper kill-line setting , be the good solution ? Instead of resisting the change to the french way + éducation . See what i mean ? Does the french way has any other benefits other then preventing pin though bridle problem ? Thanks :) Edit ; i wrote this comment before listening to the entire video. nevermind. :)
Hello Philippe, Thank you for making the time to watch the video and your question. I don't oppose the French way, of routing the bridle. When some of the manufacturers recommended the change, it saddened me, not because it's bad, more because it wasn't hitting the nail on the head. I wish they had made a bigger effort, to get the message across to users, on the correct way to prepare a KillLine pilot chute. However, Most green marks appear in the window too early, most jumpers aren't properly educated on the system requirements. So go ahead and follow the manufacturers recommendations, it's good enough and please help all your friends set their P/C correctly. Remember there are many out there that are impossible to set correctly, without modification by a knowledgeable maintenance person first. I will continue to do what I consider just fine, based on empirical evidence I've gathered so far, whilst working on sport parachutes. (Marginal gains theory) i.e. Call me Old-fashioned. The PSB2015-01, may not be hitting the nail on the head either, if every jumper made Test Pulls After a reserve repack,(as well as before) (If you don't measure it you can't improve it) there would be more reports of Hard Pulls and then hopefully the ReservePin (+ rigging) quality would be improved. I have many more Poor quality Pins, in my collection than I have 2014/2015 Spectra Reserve Ripcords with Excessive Urethane Coating. th-cam.com/video/zwxHk-igbyg/w-d-xo.html th-cam.com/video/8bEba7CaNKg/w-d-xo.html "An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them" (Werner Heisenberg)
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Excellent well done. You have a very specific work. Everyone needs to see this
Great job Colin! I'm very proud that you're my Rigger!! We all learning so much.Thank's that you dedicate your time to show us. Amazing.👏👏👌
Thank you Britta,
It's my pleasure and a privilege, to be your rigger.
All the best,
Colin.
Call the police!!!!. We have an insubordination rigger here!! ... Doing a tandem impression?? I love that irony hidden in your videos... This videos might be the few good thinks of this pandemic lock down! Thanks again Colin!
: ) Thank you Daniel,
Looks like I ran out of excuses,
Put my procrastination to one side for a moment or two
and make a contribute to the non-pharmacological intervention to insomnia.
All the best,
Colin.
Thanks for these instructive videos!
its happened to me 15 years a go if remember clerly tht half- hitch and cuted away.. and th canopy fell betwen trees hh.. i founded folding in its pod after a hard ensearch..think a lot sir for ur valuable videos.ur folower from algeria
Congratulations on such wonderful educational videos and thank you!
I have been sort of fighting a lot with some jumpers and even some riggers about the misconception regarding the bridle routing and the "change for the french way" .
And yes, also caught some kill-lines with markings from factory that... heuh.... don't show up when you set the pilot chute hahahah
Thanks again Tomás Matos,
Be gentle with your colleagues, it's difficult to see things differently if you were shown something else initially,
"It's never given you any trouble before",
we do many things without really having the knowledge or understanding, of the reason for its present evolution or variant.
Hopefully if they see the information in the videos it helps some of them.
"If you think you are too small to make a difference, you haven't spent the night with a mosquito."
thanx for all the instructions
It's my pleasure Johnny,
thanks for watching and for making a comment.
I hope you find some of the other ones useful as well.
Another great video. Thanks Colin!
Thank you See See, for taking the time to watch and comment.
Education is a wonderful thing.
Top drawer lessons
Great video! Please keep them coming!!! :-)
What about sizes and fabrics type of pilot chute?
Hello Skydive France,
When I started using hand deploy pilot chutes(1979) they were 33"F111(permeable fabric), it was pulling a bag with canopies like Cruiselite, Pegasus and GQ Unit approx.200quare feet.
As time went on, canopies got smaller(150's), line types changed (with no shock absorption qualities)
so the 33" pulled a wee bit too enthusiastically, opening forces went up to an uncomfortable level, the P/C was one of the components making a contribution to this.
Gus Wing gave me a tip, to reduce the pull force of a 33"P/C
"pop it in the washing machine, before first use",
this would increase the permeability (and pull force)(not something I've done for many years)
PdeF the first to use ZP fabric(canopies & P/C) went from 33"to 25" P/C to compensate for the dramatic increase in pull force of the ZP fabric.
Nowadays manufacturers offer a variety of sizes some in F111 or ZP and others only in F111 (UPT=27",30",33", SunPath=28",33",35",38".)
For normal sport skydiving with 170'ish or smaller size canopy I would use 27"permeable fabric(F111)
I think the the non-permeable fabric (ZP) pull too aggressively, not to say you shouldn't use them,
but if you had the opportunity to try a ZP and then a F111 on you Rig, you will feel the difference.
With a Rig in the 260-280 size canopy, I would use 33"F111, for the heavier bag it need to haul up.
bravo
"The green light is a lie..."
Two thumbs up ;)
The velcro trick is great :-D thx
I see it all time, people believe into Green Mark! But I don´t judge people on their believes, just educate them XD
I have a question.
why do you opose the french way
I agree with you, that it is there for the wrong reason, but wouldn't the french way + education on proper kill-line setting , be the good solution ?
Instead of resisting the change to the french way + éducation .
See what i mean ?
Does the french way has any other benefits other then preventing pin though bridle problem ?
Thanks :)
Edit ; i wrote this comment before listening to the entire video. nevermind. :)
Hello Philippe,
Thank you for making the time to watch the video and your question.
I don't oppose the French way, of routing the bridle.
When some of the manufacturers recommended the change, it saddened me,
not because it's bad, more because it wasn't hitting the nail on the head.
I wish they had made a bigger effort, to get the message across to users, on the correct way to prepare a KillLine pilot chute.
However,
Most green marks appear in the window too early,
most jumpers aren't properly educated on the system requirements.
So go ahead and follow the manufacturers recommendations, it's good enough
and please help all your friends set their P/C correctly.
Remember there are many out there that are impossible to set correctly, without modification by a knowledgeable maintenance person first.
I will continue to do what I consider just fine, based on empirical evidence I've gathered so far, whilst working on sport parachutes.
(Marginal gains theory)
i.e. Call me Old-fashioned.
The PSB2015-01, may not be hitting the nail on the head either,
if every jumper made Test Pulls After a reserve repack,(as well as before)
(If you don't measure it you can't improve it)
there would be more reports of Hard Pulls and then hopefully the ReservePin
(+ rigging) quality would be improved.
I have many more Poor quality Pins, in my collection than I have 2014/2015 Spectra Reserve Ripcords with Excessive Urethane Coating.
th-cam.com/video/zwxHk-igbyg/w-d-xo.html
th-cam.com/video/8bEba7CaNKg/w-d-xo.html
"An expert is someone who knows some of the worst mistakes that can be made in his subject and how to avoid them"
(Werner Heisenberg)
🏅🏅👍👍👍
All this pilot chute talk and no discussion on ZP versus F111?
RDFM? Eh?
I think you mean RTFM.