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Thanks for the reply Gowlerk. I actually still have some of the mini riser ones in a bag somewhere. What I was hoping for were some for standard width risers. So I guess my main question is who does specialty work in risers and maybe sliders? I know I saw what I was looking for and idiot I didn't make a note of who it was

Anyone know of shops that make specialty skydive gear? I saw one that made the pilgrim hat riser stops that normally come with mini risers for standard rider width, and then I forgot who it was and now can't find them. I'm a bigger guy and my slider often comes down over my soft links and jams my brakes a bit. It's annoying and seems like theres other people in the same boat

I think Westerly's been drinking again. Usually his comments are very safety minded and conservative, and oft i agree with them. The two things that make a tandem lurk inherently more dangerous than a four way rw is the long drogue bridle and the possible actions of a panicky passenger. That being said, I don't think it's terribly dangerous if the ti trusts the skill of the lurker and the lurker has plenty of belly experience with group jumps. If I did convince a ti to let me lurk a friend, I'd definitely flip them a 20 for the extra work. They now have one more thing to be aware of and take into account.

Thanks. I'll hit him up

Anyone know the specifications for the battery screw on an optima 2 audible? I don't want to pay 20 bucks for a 5 cent screw. Or where to get one online? On a side note, I've had three orders of cr2325 batteries ordered that were dead, or nearly dead on arrival. The last batch was manufactured in 2017. I think it's a rarely used battery and Chinese manufacturers try to unload their worthless crap on you. Don't be caught short without one, thinking that your two day amazon will get you up and running.

I've considered getting the sessions for just that reason. It seems like it'd be more streamlined. However Binary might be right. It might be the whole helmet is shaking.

Thanks Tabouare. I saw your thread, and started a new one in general hoping more people would see it and give some feedback. There doesn't seem to be many that have tried it. As far as stabilization goes, that's a thought. I'm using a hero 4 still, and I've never looked into camera stabilization. I'll have to see if that one has it, or whether it's time to jump up to the hero 8. I still like the idea of being able to take the camera off the mount easily.

I'm thinking about buying the vmag for a cookie 3. Anyone using it, and any problems or good things to say about it? I have the grelfab and it makes for shakey video in a sit. I never liked the idea of using rubber bands as a mount.

I recently got my vigil back after the 10 year battery replacement and software update, and noticed the difference in the display unit, but just assumed it was basically the same unit. So, they upgraded me to a Cuatro? And did they keep the same cutter? Is there anything I need to know about the new set up? It seems about the same. I've read up slightly on the Cuarto. Does this also mean that I'm good for another 20 years with a battery replace at 10, or should I have the cutter replaced at some point?

Ahh. Yeah, twice a year at best sounds like a once in a blue moon deal. I was hoping that such a busy dz would do them more often, but I'm sure it's a pain to work that late for those concerned, and it's tough to get enough people to commit to fill a plane. I'll hit them up about it when I'm there, but I'll keep the hopes low.

Anyone done a night jump at Perris lately? I've been thinking about heading out in march and it just happens to fall on the full moon. Do they do them often, or is it a once in a blue moon thing? And how easy is it to spot the landing area from altitude? If they light up the runway at night it seems like it would be an easy spot.

Well. Now you got me wondering whether the big problem I was having was just too small of a slider, compounded with being a big guy. Hmm. I'm thinking about talking to pd about it. Still, I like the idea of a domed slider. I think having more curve to the slider is a huge insurance to preventing hard openings. And no, I don't ever have a problem with the slider getting hung up. It comes down alright. It just takes a few moments of a snivel before it decides to make it down the lines. There's been times when my slider comes down with a little too much gusto, and gets past my slinks and i have to push it up over my brake lines. I have the standard wide risers. I've been looking into getting pilgrim hat stops like the mini risers have. Currently no one makes them for the wide risers, but I'm sure I'm not the only one with this problem.

Sorry, Sheeks. I didn't mean to leave you hanging. The old slider that came with my sabre 2 230 was 22" x 30". The new domed slider is 26" x 30" with maybe 5 inches or so of dome to it in the middle. I wish the opening were a bit quicker though. They always take well over a 1000 feet with typical being 1200 to 1400. Anyone want to chime in on how to speed up the openings without sacrificing the pleasant initial hit? 5 inch hole in the middle? Smaller domed slider? I wouldn't go back to the original slider. That thing would bite.

I still have the original slider sitting in my skydive bucket. I'll take it out and measure them both and get back to you

I was looking over this thread again because I've put maybe 100 jumps on my domed slider and I'm very happy with it, except for the longish openings. I chuck at 4 and am open at 2700 feet. I've been thinking about talking to PD about putting a mesh hole in the middle to speed up the canopy inflation. This strikes my as a good design. A domed slider to catch more air and prevent the slider from slanting down the lines, and an air feed in the middle to speed up inflation of the canopy. Anyone have any experience with this? RiggerLee? I've also wondered about the friction of the lines with hard openings and whether anyone has thought of a sheath or a different material for the first foot or so of line that would impede a fast slide down of the slider. Something that would grab the grommets a bit and allow for a momentary hesitation of the slider and prevent a slammer. By the by, I had a premature opening fairly recently in a sitfly. It was likely caused by a loose BOC, and a bit of fabric exposed. I usually do maybe 165 in a sit, being the big anvil that I am. The opening was pleasantly soft. For a big guy like me, I consider a domed slider to be a needed safety feature, and I won't jump without one.