Do you mind if i forward your comments to Mr Nigel Brennan who re packed and inspected the chute??
Ron On 25 October 2017 at 13:52, DMcD <[email protected]> wrote: > >>Hi guys, do not bother sold in 6 minutes!! > > Lets hope the buyer does not have to use it! > > Hang glider parachutes have a slightly harder time than glider > parachutes, partially because the pack is less dense and lets in more > UV, though many parachute manufacturers wrap the parachute inside a > foil folder to help protect it. The fabric is also degraded by sweat > and other factors. Some fabric and some colours degrade much faster > than others too. What colour is your chute? Is it nice and bright so > it can be spotted easily in the air or on the ground or have you ever > looked? > > I don't think most of us take parachutes particularly seriously > enough. For example, your parachute size should be related to several > factors, including your age and weight. Most parachute sizes are for > young people weighing an ISO standard 75 kgs who can jump off a 4 > metre wall and not suffer any injury. And you? > > The older you are and the heavier you are, the larger the area of your > canopy needs to be. Of course, there's a trade off in that larger > canopies open more slowly, so the older you are, the higher you need > to be to safely deploy your canopy. > > I guess it is like Harley riders. They wear poor quality open face > helmets to protect poor quality brains. > > "I'm a licensed rigger. In my experience, the life will be limited > primarily > by how much direct sunlight, dust, and grit the parachute sees. If you > take > good care of the canopy and container, and keep the system out of the > direct > sunlight, it'll last quite a while. Other responders have suggested a > practical life span of 15-20 years, and that's not too bad a range, IMHO. > However, if the system has been abused, it could be unusable after just a > few > years. > > Pay attention to the harness too, as it tends to suffer from abrasion and > from > the pilot's sweat. It's not that unusual to see harnesses and containers > that > become unusable before the canopy." > > "In the UK the parachute manufacturers and riggers are not allowed to > re-pack parachutes over 25 years old. ie once over 25 years, you have to > throw it away...... in any event most parachutes that age that I have > seen are big, heavy, and very uncomfortable to wear. " > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.base64.com.au/listinfo/aus-soaring >
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