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Have a 1996 Sabre 190 with 4 steering lines. Is anyone familiar?

Ok, his payment link won't work. He's evasive about his relationship to the skydive store. He says they don't accept any credit cards or Venmo, want's Zelle only and I'm feeling like this is the most bizarre sales tactics I have ever encountered in 30 years of skydiving and gear purchases. I'll never, ever deal with them again, even if this comes out ok.

I'm dealing with Jeff Barlow here and something doesn't add up. He wants me to send money on Zelle to [email protected] but it's not his email or his store. The email belongs to a Sergei. Anyone?

I'm dealing with Jeff Barlow right now. He asked me to send money to [email protected] but my software tells me that is not Jeff. It's some guy named Sergei. Anyone have any info. I don't trust this deal.

It's a transition canopy for one of my customers. She bought it in a Javelin J1 and the entire system looks like new. She only weighs 130 lbs. I'm not sure what to tell her to do. She has been told to never use this canopy. I'm not so sure it's this generation of canopy that had this problem. Ok, the Sabre II is the hard opener. It can be identified by unequal length of it's upper steering lines. The Sabre 1 is NOT the hard opener and can be identified by it's EQUAL length upper steering lines. I got this info from Parachute Works, Mark Lancaster. Now we know.

What do any of you think of a 2001 Sabre 170? It looks new with like new lines and is the very crispy material I see in all the newer canopies. Definitely new ZP, not like the old F111stuff. I don't think this is one of the old slammer Sabres. Any help? Anybody?

Does anyone have any new or current info on Jim Cazer? I have been trying to reach him for over a week to order parts as usual but the phone only rings once and then goes to a busy signal. His FAX line does the same thing. I do not have an email for him but got no reply to a text message. Anyone? Riggers? "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

I've known Dennis for a long, long time. He was my first flight instructor in airplanes and also my instructor when I was working on my tandem rating. He worked odd times at my shop and was continuously talking about the airplanes, skydiving and what his kids were doing. I just attended his service in McPherson today and this day tempers my life for me. I cannot believe that one so happy and helpful is gone. I asked him once earlier this year how things were at the DZ.. He told me he was happier than he had ever been in his life.. Seems like when we finally arrive at that point it's usually fatal for us. A truly great aviator has passed. He told me once on a really wild crosswind landing approach in an airplane,"It's really important at this point that you don't become simply a passenger." I adopted his words and applied them to everything in this life. It's the best advice anyone could give. Dennis Anderson lived his life as a pilot, never as just a passenger. "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

Lord Ratner, I agree with you fully. I'm one of the older guys and I was putting students out of the airplane as a jumpmaster with.......uh...I think 50 jumps? I think that's correct. The older I get the shorter my memory is. Anyway, I don't think I was unsafe as a jumpmaster because of my low jump numbers. I had a real passion to learn everything I could about being a good jumpmaster and my superiors were more than willing to teach me what they knew and they helped me to become a good instructor. I think the only time low jump numbers detract from the overall conception of another skydiver is when the "know-it-all" attitude is brought to bear on all of us who have already seen a few skydives. I certainly do not know everything and I can see that I might stll learn some really useful information from people who are younger and have less jumps. I encourage those who are willing to learn to share what they think they know with the rest of us. To be really familiar with anything, one has to teach it. You cannot just drag coaches, riggers, pilots and instructors out of a crowd and tag them as such. They all had to learn this somewhere. "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

I,m trying to find a rigger in Texas. Not just any rigger. The card reads Wichita, Texas. His letters are BL7 and his number is 371520162. Does anyone know this rigger? "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

WHAT?????????????????????????? By YOUR logic anyone can just willy-nilly cut stuff off a rig and hand them out as if nobody cared. I guess you follow YOUR little rules when and if you want and I'll just call the manufacturer. Thanks for playing. Like I said before, it's fun to argue here but the lawyers and the FAA are going to use the manufacturers interpretation of alterations and I wish you well with your home brewed rule book. See ya! "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

No implication meant or needed. You simply want it your way. Call ANY manufacturer and ask them if it is an alteration to remove, NOT DISCONNECT, to remove an RSL from a container which was manufactured with the RSL. Do you have a phone? The answer is always the same. Try it and see. I did! "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

The Manufacturer has stated that removal is an alteration. A senior rigger cannot alter any portion of the system in accordance with his ticket. A master might remove it but it will be an unapproved alteration. For clarification CALL the manufacturer. When I took my riggers course and the FAA written they gave us several sources of information. The Manufacturer is first on the list. Sorry, but they did not mention that I might get it on DZ.com.. While it is fun to read and debate here, and I do, in cases of rigging questions pertaining to reserves and containers, it is best to consult the manufacturer and follow their reccomendations. The FAA and the courts are going to use the manufacturers interpretation of the information, even though I can clearly see that most here want it to be their own interpretation that wins. The debate ends with what the manufacturer says. Call them, they are clear, concise and always glad to answer any and all questions. "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

Oh, I called them alright. You should too. If you are a senior rigger and you remove the RSL from the system that would be in violation of the priveleges of your ticket. Dave at Sunpath says that is an alteration. If you are a Master rigger and you remove it, you are making an alteration which is unapproved by the manufacturer. Call him right now and ask. Their website says to call with rigging questions and they ARE the manufacturer. Who do you think the lawyers are going to listen to? You???? The RSL has a simple clasp, allowing the user to unhook it....geeeezzz! "It's very important at this point that you don't simply become a passenger." Flight instructor Dennis Anderson speaking about life and crosswind landings.

I just now called Sunpath and asked Dave.....He says it is an alteration to remove the RSL from any rig that was manufactured with it. As a rigger that is all I ever need to know. End of story.