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I have a Pioneer Thin Pack that hasn't been inspected in about 10
years. The canopy is 35 years old. It's always been properly stored. I'm looking for a rigger who will inspect this chute and, if it passes inspection, will sign it off. Someone in the Moriarty, NM area would be great, but I'm willing to ship it. It's a shame to toss out perfectly good equipment but, on the other hand, it will make a great car cover if it fails inspection. |
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On Mar 2, 6:39*am, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote:
Consult with Allen Silver atwww.silverparachutes.com Allen Silver is one of the guys you don't want to contact, because he thinks chutes must be scrapped at 20 years! He also just happens to sell new chutes for 2K, thank you very much! I'd contact a local rigger. JJ |
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At 14:51 02 March 2011, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Mar 2, 6:39=A0am, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote: Consult with Allen Silver atwww.silverparachutes.com Allen Silver is one of the guys you don't want to contact, because he thinks chutes must be scrapped at 20 years! He also just happens to sell new chutes for 2K, thank you very much! I'd contact a local rigger. JJ Don’t worry. All parachutes come with a “Lifetime Warrantee”. If the unit fails to work as advertised, you can always bring it back for a full refund. R5 |
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At 14:51 02 March 2011, JJ Sinclair wrote:
On Mar 2, 6:39=A0am, Burt Compton - Marfa wrote: Consult with Allen Silver atwww.silverparachutes.com Allen Silver is one of the guys you don't want to contact, because he thinks chutes must be scrapped at 20 years! He also just happens to sell new chutes for 2K, thank you very much! I'd contact a local rigger. JJ Don’t worry. All parachutes come with a “Lifetime Warrantee”. If the unit fails to work as advertised, you can always bring it back for a full refund. R5 |
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even if it were not so old the Pioneer had some pretty serious AD's way back
when, having not been packed in 10 years you may find this is the reason! I've seen these parachutes and was not very impressed with the design even back when they were still relatively current.....to be very honest, it's time to move on...unless YOU have no more value that the 35 year old parachute! tim "Dan Marotta" wrote in message ... I have a Pioneer Thin Pack that hasn't been inspected in about 10 years. The canopy is 35 years old. It's always been properly stored. I'm looking for a rigger who will inspect this chute and, if it passes inspection, will sign it off. Someone in the Moriarty, NM area would be great, but I'm willing to ship it. It's a shame to toss out perfectly good equipment but, on the other hand, it will make a great car cover if it fails inspection. __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5919 (20110302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 5919 (20110302) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com |
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Well, like all internet forums, this one provides one good answer (find a local rigger) and a bunch of useless comments. If those of you who make comments about the value of my life would have just RTFQ, you'd see that I'd only consider this if the equipment passes testing. I've owned this parachute since about 1988 and all ADs issued between when it was new and 2000, when I stopped soaring for reasons beyond my control, have been complied with. I'll happily buy a new 'chute if the old one is not serviceable. Thanks, JJ, for a decent answer. |
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On Mar 2, 10:43*am, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, like all internet forums, this one provides one good answer (find a local rigger) and a bunch of useless comments. If those of you who make comments about the value of my life would have just RTFQ, you'd see that I'd only consider this if the equipment passes testing. I've owned this parachute since about 1988 and all ADs issued between when it was new and 2000, when I stopped soaring for reasons beyond my control, have been complied with. *I'll happily buy a new 'chute if the old one is not serviceable. Thanks, JJ, for a decent answer. I went through this same exercise when I bought my plane 18 months ago. It had a Strong parachute with it that hadn't been repacked in 7 years, and was over 20 years old. I actually sent it to Strong, who proclaimed it a good 'chute, replaced the drogue, and sent it back for a reasonable price. I've had it repacked locally since then. My local flying mentor (who once was a parachute instructor) says that he usually sends his parachute back to the manufacturer about every 5 years since they may have additional insight into the condition, and will know about required updates before others do. So, my take would be to check with the manufacturer if they're still around. If not, then see what your local rigger says. -- Matt |
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Dan:
Contact me if you draw a blank on a local packer. fred.lasor AT gmail.com |
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On Mar 2, 6:28*pm, Fred wrote:
Dan: Contact me if you draw a blank on a local packer. *fred.lasor AT gmail.com Thanks, Fred and Matt. I'm checking around ABQ and with the Albuquerque club members. I also received a private email with a good suggestion. I believe Pioneer went out of business long ago. My last rigger in Colorado always did rip and puncture tests and the 'chute always passed, but that was 10 years ago. Again, if the 'chute is not serviceable, I'll replace it, but it was very comfortable and I'd like to continue using it. |
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