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1. 01:54 AM - Re: Chutes (Mike Beresford)
2. 04:22 AM - ARS VI Book Review (Tyson V. Rininger)
3. 09:36 AM - Re: ARS VI Book Review (Herb Coussons)
4. 01:18 PM - Jim Gardner??? (Doug Sapp)
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Hi all
We've been using a 180 day repack interval here for
many years, without problems.
When I was learning to skydive, and saw the shorter
intervals in the US manuals, I spoke to the safety
officer at our DZ about it. His opinion was that with
the current parachute materials, and particularly the
packing bungees, there was no problem with 180 days.
Apparently there was an issue years ago with
(natural?) rubber bands, which deteriorated rapidly.
What is the opinion of the experienced skydivers on
the list?
Blue skies
Mike
South Africa
--- ByronMFox@aol.com wrote:
>
> In a message dated 6/24/2007 7:24:52 AM Pacific
> Daylight Time,
> jland@popeandland.com writes:
>
> The FAA is considering extending the chute repacking
> timeframe to 180 days.
>
> There is a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking out that we
> should all comment on.
>
>
> See the entire text at:
>
>
http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov
> /2007/E7-9875.htm
>
> Well known repacker and RPA supporter Alan Silver
> has been hard at work
> encouraging this rule change. Interesting, when it
> potentially cuts into his
> business. I would guess, however, that unless you're
> a regular airshow participant
> you might be less than religious about repacking
> every 120 days. ...Blitz
>
>
>
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| Subject: | ARS VI Book Review |
Greetings,
I received my copy of the ARS VI book last week and finally had a chance
to look it over. I'm hoping you'll take this as an unbiased review...
Those who know me know I can be quite critical when it comes to the
reproduction of my images. The color balance and sharpness of the
photographs in the book have been reproduced wonderfully. I was quite
impressed, as my photographer peers promised I would be. From the deep
colors of the twilight taxiway lights at KPTV to the vibrant contrast of
the night shots, they all printed brilliantly.
My only gripe regarding quality was the slightly oversaturated dust
cover which caused me to initially fear the worst. Fortunately the dust
covers are printed on a different press with a slightly varied color
curve than the rest of the book. The other issue was of course the
price. If this becomes a viable project next year, the book will be
printed in the smaller 8x10 format instead of the oversized 11x13. This
should cut the price by 1/3, though the number of pages and images may
remain the same. This book maxed out at 80 pages with 120 images.
Anything higher than 80 pages would have bumped the price up to the next
level.
On that note, I know a few of you have already ordered and hopefully
received your book. I look forward to hearing your opinions, good or
bad. This will denote my further working with this company along with
deciding if all the work of putting together a book is worth the
effort. If anyone has any questions or ideas, please let me know.
If you haven't seen the book, it can be found and purchased here:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/58151
And a preview of all the images found in the book can be seen here:
http://www.tvrphotography.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=180
Again, many thanks for allowing me to work with you guys.
Tyson
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| Subject: | Re: ARS VI Book Review |
I like the book. I like Blurb.com. I have done books with the
native Mac software in iPhoto - Blurb has more templates and variety
to be creative with the book. Keep up the good work and com to OSH !!
Herb
On Jun 25, 2007, at 6:21 AM, Tyson V. Rininger wrote:
> <Tyson@TVRPhotography.Com>
>
> Greetings,
>
> I received my copy of the ARS VI book last week and finally had a
> chance to look it over. I'm hoping you'll take this as an unbiased
> review...
>
> Those who know me know I can be quite critical when it comes to the
> reproduction of my images. The color balance and sharpness of the
> photographs in the book have been reproduced wonderfully. I was
> quite impressed, as my photographer peers promised I would be.
> From the deep colors of the twilight taxiway lights at KPTV to the
> vibrant contrast of the night shots, they all printed brilliantly.
> My only gripe regarding quality was the slightly oversaturated dust
> cover which caused me to initially fear the worst. Fortunately the
> dust covers are printed on a different press with a slightly varied
> color curve than the rest of the book. The other issue was of
> course the price. If this becomes a viable project next year, the
> book will be printed in the smaller 8x10 format instead of the
> oversized 11x13. This should cut the price by 1/3, though the
> number of pages and images may remain the same. This book maxed
> out at 80 pages with 120 images. Anything higher than 80 pages
> would have bumped the price up to the next level.
>
> On that note, I know a few of you have already ordered and
> hopefully received your book. I look forward to hearing your
> opinions, good or bad. This will denote my further working with
> this company along with deciding if all the work of putting
> together a book is worth the effort. If anyone has any questions
> or ideas, please let me know.
>
> If you haven't seen the book, it can be found and purchased here:
> http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/58151
>
> And a preview of all the images found in the book can be seen here:
> http://www.tvrphotography.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=180
>
> Again, many thanks for allowing me to work with you guys.
> Tyson
>
>
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Does anybody out there have current contact info for Jim Gardner of
Santa Rosa California?
Always Yakin,
Doug Sapp
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