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Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:42:12 AM   
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my first posts in here...

I wanted to share my R/C Skydiving experience by introducing my first and only jumper by rcskydiving.com.

DISCLAIMER
First let me say that I'm not affiliated with them anyhow... I'm just sharing this as a buying reference for future R/C sd enthusiasts. Jumpers cost quite a bit and I think it could be useful to know -exactly- what you're buying. That's because I did it almost blindfold... no regret BTW.

Onto the jumper.

The BEGINNER combo comes with everything you need except radio equipment. Here's what you get:
- already assembled jumper w/ rip-stop nylon suit (up to 3 different colors)
- beginner 'chute (w/ non-functional slider) already rigged to the jumper
- hardware for radio installation (basswood servo mounting rails, music wire and arm pushrods with clevises)
- illustrated color manual




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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:44:06 AM   
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A view showing the backpack:

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:47:46 AM   
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Status: offline 		The non-functional slider and the clean rigging; the jumper head is pretty cool as well:

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:50:33 AM   
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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:51:50 AM   
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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:54:37 AM   
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Status: offline 		Chest opened; the arm pushrods come already installed and include all the necessary hardware; you just provide the servos. Pleas note the basswood sticks and music wire are packaged inside the chest.

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 8:56:31 AM   
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What's the jumper made of? It seems a lower density resin or something similar.

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 12/27/2005 9:00:29 AM   
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Status: offline 		One last fine touch I suggest is their aluminum drop-box: at $20.00 they're pretty cheap and include everything but the servo. They come with the servo bracket and pushrod already installed, instructions and some spare zip-ties.

HTH, I'm over for the moment. I'll be away right now. Next will be radio installation and setup.

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 1/5/2006 4:41:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		I would absolutely agree with everything above. I just bought the Elite Jumper with the added detail on the Suit and the working slider on the risers. The quality of the Jumper, Chute, Drop box and I even went for the carrying bag and it fits the bill to a T. The bag is an Eddie Bower bag with a good amount of additional pockets and high quality zippers. I am currently on deployment and I can't drop my guy yet. BUT I have him and mail takes about 2 weeks to get here and I got my jumper in about a months time, from ordering online to recieving it here on board.

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 2/1/2006 8:03:15 PM   
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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 5/10/2006 3:26:52 PM   
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Read about your dirty-dive flyinghuntster... hope you get it together again soon!

Now to some questions. Here it is my final radio setup. I followed instructions and installed:

2 HS-77 + heavy duty arms (borrowed from HS-645MGs)
1 HS-81
1 4.8V, 1100 mAh battery back
1 normal-range receiver that fits
1 Hitec micro switch harness

First 2 pictures show everything above.

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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 5/10/2006 3:38:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Question #1

Arms fully up: elbows should contact the body (upper travel end), this way 'chute opening shock won't -pull- on servos possibly damaging them. I'm I correct? First pic on the left.

Question #2

Arms fully down: travel must be reduced so that servo arms won't interfere if both jumper arms are pulled down simultaneously. Referring to 2nd picture from the left, right servo arm should not travel more than the green line.

Last picture shows real question; once servo travel is adjusted so servo arms don't interfere, jumper arms lower that much: is it enough? Should I shorten the clevis some more (yellow circle)?

Question #3

How much should the release pin stick out of the body (red circle)?

Thanks for your help!



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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 5/10/2006 7:14:18 PM   
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RE: rcskydiving.com Beginner Jumper - 5/10/2006 9:42:57 PM   
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arms fully up should contact the main body.

You have plenty of movement in the arms, you are right ,you don't want the servos to hit each other. this much arm mpovement will make him spin very fast one way or the other on descent.

The release pin should stick out of the body the maximum amount you can get and still have it retract just below the surface of the main body. How far it sticks out isn't that critical, you just want it to fully retract.

And to answer Porsche968 question, we drop them from a radio controlled plane.

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