Jet Pilot Falcon Vest

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

I purchased this vest without much research... good buy?? I dont think it is CGA approved... will that cause me troubles in the future?

kdip · Posted: Apr 21, 2007 4:04 pm Post subject:

I got one last year, very comfortable. It feels like your not wearing anything. I would say good buy.

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

K... Ur from BC right kdip? So the CGA applies to you... how do you plan on gettin around the law?

inter · Addict Joined: 01 Sep 2006 Posts: 539 City: BC

snooks, I'm in BC and I think that its okay to have a non CGA vest while wakeboarding but when in the boat, you have to have a CGA vest in the boat.

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

Hmm... is there any good CGA vests that i could get instead? I would feel more comfortable with one.

JeffR · Addict Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 608 City: Victoria, BC

snooks, all the companies like Jetpilot also make CGA vests, i would look at Oneill for a good CGA vest that isnt bulky or constricting

Elysia · Outlaw Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 105

it's called a ticket... Rolling Eyes

DRAGON88 · Posted: Apr 22, 2007 9:08 am Post subject:

Elysia · Outlaw Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 105

yes, they probably wont check everyone... but they sometimes they do you never know. i know someone who got a ticket over here for wearing a competition vest.

jpk · Outlaw Joined: 07 Aug 2005 Posts: 215 City: Redmond

I've been tickted for wearing a JetPilot non-CGA vest while on a SeaDoo. My wife got a ticket for wearing a JetPilot non-CGA while wakeboarding. The tickets cost $120 each. Not doing anything else illegal or conspicuous, just wearing the vest. Go figure.

kdip · Posted: Apr 22, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject:

snooks, I got it from buywake.com, but we do have approved vests in the boat. I haven't been caught with it yet.

snooks · Soul Rider Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 313 City: Calgary

alright thanks for the help guys~ Mr. Green

Chattwake · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 5:02 am Post subject:

I've never ridden anything but a non-cga vest and I havent' had any trouble. I bought a falcon last year, and while it floats better, I went back to my stance vest. I found that when I took a hard fall, the falcon would shift up around my shoulders.

Chattwake · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 5:03 am Post subject:

Oh, and don't leave it in your ski locker, because mine discolored.

timmyDecker · Outlaw Joined: 22 May 2006 Posts: 187 City: Manhattan...KS

I don't know what the laws are in BC. In the US it varies by state. Here in KS I think the requirement is to have a CGA vest per passenger. So I make sure I have one of those cheap orange type II vests per person on the boat, and don't count my Jetpilot as a life vest. If the laws are similar in BC, you're set.

kdip · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 9:05 am Post subject:

All my seams are coming apart on my falcon, I sending it back to buywake.com on warranty and getting the same one, so nice.

bobmurph · Outlaw Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 151 City: Atlanta

O'Neill Law if you want CGA. I don't really like the non-CGA vests I've tried...always sink too much waiting for the boat to get back around. Law is comfortable and keeps you afloat.

kdip · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 10:04 am Post subject:

bobmurph, But not as cool.

Chattwake · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 10:44 am Post subject:

Second that. There's not a single CGA approved vest that can compare with non-CGA vests like the JP Stance/A10 Attack or O'Neill Vapor/Gooru

HHI Dave · Posted: Apr 25, 2007 2:10 pm Post subject:

I've got a Jetpilot Falcon for sale in the classified section. Mr. Green