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(Review ID:1707)

11 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

I like my pro-dytter, but it's missing some features that would make it safer

Rated by: obadz on 2006-11-27 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Pro-Dytter in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Sound volume is perfect. Interface is convenient and safe.
Cons: Only beeps if still in freefall. No check beep on exit.

I've only been using my pro-dytter for a few jumps and it's been working great, reliably, etc. I'm very happy with the sound volume. Others have already commented on all the positives, so I'll focus on what, in my opinion, should be added to future versions (they haven't fixed this in the solo)

1) It only beeps if you exceed a certain vertical speed (30mph for 1st and 2nd warning and 65mph for 3rd warning according to manual). So if you end up fighting line twists under a spinning main (a situation where an extra layer of altitude awareness would be welcome), the audible will NOT sound the siren to tell you just busted through your hard-deck. I'm not suggesting the siren should go off and only stop on landing but I wouldn't mind it sounding for a second or two even if I'm under a well functioning main as a reminder to stop aggressive maneuvers once below the hard-deck.

2) It doesn't signal its presence as you exit the plane. It's nice it beeps when the plane flies through 1000ft, but a lot can happen between 1000ft and full altitude. People take their helmets off, audibles can slip away... It would be nice to have it beep on exit, as it first detect some vertical speed to let you know that it's there, activated, with you.

Of course nothing can ever replace visual altitude awareness but if we could make these little devices safer and more useful.. why shouldn't we?

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(Review ID:1458)

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Pro Dytter

Rated by: tbrown on 2006-01-02 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Pro-Dytter in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: Easy to use, accurate, unmistakeable signal
Cons: None so far

My wife and daughters gave me a Pro Dytter for my last birthday. I'd been meaning to get one for a long time, but hadn't got around to it, so they did that for me (especially after having had an unintentional low pull last year).
I'm "old School" and had never used an audible before, but now I'm wondering how I ever got along without one. I stick the thing inside one of the ear pads in my Mindwarp helmet, which has a pocket for audibles. I wear earplugs anyway when I jump and I find that I can hear the beep tones just fine, without being too loud or shrill. Haven't busted my hard deck yet, so I've only heard that alarm on the ground when I want to check the unit. Being able to change the breakoff setting in the plane is really convenient and easy to do. Now I can concentrate on the dive, instead of repeatedly looking at my dial alti (which I still use) near the end of the freefall.

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(Review ID:1447)

1 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

Pretty ok, if mine is just a bad specimen..

Rated by: jannas on 2005-12-18 (user profile) (user reviews)

Review of: Pro-Dytter in Unknown Tag: 'cat_linked'

Pros: When working it is accurate and loud enough..
Cons: Mine doesn�t work in cold weather, poor quality on the clip that is supposed to hold it.

Early in the season and late in the season I can�t rely on the dytter to go off at all. When it is below freezing on the ground the startup procedure hangs for a few seconds, and some times it takes up to a minute for the beep saing it�s ready to come.
Under canopy at these temperatures I�ve had the alarms at all wrong altitudes and even heard the flatline after i�ve landed (it�s damn loud when not in freefall...).

However if I warm it before I jump, it works just fine.
This could ofcourse be a problem with just mine. Maby I will have to mail L&B and ask them.

A more common problem though, is the clip that holds it. It just breaks for everyone. Mine is cracked and I haven�t even used it on my helmet. I friend lost her dytter and i�ve read a few threads about others loosing theirs.

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