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Item: Optima 
Manufacturer: Larsen & Brusgaard   (658 Hits)
   

Description:
Lights, Jumps and Swoops...
L&B has listened to skydivers across the globe and has answered the call with OPTIMA™! The OPTIMA™ is a more advanced audible altimeter with extremely accurate altitude detection.

The OPTIMA™ introduces a new class of warnings for use by skydivers – Canopy Descent Warnings and Landing Guide Tones.

These Canopy Descent Warnings and Landing Guide Tones allow you to preset warning altitudes for use under canopy and, if desired, to provide timing beeps to help you track your landing process versus your altitude during the semi-final stage of your canopy descent.

Hail the return of the visual warning light for audible altimeters! L&B has added the ability to increase your altitude awareness by adding a visual LED port to warn you at the altitudes you set.

Added: 2006-05-10 | Item ID: 561


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Optima
Rated by: pdflyer (more about me) on 2009-06-24 18:34:11 (user reviews) Review ID:2206

Pros: Freefall & canopy alarms.
Cons: Access needs to be made easier to use.

From the moment I got my Optima I was amazed! It calibrates quickly and reads very accurately. Also, the different altitudes it can be set at for both freefall & canopy mode are great. The sirens for the alarms are great & can be adjusted to your preference. I would recommend the Optima for any jumper needing an audible. My only "complaint" is that the access needs to be made easier, rather than waiting to press the button once the icon appears as it can be a little difficult. On a scale of 1 to 10 I'll give the Optima a 9! Great job L&B!

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2 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

crappy plastic
Rated by: deniss74 (more about me) on 2009-05-06 00:29:27 (user reviews) Review ID:2176

Pros: nice functionality
Cons: really bad plastic

Good device, has all necessary features but plastic case is really bad, it's just cracked in two separate pieces so I have to use rubbers to put them back. Also have some problems with batteries - last weekend device showed full charge with batteries that were exhausted.

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6 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

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Rated by: Mejato (more about me) on 2009-04-27 02:09:22 (user reviews) Review ID:2170

Pros: Really good device that will save your life
Cons: Bad plastic casing engineering

It is an absolute fabulous device, it does what it should. Very accurate, and even the half deaf like myself can hear it when it goes off as programmed. The one downside of the Optima is that the plastic enclosure is absolutely crap. I had mine for about 9 months brand new and I really have so much respect for my equipment that i barely want to touch it if I'm not skydiving - but yet my Optima's enclosure is cracked and the insides wants to fall out. This is the same for a couple of fellow skydivers @ my local DZ and the only fix for this apparently is Super Glue!!! I will be testing a NEOXS soon. Main reason for that is that it's got a Aliminium casing at least and hopefully won't fall appart in a couple of months time.

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