Derek's Gear Tips - 2003-08-25 by Derek Vanboeschoten

Derek Vanboeschoten is a Senior Rigger, Tandem Master and AFF instructor with more than 3300 jumps. Derek also moderates the Gear & Rigging forum on Dropzone.com where he first posted this list...
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Preyor Pins Dropzone.com Closing Pin Necklace - 2003-08-18 by admin

Russell Jackson from Preyor Pins recently launched a new closing pin necklace design especially for the Dropzone.com community. This small new company makes a beautiful line of quality skydiving...
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Gear Regulations for Parachutists Visiting the US - 2003-07-21 by Tom Buchanan

Federal Aviation Regulations covering skydiving operations within the United States were updated two years ago. One of the key changes allows the use of otherwise unapproved equipment by foreign...
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MANDATORY Ripcord / Pin Test - 2003-07-21 by admin

Capewell Components LLC has received (3) reports from (3) customers of (4) ripcord pins that broke. All (4) pins were reported to have broken under very low force. All (4) pins are reported to have...
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Mirage Systems - Soft Reserve Ripcord Recall - 2003-05-04 by Bill Hallett

Mirage Systems has received 2 reports of reserve ripcord pins breaking under apparently normal wear. Although the company and the subcotractor who manufactured the ripcord assemblies have not been...
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Atair Aerospace wins COMET Award - 2003-04-24 by Mark Montalvo

Long Island, NY - April 24, 2003 - Atair Aerospace was one of five manufacturers honored by New York State’s Empire State Development and the Long Island Forum for Technology during their COMET expo...
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Jump! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy - 2003-02-16 by Tom Buchanan

I've been jumping for more than 20 years, but I still remember my very first skydive, and I'll bet you do too. Likewise, I remember the anxiety of trying to find a drop zone, and I remember my...
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Action Products: Skydiving Toys - 2002-09-29 by Nick Miller

My name is Nick Miller, and I'm 11 years old. I am on special assignment for Dropzone.com, reviewing a new line of skydiving toys by Action Products. The toys are for ages 5 and up and consist of ...
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Icarus Release New Products for 2002 - 2002-04-21 by Simon Mundell

Icarus Canopies are releasing 3 new products for the summer season. These designs incorporate new plan form shaping techniques that Icarus designers have been working on for the past 18 months. 7...
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Safer Ringsight Mounting by Brent Finley - 2002-03-03 by Brent Finley

These quality swivel clamps were machined precisely to hold a ring sight in place. Most machine shop clamps are made to hold gauges, etc. and can't take the high torque that your sight goes through...
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Film Closer, Get better footage, Be safer - 2002-02-14 by Max Cohn

The 'Diamond .3' wide-angle video camera lens is now available. The lenses are handmade in Japan. The Diamond .3 wide-angle lens gives a video camera a 110-degree field of view with very little...
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Sky Systems and Parasport Introduces New Gear - 2001-04-08 by admin

Two gear major skydiving manufacturers recently launched new products - Sky Systems and Parasport Italia. Sky Systems launched the Hurricane. This new freefly helmet together with the NVERTIGO will ...
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Sun Path Releases the Javelin Odyssey - 2001-02-11 by admin

After more than a year of testing, the engineers at Sun Path Products Inc, are proud to release the Javelin "Odyssey" harness/container system. In keeping with the tried, tested, and proven...
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CYPRES acknowledged to be non-dangerous by US DOT - 2000-08-24 by admin

According to international transport regulations, CYPRES is a NON-DANGEROUS good. This was investigated and determined by the National Authorities in Germany, Australia and Great Britain some time...
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