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Sabre with a Stilletto Warning label

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Hello,

I have recently ran into a canopy (sabre) that has a stilletto warning label. (Meaning the warning label says it is a Stilletto).
I have contacted PD and left a message. I gave them the canopy's serial nummber and I await a reply.

Has anyone heard of this before? A manufactures defect?

Thank you.
C.

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PD Sabre 120 DOM 4/97 has a stiletto serial number, ST120-R00017. (Don't know where the "R" came from -- must be a typo in my records!) PISA Tempo 170 160080 DOM 5/96 has a data panel that misidentifies it as a 150. Stuff happens; there is noise in even the best qc system.

Mark

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If you want to know for sure, hang the canopy up and then take a look at it. If it's a Sabre, it'll be square.

If it's a Stiletto, you'll be able to see the taper.;)
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No kidding :D:D

Where? I have one of my own, and a customers sport and tandem rig here for a repack.

Edit: The customer rigs were built in La Selva Beach, not Aptos or Marina, so the labels don't have that typo. Where were the Eclipses made that have that error?
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Thats interesting.

One technique people use to make identify an unairworthy canopy is to remove the warning label at the end of its lifespan. I wonder if this has happened to this one, and somebody has tried to sew on a replacement label so they could sell it.

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Hello,

I have recently ran into a canopy (sabre) that has a stilletto warning label. (Meaning the warning label says it is a Stilletto).
I have contacted PD and left a message. I gave them the canopy's serial nummber and I await a reply.

Has anyone heard of this before? A manufactures defect?

Thank you.
C.


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Look closely, around the label to see if, there might be 'old' stitch holes. This could tell you if, the original label was removed and this label sewn-on. Labels on the end-cells should immediately, tell you what the parachute is... unless, they've been removed. I'd wait until you hear back from PD. Let us know the out-come.


Chuck

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