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Wow, I'm lost in space, because I though Sentinels were made by SSE, and long ago were moved to the "no longer supported" category. I have to admit though that It has been a couple of decades since I've seen one, and things of which I am unaware can and often do happen.

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I was under the same impression - Sentinel MK 2000s were no longer manufactured after SSE ceased to exist. I never heard of anyone servicing them (at least here in the States).

Steve Snyder died when he crashed his F-86. His estate sold SSE to a large aerospace company who discontinued manufacture of parachute related components. Kathy Grix and Roger Allen obtained the manufacturing rights to the Altimaster and military altimeter line, and started Alti-2.

There was a military version of the Sentinel as well, the MK 2100.
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Oh goody!
Now we get to tease mjosparky about going senile!
Hee!
Hee!
Sentinels were built on the East Coast, I think in New Jersey, near the Para-Flite factory.
They quit building Sentinels when Steve Snider died.
For a while some guy in Texas was servicing Sentinels. The last time I saw Sentinels in service was 1999, but no one has asked me to repack one since then.

Meanwhile, still FXCs are built - and serviced in Southern California.

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http://www.pia.com/fxc/

The people that make them.



Wow, I'm lost in space, because I though Sentinels were made by SSE, and long ago were moved to the "no longer supported" category. I have to admit though that It has been a couple of decades since I've seen one, and things of which I am unaware can and often do happen.



Didn't you get the memo?:)
I think maybe RiggerRob is right - blew that one.:)
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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