mk 2000

[kuhns 0]

Does anyone know if the mk 2000 can still get certified and who does that? We had an address and phone # a few years ago but misplaced it do to nonuse. thanks blue skies rick

[377 20]

I heard that the guy at PARATRONICS in TX who serviced them post SSE died a couple of years ago. I think the Sentinel AADs are orphans now. I dont know where you would get new cartridges for the pin puller or loop cutter (if they ever made a loop cutter?).

2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

[SEREJumper 1]

Rick,

Do you live in Bremerton, WA?

Kurt

We're not fucking flying airplanes are we, no we're flying a glorified kite with no power and it should be flown like one! - Stratostar

[slotperfect 7]

The Sentinel was a pin puller only - no loop cutter.

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John

[slotperfect 7]

I would suggest caling Roger Allen at ALti-2 and see if he can point you in the right direction. If there is anyone still servicing them with a stockpile of parts he might know.

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John

[377 20]

Wish it was still supported. Just a shame that there aren't cheap alternatives to the $1000 class of AADs. I cringe to think of a newbie with no money going in because he couldnt afford an AAD. Sentinel Mk 2000s were not smart AADs and could be fooled by todays flight regimes, but they'd be OK for belly flying students who don't do hook turns. When I started jumping I couldn't even afford an altimeter ("one thousand, two thousand") or even high jumps back when you paid by altitude. I was lucky and lived long enough to see better times.

2018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968.

[slotperfect 7]

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Sentinel Mk 2000s were not smart AADs and could be fooled by todays flight regimes, but they'd be OK for belly flying students who don't do hook turns.

I had three reserve rides due to the military version of the Sentinel (MK2100) fired high requiring a canopy transfer. I am not a Sentinel fan.

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John

[dumstuntzz 0]

the military version had a microchip in it so ,it actually was a "smart' aad.there were many problems w/the chips right from the beginning,.