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Thanks Renato (and also thanks to Antoine Belda)

I will not need the manual then, as the service life of the rig is 15 years, and the one which was brought to me is 19 years....

I will need to get a dealership for PEP's :)

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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I hope they would understand, they have life cycles on their planes too....



Ah, but most small aircraft have no fixed life. Inspection cycles yes, but there are plenty of antique aircraft out there. The average Cessna piston single in service is probably 30 years old. And even engines with TBO's can be overhauled.

But that doesn't change any of the actual issues that people debate about older parachutes and manufacturers' rules.

In this case the owners really got screwed, if the rig was built in about 1992 and only in 1994 did the manufacturer attempt to put a life on it. They should ask for their money back. :)

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I will need to get a dealership for PEP's :)

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Would you like to hear my rant about helping pilots select PEPs?

Or should I write an article for KITPLANES magazine.

I have worked for Butler (Beta series of back, seat and chest-type PEPs), Rigging Innovations (Aviator) and Para-Phernalia (Softie) and when I got snowed-in last weekend, I sewed together a lap-type container.
Rob Warner
FAA Master Rigger

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Would you like to hear my rant about helping pilots select PEPs?I have worked for Butler (Beta series of back, seat and chest-type PEPs), Rigging Innovations (Aviator) and Para-Phernalia (Softie) and when I got snowed-in last weekend, I sewed together a lap-type container.
Rob Warner
FAA Master Rigger

OH ye I do want to hear that.

One of them would like a chair style PEP
scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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