aliencico 0 #26 February 27, 2011 Dear Sir, KAP-3 is still produced in Poland. They produce the improved KAP-3P1 (ASP-5) Manufacturer: WSK "PZL-WARSZAWA II" S.A. www.pzl.com.pl Exporter: BUMAR Sp. Z o.o www.bumar.com Hoping to have aided, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_bish 0 #27 February 27, 2011 many thanks for your reply /Paul Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewhilton 1 #28 January 17, 2012 I acquired a 1967 KAP-3 last week, so have added some pictures to my Flickr Collection Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MichiganBadboy 1 #29 February 6, 2012 I knew someone who used a KAP-3 for every jump. She had a bad shoulder that would blow out of socket at times. Several times it pulled for her. Her name? Ellen Jefferies, Jack's mother. I used to jump with her and then husband John (Jack) in Michigan. All of the beginners had Sentinel AAD's. Saw a few of those go off also. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ziyas 0 #30 February 5, 2018 Hello Juan Fraile-Nuez, I am looking for automatic parachute opening device w/ barometric sensing; KAP-3, FF2, HITEK etc. It is possible to supply them? Thanks in advance Zya SKY Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
377 20 #31 March 31, 2018 I have a KAP 3 for my skydiving history collection. Built like a TANK. Makes the SSE stuff look very fragile in comparison. 3772018 marks half a century as a skydiver. Trained by the late Perry Stevens D-51 in 1968. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1918a2 1 #32 March 10 (edited) What was the one with the blast handle that fired an explosive charge (blast handle..) against a piston that was welded to the two pins that opened the reserve? It was attached to an aircraft altimeter that was held in a sheet metal frame on the reserve. Once armed, it fired when the leads from the handle/charge closed at the altimeter. I had one of these go off at 2500 just as my main deployed at Trinity DZ (Charlie Spillman?) in NC near Charlotte. He was pissed that he had to pull me out of an oak that was about 100 AGL. I was pissed that he made me wear the damned blast handled reserve. Guess I showed him, huh?! I had 98 jumps and knew everything.... AH HA! I think I had the Sentinel Mk 1, or was that the smaller one that came out in the early '70's? Anyway, I just bought a KAP - 3 as I want to jump my 1969 CAMO HALO Mk1 PC (okay so I didn't turn it in...they did give it to me) just once more before it goes to the SF Museum at FT Bragg NC. Thanks folks~! FJ Hale D2909 Edited March 10 by 1918a2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
1918a2 1 #33 March 10 On 2/27/2011 at 7:10 AM, aliencico said: Dear Sir, KAP-3 is still produced in Poland. They produce the improved KAP-3P1 (ASP-5) Manufacturer: WSK "PZL-WARSZAWA II" S.A. www.pzl.com.pl Exporter: BUMAR Sp. Z o.o www.bumar.com Hoping to have aided, Juan Fraile-Nuez Military Parachute Rigger (ret.) Spain, Europe Thanks very much for your post. I have a KAP 3 that I want to use for my old PC - one last jump - but can't find a manual for it. I know how to extend it but dont have teh correct safety pin - if you have a translation into English for the unit I would appreciate it. Thank you\ Francis D-2909 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,048 #34 March 10 9 hours ago, 1918a2 said: What was the one with the blast handle that fired an explosive charge (blast handle..) against a piston that was welded to the two pins that opened the reserve? It was attached to an aircraft altimeter that was held in a sheet metal frame on the reserve. Once armed, it fired when the leads from the handle/charge closed at the altimeter. I had one of these go off at 2500 just as my main deployed at Trinity DZ (Charlie Spillman?) in NC near Charlotte. He was pissed that he had to pull me out of an oak that was about 100 AGL. I was pissed that he made me wear the damned blast handled reserve. Guess I showed him, huh?! I had 98 jumps and knew everything.... AH HA! I think I had the Sentinel Mk 1, or was that the smaller one that came out in the early '70's? Anyway, I just bought a KAP - 3 as I want to jump my 1969 CAMO HALO Mk1 PC (okay so I didn't turn it in...they did give it to me) just once more before it goes to the SF Museum at FT Bragg NC. Thanks folks~! FJ Hale D2909 Hi D2909, Re: or was that the smaller one that came out in the early '70's? If you are referring to the 'smaller one' that was meant to fit into the stopwatch hole on the instrument panels back then, that came on the market in 1965, as I recall. I bought one not long after they came on the market. Jerry Baumchen D-1543 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
