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Hi Terry, all I said in bolt is IMO but I put it in bold to make it clear & catch the readers eye - no the SB does not say that but at next repack or till 31 Dec. 2010 which I disagree. Cutters were replaced for a reason - even done for being on the SAFE side only it is a good reason. For being on the SAFE side for me is STOP using the cutters in question. I do not have to deal with that here in Israel - we do not have these units here. If I would have to deal with it I would stop the units & give the owner/s a different AAD from what I have to keep them airborne - in Israel AAD is mandatory for skydiving. Terry, you do not need the FAA or the law to do logic steps which might eliminate the next issue & it is good for any subject with question marks in the rigging & skydiving areas. Yes, I know it is different in the USA or at other places & I also know that others will agree with me as well. See you at PIA 2011 Be Safe !!!

Hi Looking into the details it looks like the effected cutter might have cutting issues which the new cutter will solve – it might be the reason for the Poland fatality or not but based on the polish report & if there is any kind of question marks the unit must be replaced & this is the way AVIACOM decided to go = NEW CUTTERS. I do not understand the AVIACOM statement of "Must be replaced at next reserve repack or no later than 31 Dec. 2010" If there is any chance that there is a cutter cutting issue the Mandatory SB must be done before NEXT JUMP!!! Carry on with that type / model of cutter might put the users in RISK – if AVIACOM make the decision to replace the cutter with a better one it must be done before next jump. Any comments please. Be Safe !!!