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Update09.june 2009 Jérôme Bunker, Basik Air Concept : All Advance and Seven H/C including Tandem Advance Pilot Chute Part EXS-P and EXS-N Thank you very much Wim

Hello all out there , Is there someone who has updates to my: Minimum Standards Reserve Pilot Chute Spring Force List? See: http://members.a1.net/wimdevos

Search at : http://www.parachutemanuals.com Have a nice day Wim

Maybe? An airbag as reserve pilot ? (connected with an AAD to activate) Who knows?

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It is now 33 days ago that Parachutes de France released: Safety Bulletin BSC_06_002 Date: 21/04/06 : demanded to adjust the activation high of the safety system to a minimum of 325m. and 26 days ago that EASA released: AD No : 2006-0105-E Date: 28. April 2006 : The proposed solution of Parachutes de France Safety Bulletin BSC_06_002, dated 21.04.2006 is not accepted by EASA to provide an equivalent level of safety. As a consequence the unit may not act as a safety device. THE USE OF ALL THE Techno 240-B PERSONAL PARACHUTES IS PROHIBITED Is there some one who heard some news ?

Hallo Giudo, I am not a certified vigil rigger. I do not know if there are certified vigil riggers. I am not certified to replace the small plastic loop protection heads. So will not do that without permission and clear instructions. It was just an suggestion how Vigil could help the owners in the field. I send the suggestion to them to but they did not answer. Have a nice day Wim

I am wondering that Vigil does not come with a simple jumper friendly solution: Free repair of damaged cutters by a vigil certified rigger I checked a cutter made 12/2003 and it was simple to replace the small plastic loop protection heads. It cost me 5 seconds to remove them. (and insert again cost me the same time) If the construction of the cutters after 2003 is still identical it may possibly an “in the field job” Wim

Hallo No.Fear The cutter of the Cypres is different. I does not need small plastic loop protection heads to prevent damaging the reserve loop. Blue skies Wim

Explaining (IP)Ratings Just fore all who do not know what that is Example: Protection level offered by an IP 67 rated protected product 6 = Totally protected from dust 7 = Protected from the effects of immersion between 15cm and 1m Protection against solid objects First Number 0 No protection 1 Protected from solid foreign objects of 50 mm and greater (e.g., accidental touch by hands) 2 Protected from solid objects of 12 mm and greater (e.g., fingers) 3 Protected from solid objects more than 2.5 mm (e.g., tools and small wires) 4 Protected from solid objects more than 1 mm (e.g., small wires) 5 Protected from dust; limited entrance (no harmful deposit) 6 Totally protected from dust Protection against liquids Second Number 0 No protection 1 Protected from vertically-falling drops of water (e.g., condensation) 2 Protected from direct sprays of water up to 15° from vertical 3 Protected from direct sprays of water up to 60° from vertical 4 Protected from water sprayed from all directions; limited entrance allowed 5 Protected from low pressure jets of water from all directions; limited entrance allowed 6 Protected from strong jets of water (e.g., for use on ship decks); limited entrance allowed 7 Protected from the effects of immersion between 15cm and 1m 8 Protected from extended periods of immersion under pressure IP Numbers with Hermetically Sealed (HS) or Environmentally Protected (EP) Ratings Rating Protection EP Dust proof, not protected from moisture or water IP65 Dust proof, protected from splashes and low-pressure jets IP66 Dust proof, protected from strong water jets IP67 Dust proof, protected from temporary immersion in water 1 meter deep for 30 minutes IP68 Dust proof, protected from continuous immersion in water under more severe conditions than IP67 IP66/68 Dust proof, protected from strong water jets and/or constant immersion

Ask your rigger to check if the pilot belongs to your gear, If yes check the pilot chute pressure see my list in the attachment Someone more data?

Hi MooChooser Yes I am serious, The best videos from malfunctions an blown up canopies are taken from close distance…………………. Let me try to explain my thoughts with a simple picture: see attachment Have a nice day Wim

Austria: All Tandems and Students must have a AAD All other licence jumpers have a free choice if they put one in there rig ore not 2004: 100% of students, 99.7%of intermediates, 98.3% of experts have a AAD At least at one club is a AAD mandatory to all jumpers

I think about the possibility that tandems have more malfunctions because the video mans burble disturbs the opening of the tandem. Are there more malfunctions with cameraman than without? What do you think?

MarS Inc. Okruzni II. cp. 239 569 43 Jevicko Czech Republic ICO 48152366 DIC CZ48152366 http://www.marsjev.cz/ manufactures the emergency parachute ATL-88 with plastic ripcord

As far I do not have a report from AAD , the Vigil manufacturer , and as far I know nobody checked the fired Vigils in an I.R. Box: http://www.vigil.aero/pdf/VIGIL%20-%20Manual%20Download%20box%20US%20Version.pdf I only have the manual to make my own conclusions: USPA , your statement : disarmed the Vigil wasn't I don't think so. As I wrote before, the Vigil manual say: During take off the Vigil will go to an active status (64 calculations per sec.) above 150 feet or under -150 feet (+ 46 m or - 46 m) in a time of max. 32 sec. This means that the Vigil disarms earlier than the Cypres (Vigil at 46m, the Cypres1 and 2 at 40m) when you are descending towards ground level. So they can not have fired above the "ground", because they disarm earlier. They must have fired somewhere below zero, below - 46m.... .

Vigil Manual 2.0.7 page 19: The Vigil is now ready for use and is in a stand-by status (recalibrating itself every 32 sec). During take off the Vigil will go to an active status (64 calculations per sec.) above 150 feet or under -150 feet (+ 46 m or – 46 m) in a time of max. 32 sec. At or under ground level pressure the Cypres identify a bigger pressure problem and shut off, the Vigil go to active status and fires?

Maybe the pilot did some pressurized tests ? Vigil Manual 2.0.7: If you enter a plane with a pressurized cabin, please notify the pilot that he is not allowed to do any pressurized tests below the Vigil activation height or below 2460Ft (750 meters) with a pressurized variation higher than 45mph (20m/sec) (Student), to avoid any misfire.

At what altitude the cabin got pressured at that jump (after the start)?

Sounds good: Have only riggers to be able to post in the rigging forum with everyone having read privilege. I liked in the old rigger forum the e-mail notice when some one posted a new message/warning/safety bulletin. Thank you Mark , about the compliment about my home-made fabric permeability tester story. I rebuild it last years. See the new manual: http://members.a1.net/wimdevos/Permeablastermanual.pdf Who did not see the old one, here is the old manual: http://members.a1.net/wimdevos/Betriebshandbuch.pdf Willem (Wim) de Vos

If you start jumping Take a Tandem Vector: Tandem Vector Conversion for Solo Student >>The following information describes how to transform a Vector Tandem System into an AFF/Solo student system. This modification may be useful to you if have a student, enrolled in an AFF Course of instruction, that exceeds the 250 + lb. weight limit. Basically, the drogue is removed and replaced with a spring-loaded pilot chute and bridle. By doing this, the emergency procedures once again replicate that of a standard student system. Here's all you have to do to accomplish the modification: >Tandem Vector Conversion for Solo Student Use >1) Detach the entire drogue assembly from the top of the canopy. The PD-360, PD-421, EZ-384, EZ-425, and Pioneer Hi-Lifter canopies have all been used as main canopies for solo students weighing anywhere from 250 - 350 pounds. These canopies are all rated up to 500 lbs. >2) In place of the drogue, attach a regular 8 foot bridle and a Vector II spring-loaded pilot chute. Most standard hand-deploy bridles work just fine if that's all you have on hand. >3) Now you need to attach a ripcord channel to guide the main ripcord. You can make this from a variety of materials. Either metalflex housings or soft channels can be temporally or permanently attached. A soft channel (Type IV - 1" square weave) can easily be attached using a single-needle machine, sewing it across the bottom of the right main side flap. Affixing a hard metalflex housing by hand-tacking both ends and several locations along its length is easy to accomplish. >4) We also require you to use our standard, orange tubular handle with the black Lolon cable ripcord for closing the container. (Never use a yellow cable drogue release handle for closing a main container. The yellow cable is too soft and pliable and may be pulled into the grommet causing a difficult or impossible pull if too much loop tension is present.) >5) Position the main ripcord in a place compatible with your other student gear or what's best for this "giant of a student!" >6) Keep in mind, both emergency handles are mounted outboard of the main lift web, so train your student accordingly. The double sandwich of Velcro makes it extremely difficult to pull handles when done incorrectly. We recommend neutralizing some of the Velcro by installing strips (of Velcro) intermittently along the length to weaken its overall hold. Test it yourself versus a standard cutaway pull on a sport rig and try to match it. The strength of your student is the final test. >7) Make sure the student can easily pull the handles before you commence with the jump. Don't forget to peel up, and then pull down to activate these handles. >8) Follow the general rigging rule of making sure your work is FUNCTIONAL, COMPATIBLE, AND STRUCTURAL. >9) Having done the above, and the work approved by a certified rigger, the Relative Workshop would approve such an assembly to be used as a solo-student training system. >Important >The drogue should never be used for solo-student training due to the complex emergency procedures related to drogue use. >You should know that for years, Relative Workshop has built custom rigs for the "big guys" by utilizing technology originally developed for the military. So when your student graduates off student status, he will have a source for his own gear. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call or write Relative Workshop

Now Airtec responded and have token action. They warned the jumpers , dealers and the FAI. (The FAI published FAI Bulletin Technical & Safety Bulletin No. 3/2005 W.N.3) I put it on my Home page : http://members.a1.net/wimdevos/Safety%20Bulletin%203%2019%20November%202005.htm Is it not time to warn the jumpers that such a accident can happen with a Vigil to? Does some one got a warning or information from AAD? Or does a Vigil not activate in the same kind of situation?

Spray a very thin layer silicone spray on the setting tools ! (not more than you need to clean/ lubricate release cables)