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Any answer yet?

Sounds more and more it was not accidently.

True. But this brings us back to the question How did this AAD end up in TANDEM?

True I just mean someone should have noticed. (I did not mean or want to point any fingers)

So this means that Solly and his packer did not check this parachute for 14 jumps and did not notice the word TANDEM on the display?

My point is that not all Cypres fires are 2 canopies out. 4 of the 5 vigil saves in the whole world are. Maybe coincidence, maybe not garik

5 Vigil "saves" 4 had 2 canopies out. Garik

Hi Kim, It really bothers me that all info concerning testing has disappeared from the new Vigil website. With the history and some problems (some very serious) I would like to know what tests have been carried out on the new designs (vigil 2). Can you inform me about that? Thank you, Garik

Yeah, like no FAQs anymore or testresults. What's was wrong with those? Garik

This does not correspond with your new slogan that is suddenly put on the Vigil site: GUARDIAN ANGELS NEED NO SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE Was: GUARDIAN ANGELS NEED NO MAINTENANCE This looks like a careful approach towards imposing a mandatory maintenance check in the near future. Garik

Last week Friday I saw on the new Vigil website under downloads some videos of dummy droptests. Now these are replaced by a skydive of Deland Majik. Has anyone any idea why? Garik

Why this sudden question? Anything happened? Garik

The units do not only erroring out in Holland but at many DZ's around sea level. The units were sold as water resistant (Swooping? NO PROBLEM) It turned out to be a problem and Vigil changed this by just changing the handbook. They are having version D!!! In less than one year (The A version was replaced by the B version (the recall of April). Meanwhile there has been a C version (what was wrong with the B? (which by the way most skydivers still have) If you want to be able to jump everywhere you had to send back your Vigil already twice this year. (No maintanance??) Look at the problems since april (just check this forum and under them are Vigil users) Put this with the concerns of most technicians here about aging etc and I conclude that Femke has a point

Vigil had this year one recall and recommends the Vigil Owners to send their Vigil back for reprogramming. (Next to a ban in Germany, Austria and Sweden, a changed manual with restrictions and so on and so on.) Shipping and repack is at your own expense. Even Bill Booth does not guarantee they will not impose a service: However, I wouldn't be surprised, with the passage of time, that something might come up that would require that you return your unit for service. Hell, it already has. (Nov 7, 2004, 6:48 PM) Are you sure the Vigil will be cheaper if time goes by??? Garik

I agree and there are many things that should not go unnoticed like the reprogramming of the Vigil (on which grounds they have permission to be used in Germany again). I checked by riggers and Vigil users. They are not aware (i.e. informed by Vigil) about this! Mandatory or not it sounds to me like a recall (at least as you want your Vigil to switch on at sea level and without adjusting it with 50 meters (160 feet)... Garik PS shipping and repack is for your own expense...