Absolutely no arguement with the MANY posters that believe the Cypres is #1, HOWEVER, they ARE quite misinformed about the most used and most saves for AAD's. SSE developed the first WIDESPREAD USE AAD in the late 60's and early 70's. I started teaching 1st jump students in 71, and EVERY student reserve had a Sentinel MK2000 installed. Our dropzone, which put thousands of 1st jumpers out every year, had MANY saves with the Sentinel, and NEVER a misfire - ever. Most larger DZs, like ours, had Sentinels on every single student reserve. So for all you Cypres lovers that think the Cypres was the 1st, BEST, OR HAS HAD THE MOST SAVES, I beg to differ. I personally believe it will be a long time before any AAD can surpass the records of the Sentinels.
