by Rutherford, Hannah | Feb 23, 2023 | Safety Notices
OXYGEN 2 AND OXYGEN 2+: SAFETY NOTICE Concerning all Oxygen 2 and Oxygen 2+ harnesses. It has been reported that during a static deployment there were difficulties removing the handle from the Velcro attachment, making it impossible to deploy the reserve successfully....
by Rutherford, Hannah | Feb 23, 2023 | Safety Notices
Neoprene Speed Wing Brake Handles IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE Concerning all Neoprene Speed wing brake handles. A structural failure of a Neoprene Speed wing brake handle has been reported. After further investigation we have found that it is possible for the overall...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Feb 8, 2023 | Paragliding, Safety Notices
Date 03.02.2023 Subject Paraglider emergency parachute Due to insufficient strength of the connection handle-inner container, the company Skywalk has issued a safety notice for the product DROP front container. During the internal quality control it was noticed that...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Dec 14, 2022 | Paragliding, Safety Notices
Date 02.12.2022 Subject Paraglider harnesses Karpofly Xalps 3 and 4 Sample test number: PH 045.2013 (Number was assigned by the test center www.para.test.com for the model Xalps 3) On a Karpofly Xalps 4 harness (unit test 2018), the seam on the seat surface with which...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 30, 2022 | Paragliding, Safety Notices
All owners of CHILI 3 are requested to control the breaking strength additional to the LTC 80, also the LTC65 and LTC 45 before the next flight. The check centers know about the details. Limit for breaking strength: LTC 80 = 48kg LTC 65 = 34kg LTC 45 = 23kg For the...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 22, 2022 | Paragliding, Safety Notices
This is a reminder to regularly check your gear and keep an eye on safety notices published by the manufacturer. SUBJECT : WALIBI LITE harnesses manufactured before 2019 PROBLEM DESCRIPTION : A Supair Walibi Lite harness produced in 2017 showed an inability to extract...
