by Rutherford, Hannah | May 12, 2022 | News, Paragliding, Safety Notices
Sky have issued a safety notice for the Twin tandem paraglider harness: it is possible that the Velcro on the foam protector could damage the reserve or its container. The notice, dated 28 April 2022, says that the harness’s foam protector could move if it has been...
by Rutherford, Hannah | May 3, 2022 | Safety Notices
Harness Snug manufactured February 2017 This safety notice applies to SNUG harnesses manufactured in February 2017, which use plastic wire to retain the rescue. Harnesses which use stainless steel pins to retain the rescue are unaffected. During recent parachute...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Mar 28, 2022 | Safety Notices
Paraglider harness X-Rated 7 EAPR-GZ-0541/16 Dear customer, Unfortunately we have recorded a case of low-load breakage on one of our X-Rated7 rescue handles. Test results on harnesses sold in 2016-2017-2018 show that the aging factor of the materials is not the cause,...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Feb 21, 2022 | Safety Notices
Neo have issued a Safety Recall notice for String 3.0 harnesses manufactured in 2021. Neo said pilots should not fly the harness again, and should follow the instructions in their notice below: “Following a flight incident, we have discovered a structural weakness in...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Dec 10, 2021 | Safety Notices
Paraglider harness Supair Strike 2 Several pilots had reported to the DHV problems with the rescue release from the front container of the Supair Strike 2. A check revealed that when the deployment handle is pulled from the side, the inner container becomes jammed....
by Rutherford, Hannah | Nov 15, 2021 | Safety Notices
Check your reserve handle-container connection Due to a problem that has recently come into focus that the reserve handle, especially of harnesses with integrated rescue compartment, can get caught in the lines after deployment and block the opening of the rescue...
