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...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Oct 25, 2021 | Safety Notices
Paraglider harness Kortel Kanibal Race 2 XXX Harness manufacturer Kortel has published a safety notice for its Kanibal Race 2 harness. In conjunction with certain rescue inner containers, the deployment distance of the rescue parachute may be too long. The background...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Oct 6, 2021 | Safety Notices
Paraglider Skywalk Poison X-Alps S EAPR-GS-0511/16, Skywalk Poison X-Alps M EAPR-GS-0512/16, Skywalk Poison X-Alps XS EAPR-GS-0519/16 On a heavily used POISON X-ALPS glider, manufactured in May 2016, a tear in the stitching of a line on the riser occurred during a...
by Rutherford, Hannah | Aug 19, 2021 | Safety Notices
Tow release Easy Quick DHV 06-0043-15, Easy Quick T DHV 06-0044-17, Easy Quick T2 DHV 06-0046-21 Possible blocking of the release by steel ring on the leader rope It has been reported that a steel ring of the leader rope slipped over the tensioning sleeve (release...
