AREA 47

02/06/2026

Ooooh, spicy! Come get measured for a new helmet guys and you can start jumping one of them bad boys in about two months

02/06/2026

Ahaaa, not today Satan! Not today! Trying to catch me off guard?! Try harder 😁
Can you guys spot it?

01/06/2026

Over the last few days I've received a lot of requests for modifying Icon h/c systems to the latest TB220526. My position is that until Aerodyne makes that technical description into a proper Service Bulletin with the word MANDATORY in it, I won't be doing it, nor I will pack rigs that have it done.
That will probably disappoint or even upset some of you, but until the manufacturer admits there was a problem and the mandatory modification is what would solve it, I refuse to make crash test dummies out of my customers!!!

29/05/2026

Small deviations from the manual can have unintended consequences! Read your manuals, understand them and don't be afraid to ask questions! Stay safe friends 🤟🏻

25/05/2026

Usually I keep the name of the manufacturer out of the discussion, but given that this is the second rig that comes with grommets looking like this and they haven't responded to my emails, I have no problems telling you it's a Mirage. If you've bought a rig from them in the last year or so, check your grommets as they could be bad enough to need replacement. Stay safe folks 🤟🏻

22/05/2026

Here's something that's been said so many times and yet the memo didn't reach enough people. Good we have visual reminders!

Stay safe folks and check them closing loops!

18/05/2026

Not sure when that "thing" will be ready if ever, but this is going to be the first page of the manual....
We'll probably need investors too! Who wants to chip in?

04/05/2026

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best one! Also, keeping a straight face in certain situations is far more difficult than rigging 😂
But seriously folks, I'll go on another vacation if that will help the industry!

22/04/2026

You never know what's around the corner waiting to bite you..... Good catch Fin16 Skydiving Services, LLC

This container was in the loft for a reserve repack. I pulled the cutaway handle and noticed it was a bit tougher of a pull than normal. The cable was pretty dirty, so I chalked it up to that.

When I put the cable back into its housing, I met some resistance with the long cable. I moved the co tainer around to reposition the arms straps, thinking it was getting stuck around the bend when I found this small bit of yellow poking out where it shouldn't have been.

The long, hard-housing was sheared directly in half just below the ring cover, which caused the cutaway cable to get stuck on the back side of the ring cover.

Thankfullywe have right down the road 🍀😎 to help with the repair.

17/04/2026

It seems that setting grommets is where the manufacturers are struggling the most. And also the QC of course. Setting it wrong is one thing, letting it out of the door is another!