Supair have published an important Strike Safety Notice about the Strike ultralight pod harnesses bearing the "A1" index and produced before May 2017. Strike owners should read this and take action immediately.
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Safety Notices
Safety notice: Ozone OZIUM reserve handle
This Safety Notice affects all original Ozium Harnesses (not the new Ozium 2). Ozone have received a report of a case of failure during a simulated deployment. The pins on the reserve deployment handles of all original Ozium harnesses may have been damaged during production. Action required: Mandatory Replacement of Reserve Handle
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Safety Notice: Advance EASINESS and EASINESS 2
The connection between the V-lines and the reserve on all EASINESS and EASINESS 2 reversible harnesses must be changed at the next opportunity. A replacement connection line can be obtained from ADVANCE free of charge from Advance. A routine spot check has revealed that the connection may not be strong enough. Other harnesses conform to their specifications and are not affected.
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Safety Notice: Skywalk Mescal 5
A pilot reported that the seam of the webbed strap that connects the brake pulley to the riser tore during ground handling his Skywalk Mescal5. The seam may not be strong enough if it was sewn with too few stitches. This can reduce the breaking load to approx. 35 kg. This is adequate for flying, but may not be enough for ground handling in strong conditions and large deflection angles.
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Safety Notice: Charly Finsterwalder Quick-Out assembly
The faulty assembly of a Quick-Out carabiner led to its accidental opening. The pilot had dismounted both of the Quick-Out's release buttons and later re-installed them in swapped positions. Swapping the release buttons is dangerous! In the instruction manual, the manufacturer points out that the release button located on the opposite side of the installation slot must not be dismounted when attaching the carabiner to the harness.
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SAFETY NOTICE: Ozone Forza Harness
Concerning the first production Forza harnesses manufactured in 2015 with the serial numbers: Forza-(size)-Q-31A-(???) to Forza-(size)-Q-49E-(???). There have been several cases of a reserve loop failure on the Forza harness. In all cases, one of the loops holding the reserve pin failed completely. There have also been some reported failures of loops that had previously passed the safety notice checks at 15kgs.
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Safety Notice: Gin GENIE LITE 2
Earlier production batches of the Genie Lite 2 have been noted to have issues with the rescue handle. The rescue handle loop is too short for some models of rescue parachutes. This may cause the plastic wire pins to get stuck during deployment.
To rectify this, Gin have produced a loop extender (13cm). All current GIN stock has the loop extender included with the harness. Previously shipped harnesses did not come with this loop. If you require the loop extender, please contact your GIN distributor.
In addition, please ensure that your rescue has been installed according to the instructions in the Genie Lite 2 product manual. If in any doubt, please seek professional advice.
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Sup’Air Safety Notice 21-06-2016
Sup'Air: "Unexpected releases/openings of the aluminium self-locking chest strap buckle in flight were noticed on some SUP'AIR harnesses."
Download the safety notice for more info.
Download the safety notice (PDF)
Download information notice "T" upgrade for the "safe-T self-locking buckle (PDF)
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SAFETY NOTICE: Harness buckles
The DHV issued a safety notice for paraglider harnesses equipped with Finsterwalder CLICK-LOCK and T-LOCK buckles in the chest strap. Finsterwalder has reduced the service life to only four years!
The following harness manufacturers have used the mentioned buckles in one or more of their models: Advance, AVA Sport, APCO, Finsterwalder & Charly, Independence, KARPO FLY, SKY Paragliders, SkyTrekking, SOL, Woody Valley. The buckles are also used by several other manufacturers.
Read the ADVANCE Safety Notice and their useful Quick Fix For Harnesses With Click-Lock Buckles. See also the WOODY VALLEY Safety Notice.
Whichever your harness brand, it's worth doing regular checks.
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Safety Notice: Gin Combi Container
A few handles have been found to have insufficient stitching which could result in the handle tearing during use, so Gin Gliders are recalling the entire production batch to ensure that the safety of pilots is guaranteed. If you bought one from us after June 2014, contact us for a replacement rescue handle (free of charge).
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More info on the Gin Combi Container >
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