atest DHV safety notes for paragliders, hanggliders, parachutes and harnesses

• Safety note: Paraglider rescue device TAPA X-ALPS (all sizes)

  Skywalk has issued a safety notice for the TAPA X-ALPS paraglider rescue system (all sizes). The inner containers are affected. In one case, a deployment blockage occurred during indoor rescue training. The excess length of one of the 4 container leaves had been pulled into the elastic line loop...

• Safety note: Paraglider PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 20 DHV GS-01-2617-21, PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 21 DHV GS-01-2618-21, PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 22 DHV GS-01-2619-21, PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 24 DHV GS-01-2620-21, PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 17 DHV GS-01-2630-21, PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 19 DHV GS-01-2631-21, PHI MAESTRO 2 19 DHV GS-01-2701-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 21 DHV GS-01-2702-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 22 DHV GS-01-2703-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 23 DHV GS-01-2704-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 25 DHV GS-01-2705-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 17 light DHV GS-01-2735-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 18 light DHV GS-01-2736-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 19 light DHV GS-01-2737-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 22 light DHV GS-01-2738-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 23 light DHV GS-01-2739-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 25 light DHV GS-01-2740-22, PHI MAESTRO 2 21 light DHV GS-01-2741-22

  PHI Paragliders has issued a safety notice concerning PHI paragliders with the R07 risers. On these risers, the B-plane is suspended from the riser with an 800 daN Technora line. On a PHI ALLEGRO X-Alps 20, year of manufacture 3/2021, the B-line suspension on the riser broke during flight. The pi...

• Safety note: Air Design paragliders / Eazy 2, Eazy 2 Superlight, SuSi 3, Vita 2, Vita 2 Superlight, Rise 3 and Volt 3

  The manufacturer Air Design has issued a safety notice for paragliders produced in 2018. The models affected are the Eazy 2, Eazy 2 Superlight, SuSi 3, Vita 2, Vita 2 Superlight, Rise 3 and Volt 3 with production year 2018 and serial numbers from P183912A to P184417A. One paraglider had a brok...

• Warning: Paraglider emergency parachute Second Chance 94 DHV GS-02-0002-88, Second Chance 86 DHV GS-02-0003-88, Second Chance 118 DHV GS-02-0012-90 CHARLY DIAMONDcross 100 / 125 / 160 / 220 Basic 100 / 125 / 160 ST 160 / 220 ST Tandem 125 / 160 / 220 HG KORTEL Krisis Karré 100 / 125 / 160 / 220 MAC PARA Houston 125 / 160

  The manufacturers of the rescue equipment listed above recommend replacing the inner container. The replacement is not a mandatory measure, but an urgent recommendation. This improves the opening safety of the rescue equipment. However, the rescue equipment retains its operational capability even...

• Safety note: Raqoon 55 EAPR-GS-0665/17 (XS) Raqoon 60 EAPR-GS-0666/17 (S) Raqoon 80 EAPR-GS-0667/17 (SM) Raqoon 85 EAPR-GS-0668/17 (M) Raqoon 100 EAPR-GS-0669/17 (L) Raqoon 120 EAPR-GS-0670/17 (XL)

  A Papillon Raqoon was found to have far below average porosity (air permeability) values. While the affected unit showed independent termination of all stall maneuvers during test flights, an increased stall tendency was noted. Research has shown that a quality variation leading to weak air perme...