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Reserve ride. Photo: Andy Busslinger

Reserves: The Big Fat Repack Study

Could you find your reserve when you need to? Would it deploy? Dr Matt Wilkes studied 55 pilots to find out
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Gin safety notice

Safety notice: Gin Verso3 / Gingo Airlite4

Gin have released a safety notice affecting some Verso3 and Gingo Airlite4 harnesses, whose reserve handles may be too short
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Reserve-Throw-Video-Paragliders

The Big Fat Re-Pack Study: Reserve Parachutes

In this brilliant video Dr Matt Wilkes explains his findings from an important study into how paraglider pilots throw their reserves.
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Supair Sora 2

Safety Notice: Supair Sora 2

Supair have asked owners of the Sora 2 tandem size 42 to stop flying it immediately, pending a safety investigation 
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UP Mana

Safety notice: UP Ascent 4 and Mana

UP published a safety notice on 12 July 2019 concerning the trim of the Ascent 4 and Mana, requiring immediate action for affected wings
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Quick-Outs safety notice

Quick-Out Carabiners: Safety Notice

Finsterwalder & Charly have issued an important safety notice for their Quick-Out carabiners
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Neo Body

Safety Notice: Neo Body speedriding harness

Neo have issued a safety notice warning that, under exceptional circumstances, the leg straps of the Body speedriding harness may open unintentionally
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Advance Lightness 3

Safety notice: Advance Lightness 3 reserve handle

Advance have published a safety notice concerning the reserve handle of Lightness 3 harnesses sold in 2018
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Ozone Ozium 2

Safety Notice: Ozone Ozium 2

Ozone have published a safety notice on their website concerning their Ozium 2 harness
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PMR-RADIO

New safety-radio rules for the Dolomites

New rules for paragliding and hang gliding in the Dolomites mean pilots must have a separate licence-free PMR radio dedicated to a local safety channel.
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