Safety

Safety notices and information in paragliding and free flight

Gin Genie Lite3 rescue deck safety notice

Safety notice: Gin Genie Lite 3 Rescue Deck

Gin have issued a safety notice concerning the Genie Lite 3 rescue deck. Some units have faulty zippers, which could make reserve extraction difficult
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paraglider collapse

How to react when your glider collapses

Bruce Goldsmith on how you can train yourself to react the right way – and not over-react – when you get hit by a collapse
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Gin Genie Lite 3 safety notice

Critical Safety Notice: Gin Genie Lite 3

Gin have published a critical safety notice concerning the reserve handle on the Genie Lite 3 harness
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Study into reserves and G-force by Matt Wilkes

Reserves and G-Force: What you need to know

Find out more about the biggest study into reserve parachutes for paraglider pilots and G-force ever done. By Dr Matt Wilkes
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Woody Valley GTO Light 2 safety notice

Critical Safety Notice: Woody Valley GTO Light 2

Woody Valley have released a 'Critical' Safety Notice for the GTO Light 2 harness. A seam may be missing from one or both reserve bridle attachment loops
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Woody Valley XR-7 safety note

Woody Valley safety notice on X-R7

Woody Valley have issued a “critical” safety notice about the X-R7 harness – it affects the reserve deployment system
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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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