speedy 0 #1 April 29, 2004 In our jump ship the seat belts have on the end sort of large RSL hooks. Jumpers tend to hook them onto the hip rings on their rigs. Once past 1000ft they just pull the red tab and their unhooked. My question is, could this damage/scratch the hip rings, leading to excessive wear on the harness, leading to Has anyone heard of this happening? Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #2 April 29, 2004 If the hooks on the end of your seatbelts are properly manufactured - with smooth edges - there is little chance they will damage harness rings. At most they will rub off the cadmium plating and lead to slow corrosion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
falxori 0 #3 April 29, 2004 is this solution legal? i'm pretty sure it will hold, but i doubt it meet any "safety belt" standard... O "Carpe diem, quam minimum credula postero." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 0 #4 April 29, 2004 Quoteis this solution legal? Well, although the plane is being used here in Germany, it was kitted out to American spec. So I guess it is legal. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #5 April 29, 2004 Quotei'm pretty sure it will hold, but i doubt it meet any "safety belt" standard... I know of one A/C manufacturer that has had this system certified.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #6 April 29, 2004 Aircraft safety belts, in the US, must be manufactured to TSO-C22g standards. (SAE AS 8043) There are only 8 companies world wide that hold that TSO. One in England, one in Germany and the rest in the US. If the belts are manufactured under this TSO there should be a TSO tag on them some where. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
speedy 0 #7 April 29, 2004 I'll look for the tag Dave Fallschirmsport Marl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #8 April 29, 2004 Quote Aircraft safety belts, in the US, must be manufactured to TSO-C22g standards. What are the requirements for how seatbelts are attached to the airframe? Specifically I'm wondering about how Fayards planes tend to be setup, where the seatbelts are attached to benches with surprisingly thin bolts, then the benches are again bolted to the airframe. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #9 April 30, 2004 You would have to go to SAE web page and pay to download AS 8043 to find out what the test parameters are. I have never been that interested in it to buy it myself. AS 8015-B cost around $60. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
