The Swift reserve was not made by PISA, it was made by Paraflite. It has not been manufactured in years. And yes, it was TSO's, I believe under TSO-C23c.
Sparky
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Mr. Sparky,
You know how it pains me to publicly disagree with you.
giggles ...
... but, PISA did build a batch of 5-cell Swifts - under license from Para-Flite - in the mid 1980s.
Materials and workmanship are identical. You cannot tell the difference at arm's length. The only way to differentiate American vs. African made Swifts is by reading the label.
I cannot remember if the label says "TSO" specifically - apartheit politics, embargos, etc. - but those were built under the same QC standards as Phantom reserves, Cruislite mains, etc.
To get the production license, PISA agreed not to sell any Swifts in North America, so this reserve may be illegal to import to the USA. I have repacked a few PISA-made Swifts and signed them with my Canadian rigger's license.
Thanks Rob, I was not aware of PISA making them. Just proves you can always learn something new in this sport.
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Mr. Sparky,
You know how it pains me to publicly disagree with you.
giggles ...
... but, PISA did build a batch of 5-cell Swifts - under license from Para-Flite - in the mid 1980s.
Materials and workmanship are identical. You cannot tell the difference at arm's length. The only way to differentiate American vs. African made Swifts is by reading the label.
I cannot remember if the label says "TSO" specifically - apartheit politics, embargos, etc. - but those were built under the same QC standards as Phantom reserves, Cruislite mains, etc.
To get the production license, PISA agreed not to sell any Swifts in North America, so this reserve may be illegal to import to the USA. I have repacked a few PISA-made Swifts and signed them with my Canadian rigger's license.
Thanks Rob, I was not aware of PISA making them. Just proves you can always learn something new in this sport.
OH, Mr. Sparky was my Dad's name.
Sparky