Worldwide Tandem Models (Was: Javelin Tandem Rig????)

[riggerrob 643]

BTW: how many tandem models are now working world wide?

[rhys 0]

[reply??? - Russia
Advance - France
Atom - Parachutes de France
Dual Hawk - Strong, USA
Eclipse - Stunts Adventure, USA
Gemini - Canadian Aerosports
Next - Germany
Racer Elite - Jump Shack, USA
Sigma - Relative Workshop, USA
Top Flyer - Veckbecker, Germany
Vector - Relative Workshop, USA

[katzurki 0]

Spirit (Paraavis), Quest (Atmogear) for Russia. Quest is just a H/C, you have to stuff it with canopies from another manufacturer I think; Spirit comes as a full package.

[reusch 0]

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BTW: how many tandem models are now working world wide?

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??? - Russia
Advance - France
Atom - Parachutes de France
Dual Hawk - Strong, USA
Eclipse - Stunts Adventure, USA
Gemini - Canadian Aerosports
Next - Germany
Racer Elite - Jump Shack, USA
Sigma - Relative Workshop, USA
Top Flyer - Veckbecker, Germany
Vector - Relative Workshop, USA

[riggerrob 643]

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BTW: how many tandem models are now working world wide?

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??? - Russia
Advance - France
Atom - Parachutes de France
Dual Hawk - Strong, USA
Eclipse - Stunts Adventure, USA
Gemini - Canadian Aerosports
Next - Germany
Racer Elite - Jump Shack, USA
Sigma - Relative Workshop, USA
Top Flyer - Veckbecker, Germany
Vector - Relative Workshop, USA

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Top Flyer from Weckbecker isn't a Tandem Rig, but Performance Variable will still make the Omega Tandem

[reusch 0]

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I beg to differ.
Back in 1987, I made one jump on a Tandem Topflyer built by Weckbecker. I thought the harness was very comfortable, the (Parachutes de France) Galaxy 400 main, "ho hum," but I directed a lot of profanity towards the guy who packed the drogue (inside joke).
Weckbecker only built a few tandem rigs before he died.

Sorry Rob, Weckbecker is still alive and sitting in Italy now. He had built the PIT Container (I,II,III, IV, IVs,V) but never a Tandem.
The Top Flyer was built by FROHWEIN/GLOSE and GLOSE is dead. If you had ever jumped one of these, it wasn't certified by any ACO in Europa or USA. so I think we better take this out.

Isn't there a NEW ZEALAND Tandem? "Hope-Tandem" or so?

Guido Reusch

[RIGGER 0]

There is also the DUO tandem system made by Parachute Shop in France.

Safe Rigging !!!

[riggerrob 643]

You are correct: Top Flyer Tandems were built by Glose, but he died many years ago.
My memory has slipped over the last twenty years.

HOP makes tandem main canopies, but I have not heard about them building entire tandem systems.

[pbla4024 0]

HOPs are made by company Jojowing (canopies only).
www.jojowing.cz

Fido

[reusch 0]

Let's see what we have

Advance - France (ETSO)
Atom - Parachutes de France
Dual Hawk - Strong, USA (FAA-TSO)
Eclipse - Stunts Adventure, USA
Gemini - Canadian Aerosports
Next - Paratec, Germany (NTSO)
Omega - Perf. Variable, Germany (ETSO/FAA-TSO)
Racer Elite - Jump Shack, USA (FAA-TSO)
Sigma - Relative Workshop, USA (FAA-TSO)
Vector - Relative Workshop, USA (FAA-TSO)
Mars - Czek republick
Spirit - Paraavis, Russia
Duo - Parachute Shop, France

A2 - Aerodyne, USA Main only
HOP - JoJo Wings, Cz Main only
Quest Atmogear, Russia H/C only
Icarus - Icarus Canopies, Spain/New Zealand Main only

some more.....?

Guido Reusch

[ernokaikkonen 0]

Icarus also makes tandem mains.

[BKR 0]

Hi guido,

Advance - France (ETSO) and TSO-C23d

Jérôme Bunker
Basik Air Concept
www.basik.fr
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Le-Luc-France/BASIK-AIR-CONCEPT/172133350468

[skydiverek 63]

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BTW: how many tandem models are now working world wide?

Please keep the discussion in one place, i.e. a thread created by ME :

Tandem System BRANDS (includes URLs and photos):

http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1913789#1913789

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[skydiverek 63]

Micro Sigma.

[riggerrob 643]

Sunrise Rigging also makes a tandem version of their WINGS container.

It was displayed at the Tactical Parachute Deployment Systems (TPDS) booth at PIA 2007. (Retired American Special Forces Sargent) Chuck Blue explained that Finnish SF soldiers already use Military Wings containers and TPDS was trying to sell a tandem version to them.

TPDS was formed in 2006 to combine the harness/container expertise of Sunrise with the canopy expertise of Precision and Chuck Blue contributing sweat equity as a test jumper.

Mind you, the only difference between a Wings configured for heavy bundle drops and tandem is the student harness.