Does anybody know this manufacturer of rigs?

[skydiverwannabe 0]

Hi,

does anybody know this manufacturer of rigs? Anybody who owns of these? Or knows the company? They sell a tailor made container/harnas for €1195.

http://skyblue.co.rs/

[Zydrius 0]

you wanna be test pilot?

[burim88 0]

Where are they based? Won't even let me load their website

[skydiverwannabe 0]

In Croatia. Their website works fine here. Does TSO C 23 C mean their products live up to international standards?

[gb1 3]

Look's like all the other rigs out there. Not much different from the ones developed in the mid 1970's.

[mark 107]

skydiverwannabe

In Croatia. Their website works fine here. Does TSO C 23 C mean their products live up to international standards?

No. What their website says is "developed and tested in according to USA FAA TSO C23c." Those are weasel words intended to mislead.

If it were approved under US TSO (or European or other international equivalent), they would use the word "approved."

-Mark

[degeneration 5]

If you are looking for a cheap priced container that is known more than these ones, but is still not a 'major' brand, try http://sws.aero/en/ and their fire container. Container for $1150 plus options.

I've got 2 of them, and they are slowly getting more popular.

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[JeffBarlow 10]

Tell me one thing:
if you are on the budget why would you need a non TSOd gear for $1150 + options while you can get for example Vortex container with probably all the options you can think of included (well, except Skyhook) for $1800....????

[GoneCodFishing 24]

Because he doesn't live in the US?

[chuckakers 425]

Zydrius

you wanna be test pilot?

We're all test pilots.

Chuck Akers
D-10855
Houston, TX

[Kiwiskydiving 0]

Vortex containers are manufactured by Parachute Systems in South Africa, not the US. Their canopies, however, are made in the US. My volt is made in the US.

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[mathrick 2]

SWS rigs don't have a TSO either, because they legally cannot: FAA doesn't have a permanent representative in Ukraine, therefore no Ukrainian manufacturer could possibly obtain a TSO. They have E-TSO however (a corresponding EU certification), and have physically passed the tests they'd be subject to for a C23d. Lack of FAA TSO is only a problem for people living and jumping in the US, or people otherwise jumping on a USPA licence; anyone else, including foreign jumpers in the US without a residence there, can jump these just fine as long as their licensing organisation recognises the gear.

It's quite likely that it's the case with these rigs too, Serbia and Montenegro might not have an FAA representative, but the type certificate was issued by the national aviation authority based on the criteria outlined in TSO C23d. That's what the intent of the scan of their award of type certificate seems to be. Whether it's actually the case however, and whether they're trustworthy equipment is not something I can answer.

Gear not made in the US can be perfectly fine and just as good as US-made whilst being cheaper. SWS and Parachute Systems demonstrate that well. But you need to make sure you can communicate with the manufacturer and existing users to gather opinions, which might be a real issue for gear made in countries where English is not a given. Skyblue's site is definitely sparse on info if you don't speak Serbo-Croatian.

"Skydivers are highly emotional people. They get all excited about their magical black box full of mysterious life saving forces."

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skydiverwannabe

In Croatia.

Skys are made in Serbia, not Croatia. I've seen some of his rigs; let me say this way, he won't push UPT and Sunpath out of business...