timeslikethese 0 #1 April 26, 2012 Has anyone bought one of the new MarS M2 AAD's? Thinking about replacing my soon to be expired Cypres with one. It is available for a good price and they have a long track record of making military AAD's, one of which actually saved someone at my DZ a few years ago. http://www.marsjev.cz/products/n-1.htm?lang=en Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
scottd818 0 #2 April 26, 2012 http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4305895;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #3 April 26, 2012 Check with TSE and your regulatory/rigging community to see if they are allowed in your Tear Drop. Last I knew no US manufacturer had approved them for use in their rigs in their manuals. US riggers have to follow the manufacturers manuals and so if they say only approved (by the manufacturer) AAD's can be used that's what we have to follow.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timeslikethese 0 #4 May 14, 2012 Cheers Terry, I know Mirage have approved them and other approvals are pending apparently. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HSPScott 0 #5 April 25, 2013 Approved by Sunpath. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devildog 0 #6 April 25, 2013 QuoteCheck with TSE and your regulatory/rigging community to see if they are allowed in your Tear Drop. Last I knew no US manufacturer had approved them for use in their rigs in their manuals. US riggers have to follow the manufacturers manuals and so if they say only approved (by the manufacturer) AAD's can be used that's what we have to follow. http://www.chutingstar.com/skydive/m2 Got this off Chuting Star "In the U.S., the m2 currently has approvals for use in the following rigs: Javelin, Vector, Wings, Icon, Infinity, Basik 7 and Mirage. But other approvals may already be completed as well. Contact your rig manufacturer for more information."You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devin2477 0 #7 April 25, 2013 why not just roll with the trusted cyprus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
evan85 0 #8 April 25, 2013 Quotewhy not just roll with the trusted cyprus? Because the M2 is cheaper by almost half -- it's $999. Now, that's not a good enough reason for me (or, I'm guessing by your post, for you), but that's the reason people are giving the M2 a hard look. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
devildog 0 #9 April 25, 2013 Quotewhy not just roll with the trusted cyprus? Because it can turn off on you because it feels like it? :)You stop breathing for a few minutes and everyone jumps to conclusions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #10 April 25, 2013 Quote why not just roll with the trusted cyprus? Because I'm not sure how an island nation in the Mediterranean will help me if I'm unable to deploy. "There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 41 #11 April 26, 2013 Quotewhy not just roll with the trusted cyprus? Because competition is good... and it can lead to better products and better prices"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
