howardwhite 6 #1 August 24, 2010 Remember this one? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lodestar 0 #2 August 24, 2010 Stone age of automatic openers back then....amazing we survived the experience ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #3 August 24, 2010 Hi howard, From the looks of that instrument panel, you might think the AAD failed to fire when needed. JerryBaumchen PS) And I remember those very well; owned one of them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Krip 2 #4 August 24, 2010 Quote Remember this one? Nope. We need some more info. WWWW This isn't the FIRST time I've seen one, just don't remember itB-7881 R.I.P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 August 24, 2010 Quote Quote Remember this one? Nope. We need some more info. WWWW This isn't the FIRST time I've seen one, just don't remember itB-7881 R.I.P. Same here...I remember seeing one at the club I jumped at 'back in the day' but no one ever used it...I thought it was for blowing up bridges and stuff back in WWII... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Niki1 1 #6 August 24, 2010 Quote Stone age of automatic openers back then....amazing we survived the experience ! We survived because we used the automatic openers at the end of our arms. Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossilbe before they were done. Louis D Brandeis Where are we going and why are we in this basket? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muff528 3 #7 August 25, 2010 Quote Remember this one? HW I'd like to see that get through airport security. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
in2jumping 0 #8 August 25, 2010 Quote Quote Remember this one? HW I'd like to see that get through airport security. Looks like something you would see strapped to a suicide bomber. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #9 August 25, 2010 Another view. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #10 August 25, 2010 QuoteRemember this one? I certainly don't. It looks like the heart of it is an aircraft altimeter right from the instrument panel, with something over the face of it, and wired to gosh knows what. Was this the beginning of the SSE Sentinel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #11 August 25, 2010 QuoteWas this the beginning of the SSE Sentinel? Does this help? Snyder was in New Jersey most of the time, so Swarthmore PA was pretty early. But a manual, available through Amazon and others for $35, says Swarthmore. The Sentinel Mark 2000 control unit was a different shape, rectangular, but the explosive pin puller unit looks similar. SSE eventually withdrew them from sale to civilians. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,362 #12 August 25, 2010 Hi John, Quote Was this the beginning of the SSE Sentinel? No, that unit was either the 2nd generation or the 3rd generation. The first generation used a 20K ft altimeter. I 'think' that the 2nd generation used a 10K ft altimeter; but I might be wrong on that. It has been a 'few' years, JerryBaumchen PS) We had one dufus back in '64 who was all geared up and waiting to get on the plane ( he had a 1st generation Sentinel ). Some kids were standing there and they asked what that thing was. He told them & then they asked how it worked. He said, "You just turn it on; like this." POW - she fired & left his reserve canopy laying on the ground. Some people were just not cutout for this sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #13 August 26, 2010 Quote Hi John, Quote Was this the beginning of the SSE Sentinel? No, that unit was either the 2nd generation or the 3rd generation. The first generation used a 20K ft altimeter. I 'think' that the 2nd generation used a 10K ft altimeter; but I might be wrong on that. It has been a 'few' years, JerryBaumchen PS) We had one dufus back in '64 who was all geared up and waiting to get on the plane ( he had a 1st generation Sentinel ). Some kids were standing there and they asked what that thing was. He told them & then they asked how it worked. He said, "You just turn it on; like this." POW - she fired & left his reserve canopy laying on the ground. Some people were just not cutout for this sport. We used Sentinel 2000s at Z-Hills in the 70s. I remember one jumpmaster forgetting to calibrate the unit, so he did it on jump run. The student had a two out ride (a 28 and a 24, not really an issue like today's two out can be). ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
