tto78

Hi, I am trying to determine the age of a Parachute de France BT80 tandem main from its serial number. Do you have any suggestions? When was it last sold by PdF? Is it possible that a list of serial numbers with production dates exists somewhere? Thanks! Thomas

Hi

I took the following stills last year when my Sabre2-135 opened into linetwists and spun up to the point where I had to chop it. Feel free to use them if you want. http://bluesky.altitude.dk/tt/xIMG_6229.jpg http://bluesky.altitude.dk/tt/xIMG_6230.jpg http://bluesky.altitude.dk/tt/xIMG_6231.jpg

On this subject I'd like to contribute with experience gained from a recent reserve ride of mine. I deployed into linetwists and initially my Sabre2-135 (at WL ~1.6) was reasonably stable. As I grabbed the risers and started kicking it almost immediately went into a diving spin making further efforts to solve this malfunction pointless due to the heavy G's it was pulling. The spin - in my opinion - started as I started kicking. In a linetwist configuration with only 1-2 twists it is possible to pull one riser/linegroup down without it being able to get back up. I cannot say if it happend because I was pulling on the risers or if it was the sudden shift of my body in the harness. However, I believe a few twists could turn out to be more of a challenge than many. Attached you will find a picture of my spinning Sabre2 with the uneven risers. The video is also available here http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=5998