I own 2 SWS Fire containers and there is nothing than good thing to say about it. Very well constructed, the design and finishing are incredible and the price is half of any other container. What makes me confused about this entire TSO certificate, is what make the container perfect fine to be used in US when the skydiver that worn it is a foreign skydiver. What is the difference?
I guess will be legal to use the SWS Fire container if the owner can get also a foreign skydive license ;-)
USPA link:
http://sim.uspa.org/#1=1|2=10|3=42|4=46|page=394
Sec. 105.49 Foreign parachutists and equipment
(a) No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from that aircraft with an unapproved foreign parachute system unless--
(1) The parachute system is worn by a foreign parachutist who is the owner of that system.
(2) The parachute system is of a single-harness dual parachute type.
(3) The parachute system meets the civil aviation authority requirements of the foreign parachutist's country.
(4) All foreign non-approved parachutes deployed
by a foreign parachutist during a parachute operation conducted under this section shall be packed as follows--
(i) The main parachute must be packed by the foreign parachutist making the next parachute jump with that parachute, a certificated parachute rigger, or any other person acceptable to the Administrator.
(ii) The reserve parachute must be packed in accordance with the foreign parachutist's civil aviation authority requirements, by a certificated parachute rigger, or any other person acceptable to the Administrator.
