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DIAMONDcross user manual revised

Repacking into third-party cloverleaf inner containers is permitted
In modern harnesses with integrated container compartment, the release handle and
inner container usually are a single unit. The CHARLY pocket container can no longer be used for these harnesses, so the reserve must be repacked into the harness manufacturer's inner container.
We have now tested the repacking procedure with the most common harnesses from ADVANCE, WOODY VALLEY, GIN and SKYWALK, and found that in principle nothing speaks against it, as long as the volume of the reserve is compatible with that of the container.

Finsterwalder UNILOCK paragliding carabiner

Ultralight, universal paragliding carabiner
With a weight of only 45 g and a breaking load of more than 25 kN, the UNILOCK is currently the lightest and at the same time most loadable paragliding carabiners on the market.
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Safety note for all CHARLY rescue parachutes

Check of the reserve handle-container-connection
Due to a problem that has recently come into focus that the reserve handle, especially of harnesses with integrated rescue compartment, can get caught in the lines after deployment and block the opening of the rescue system, we have limited the maximum length of the connection between the reserve handle and the inner container of the rescue system to 37 cm for CHARLY rescue parachutes. The picture shows how to measure the length.

The length of the connection between reserve handle and inner container should be checked by the pilots before the next flight.

Download the full safety note as PDF here.

KORTEL Kanibal Race 2 Safety note

KORTEL has published an important safety notice for its harness Kanibal Race 2. In conjunction with certain rescue inner containers, the deployment distance of the rescue parachute may be too long.

Important note on the use of the Paralock

On the occasion of an accident, in which the pilot removed the safety caps shortly before landing and thereby pressed the release button and opened the rotatable lever, we would like to point out the following:
The safety caps must not be removed under any circumstances before landing, except after the rescue parachute has been released and has deployed.

Vitesse test in THERMIK magazin

The THERMIK magazin published a detailed test report on the Vitesse paragliding helmet in its issue 6_21.
With the kind permission of the THERMIK editorial team, we can make this available here as a PDF download.

Update about the PARALOCK

Lightweight, safe, just as convenient to use as a conventional paragliding carabiner – and yet more durable and separable under load. This is the current status of the Paralock pre-series.

In terms of safety, stregth and function, the current Paralock pre-series is faultless. We have ensured this through extensive testing. The first flights with prototypes by Tom Grabner and other test pilots were still made without a security cap.

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Test: Charly POLARHEAT LIGHT

Lucian Haas hat auf seinem Blog Lu-Glidz unsere neuen, speziell für Gleitschirmflieger entwickelten, akku-beheizbaren Handschuhe Charly POLARHEAT LIGHT ausführlich unter die Lupe genommen.