1、TB-260 REVI SED FOR 1997 TB-260 Parachute I ndustry Association Publications PI A Technical Bulletin 260 AAD / RSL Survey Report BACKGROUND: This Technical Bulletin contains portions of the information contained in the PIA Technical Committee ADD/RSL Survey Report that was initially undertaken in De
2、cember 1991, to determine the status quo concerning AAD and RSL retrofit installations on TSOed harness / container systems. The data from those who responded was presented at the Februa-/ 1992 PIA meeting. It is meant to be informational in nature, and to be used as a guideline to determine compati
3、bility between the various AADs and Harness / Container systems on the market, and to allow riggers to determine RSL compatibility. It also provides guidelines for riggers to use on equipment where specific AAD or RSL systems are not provided by the harness / container manufacturer, in an attempt to
4、 eliminate some of the confusion and inaccurate information circulating in the field concerning such installations. DISCLAIMER: This Technical Bulletin is based on the responses to an initial questionnaire, of December 19, 1991, and follow- ups and clarification questionnaires, submitted to PIA-memb
5、er Harness / Container manufacturers. The PIA Technical Committee has made every effort to provide reliable and comprehensive information, however, this report is based solely on the information supplied by the respondents. This Technical Bulletin will be periodically updated, as additions and corre
6、ctions are received from the respective manufacturers. It is also our desire to include compatibility information from other member harness /container manufacturers, as it becomes available. The Parachute Indust-/ Association makes no endorsement oJ; nor makes any judgment us to the accuracy or vali
7、dity oJ; any of the claims or data presented herein. PIA Member Harness 1 Container Manufacturers who have responded to the Technical Committee Survey and its subsequent revisions: I. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 19. 16 17. 18. The Adventure Loft, Inc. Jump Shack - Parachute I-Abs, In
8、c. Para-Flite Incorporated Para-Phernalia, Inc. The Uninsured Relative Workshop, Inc., d.b.a. Relative Workshop Rigging Innovations, Inc. SSK Industries, Inc. Strong Enterprises Butler Parachute Systems Northern Lite Enterprises, Inc. Parachutes de Prance S.A. Sunpath Products Parachute Industries o
9、f Southern Africa (PTY) LTD Guardian Parachute FIiteLine Systems, Inc. Stunts Adventure Equipment Sky Supplies, Inc. Altico, Inc. PIA TB - 260.3 AAD / RSL Survey Report Revised Preliminary -1 of 9- February, 7 1997 TB-260 Q-i) Is your TSOed equipment available with an approved factory set up, (when
10、originally manufactured) for the following items? A. FXC Model 12000 AAD? C. Airtec Cypres AAD? E. SSE MK 2000 / Micro Puller AAD? F. FXCAstra? B. SSE MK-2000 / Pinpuller (Pinpusher) AAD? D. Reserve Static Line systems? 1. Brief Case A) yes B) yes C)yes D) yes E)yes F) yes Brief Case Student A) yes
11、B) yes C)yeS D) Yes E)Yes F) Yes Prestige A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) Yes 2. Racer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes Racer/Elite A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes Racer Trainer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes Elite/ Trainer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes El
12、ite/Tandem A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes (Note 7) 3. EOS* A) no B) no C) no D) yes E) no F) no Swift II A) no B) yes C) no D) yes E) no F) no 5. Vector-11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5) Student Vector-11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5) Tandem Vector-
13、11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5,7) 6. Talon A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E)pnd F) yes (Note 5) Telesis A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) pnd F)yes (Note 5) Flexon A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) yes Talon 2 A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) yes Telesis 2 A) no B) no C) yes D) ye
14、s E) no F) yes Genera A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) yes 7. Sweethog(1-pin res.) A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5) XN Sweethog A) no B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5) X-XN Sweethog A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd (Note 5) Student Sweethog A) yes B) yes C) yes D
15、) yes E) no F) pnd (Note 5) 8. Dual Hawk Tandem A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) pnd (Note 7) Student Mini Hawk A) yes B) yes C) yes D) Yes E) no F) Pnd Mini Hawk A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) pnd Combination Tandem A) yes B) no C) no D) Yes E) no F) Pnd 9. (Emergency Parachute Systems) Yes
16、 (non-specific) 10. Northern Lite III* A) yes B) yes C) yes D) Yes E) Yes F) Yes NL III Infinity A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) N/A 11. Atom A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) pnd 12. Javelin A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) no 13. Naro A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) no Student Nar
17、o A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) no 14. Mach III - Alpha A) yes B) no c) no D) yes E) no F) yes 15. Reflex A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) no 16. Eclipse A) yes B) no c) yes D) yes E) no F) yes System A) yes B) no c) yes D) yes E) no F) yes 17. Mirage - 1996 + A) no B) no c) yes D) yes E) no
18、 F) yes 18. Dolphin A) yes B) yes C) N/A D) N/A E) yes F) N/A Eclipse Student Notes: A “*“ following the container model name signifies that this system is no longer produced by the particular manufacturer. “N/A“ In the above table means that the specific harness / container system always comes with
19、 the provisions for the particular item. “pnd“ indicates pending further testing. Note 5: The Micro Puller is currently not compatible with our RSL system. Note 7: Only the Tandem models of these AADs are approved for use. PIA TB - 260.3 AAD / RSL Survey Report Revised Preliminary -2 of 9- February,
20、 7 1997 TB-260 Q-2) Can you (as the manufacturer) perform an approved retrofit installation (at your factory) for the following Items on your TSOed equipment? (Equipment was not originally built with the Set-up for the particular item). A. FXC Model 12000 AAD? C. Airtec Cypres AAD? E. SSE MK-2000 /
21、Micro Puller AAD? B. SSE MK-2000 / Pinpuller (Pinpusher) AAD? D. Reserve Static Line systems? F. ASTRA 1. 2. 3. 4 5 6. 7. 8 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Brief Case A) yes B) yes C)yes D) yes E) yes F) Yes Brief Case Student A) yes B) yes C)yes D) N/A E) yes F) Yes Prestige A) yes B) yes C)
22、 yes D) yes E) yes F) Yes Racer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes Racer/Elite A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) no F) Yes Racer Trainer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) Yes Elite/Trainer A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) Yes Elite/Tandem A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) yes Note 7 EOS
23、 * A) no B) no C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Swift II A) no B) yes C) no D) yes E) no F) no Northern Lite * A) yes B) yes C) no D) yes E) no F) no WonderHog II * A) yes B) yes C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Vector * A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E)yes F) pnd Note 5 Vector- 11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E)yes F)
24、 pnd Note 5 Student Vector * A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 Student Vector-11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) Pnd Note 5 Tandem Vector * A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note 5,7 Tandem Vector-11 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note 5,7 Talon A) no B) yes C
25、) yes D) yes E) pnd F) Yes Note 5 Telesis A) N/A B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) yes Note 5 Flexon A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) Yes Talon 2 A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) Yes Telesis 2 A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) Yes Genera A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) Yes Sweethog (1-pin res.)
26、 A) yes B) yes C) yes D) Yes E) Yes F) Pnd Note 5 XN Sweethog A) no B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd Note 5 X-XN Sweethog A) no B) no C) yes D) yes E) yes F) pnd Note 5 Student Sweethog A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) pnd Note 5 Duece, Runt, and Sweethog-II(2-pin res)*A) no B) no C) Yes D) no
27、 E) no F) Pnd Dual Hawk Tandem A) no B) no C) yes D) N/A E) no F) pnd Note 7 Student Mini Hawk A) N/A B) N/A C) yes D) N/A E) no F) Pnd Mini Hawk A) N/A B) N/A C) yes D) N/A E) no F) pnd Combination Tandem A) N/A B) N/A C) yes D) N/A E) no F) Pnd (Emergency Parachute Systems) Yes (non-specific) Nort
28、hern Lite III A) yes B) yes C) yes D) Yes E) Yes F) Yes NL Infinity A) yes B) yes C) N/A D) N/A E) yes F) N/A At om A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) pnd Jaguar, Requin* A) yes B) no C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Jave 1 in A) yes B) yes C) yes D) yes E) yes F) Yes Naro A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no
29、F) pnd Student Naro A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) pnd Mach III - Alpha A) yes B) no C) no D) yes E) no F) pnd Reflex A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) Yes Eclipse A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) yes Eclipse Student System A) yes B) no C) yes D) yes E) no F) yes Mirage 1996 + A) no B) no C
30、) yes D) yes E) no F) yes Dolphin A) yes B) yes C) N/A D) N/A E) yes F) N/A Notes: A “*“ following the container model name signifies that this system is no longer produced by the particular manufacturer. “N/A“ in the above table means that the specific harness / container PIA TB - 260.3 AAD / RSL S
31、urvey Report Revised Preliminary -3 of 9- February, 7 1997 TB-260 system always comes with the provisions for the particular item. “pnd“ indicates pending further testing. Note 5: The Micro Puller is currently not compatible with our RSL system. Note 7: Only the Tandem models of these MDs are approv
32、ed for use. Q-3) Do you provide approved Instructions to allow riggers to perform a retrofit installing of the following items on your TSOed equipment? (Equipment was not originally built with the Set-up for the particular item). A. FXC Model 12000 AAD? C. Airtec Cypres AAD? E. SSE MK-2000 / Micro P
33、uller AAD? 1. Brief Case A) yes B) yes C) no D) no E) no F) no B. SSE MK-2000 / Pinpuller (Pinpusher) AAD? D. Reserve Static Line systems? F. ASTRA 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Brief Case Student A) yes B) yes C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Prestige A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F)
34、no Racer A) no B) yes C) yes D) no E) no F) no Note 4 Racer/Elite A) no B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) no Note 1,4 Racer Trainer A) no B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) no Note 4 Elite/Trainer A) no B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) no Note 4 Elite/Tandem A) no B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) no F) no Note 4,7 EOS A
35、) no B) no C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Swift 11 A) no B) yes C) no D) no E) no F) no Northern Lite * A) yes B) yes C) no D) no E) no F) no WonderHog II * A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Vector * A) no B) no C) yes D) no E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 Vector- 11 A) no B) no C) yes D) no E) pnd F) pnd Note 5
36、Student Vector * A) no B) no C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 Student Vector-II A) no B) no C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 Tandem Vector * A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note5,7 Tandem Vector-II A) yes B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) pnd Note5,7 Talon A) no B) yes C) yes D) yes E) pn
37、d F) yes Note 5 Telesis A) N/A B) yes C) yes D) N/A E) pnd F) Yes Note 5 Flexon A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Talon 2 A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Telesis 2 A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Genera A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Sweethog (1-pin res. ) A) no B) no C) y
38、es D) no E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 XN Sweethog A) no B) no C) yes D) no E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 X-XN Sweethog A) no B) no C) N/A D) no E) pnd F) pnd Note 5 Student Sweethog A) no B) no C) yes D) N/A E) no F) pnd Duece, Runt,Sweethog-II* A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Dual Hawk Tandem A) no B) no C) no
39、 D) N/A E) no F) no Note 7 Student Mini Hawk A) N/A B) N/A C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Mini Hawk A) N/A B) N/A C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Combination Tandem A) N/A B) N/A C) no D) N/A E) no F) no Emergency Parachute Systems A)no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) no Note 3 Northern Lite III A) yes B) yes C) yes
40、D) no E) yes F) yes Note 6 NL III Infinity A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) yes F) N/A At om A) yes B) no C) yes D) no E) no F) pnd Jaguar, Requin * A) yes B) no C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Jave 1 in A) no B) no C) no D) yes E) no F) no Note 6 Naro A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) pnd Note 6 Student Naro A
41、) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) no Note 6 Mach III - Alpha A) yes B) no C) no D) yes E) no F) no Reflex A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Eclipse A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) yes Eclipse Student System A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) no PIA TB - 260.3 AAD / RSL Survey Report Revised Prel
42、iminary -4 of 9- February, 7 1997 TB-260 17. Mirage 1996 + 18. Dolphin A) no B) no C) no D) no E) no F) no A) no B) no C) N/A D) N/A E) no F) no Notes: A “*“ following the container model name signifies that this system is no longer produced. “N/A“ means that the specific harness / container system
43、always comes with the provisions for the particular item. “pnd“ indicates pending further testing. Note 1: “Pin-pusher kit only, approved for field installation when instructions in kit provided by SSE are followed. Racer/Elite units built after June 91 (S/N 261xx and higher) will NOT accept the FXC
44、-12000 or MK2000 and can NOT be modified to accept them, unless they were originally built with special provisions. Specifically, we have cut the yoke back on standard Elites to provide hard-arch neck clearance, eliminating necessary clearance for retrofit of existing hardware.“ Note 3: “On our emer
45、gency parachute systems, we do not utilize RSLs; however, we do occasionally install a static line system.“ Note 4: “The current Instructions furnished with the CYPRES are correct, except the Floating Loop is not approved. In place of the Floating Loop a Quick Loop should be constructed using the li
46、ne supplied with the CYPRES kit, exactly like the kevlar Quick hop supplied with the rig, and installed to the pilot chute as detailed in the RacerMite owners manual.“ Note 5: The Micro Puller is currently not compatible with our RSL system. Note 6: “We agree with the Cypres manual.“ Note 7: Only th
47、e Tandem models of these AADs are approved for use. Q-4) In cases where there are no approved instructions for “retrofit Installations“ on TSOed equipment (current or no longer manufactured), what suggestions would you make to the rigger in the field for: A. Installing an AAD? B. Installing a RSL? 1
48、. “Test numerous times on ground and in air. A freefall drop test should be done allowing the AAD to demonstrate proper functioning.“ 2. “Follow the FARS.“ 3. “AAD and RSL Installations are not trivial: there are many potential problems which are not readily apparent to someone without considerable
49、experience with some installations. The recent reports of failures of RSLs in Europe further illustrate the difficulties of RSL design. We do not recommend that the rigger develop his own installation. If a rigger persists in such a development, we suggest he comply with AC 105- 2C Paragraph 4.e.(2) and Paragraph 8 when installing an AAD (see also FAR 21.611(c); FAR 43; FAR 65.111, 65.125, 65.129(d) and (e); and FAR 149.9).“ 4. “Wait until we can provide written instructions or a drawing.“ 5. “Send the equipment back for proper installation. Only the factory can guarantee that
