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Sun Path Service Bulletin – SPSB009

Heads up, Javelin owners!

Sun Path Products, Inc has issued Service Bulletin SPSB009: mandatory inspection and replacement of recalled housings (the metal things your cables are routed through).

Click to view or download SERVICE BULLETIN SPSB009 in it’s entirety and to see a list of serial numbers affected. The bulletin is available for download on the Sun Path website as well.

A quick summary:
SUBJECT: SUPPLIER/VENDOR RECALL OF PS70104 HOUSINGS (METAL FLEX HOSING INC)
STATUS: MANDATORY INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT OF RECALLED HOUSINGS
IDENTIFICATION: ALL JA101-XX HARNESS CONTAINER ASSEMBLIES (JAVELIN ODYSSEY) WITH METAL FLEX HOUSING BATCH # 33234 A AND 33227, .375ID PS70104 HOUSINGS.
 

 

Y-Strap Mandatory on All UPT Tandem Harnesses

United Parachute Technologies has issued PSB 20132005 – Retractable Y Strap – Student Harness, making the previously optional y-strap mandatory on all UPT tandem harnesses by December 1, 2013.

COMPLIANCE DATE: The modification must be completed no later than December 1st, 2013. After that date, no tandem student harness which does not have the Y-Strap Retrofit installed is approved for use on any jump.

COMPLIANCE PROCEDURE: In an effort to reduce the financial impact on system owners, UUPT is selling the Y-Strap Retrofit components kit at its cost. The cost of a Y-Strap Retrofit components kit is
$50.00 (Part#043-001-005). It can be installed by any certificated rigger with minimal effort…

To order the Y-Strap Retrofit component kit, or if you have any questions, please contact Mike Maguire, at Uninsured United Parachute Technologies, LLC, 1645 Lexington Avenue, Deland Florida 32724;Telephone: 386-736-7589; Fax: 386-734-7537; Email: mike@uptvector.com.

Download the service bulletin: PSB 20132005 – Retractable Y Strap – Student Harness 

Robert Pecnik Is Alive and Well

In Douggs’ recent article, “Dealing with Death in the Sport of Life,” I made a pretty awful typo and misidentified Roland “Slim” Simpson as Robert Pecnik (and yes I even misspelled “Pecnik” just to add insult to injury).

Here is the caption Douggs submitted to go with this photo:

“Coombesy, Robert Pecnic, Douggs. Both Slim & Coombesy were my heros and friends. Slim woudl die the next morning in China”

And here is the photo and caption we actually printed:

"Coombesy, Robert 'Slim' Pecnic, me. Both Slim and Coombesy were my heroes and friends. Slim would die the next morning in China."

“Coombesy, Robert ‘Slim’ Pecnic, me. Both Slim and Coombesy were my heroes and friends. Slim would die the next morning in China.”

Robert, I am terribly sorry for this mistake! And to the rest of the world: Robert Pecnik of Phoenix Fly is alive, well, and doing awesome shit:

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