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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 

UPT service bulletin #20121106 – Reserve Staging Loop

vectorUPT has released a new service bulletin regarding “Reserve Staging Loop” with a support washer.
If you are not a rigger, this probably sounds like a bit of latin to you – but your rigger will know exactly what to do.

Compliance status is mandatory – at next scheduled inspection/repack cycle.

You can view or download the full bulletin from the UPT website here.

Holiday Closings

If you are planning on bopping around Florida during your Christmas holidays, and need talk to any of the manufacturers, you might want to take a look at their holiday schedules.  Same thing goes for contact made via phone and/or e-mail, just know what to expect. We will start with a few of our neighbors in DeLand and update this post as we learn more.

Aerodyne Research: Dec 24th 2012 through Jan 1st, 2013
Blue Skies Magazine: Dec 24th 2012 – through Jan 1st, 2013 (although you will find us at Skydive Sebastian for the Invasion from Dec 27th – 30th, woo!)
Icarus USA: Dec 24th 2012 – through Jan 1st 2013
Mirage Systems: Dec 24th 2012 – through Jan 1st 2013
Performance Designs: Closed Dec 21st 2012 – through Jan 1st 2013
United Parachute Technologies: Dec 20th 2012 – through Jan 1st 2013
Vigil America: Dec 20th 2012 – through Jan 1st 2013

 Let us know if you have questions about anyone else, and we’ll do our best to dig up their holiday schedule!

Please note: this list does assume that the world does not come to an end on the 21st of Dec. 

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