Skyluma journal
Canopies, harnesses and automatic activation devices: manufacturers' service bulletins and federation notices, with what each covers and for whom.
The UK federation has published the conditions for lifting the grounding of the smallest Aerodyne ICON containers. We explain what it requires, where it departs from the manufacturer's bulletins and why it is not a Polish rule.
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The scope of Aerodyne's mandatory bulletin, the manufacturer's stated reason, what an owner has to do and the UK conditions for returning ICON containers to use.
Read storyCanopies, harnesses, automatic activation devices, and anything a manufacturer says to inspect, replace or stop using. A service bulletin reads as dull right up to the point where it covers the kit you jump.
We say what a notice actually covers and who it applies to, rather than only that it was issued. The source sits with every item, per the editorial standard.
From the service bulletins of the makers of canopies, containers and reserve activation devices, and from the federation notices that pass those bulletins on. Every story links to the full document, because the bulletin and a rigger decide the scope and method of the work, not a news page.
