The grounding of Icon rigs

On the 26th November KNVvL grounded all Icon rigs. Over the last 2 weeks many of my customers with Icon rigs contacted me with request to modify their rigs (as per KNVvL VB 2021-05) so they can jump again. I’m making my respond to them public, because it will simply save me time from not having to explain it again next time. Here was my respond to all of them. WAIT! That’s right. Just wait! It’s winter and you won’t miss much jumping anyway. First of all, let’s see what’s the reported problem. The reported problem is that in some rig sizes in case of AAD fire, if the cutter is located under the reserve pilot chute, the tail of the loop that’s been cut could be long enough to trap the reserve pilot chute inside the flaps. That’s a known problem in the industry. Many other brands suffered from that exact problem 15+ years ago. By putting the cutter on top of the reserve pilot chute, the loop is kept as short as...
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