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...