Cut away canopy locator device

[shropshire 0]

Here's a cheaper option... store your stash in your D-Bag and get your self a dog....

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[ficus 0]

A radio or GPS tracker is a completely overblown solution to this problem, for a canopy, an entire rig, or whatever.

A simpler and more cost effective solution already exists: property insurance.

[sjc 0]

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A simpler and more cost effective solution already exists: property insurance.

That depends on the cost of the equipment to find the canopy. But in general, "ending is better than mending" is not cost effective in a long run.

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[AggieDave 6]

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A simpler and more cost effective solution already exists: property insurance.

Or better yet, don't jump at a DZ that is full of jerks. Out of my 6 cutaways, only once did I have to go for a hike. With the rest of the chops people had already gone for the freebag and the main before I had landed. The last one the main reinflated and went for a long flight. So instead of going for the main, some people kept a solid line of sight on the canopy. It was quickly found there after.

Maybe in places surrounded by corn fields or forests, though.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[MajorDad 0]

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Thanks!

I still do not agree that a week or more of sun exposure, especially in more northern latitudes is a death sentence for a canopy.

We have recovered plenty of tandem and other cutaway at my dz after a long time missing, that were in mostly direct sunlight, and almost all of them got a clean bill of health from the manufacturer.

We are running about 18 hours of daylight this time of year at this northern latitude. Wouldn't want to cook a canopy for a week but knock yourself out.

Blue ones

Major Dad
CSPA D-579

[ficus 0]

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A simpler and more cost effective solution already exists: property insurance.

Or better yet, don't jump at a DZ that is full of jerks. Out of my 6 cutaways, only once did I have to go for a hike. With the rest of the chops people had already gone for the freebag and the main before I had landed. The last one the main reinflated and went for a long flight. So instead of going for the main, some people kept a solid line of sight on the canopy. It was quickly found there after.

It doesn't mean you have to file a claim because you had a cutaway. Of course the common case is you know where your canopy is within 10 minutes.

But some whiz-bang gadget isn't going to help you when your canopy lands in a lake, is eaten by a cow, or is stolen from your car while you stop for food on the way home from the DZ.

Note I also said "entire rig". I'm also talking about the people who wanted some kind of LoJack system in their rig in case it gets stolen. Jumping at a friendly DZ isn't going to help there.

For the cases when it could help, I seriously doubt that the expense could be reduced enough to compete with the more comprehensive solution of just insuring your shit.

Even if it could, why complicate lifesaving equipment for such marginal gain?

[councilman24 37]

IIRC the transmitter was $150 to $200. It's designed into the RSL lanyard of several rigs. A magnetic keeps it off until the transmitter is pulled from a pocket as part of the RSL. So it's not on a canopy, it part of and designed into the H/C system.

Radio direction finder is somewhere between $500 and $1000. The model is the DZ own and maybe rents the finder to those with lost canopies.

AFAIK nobody has designed it into a freepag/PC. I don't know if it's available on a skyhook javelin or vector III.

Paratelemetry is a PIA member, one of George's companies, IIRC.

Don't believe any of these numbers until you confirm them with someone else.

http://www.falconryuk.co.uk/ Here is some similar equip in the UK. google falconry tracking and you'll find a bunch.

I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE