Does anyone know ????

[wzump57 0]

Does anyone know how many rides on a PD reserve from 1993 will make it expire?

[skydiverek 63]

It would need to go back to the factory for a check after 40 repacks or 20 (or 25, don't remember) jumps, whichever comes first. Then, it will likely be "recertified" by PD.

[IanHarrop 42]

from the current manual
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CANOPY PACKING / DEPLOYMENT LOG
As any conventional ram air reserve is repeatedly handled and repacked, the fabric permeability will increase. This increased permeability will affect opening, flight and/or landing characteristics. To monitor this important issue, we have incorporated a tracking and inspection program into our reserve canopies. Compliance with this program is mandatory. Each time the reserve is inspected and packed, a single diagonal line \ is to be placed in the next open box on the label. In the event of an actual deployment, an X is to be placed in the next available box.

The warning label should accurately reflect the repacks and uses on that reserve canopy. In the event a
rigger encounters a discrepancy between the packing data card and the warning label, the label should be brought into compliance, just as the rigger would do with any other piece of equipment. The owner of the reserve should be informed that the rigger is simply complying with Performance Designs’ requirement for the label to accurately reflect the repacks and/or uses on that canopy.

After 40 repacks or 25 deployments have been reached, the reserve must have its permeability tested. (In most countries, 40 repacks are usually performed over a 10 to 20 year period.) The testing is performed to insure that the fabric permeability has not reached a point where the openings and landing performance would be unacceptable. Subsequent to passing this testing, an additional label is affixed and the canopy is then returned into service. The label will contain additional boxes, the specific number being chosen according to the results of the test.

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