mjosparky 4 #51 June 15, 2012 QuoteYup, it happened, Vigil company acknowledged it and even did their own in-flight tests with Vigil and sudden door opening. They did not fire, then. Do you have a link to this? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Abedy 0 #52 June 15, 2012 QuoteNot that hilarious... The "hilarious" referred to "might fire (in your car) on the way home. Quote Earlier this week, a Dutch/Belgian instructor/rigger had his vigil fire under canopy (velo?) during a jump in NL. According to him probably due to the fact that he didn't switch off his vigil after leaving a Belgian DZ with a higher elevation. Luckily he ended up with a stable biplane. This one is a case of RTFM and always switch on your AAD in the hangar. And if it's already on, switch it off and re-switch it on then. Stick to your routine.The sky is not the limit. The ground is. The Society of Skydiving Ducks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #53 June 15, 2012 QuoteQuoteYup, it happened, Vigil company acknowledged it and even did their own in-flight tests with Vigil and sudden door opening. They did not fire, then. Do you have a link to this? Sparky Hmmmm, no. But check Vigil website. I recall a document written by them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Southern_Man 0 #54 June 15, 2012 QuoteQuoteNot that hilarious... The "hilarious" referred to "might fire (in your car) on the way home. Quote Earlier this week, a Dutch/Belgian instructor/rigger had his vigil fire under canopy (velo?) during a jump in NL. According to him probably due to the fact that he didn't switch off his vigil after leaving a Belgian DZ with a higher elevation. Luckily he ended up with a stable biplane. This one is a case of RTFM and always switch on your AAD in the hangar. And if it's already on, switch it off and re-switch it on then. Stick to your routine. I turn my Vigil off at the end of every jumping day as part of my routine. I am not worried about it firing but I do not want it to see my climb (I drive over a mountain between my home and drop zone) and the battery to stay on. It is a very easy routine."What if there were no hypothetical questions?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nigel99 613 #55 June 15, 2012 QuoteQuoteThere are a small number of incidents (2 or 3) where a Vigil has fired when the door has been opened at about 1000 feet. Do you have a link to these incidents? I spent some time tracking problems with the various AAD’s and can’t recall this happening. Sparky Well one thing is becoming clear. The.largest cause of aad failure is people failing to read the manual, and therefore not understanding their equipment.Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #56 June 16, 2012 QuoteQuoteQuoteThere are a small number of incidents (2 or 3) where a Vigil has fired when the door has been opened at about 1000 feet. Do you have a link to these incidents? I spent some time tracking problems with the various AAD’s and can’t recall this happening. Sparky Well one thing is becoming clear. The.largest cause of aad failure is people failing to read the manual, and therefore not understanding their equipment. That and listening to what some smuck tells them. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
