ernokaikkonen 0 #1 February 28, 2003 From the Aerodyne website: QuoteNew reserve deployment system! We have designed a line stow retention system, specifically designed to help control reserve deployments at high speeds, while not sacrificing low speed requirements. The skydiving industry agrees that poorly controlled suspension lines can be a major causative factor in hard openings. This technology, formerly found only on high altitude, high-speed military systems is now available to everyone in the Icon. Does anyone have details of this? What's it like? Pictures? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #2 February 28, 2003 well, i saw it at PIA. what it is, it's like elastic about a inch and a half or 2 inches long. it really is a good idea. keeps everything neat, and in the pouch until you want it to come out (even though i'm not sure if i have ever heard of a problem). they also have like a chanel that runs between the gromets. instead of the gromets being stuck together. it makes it so if you were to loose you pull up cord while packing, it doesn't make it a pain to get the loop back up through the gromets. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #3 February 28, 2003 Quotewhat it is, it's like elastic about a inch and a half or 2 inches long. it really is a good idea. keeps everything neat, and in the pouch until you want it to come out The lines are stowed in the elastics? Like PdF gear has had since at least the mid-90s? Or something completely different? Sorry, having difficulties visualizing from your description... Any pics or drawings extremely welcome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #4 February 28, 2003 Yes, Aerodyne Icon reserve line stows are similar to Parachutes de France Atom line stows. Surprise surprise! They were designed by the same guy! If I remember correctly, P.deF. uses cotton webbing where Aerodyne uses elastic, a minor change. The other major point is that the elastics are spaced only half the width of the d-bag apart, similar to Racer d-bags. The idea is that if line bites are not suspended from the ends, they are less likely to dump during high speed deployments. This method of stowing lines is not a new concept. This method pre-dates rubber bands for stowing lines. The U.S.Air Force has been using it since the 1950s for ejection seat parachutes, primarily to reduce the incidence of line dump during deployments faster than 250 knots. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #5 February 28, 2003 Quote Yes, Aerodyne Icon reserve line stows are similar to Parachutes de France Atom line stows. Surprise surprise! They were designed by the same guy! And now it's marketed as new breakthrough invention... "This technology, formerly found only on high altitude, high-speed military systems is now available to everyone in the Icon." Quote If I remember correctly, P.deF. uses cotton webbing where Aerodyne uses elastic, a minor change. Older Atoms use the cotton webbing, newer ones, like my dom2002 Legend, use elastics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rigging65 0 #6 February 28, 2003 QuoteAnd now it's marketed as new breakthrough invention... "This technology, formerly found only on high altitude, high-speed military systems is now available to everyone in the Icon." Ah yes, marketing....gotta love it.... "...and once you had tasted flight, you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you long to return..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
