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Nope, I do not have long hair, so that had nothing to do with it. I changed the locking mechanism of the piri-helmet since the original one was veryvery frustrating, took me too much time to get the helmet open and/or closed again. I changed it with some ski-binder-like devices, and the evening before, people looked at it and even said: wow, that sure won't go open 'just like that' (they even could not figure out how to open the buckels). But then the next day, perhaps because one of the clamps was not closed completely due to a hurry-exit I had to perform, the helmet snapped open and there it go.... down to earth. I sure would like to see that film... but we never found the helmet AND camera. So at the end it maybe was not the original closing device that failed, but because of a frustrating original device, I did change it... A big difference with the flat top pro is also that you have to close it completely with your own force (I do not knwo how to explain...) with the flat top, I can loosely close the helmet, and with the clamp close it firmly around my head, and even have control over the tightness of the 'fit' With the piri that was not possible. By the way, the thing that I did like on the helmet was the quick release (which also worked with the new closing clamps). My flat top pro has not yet a quick release, although an upgrade is coming soon they say (see another thread in this forum) Caren

oeps, my previous reply is rather empty. But what I wanted to say: I DID own a piriraptor helmet, but watch the word 'did' : I lost it during opening on 7000 Ft (CRW jump) and never saw it again. I now own a flat top pro, and I like it far much better :-)

Caren

just use a canopy that can keep up with the formation. Doing sequential is somewhat different from rotation (you will need your muscles and your frontrisers :-) I myself just fly under a lightning, same canopy as my teammembers in the formation do I prefer to use a top-mounted camaera, so the changes that the risers or lines get caught in my camera (e.g. when sidemounted) are minimal, and also to avoid getting the risers in the picture...

Yes! that sounds like it (I was the one starting the other thread) Next to pictures, can you also say something about how 'upgradable' it looks? So do you think older flat-top's can be changed with this new option? or do I have to buy a whole new helmet (augh...)

and duck-tape, don't forget the duck-tape :-) I even have some 'spare' ducktape sticked to my helmet in case of....

I'm back :-) now with my new profile, and it fits perfectly :-)