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Finsterwalder has published a safety notice for the "Paralock" paraglider carabiner. Operation of the FINSTERWALDER Paralock 3 paraglider carabiner in conjunction with a speed system is now only permitted in a locked state. When operating the Paralock 3, it has been found that in certain situat...

The manufacturer Woody Valley has published a safety notice for the X-Rated 7 paraglider harness. Woody Valley Safety Note

The Ukrainian manufacturer Aeros has published a safety notice for its Viper and Viper C harnesses. The notice deals with severe wear/ageing of the reserve parachute handle on these harnesses. AEROS Ltd. Safety Note

The manufacturer Skywalk has published a safety notice for the Breeze 2 paraglider harness. Skywalk Safety Note

Finsterwalder has published a further safety notice regarding the “Paralock 3” paraglider carabiner. There have been several cases of unintentional opening in flight. Unfortunately, one fatal accident also occurred. The company Finsterwalder assumes operating errors, but advises all users to che...

Finsterwalder has published a further safety notice for the “Paralock 3” paraglider carabiner. Following another incident with the Paralock 3 from Finsterwalder in Spain (unintentional opening), the safety notice dated 22.11.2024 is being supplemented.Safety measure, restriction of the use of the...

Problem Some reserve parachutes are not sufficiently fixed in the very spacious harness container. These can move, twist with the connecting line or open. This can make it difficult or impossible to deploy the reserve parachute. Check and safety measures Users of the aforementioned harnesses are...

New safety note/ordered rectification (Apr. 2025): Finsterwalder Paralock 3 Finsterwalder has published a further safety note in combination with an ordered rectification to the Paralock 3 paraglider carabiner. Safety measure - retrofitting of the Paralock 3 by Finsterwalder According...