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Certification (gear)
PG Activity Sector
Wings, tethers. lines, harnesses, towing equipment, control systems, textiles, rescue chutes,

  • Self-certification
  • Agency certification
  • One-person certification agent
  • Mantra M4 S   test report by Para-Test
  • EN certification      European Norm
  • poweredparasports.com/Wing%20Certifications.htm
  • para2000.org/wings/
  • Airworthiness Certification: the facts about the CEN- Norm and the DHV Gütesiegel Standards
  • CEN-Norm (successor of AFNOR)
  • SHV Swiss Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association   aka FSVL
  • FFVL French Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association
  • ACPUL Association des Constructeurs de Parapente Ultra Legers
  • AFNOR run by French Standards Institute.
  • CEN Comité Européen de Normalisation, European Committee for Standardization.
  • DHV Deutscher Hangegleiter Verband
  • LTF
  • All members of the Round Table, DHV (German Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association), DMSV (German paramotor association), EAPR (European Academy of Parachute Rigging) and PMA (Paraglider Manufacturers Association) agreed on the above statement. 

  • DHV - Academy - Air Turquoise, Aerotest & PMA)

  • Alain Zoller open letter in January 2012 ... how is the sport going?
  • [ ] Source and verify: EN926-2 was written by a working group (WT6) IIRC, with input from Switzerland, Italy, France, Austria, Germany, UK  countries PG associations
  • End of En-D certification? 
  • EN 926,
  • EN 1651 (harnesses)
  • EN 12491 (rescues)

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
  • We test the gliders in minimum and maximum weight. We do 24 maneuvers at least twice to make sure of the results. The final result is the highest classification these maneuvers gets.
  • Para-test: Paragliding and Kite Equipments
    Here are all reports listed for paragliders, rescues, harnesses, speedflying, kite systems.
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