SAFETY ALERT: Charly Carabiner
12 October 2021 | paragliding Speed Riding winch Technician powered paragliding paratrike
On 15 November 2016, the faulty assembly of a Quick‐Out carabiner lead to its accidental opening.
The pilot had dismounted both of the Quick‐Out’s release buttons and later re‐installed them in swapped positions.
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