How to survive parachute failure
Former British Army instructor Emil Chillier found guilty of attempted murder of his wife Victoria. He intentionally damaged her parachute, but the woman survived, although she broke her bones. How…

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The three-dome parachute system was first introduced at Innoprom
The Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation at the Innoprom-2016 forum for the first time demonstrates a reduced copy of a mock parachute system designed for the safe landing…

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7-section precision parachute Malva-24SK
Appointment The parachute sports system "Malva-24SK" is designed to perform all types of jumps both by individual athletes - paratroopers, and groups of parachutists from airplanes and helicopters designed to…

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How to make money on parachuting (part 3)

Trade is the engine of progress

Creating a full-fledged dropzone with all the infrastructure is just one of the ways to make money by passion for parachuting. It is much easier to organize a business selling various divers parachute equipment and accessories to skydivers. Opening a store will cost significantly less than the construction of an airfield. But the cost of the full equipment of a professional parachutist can reach $ 10 thousand. The minimum set of equipment for a jump consists of a parachute system (satchel, main and reserve parachutes), a safety device, a sound signaling device (in the jargon of paratroopers it is a “beeper”), a visual altimeter, and a helmet and special clothes. High prices are due to both the complexity of the equipment and the fact that most of the equipment is imported.

It is unprofitable for skydivers to buy equipment abroad. Overhead costs for the delivery of goods to Ukraine (including the payment of duties) increase the cost of purchase by 10-15%.

Therefore, most domestic parachutists prefer to order parachute systems through official dealers, such as the online store ParaMag. There are companies representing products of several foreign brands at once, for example, SkyWideSystems. It happens that a trading company is not attached to the brand, but to the flying club. The circle of their clients is limited to parachutists making jumps on the DZ of this club.

The jumping equipment store works as an order desk. At best, this is a small room in the administrative building of the flying club with samples of the most popular goods and product catalogs. Goods are ordered from the manufacturer only after receiving 100% prepayment. Thus, the dealer does not invest in the purchase of goods.

Moreover, many manufacturers are ready to sell goods at 80% prepayment, which leaves room for maneuver. It’s easier for the store to get a discount on goods (from 20% to 30%), so the ordered equipment is sometimes even sold cheaper than the manufacturer offers to the retail buyer. But, as Mikhail Alekseenko, director of CGL Center Blade, explained, in order to qualify for a discount, the store is forced to collect several orders in order to send a general request to the manufacturer. As a result, the client has to wait for the goods for at least 2-3 weeks (and sometimes several months).

Obtaining the status of an official dealer of a branded western parachute company, for example, Performance Designs, is also not easy. Aleksey Sharadkin says that personal acquaintance helped him to establish contacts with Western manufacturers. For several months Aleksey lived in the USA and made jumps on American DZ, at the same time establishing contacts with manufacturers of parachute equipment.

An updated section of the metal production workshop of JSC Flight was opened in Ivanovo
In mid-May, the opening of a new high-tech galvanic section of the metal production workshop of the Ivanovo Parachute Plant “Polet” was launched as part of a technical re-equipment project.…

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Funnel in the snow
Can a man slow down his fall? Yes, says Professor Bjornstig. If you fall flat, stretching your legs and arms as wide as possible, the top speed will be about…

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The largest parachute production in Russia was opened in the city of Kirzhach, Vladimir Region
Parachute factory with an area of ​​5 thousand square meters. m, designed to produce more than 2 thousand parachutes for military and civilian use per year, opened on the basis…

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