If it’s realistic you want for your students then the deluxe malfunction harness is for you. The deluxe malfunction harness is designed from the ground up to give your students an ideal, realistic training tool. The harness is the same as a normal skydiving harness with all the correct hardware (legstrap, chest strap and large rings). This gives the student a chance to practice fitting and wearing a harness during the ground school period. All of the harness is joined with harness thread the same as a normal harness so you can also suspend your student for added realism.
Our deluxe malfunction harnesses comes in three different sizes (small, medium and large) so no longer is it a case of, one size fits all. You can have a harness that fits your student the way their own parachute will.
One of the problems with dummy malfunction harnesses is that the Velcro holding the cut away pad and reserve handle in place gets worn out with use. However with our harnesses we have made the Velcro on both sides very easy to change and very rigger friendly. Fortunately you won’t have to incur in any extra charges when the Velcro needs replacing.
If you remove the cut away pad and reserve handle this Malfunction vest now becomes a perfect tunnel training harness. Your student can wear it in a wind tunnel without the worry of anything falling off. On the rear of the Deluxe malfunction harness is a foam padded block to represent the back of the parachute. On the BOC (bottom of container) is the toggle of either a ripcord or a throwaway pilot chute. The toggle is attached to the container via a retractable length of elastic, when your student practices pulling the toggle and when released, it returns to it original location. This saves valuable time when teaching a large group of students.