Recommended Parachutes For Your Aircraft             CHOOSING THE PROPER EMERGENCY PARACHUTE

SOFTIE Introduction: The pilot emergency parachute systems are designed and manufactured with you, of course with you in mind who else?  Most likely, all you will be doing is sitting or leaning on your SOFTIE for hours on end (unless your in an aerobatic aircraft, then maybe a hour or less).  But in the event that you do need to put our system to use you can use it with full confidence. All SOFTIES are designed, tested, and manufactured beyond the FAA's TSO requirements and provide the maximum in safety, performance, and comfort.  The SOFTIE comes with your choice of our unique "Aerobatic Harness (allows for better adjustments) or a Conventional Harness. The Aerobatic Harness is designed for easier and better adjustments, and to get the leg snap hardware out of your crotch, and out of the middle of your chest. The Conventional Harness comes complete with B-12 snap leg strap hardware and a thread-thru chest adapter. Options for the Conventional Harness are a B-12 snap for the chest strap, Quick Ejector snaps for both chest strap and leg straps, or light weight Thread-Thru leg strap hardware. To the left is the  Aerobatic Harness. Please specify harness type and Options when ordering (See Below). For Canopy description click here.  PILOT SURVIVAL Pocket Survival Pak™

240 MINI-SOFTIE List $2,585.00 Call (1--800-USA-CHUTE)  E-Mail  

240 MINI-SOFTIE WEDGE 2,585.00  Call or E-Mail for Special Pricing 1-800-USA-CHUTE

 MICRO-SOFTIE STANDARD OR MICRO-SOFTIE WEDGE  $2,500.00

   These photos are a Micro-Softie Wedge. Canopy Type: Preserve 3, 24-Foot Steerable Conical, 20 Gore low porosity Canopy, for persons weighing up 188 lbs at 140 knts, For Canopy description click here Container specifications: 2.25" thick x 13" wide x 21" long.

The Micro-Softie is for use by pilots weighing up to 188 lbs at 140 knots (Container size 3" thick x 13" wide x 21" long).
Canopy Type: Steerable Conical*. Total weight: 13 lbs.  

LONG-SOFTIE    $2500.00  

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 The chair style Long Softie is designed to conform to and maximize the comfort of the contoured seating found in today's high performance gliders and aerobatic aircraft. The Long Softie is available in either 180 lb.(13" wide) or 240 lb. (15" wide) versions. It is available with either our standard H harness or our unique crossover style Aerobatic Harness. Container specifications: 2.25" thick x 13" or 15" wide x 35" long. Canopy Type: Steerable Conical. Total weight: 16 lbs. Please specify your harness choice and any options when ordering.

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The Softie Seat $2685.00 (Standard or Wedge) Call or E-Mail for pricing 1-800-USA-CHUTE

NEW---Softie Wedge Seat , The seat container version that is thicker at the front and thinner at the rear which allows for greater head room in the cockpit.

The Softie Seat, Designed for use in aircraft that simply have no room for a backpack style parachute. The Seat pack Softie is designed for use by persons weighing up to 240 lbs. The container is 15" wide 14" fore & aft 2 1/2" thick. We now offer the SEAT PACK Softie in a Wedge version that is thicker at the front and thinner at the rear which allows for greater headroom. Canopy Type: Steerable Conical. Total weight: 16 lbs. Please specify your harness choice and any options when ordering. We now offer the SEAT PACK Softie in a Wedge version that is thicker at the front and thinner at the rear which allows for greater headroom. Canopy Type: Steerable Conical. Total weight: 16 lbs.  Available with the conventional harness or Aerobatic Harness. MORE PHOTOS

 PARACHUTE CANOPY

The Preserve I   P/N Model FFE-201, for weights up to 240 Lbs at 140 Knots,  24 foot steerable reserve is one of the lightest on the market weighing only 6 1/2 lbs. It is block constructed and made from 1 oz ripstop, 0-5 CFM (cubic feet per minute) material. The canopy has 22 gores, 4 panels each, with 3 concentric bands, and a meshed double "L" modification. The suspension lines are 550 lb tensile strength, and are 7515 Type II. The canopy is diaper deployed. The PRESERVE I, High Speed, is authorized under NAS 804, Paragraph 4.3.6.1 Standard (High Speed) Type Parachute. This parachute packs thin and is lightweight. It is made with extremely low porosity fabric offering a slow rate of descent. It consists of orange and white nylon fabric for easy rescue spotting.

 The Preserve III   P/N Model FFE-202, Used in the Micro-Softie for weights up to 188 Lbs at 140 Knots, 24 foot steerable reserve is one of the lightest on the market weighing only 6 1/2 lbs. It is block constructed and made from 1 oz ripstop, 0-5 CFM (cubic feet per minute) material. The canopy has 20 gores, 3 panels each, with 3 concentric bands, and a meshed double tri-vent modification. The suspension lines are 400 lb tensile strength, and are 32N400  tubular nylon. The canopy is diaper deployed. The PRESERVE III, Low Speed, is authorized under NAS 804, Paragraph 4/3/6/2 Low Speed Type Parachute. Both Preserve I & III canopies have a forward speed of @ 8-10 mph and a rate of descent at sea level with 200 lbs suspended weight of between 16.0 and 16.4 feet per second. The turning rate is approximately 5-6 seconds per 360 degrees. Both Preserve I & III  are diaper deployed and may be installed on two or four risers. The factory installed steering lines  system  are required.

 CUSTOM OPTIONS

B-12 Snaps come as standard leg strap hardware on all Softies.     No additional charge for B 12 Snaps Option, but to add a B-12 for the chest strap , please add $35.00

Quick Ejectors allow for fast, easy, two finger disconnection of the harness attach points. Quick ejectors work under a load. Quick Ejector Each: $95.00

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