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Next Generation Soft Links: Introducing the Slink®     After more than a year of development and testing, Performance Designs introduces a totally new design for a reusable soft link. (The PD Slink Pat. Pend.)     The PD Slink® is the first soft link ever approved by the FAA for use with reserve parachutes!     Soft links can reduce damage to the slider grommets and extend the life span of suspension lines. They allow the jumper to easily pull the slider over the risers and toggles and they do not require the use of slider "bumpers". Previously no designs met all of our criteria.     Some of the problems encountered with other designs included: low breaking strength, inconsistent manufacturing techniques, installation requiring tools and/or rigging facilities, removal required destroying the links, riser modification required for use, etc. Some soft link designs even incorporate metal parts.

There were many issues to be addressed in the project:

• Soft link strength and reliability.
• Soft link construction methods, not to include any metal parts (a true soft link).
• Compatibility with various riser/suspension line combinations (without modification).
• Ease of installation.
• Must be reusable.
  

Same as No. PDSM-1 except that this Slink is to be used to attach the Reserve canopy.
Each pack contains a set of 4 Slinks (with installation instructions).