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The Cypres 2 combines tried and true quality and reliability with new technology, achievements and discoveries made during the past 12 1/2 years. 
New Features:
    Water-resistant up to 15 minutes at a depth of 15 feet ( 5 meters) in fresh and salt water. 
    Power supply is maintenance free for the user. No need to observe a battery replacement date, record the number of jumps made, monitor the voltage during the self-test, purchase a battery or have a rigger open or repack the reserve for this reason. No one has to pay attention to the power supply.
    Unit serial number accessible from the display.
    Next maintenance due date accessible from the display.
    Reminds you when the maintenance due date becomes closer.
    Small and light.
    Robust, rigger friendly case, rounded corners and edges.
    Wide maintenance window. +/- 6 months after 4 and 8 years from month of manufacture, no down-time, during the busy part of the year regardless of the month of manufacture.
Optimized Parameters:
    Self-test is completed in 10 seconds.
    Changing altitude reference - same procedure but quicker to do.
Proven Features:
    Activation altitudes.
    Activation velocities.
    Altitude reference adjustment.
    Always actual ground level by automatic compensation of weather related air pressure changes.
    User interface (Single push button).
    Loop cutting system.
    Cypres closing loop system.
    14 hours run time.
    factory integrated set-up in the rig
Usage:
    After purchase, put it in your Cypres-ready container and forget about it for 4 years*.
    Then have the maintenance done and forget about it for another 4 years*.
    Then have the maintenance done again and forget about it for another 4 years*.
    *Except for switching it on at the beginning of the day, and changing the filter after a landing in water.
Installation
    - All new rigs are Cypres ready.
    Since 1994 all major parachute rig manufacturers around the world have incorporated the spandex pouch which accomodates the Cypres unit, the plastic pocket for the control unit, and the channels for the unit cables as a standard. These integrated installations are a co-design between the rig manufacturers and Airtec, and are tested and approved by both.
Handling
    - Set it and forget it!
    The use of the Cypres does not restrict skydiving in any way. The handling of the Cypres is extremely simple. It requires only one switch on procedure per day done prior to the first jump of the day. Only if you have left the dropzone, should you repeat the procedure before the next jump. That's it! No switch-off is necessary at the end of the day. Changes in air pressure caused by the weather are taken care of automatically. If you want to jump into a DZ of another elevation, you can easily program this into the Cypres unit. Simply hold the button during the switch-on procedure until you see the required altitude difference on the display. You do not see, hear, or feel this equipment, and it will not affect you unless you are extremely close to the ground and still in freefall. Only then it comes into play, cutting your reserve container closing loop, allowing your reserve to deploy. That is its only task. This little job, though, has saves hundreds of skydiver's lives - skydiver's of all experience levels.
Maintenance / Lifetime / Reliability
     -Yes!
    Based on the experience of producing 110,000 high-tech AADs (including 31,000 Cypres 2) and servicing them for 12 1/2 years in a way that no one has ever refused to fire when it should, there is a maintenance necessary 4 years after production and 8 years after production and the lifetime is 12 years.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.     

Expert Cypres
Whatever you can think of under the canopy, like stalls, spiral turns, down planes, hookturns with the smallest canopies, as well as any CRW, Expert Cypres won’t interfere with any activities while skydiving. It activates when it detects a rate of descent higher than 78mph (35m/sec) at an altitude of approximately 750ft above ground level (AGL). (Typical freefall speed in a box position is approximately  111 miles per hour).
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Same as No. I1501 Expert 1 Pin Cypres 2, except that this has two cutter cables for use on containers with a two pin reserve system.
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same size as the Expert 1 Pin Cypres 2, but specifically designed for student requirements. It will activate when the rate of descent exceeds 29mph (13m/sec). The activation altitude, however, is split. In the case of rate of descent being equal to that of freefall, the opening altitude is at approximately 750 ft., as with the Expert Cypres 2. However, should the rate of descent be lower than that of freefall but still above the limit of 29 mph (e.g. with partially opened canopy), then the Student Cypres will activate when the altitude decreases below 1000 ft. AGL.  
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same as No. I1511 Student 1 Pin Cypres 2, except that this has two cutter cables for use on containers with a two pin reserve system.
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same size as the Expert 1 Pin Cypres 2, but specifically designed for Tandem requirements. It activates at approximately 1900 feet AGL when vertical speed is more than 78 miles per hour. This allows more time for the slower opening of a tandem reserve canopy.
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same as No. I1505 Tandem 1 Pin Cypres 2, except that this has two cutter cables for use on containers with a two pin reserve system.
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same size as the Expert 1 Pin Cypres 2, but specifically designed for Expert Speed requirements. It activates at approximately 750 feet AGL when vertical speed is more than 96 miles per hour. The Speed Cypres is designed to allow very extreme canopy piloting. The high activation speed (approx. 86 percent of freefall speed) plus the feature that the unit ceases operation below 330 feet are tailored for this discipline. For some activities, the Speed Cypres may not be suitable.  
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

Same as No. I1521 Speed Cypres 2 - One Pin, except that this has two cutter cables for use on containers with a two pin reserve system.
Shipping Weight: 1.5 lbs.

Remember- Cypres is strictly a backup device and is not intended to replace proper training or timely execution of appropriate emergency procedures.    

This is the replacement battery for the Cypres 1 (Original Cypres). The Cypres 1 is powered by a battery power pack assembly that can be used for a maximum of two years, 500 jumps, or until the self-test (via code 8998 or code 8999) that the battery needs to be replaced - whichever occurs first. In most cases, this is two years. The two year period starts when the battery pack is plugged into the Cypres 1. Spare battery packs may be stored in proper conditions for up to three years prior to installation.
Shipping Weight: 5 oz. (140g).

This is a package of replacement parts that a rigger will need from time to time when packing rigs with Cypres installations. The Cypres Packers Kit also contains everything necessary to equip rigs with Cypres reserve container closing loop systems. The Cypres loop material increases the safety of its user regardless if a Cypres is in the rig or not. It does this by improving the opening performance of the reserve container, by reducing the necessary pull force on the ripcord up to 50%, and by reducing the risk of loop tearing. The Cypres Packers Checklist also allows for checking every Cypres installation for its correctness. 
Contents: 1 spool of Cypres loop material (50 meter), 1 finger trapping needle, 1 bottle of silicone gel, 1 container with siliconized cloth, 2 temporary pins, 5 loop discs, 1 filter changer, 3 air filter, 1 Cypres user’s guide, and 1 Cypres packers checklist.
Shipping weight: 8 oz. (225g).

Replacement cutter for one pin Cypres. The Cypres has a unique method of opening the reserve container, using a device that cuts the reserve container closing loop. It is completely independent from the normal reserve container opening system. While a jumper uses the reserve ripcord handle to pull the the reserve pin out of the eye of the closing loop, the Cypres uses a cutter which cuts the closing loop itself. This autonomous design has saved the lives of skydivers with damaged reserve pins. After an activation, a replacement cutter can easily be plugged in.
Shipping weight: 8 oz. (225g).

Replacement cutter for two pin Cypres. The Cypres has a unique method of opening the reserve container, using a device that cuts the reserve container closing loop. It is completely independent from the normal reserve container opening system. While a jumper uses the reserve ripcord handle to pull the the reserve pin out of the eye of the closing loop, the Cypres uses a cutter which cuts the closing loop itself. This autonomous design has saved the lives of skydivers with damaged reserve pins. After an activation, a replacement cutter can easily be plugged in.
Shipping weight: 8 oz. (225g).

Needed for packing Cypres equipped rigs where there is a small loop. Original equipment, comes with warning flag installed.
Shipping Weight: 2 oz. (55g).

50 meter spool of Cypres reserve closing loop material. The Cypres loop material increases the safety of its user regardless if a Cypres is in the rig or not. It does this by improving the opening performance of the reserve container, by reducing the necessary pull force on the ripcord up to 50%, and by reducing the risk of loop tearing.
Shipping Weight: 5 oz. (140g).

This is the loop you use on one pin reserves when a Cypres is installed. This is only the loop, made from the Cypres loop material, and uses existing Cypres washer. The Cypres loop increases the safety of its user regardless if a Cypres is in the rig or not. It does this by improving the opening performance of the reserve container, by reducing the necessary pull force on the ripcord up to 50%, and by reducing the risk of loop tearing.
Shipping Weight: 5 oz. (140g).

The Cypres 2 is waterproof up to 15 minutes down to a depth of 15 feet ( 5 meters). This is achieved through a water-resistant casing, sealed plug connections, a sealed cutter, a sealed control unit, and a special filter. The filter allows precise measurement of the air pressure and at the same time keeps the water away from the inside of the unit. As long as there is no contact with water, the filter never needs to be replaced by the user. 
After water contact, the filter must be removed and discarded, and the new filter must be installed.
Each Cypres 2 comes with one spare filter and the filter changer, a stainless steel tool to screw the old filter out and the new one in. This procedure takes about 1 minute.
Shipping Weight: 4 oz. (110g).

This stainless steel torque wrench is used for changing the replacement filter for Cypres 2. The procedure is designed as fool proof and only takes 30 seconds.
Shipping Weight: 4 oz. (110g).

This is the quick loop you use when a two pin Cypres is installed on a Racer/Elite. This is only the loop, made from the Cypres loop material. The Cypres loop increases the safety of its user regardless if a Cypres is in the rig or not. It does this by improving the opening performance of the reserve container, by reducing the necessary pull force on the ripcord up to 50%, and by reducing the risk of loop tearing.
Shipping Weight: 4 oz. (110g).

Owners manual/User's guide for the Cypres. This is the manual that is included with the Cypres and with the Cypres Packer's Kit.
Shipping weight: 8 oz. (225g).