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Heated Gloves

Charly's innovative Li-Ion battery heating system
Unlike less flexible foil-based heating systems, which can only be installed on the back of hand and fingers, the soft textile heating wires of Charly's heated gloves run along the sides of the fingers and and over the fingertips. ...more info!

Kortel T-BONE LINKS

The new generation of Kortel T-BONE LINKS is now available from Finsterwalder & Charly and its dealers! Thanks to their user-friendliness and fatigue strength at a weight of only 10 g per piece, the Kortel T-BONE LINKS are a real alternative to conventional karabiners - especially in the Hike & Fly segment, where every gram counts!
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Charly EASY RELEASE

Speed system separation link

Innovative speed system separation link for QUICK-OUT / PARALOCK carabiners ...more info!

New tests performed for opening safety of the DIAMONDcross

Already during the development of the DIAMONDcross, the topic "entanglement of the rescue system with the main glider" was crucial for diverse product details, which have been certified with additional tests far above certification criteria during the summer.

The most dangerous situations for a rescue system becoming entangled with the main glider are SAT-like rotations after tangling up. This was simulated by holding collapses.

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Paralock1: Will an improved Quick-Out be available soon?

For about a year, the Finsterwalder & Charly development team has been working on a lightweight carabiner that, similar to the Quick-Out, allows the paraglider to be disconnected after a reserve parachute deployment. This project under the name „Paralock" is now so advanced that already a pre-series of 100 pieces has been ordered.