Achill Island , in the west of Ireland, for a spot of hang gliding!), but initial tests with the release mounted in my bench vice and putting as much load as I could on it with a tow-ring and rope suggest it will be much easier to activate/release than the original Maupin type release. I'll post my results later.

It should be noted that I have the aft release mounted just aft of the main wheel box/lower bulkhead using a couple of 6mm ring bolts. The ring ends of the ring bolts are inside the wheel box, either side of the wheel. I then run a pair of steel cables from the ring forward (under the pilot's bum) to two bolts, either side of the original tow release, mounted in the foot-plate. These cables transfer the tensile load from the release through to a known 'hard point' on the pilot pod structure. Without them, it is likely that the pilot pod framework would be damaged or torn apart! Again, I'll post photos when I have it all reassembled again.

Phil.