> > I've been told, but have not had a reason to
> >confirm, that Halcyon has abandoned the no STA concept in both its plates
> >and wings.
>
> Not really.  Halcyon continue to make plates with slots, and continue to
> sell the Pioneer range of wings with slots and stabilising rods outside
> Europe.

You could be right, but I, and what I was told, are both outside of Europe.
In fact, I'm in the same state as Halcyon.  If you're correct, and they're
continuing the make the wings with the slots, then you're home free.  If
not, well, it still works for those that already have the right kind of
wings.

> However the Pioneer wings failed CE testing required to be sold in the EU
> (the edge seams failed before the test was completed), so Halcyon were
> obliged to develop their new Eclipse range of double-bag single tank wings
> to have a product to sell in Europe.

> The new Eclipse wings are also being sold worldwide as a 'premium' range,
> and do not have camband slots or stabilising rods so (unmodified...)
depend
> on being used with an STA.
>
> >If so, the viability of your design would seem to depend on
> >availability of some other wing with the tank band slots . . . either
that,
> >or I'm wrong in one or more ways.
>
> Or you cut slots in a wing that doesn't.  This is what I have done for my
> wing (Buddy Travelwing 16, two years use so far) and it works fine.

An idea that, to be honest, didn't occur to me.

> The top and bottom pair of slots will line up with the existing slots in
> DiveRite wings, and the middle and bottom pair of slots will line up with
> (recent model) Halcyon Pioneers.

Ahh.  Thanks.

> >2. You show the tank and plate with no wing.  This seems odd, at least if
I
> >understand the intended use of your design.  Do I?
>
> Sure, but I only collected the plates from the metalshop a couple of days
> ago!  I just havn't had time to take the pictures yet...  :-)

Gotcha.  Thanks for the response.

Lee