Helmut Cloth
Developed the Cybernetic Parachute Release System (CYPRES) - the first reliable automatic activation device adopted by skydivers worldwide.
Received PIA’s highest honor - the Don Beck Memorial Award for parachuting achievements that have stood the test of time.
Recipient of the Jim Crocker Award by British Skydiving for his outstanding contribution to sport parachuting.
Helmut Cloth—Bad Wűnnenberg, Germany made his first jump in 1972; two years later, he became a skydiving instructor and CCI. In 1986, Helmut participated in the European RW record attempt in Bavaria. During one of the training jumps, a tragic accident occurred and a close friend of his impacted the ground with neither his main or reserve deployed. It was after that moment, the vision of an AAD that would be extremely reliable and accepted was created and four years later, after twelve prototypes, the CYPRES was born. In 1990 Airtec GmbH Safety Systems in Bad Wűnnenberg was established. Today, over 90,000 CYPRES 2 units have been produced.
Date of First Jump: 1972
