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I think the biggest problem with these new airtrim/I3 type designs is that each company does it differently. Every company's manual inflation hose is in a different spot, and with the Dacor airTrim, you literally have to be on top of the person to inflate it, at which time the person is underwater. If you have to try and rescue someone who is for instance panicking and not inflating their bc, you can normally grab their hose and inflate them from behind while locking their tank in your legs. With the airtrim, you have to be within strike range of them to inflate it. The advantage is that the hose allows you to be behind a panicked diver, where they can't hit you with much force. More risk to the rescuer while helping a panicked diver if you are in front of them.
My dad looked at a Dacor BC with the airTrim system, but I gave him the reasons above why I thought it was a bad idea, and he decided to get an Oceanic Probe LX instead.
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