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By Mike Gruwell

An Instructor at Skydive The Farm recently installed the Gath Altimeter Bracket to his Retractable Visor Gath, and found the process a bit tedious. He also discovered the bracket is not a "practical" mount for someone who wants to move an audible frequently from a couple of different helmets as it involves unscrewing part of the mount for removing the audible.

So he tried installing the audible on the inside of the helmet by removing part of the Gath padding and securing the audible with Velcro.

Because the padding is not very thick on the Gath, the worry was you would be able to feel the audible against your head. But after the installation, he found he could not even feel it was there.

Here is a photo of an Optima installed in the padding of the Gath Retractable Visor helmet:



Here is a photo of the space that was cut out as well as the Velcro placement:



Another local jumper did the same install with a NeoXs, and found that audible to fit in same spot as well.

So for those of you with Gath helmets and audibles wanting a cheaper and easier to remove audible placement, this alternative mounting may be perfect for you.