Airtec Expert CYPRES 2, User Manual

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Pa
ra
ch
u
tin
g
Skydiving rigs with and without
Aut
omatic Activation Devices (AA
D) are permitted as a carry-
on or
as checked luggage. Typically, a r
ig will move through the checked lugg
age or carry-on security screening process without
need for phy
sical inspection. However, TSA scre
eners have a duty to thor
oughly inspect any item that
raises suspicion. If screeners de
te
rm
in
e t
ha
t i
t i
s n
ec
es
sa
ry
to
o
pe
n a
rig
fo
r
complete
inspection,
then
the owner of the rig must be present and will be allowed to assist.
For this reason, skydivers are
advised to add at least 30 minu
tes to the airline's recommended arrival window w
h
en traveling
with their parachute. The following recommendations are p
rovided to
assist skydivers traveling with parachutes:
Checking the Parachute as Luggag
e
ƒ
Pack the rig separately w
ithout any other items
in the bag.
Ad
ditional items, if suspicio
us,
co
uld
tr
ig
ge
r a
n i
ns
pe
cti
on
o
f t
he
e
nti
re
b
ag.
ƒ
Screeners will not unpack a par
achute without the owner pres
ent
to provide assistance. This
means that the passenger
will be paged and aske
d
to
return
to
the
ticket
counter,
so
they
can
be present for inspectio
n. Depending
on the si
ze of the airport and passenger volume, it is
likely that the checked rig will be screened w
ithi
n 30 minutes. Remain in the area of the air
carrier ticket counter and
pay close attention
to
air
port
announcements
for up to 30 minutes
after checking in.
ƒ
If TSA canno
t locate the p
arachute ow
ner, the uncl
eared parachute will not be transported on
the flig
ht.
ƒ
Parachute o
w
ners may assist TSA screeners to unpack and rep
ack the rig.
Carry the P
arachute on the Aircraft
ƒ
Pack the rig separately w
ithout any other items
in the bag.
Ad
ditional items, if suspicio
us,
co
uld
tr
ig
ge
r a
n i
ns
pe
cti
on
o
f t
he
e
nti
re
b
ag.
ƒ
If a further s
earch is required, all effo
rts will
be made to search the item without out opening
th
e c
hu
te
(s)
.
ƒ
If a chute is opened, the owner can assist. The
s
earch may b
e done in a location away from
the checkpoint to provide adequ
ate s
pace for the search, and s
pace for the owner to repack
the rig.
Parachutists should thor
oughly insp
ect their parachu
tes at their destination to
ensure that it has not
been tampered with or damag
ed
in a manner th
at renders it unsafe.
TRANSP
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TA
TIO
N
SECURITY
ADMINISTRA
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