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Post October 2018 (with retainer strap)
7 Reserve Attachment
The reserve parachute system / container should be fitted by a suitably qualified person.
We recommend using an Apco Light External Container for Mayday LT and SLT with a LT
or SLT Mayday Reserve Parachute, combined with a pair of dyneema Light Universal
Bridles.
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Attach the ends with the small loops of the bridles to the shoulder attachment points
using larks head knots.
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Attach the reserve to the two bridles with a single larks head knot by passing the
two large loops of the universal bridles through the small loop of the reserve bridle,
and then passing the reserve through the two large loops of the universal bridles.
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Attach the Reserve container to the chest strap using the attachments straps.
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Tidy the bridles using the Velcro routing ties on the right side of the harness.
Reserve Deployment in accordance with instructions provided with the reserve container.
Ensure that your reserve is repacked at the specified interval.
WARNING
Do not connect your reserve to the square maillon rapide #5 (Code: 43121F) on the
main hook-in points. The harness is designed and tested to take reserve opening
shock loads on the shoulder attachments, and the abovementioned maillons are
rated for flying, not reserve shock loads.