Asap Mustang S380, Owner'S Manual

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ASAP Canopies’ S-Series Powered Parachute Canopy Owner’s Manual May 10, 2010 Page 23 of
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your airframe manufacturer to determine the correct attachment arrangement. Repeat
the above process on the opposite side of the airframe.
WARNING!
OVERTIGHTENING A CONNECTOR LINK CAN CAUSE THE BARREL TO CRACK
AND SEPARATE. INSPECT REGULARLY FOR CRACKS.
DO NOT FLY WITH CRACKED BARRELS
7. Your S Series
Powered Parachute canopy is now attached to your airframe and
ready for line inspection. While an assistant is holding the vehicle to prevent it from
rolling or the airframe is chocked in place, walk behind the canopy. Starting at one end
pull or gather the canopy back towards you till all the lines are drawn up with as little
slack as possible. If you have prop cage hooks, it helps to hang the risers on these. If
you do not have prop cage hooks, tying the risers to the cage for this process will make
it easier to do. Pull the chute back all along its span so that the suspension lines are
hanging in an arc without touching the ground from cage hooks to chute or as close to
this as possible.
8. Walk back to the aircraft and loosely grab only the A/B suspension line group on one
side of the airframe (these are the lines attached to the top quick link on the Left
Webbing Riser or if you are using cables, on the Left Main and Safety cables). Separate
these lines from the others by shaking them free. You should now be able to see the A,
B and A/B lines distinctly running from the Rapide link to each attach point on the
canopy with no tangles, crossovers, twists etc. If there are any problems, call your
canopy dealer or ASAP Canopies for instructions.
9. Hold the A/B suspension line group up out of the way with one hand. With the other
hand loosely grab only the Left C/D suspension line group (these are the lines attached
to the lower quick link on the Left Webbing Riser or if you are using cables, on the Left
Main and Safety cables). Separate these lines from the others by shaking them free.
You should now be able to see the C, D and C/D lines distinctly running from the
Rapide link to each attach point on the canopy with no tangles, crossovers, twists etc. If
there are any problems, call your canopy dealer or ASAP Canopies for instructions.
Repeat steps 8 & 9 on the opposite side of the airframe.
10. Go towards one canopy tip and moving to the trailing edge, find the safety/rigging
line and steering line. Verify that the safety line goes directly to the rear connector link
and does not cross over any other lines. Run the steering line thru the pulley on the
webbing riser or, if you are using cables, through the steel ring and to the inside of the
Main and Safety cables. Route this forward thru any pulleys required on your airframe
and attach it to your steering system as required by your airframe manufacturer. Route
the Steering Line through all pulleys/guides with the foot bars in the full back (aft)
position. Repeat this process on the opposite side of the airframe.