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SNUG-manual-EN-1-6 July 2019
Fitting the harness
Before flying it is important to adjust the harness so that you can easily assume a sitting position when airborne.
1. Put the harness onto your shoulders.
2. Fasten the leg buckles, and then the chest strap buckle.
3. Push the leg straps down as far as possible towards the knees, and then tighten them (if the leg straps are
too high, it is difficult to get into the harness after the take-off without using your hands).
4.
If necessary, adjust the shoulder straps (the shoulder strap adjustment depends on the size of the pilot; not
too tight as some free movement is required so that you can run easily).
5.
Check that the lumbar straps are adjusted for the preferred position in flight.
6. Check that the chest strap is pre-adjusted correctly.
Ensure that the leg straps and the chest strap buckles are fastened correctly (closing the buckles incorrectly is a
common cause of accidents).
Landing
When you are setting up for your landing approach, we recommend repositioning yourself from the sitting position to
the upright position early enough to allow for sudden loss of height on approach. If you have a landing that is not on
your feet, and that impacts the harness’ back protection, we recommend a full revision should be performed on the
harness by a test centre, or BGD GmbH.
Use
