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The certified reserve compartment volume of the harness (see manufacturer’s manual),
must comply
to the certified packing volume of the reserve! The reserve’s certified packing volume
is shown on the certification label of every SQR reserve.
To confirm that the reserve has been correctly installed, a compatibility test is abso
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lutely essential in case of a new installation or if any element of the complete har-
ness/container/reserve system has been changed!
6.3 Installing in an external (e.g. front) container
There are scenarios, where an external container could be the best solution to install a reserve, like:
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your harness is using external container system, like some hike and fly gears,
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you do not want to use the reserve compartment of your harness for the reserve,
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the reserve size is not compatible with the certified harness compartment volume,
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you carry a second reserve as backup, in an external container,
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ergonomic issues, e.g. you could not reach the reserve handle of the harness,
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front container placement of the reserve is more favourable for the pilot (e.g. quicker
deployment time, or by habit),
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paramotors, trikes and older harnesses may not have a built in reserve compartment at all.
Depending on the construction of the external container, in most cases the SQR inner container will
be used to install the reserve into the external container. Please refer to the manufacturer’s manual
for the right procedure.
If using an external container, it could be necessary to remove/reattach the container to the harness
