High hangpoint PPG harness
User manual
Please read this manual carefully before your first flight.
Page 1: ...High hangpoint PPG harness User manual Please read this manual carefully before your first flight ...
Page 2: ...3 1 Safety Paragliding is a potentially hazardous sport When flying a paraglider you have to accept risks of injury and or even death Incompetent or improper use of the harness may increase those risks In case of any doubts please ask your dealer or manufacturer Dudek Paragliders do not bear any responsibility for damages or injuries resulting from paragliding activities 2 Description When working...
Page 3: ... sold without carabiners Cockpit If you are going to use the cockpit the rescue chute should be placed on right or left side of the harness Frontcontainer Allows for fixing the rescue chute in front Side container Allows for fixing the rescue chute on side ...
Page 4: ...pezes will be enough to connect the V strap to the harness Speedbar Speedbar is necessary to operate the speedsystem 4 Installing the rescue chute The rescue chute installed beforehand within front or other container must be connected to the V strap Two methods are acceptable with a metal connector rectangular quicklink C6 or C7 or without it Both methods are pictured below With metal connector 1 ...
Page 5: ...harness as shown below These are the very points used for main carabiners connecting the harness with paralider s risers The ends of the V strap must be secured with elastic 0 rings Trapezoids connecting V strap to the harness must be tightened with a wrench so they won t get loose due to e g vibration V strap must be placed In tunnels on top and side of the backrest left or right side 1 2 3 4 5 6...
Page 6: ...laced under the seat plate front edge Duroll pulleys on both sides of the seat plate Smart Pulleys on the risers place a stopper on the line above the rings 3 Fix the adjustable speedsystem hooks to the lines ends Smart Pulley on the riser Duroll pulley on side of the seat plate Metal ring under seat plate front edge The speedbar must be adjusted so that pulleys on the risers get together when the...
Page 7: ...r above the chest strap It is possible to use a cockpit of another manufacturer In such case it should be installed according to its accompanying manual 7 Frontcontainer The frontcontainer should be installed with original straps coming in the set Since the harness has no additional points to fix the frontcontainer straps must be attached to the riser above the chest strap It is possible to use th...
Page 8: ...8 Harness paramotor assembly Harness should be fixed to the paramotor frame in four places marked on the pictures Upper frame part Bar pouch Lower part of the arm straps Lower frame part ...
Page 9: ...onnected as tight as possible 1 2 3 Bar pouch Insert the bars into pouches on the risers of the harness and rivet them or screw tightly depending on design Place a washer under the rivet or the screw A rivet with a washer Riveting on this side is forbidden This way of assembly causes damage to the riser possibly affecting your safety ...
Page 10: ... part in places provided by the paramotor manufacturer 1 2 3 3 9 Harness paraglider connection Paraglider risers must be connected to the harness with carabiners installed beforehand in the harness suspension points It is advised to use steel carabiners since they are stronger and more durable than aluminium ones Carabiners Suspension points ...
Page 11: ...usted symmetrically 10 2 Suspension height Suspension height hang points can be adjusted smoothly steepless You have to find the best position fitting pilot s height by trial and error Usually it is adjusted so that the carabiners are level with the pilot s eyes It is acceptable to get slight asymmetry in suspension height to lower torque however this difference must not be too big 10 3 Cross brac...
Page 12: ... phone etc 12 Before flight Before each flight a close inspection of the harness is necessary For your own safety check if the harness has no visible damages rescue chute container is properly closed and secured with pins release handle of the rescue chute is properly fixed and formed in transport the handle can be deformed so you have to reconfigure it as easy to grab leg and chest straps are clo...
Page 13: ...nsed person In case of a long time storage keep it either in the backpack or loose but in any case in a well ventilated room away from sun rays Unfortunately certain discoloration of some harness parts is unavoidable over time and this is yet another reason for not exposing it to the sun more than necessary 18 Operation and repairs Periodic control of the harness will keep it in good shape for a l...
Page 14: ...Dudek Paragliders s j ul Centralna 2 U 86 031 Osielsko Poland tel 48 52 324 17 40 fax 48 52 381 33 58 export dudek eu ...
