Dudek ZEROGRAVITY, User Manual

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12. Harness/tow connection
The only safe way of attaching the tow line is a dedicated tow release. ZeroGravity does not feature any additional points to fix the tow
-release, therefore it is to be mounted directly to the harness’ carabiners or the canopy risers.
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If the tow release is fixed to the carabiners, it must be observed that they are mounted with their locks facing back, so that the tow
release is placed on the smooth part of a carabiner (concerns the steel AustriAlpin 27 kN carabiners).
By far the better method of attaching the tow release is to clip it directly into the riser of the paraglider with a pair of C5 quicklinks.
13. Before flight
Before each flight a thorough check of the harness is required. For your own safety make sure that:
- the harness is not damaged in any way
- rescue chute containers are correctly closed and locked with pins
- rescue chutes’ release handles are correctly set up and have the right shapes (quite often they happen to be malformed in transport,
so it’s important to check if they are not flattened and easy to grab)
- all leg and chest straps are closed
- shoulder and side straps remain correctly adjusted
- all pockets are closed and their zips covered
- main carabiners are closed, locked and free of any damage
- the speedbar is clipped to the paraglider.
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