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2. Introducing the Safari Passenger
The Safari Passenger was developed by the R&D team of Gin Gliders to meet the needs of both
professional and leisure tandem pilots. The Safari Passenger was the harness used by GIN test
pilots during the development of the Safari tandem paraglider, Safari pilot harness and Yeti
tandem rescue. The Safari Passenger is suitable for all kinds of tandem passengers.
The Safari Passenger can be flown with all types of paragliders unless the manufacturer of your
paraglider requires a specific harness to be used with his paraglider. Please refer to the manual
of your paraglider to find out if this might be the case.
The Safari Passenger is simple, easy-to-use and lightweight. The overall geometry of the
harness is designed to make passengers feel secure and comfortable, even on longer flights.
The split legs design greatly aids ease of movement during take-off and landing, unlike
harnesses with a seat plate.
The legs straps are secured with a rectangular thread-through buckle for extra security. The leg
and chest straps are integrated with a Safe-T buckle that prevents the passenger falling out of
the harness if the pilot forgets to fasten the leg straps
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An airbag with air inlets on either side protects the bottom, and a mousse bag protects the
bottom and back. This combination offers the very best protection, the dual air inlets ensure
that the airbag is inflated in almost every direction, and even when not fully inflated, the
airbag offers some protection. The mousse bag offers additional protection, for example in the
case where the pilot’s harness has a seat board which may impact on the passenger’s back. The
mousse bag can, however, be removed for greater portability at the discretion of the pilot,
though we do not recommend it.
The harness has sturdy fabric reinforcement attached under seat with Velcro for replacement
when worn out.
The harness also features Velcro shoulder straps with safety loops for the secure attachment of
the pilot’s instruments.
