MAC PARA Pasha 5, User Manual

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Safety equipment
An optimal outfit should be a matter of course for every paraglider pilot. Always wear
stout footwear, a helmet, and gloves. Clothing should be warm and allow sufficient
freedom of movement. A rescue-system can be life-saving in case of an irremediable
disturbance of the canopy, collapse in the air or material failure, and is therefore
imperative.
Tandem spreader bar
The PASHA 5 tandem spreader-bar allows varied attachment possibilities, allowing for
the difference in heights and weights of pilot and passenger. Changing the main
attachment (karabiner - min. strength 24 kN) position can allow for weight difference: the
front position (3) for heavier passengers or if their weights are the same and the back
position (4) for lighter passengers. The passenger weight is always compared to the
weight of the pilot!
The rescue system bridle must be connected to main suspension point on the spreader-
bar (3 or 4). It is possible to use a separator karabiner (min. strength 24 kN) for the
rescue system, clipped in to the same loop as the main karabiner. The rescue system
bridle must not be connected only to the pilot's or passenger's harness or to the
spreader-bar's hang points.
WARNING: The karabiners used in position 3 or 4 must be karabiners designed
for tandem flight, which means the minimum strength must be 24 kN.
(Recommendation Austrialpin Powerfly, Austrialpin Delta). This applies also to
the karabiner used for the attachment of the rescue system in Position 3 or 4.
1. Passenger’s hang point.
2. Passenger’s hang point.
3. Main suspension and rescue system attachment point, when passenger is heavier
than the pilot or when passenger is the same weight as the pilot.
4. Main suspension and rescue system attachment point, Main suspension and
rescue system attachment point, when passenger is lighter than the pilot.
5. Suspension point for the pilot.