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MUSTANG SURVIVAL
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MD1270
– PARACHUTIST FLOTATION DEVICE
TESTING INFLATION AND FLOTATION
IF IN DOUBT ABOUT SELF-INSPECTION AND SERVICING OF THE MD1270 PFD IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS, OR OF ANY TEST OR INSPECTION
RESULTS, CONTACT A MUSTANG SURVIVAL DEALER FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICING.
Inflate the PFD and test it in water to make sure it works and to see
how it floats the user.
A FULLY ARMED MD1270 PFD AND MA1274 RE-ARM KIT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TEST.
1. While wearing the MD1270 – see Wearing the PFD (page 6),
manually inflate by jerking firmly forward or downward on the
webbing loops of both left and right sides.
2. Enter water of an appropriate depth to keep the head above the
surface without the need for swimming.
3. Ensure the MD1270 floats you slightly back of vertical in a relaxed
position with your mouth well above the surface of the water, and
experiment with different leg positions to become familiar with
changes in buoyancy and/or flotation characteristics.
4. Exit the water, remove the PFD, and completely deflate each cell –
see Deflating the PFD (page 8).
5. Let the PFD dry thoroughly, then re-arm and repack each cell – see
Re-arming the PFD (page 9) and Repacking the PFD (page 11).
3. Feed the zipper pulls into the openings on the zipper case,
ensuring zipper case fabric fully covers the zipper slider and pull.
FIGURE 26
4. If zippers are correctly reset, the inflation cell will not be visible
from the outside of the product.
Repeat the re-arm and repack procedure for the right-side cell.