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It is beyond the scope of this manual to teach you how to deploy, fly, land or main-
tain this parachute. The U.S. Parachute Association publishes recommended pro-
cedures on learning to jump and using skydiving equipment. We urge you to learn
and follow these procedures. We also recommend you obtain instruction from a
competent USPA-rated instructor before using this parachute for the first time
Other countries have similar organizations. If you are not in the USA, get instruc-
tions from a competent instructor who is rated by your country's organization.
Jumping this parachute without first receiving thorough and personal instruction in-
creases the risk of serious injury or death.
Sport parachuting technology and procedures continue to develop rapidly. Although
reasonable care has been made in the preparation of this manual, PV cautions that
it may contain information that may be incorrect or behind current, state-of-the-art
parachute use.
For these reasons, we urge you to work closely with qualified experts
( riggers and
instructors) to help you inspect, assemble, pack, use and maintain this parachute.
We also welcome your comments, positive and negative, about our products.
Since parachutes are manufactured and inspected by people, there is always a pos-
sibility this parachute contains defects as a result of human error . Therefore, the
entire parachute system—main and reserve canopies, harness, container, and other
components—must be thoroughly inspected before its first use and before each
subsequent use.
Parachutes get weaker through time for a number of reasons. They receive wear
during packing, deployment and landing. Exposure to many agents, including
sunlight, heat and household chemicals, significantly weakens parachutes. The
damage may or may not be obvious.
To help minimize the risk of parachute failure and possible serious injury or death,
the entire parachute system should be thoroughly inspected at least every 120 days
or 50 jumps, whichever comes first. It should be immediately inspected if at any
time it is exposed to a degrading element or unusually hard opening or any time
damage may be suspected.
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