Swing Connect Race Lite, Owner'S Manual

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Harness features Section 03 19
Loops
In the first method, the harness’s
connecting bridle is put through the
loop of the reserve’s bridle. The reserve
itself is passed through the large loop
in the reserve’s bridle, and this
connects the two. The connection loop
must be pulled as tight as possible so
as to avoid friction between the two
bridles during the shock caused when
the reserve opens. To ensure that the
connection loop between the two
remains tight, it should be held in
place by using a Neoprene sleeve.
Screw-lock links
The two lines are inserted into the
screw-lock links, which are tightened
by hand.
A neoprene sleeve is then placed over
the connection to hold it in place. This
prevents twisting and possible cross-
loading.
This method can absorb a higher
shock load than the previous one and
is therefore the method
recommended by SWING. The screw-
lock links and neoprene sleeve are
available from SWING.
Reserve with dual bridle
If a steerable reserve chute with dual
bridle or any other reserve with dual
bridle is used, the reserve is connected
using the loops of the harness bridle
which are located near the padded
shoulder straps. In this case, the
harness bridle is not needed and
should be folded up, fastened using
two rubber bands and then stored
away under the cover behind the
pilot’s neck.
For this attachment method, you need
two screw carabiners with a breaking
strength of at least 2400 daN. Make
sure that the bridle is long enough for
the reserve to be positioned in the
harness’s reserve container.
There must be enough line length to
ensure that, on activating the reserve
chute, the reserve stays in the reserve
container until it is thrown.
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PLEASE NOTE
Check that the steering handles for
the steerable reserve parachute can
be reached during use.
Inserting the reserve
Place the packed container next to the
harness in the later installation
position.
The connection triangle between the
handle and the inner container (to the
parachute bag) must be positioned
upwards and outwards.
Then place the packed container
beside the harness in the position it
will ultimately be installed.
Undo the zip for the V-line channel so
that the V-line is not caught up. Then
connect the reserve to the V-line using
one of the methods described above.
Store the V-lines neatly in loops in the
outer container of the harness and
then place the reserve itself into the
container. Place the reserve into the
container for the harness in such a way
that the delta quick link between the
handle and the inner container is
positioned upwards and outwards and
the suspension line loops are behind
the reserve.