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Manual 

English Rev. 1.0 Effective: October 2011

Please read this manual

before you use your secure

rescue parachute.

Summary of Contents for SECURE 3 Series

Page 1: ...Manual English Rev 1 0 Effective October 2011 Please read this manual before you use your secure rescue parachute ...

Page 2: ...ontainer Build in of the SECURE into an external rescue container Build in of the SECURE with original container Special features for the paraglider towing Doppelsitziges Fliegen Pre flight check Nature and environment friendly behaviour Final Words Certification SECURE 3 XS S Certification SECURE 3 M L Certification SECURE 3 XL UL Seite 1 Seite 1 Seite 1 Seite 1 Seite 2 Seite 2 Seite 2 Seite 2 Se...

Page 3: ...II is a product on highest level regarding the technical features as well as the manufacturing quality promises U Turn joint founder Thomas Vosseler The SECURE III comes together with a 4 blade container ensuring a perfect opening Usage These Rescue Systems are for manual use by Paragliding and Hanggliding pilots who are getting in an emergency situation during a paraglider or hangglider flight An...

Page 4: ...ned rescue systems can open with delay or not at all If this happens strong and sudden pulls on the connection line to the rescue system is necessary to try and reach an opening TIP A quick grasp to the rescue release handle at every flight automatizes the move ment and position for a case of emergency If possible we also recommend dry throw ing training to train the release under stress free circ...

Page 5: ...he manufacturer or at an authorized U Turn competence center Maintenance and Care To clean the canopy use warm water and a soft sponge If you use a detergent for hard stains make sure that you rinse intensively a erwards Never apply any chemicals for cleaning they weaken the material and damage the coating Store your parachute at a dry and dark location away from any chemicals After 6 Month or one...

Page 6: ...ands of rescue equipment Due to the RIS you are guaranteed a very small opening time the glider uses special bands which cause the canopy and the basis not to lie on top of one another but constitute exactly calculated input tension of the air duct This positively affects the ampleness particularly in the first millise conds For the SECURE 3 XS S the RIS turned out to be obsolete as tests have sho...

Page 7: ...s one line will be pulled through the packing loops and fixed at the top of the table see picture 1 On the lower end of the table the raiser will be fixed and the parachute tightened The lines will be checked on straight and parallel course Take line one and the last of the lines and check there course U Turn to the raiser If there are twisted lines remove them Picture 1 Picture 2 Seite 5 ...

Page 8: ...el by panel beginning by 10 counting to 1 in that way that the lines are be placed between your thumb and your forefinger of your right hand Be sure that lines 10 1 while retaking are between your forefinger and middle finger of your right hand After that panel 20 11 will be placed between thumb and forefin ger Picture 3 Picture 4 ATTENTION Be sure to remove the line which was pulled through the p...

Page 9: ...g The canopy will be folded in a S shape Loosen the raisers from table Go behind the top part of the parachute and place the canopy to the back part of the parachute opening device see picture 8 The S shaped folded package with the base is then pushed into the inner container at the bottom Fig 10 Picture 8 Picture 9 Picture 10 Seite 7 ...

Page 10: ... Closing the parachute opening device The three line bundles are now layered on the 5 cm protruding base Picture 13 or picture 9 The front lid of the parachute opening device is secured by rubber band This rubber band is pulled through the centre holes and holding the outer line package see picture 14 and 15 With the remains of the lines secure first the right side of the lid with rubber band and ...

Page 11: ...ated container of the harness Please follow the manu al of your harness on that Build in of the SECURE into an external rescue container In case your harness does not have an integrated rescue pocked external front container are used These need to be certified and compatible with the rescue parachute Please follow the manual of the container for that U Turn Fontcontainer Nano Secure 3 XS S U Turn ...

Page 12: ...imes Doppelsitziges Fliegen Nur der SECURE Tandem ist für das doppelsitzige Gleitschirmfliegen zugelassen Dieses Ge rät besitzt eine sehr kurze Verbindungsleine um darin eine gurtzeugspezifische V Leine zum Verbinden Die V Leine sollte nur mit Karabiener eingebaut werden nicht durch einschlaufen Die Länge der V Leine sollte nach dem Grundsatz so kurz wie möglich und so lang wie nötig gewählt werde...

Page 13: ...d disposed of appropriately Even if the rescue system was never activated we recommend to replace it after ten years of purchase date Final Words The U Turn SECURE 3 is at the pole in Rescue Systems research and develop ment We wish you that you will never have to use your U Turn SECURE 3 Remember to treat your canopy properly and always fly with respect for conditions and your capabilities Rememb...

Page 14: ...Musterprüfung SECURE 3 XS S Seite 12 ...

Page 15: ...Musterprüfung SECURE 3 M L Seite 13 ...

Page 16: ...Musterprüfung SECURE 3 XL UL Seite 14 ...

Page 17: ...nd re pack Repair Line check Last Name First Name Street ZIP code City Country Phone E Mail Model Size Serial number Comments Remarks U TURN GmbH Fax 49 07464 98912828 info u turn de Im Neuneck 1 Tel 49 07464 9891280 www u turn de D 78609 Tuningen ...

Page 18: ...mbH reproduziert oder in irgend einer Form weiter verarbeitet werden Alle technischen Angaben in diesem Handbuch wurden sorgfältig von U Turn überprüft Wir weisen jedoch darauf hin dass für evtl fehlerhaft angegebene technische Angaben keine Haftung über nommen wird Dies gilt für die juristische Verantwortung sowie die Haftung für Folgen die auf fehlerhaften Angaben beruhen Laufende Änderungen zu ...

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