INSTRUCT-001 Rev 3
Page 3 of 12
10/10/2011
SKYHOOK II
Your rig is equipped with the new Skyhook II. It differs from the original Skyhook in the following ways:
1. It is anodized blue.
2. The
“
To Pilot Chute
”
instruction is laser etched on the top surface.
3. There is a holographic serial number label under the surface.
4. There are two Lexan cover pieces
–
one per side.
5. The Lexan pieces have small holes drilled in them for safety tie thread.
6. The upper attachment tape is red.
7. The label on the rig has been updated to reflect some of these changes.
The Skyhook II
’
S dimensions are exactly the same, and it functions in exactly the same way as the original Skyhook.
Therefore, it is fully compatible with any United Parachute Technologies rig set up for the original Skyhook.
Reasons for the Changes:
1. The blue anodizing makes it easier to see damage to the hook section, while the second Lexan cover
piece better protects the hook from any damage.
2. The laser etching is much easier to read, and the holographic serial number seal makes it much easier
for us to keep track of different Skyhook batches. Please notice that while the arrow on the Skyhook II
points the same way as the original Skyhook, the
“
to pilot chute
”
text is flipped to make it
“
right side up
”
when viewed from the top of the rig.
3. Sealing the Skyhook lanyard with a
single piece
of red rigger seal thread passed through the holes in
the two Lexan cover pieces (instead of tacking the red lanyard to the free-bag bridle, as was done in the
original Skyhook) results in far greater percentage of free-bags still attached to the broken away main all
the way to the ground. There is no chance of needle damage to the bridle from successive tacking with
a dull needle.
4. Making the upper (toward the pilot chute) Skyhook attachment tape red makes it even less likely that
someone will someday sew a Skyhook to the bridle backwards.
Single pass of red rigger seal thread
