CREST - User Manual
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ENG
2.1.5 - Extracting the reserve parachute
It is important to periodically check the position of the reserve parachute
handle during normal flight so that the reaction movement to grab it is in
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stinctive in the event of an emergency.
In the event of an emergency situation, the launch procedure is as follows:
•Look for the reserve parachute handle and grasp it firmly with one
hand.
• Pull the handle outwards in order to extract the reserve parachute
from the harness container.
•Look for a clear area and, in a continuous motion, throw the reserve
parachute away from yourself and the glider.
•After opening, keep the paraglider from interfering with the reserve
parachute as follows:
- If the leading edge is facing upward, pull the “D”risers or
the brakes and deflate your paraglider.
- If instead the leading edge of the glider is facing down-
ward, pull one of the “D” risers or one brake to make the glider rotate with
the leading edge upward and then pull both brakes or both “D” risers to help
deflate your paraglider.
•On landing, assume an upright position and be prepared to perform
a “parachute landing fall” to minimise the risk of injury.
2.2 - Harness adjustments
CREST offers the option of adjusting the back inclination, the chest width
and the shoulder height in order to guarantee an optimum pilot position.
Some time is needed to find this optimum position, but the time spent will
be well rewarded in exceptional flying comfort.
CREST is supplied pre-adjusted to a standard ergonomic setting, apart
from adjustments required for pilot height. Therefore, for the first flight
we recommend adjusting the harness for height alone, leaving the other
settings unchanged, because they have proved to be satisfactory for the
vast majority of pilots. If you wish to change the other settings, remember
that you can always return to the factory settings by using the red marks on
all adjustment straps as reference.
