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injury to a minimum. The reserve parachute bridle has a large central loop, red in colour, reinforced with a cover in
Cordura 500.
At the end of the loop there is a
Velcro strip that can be used to keep the union with the reserve parachute tight.
2.1.1- Connecting the deployment handle to the deployment bag
VOYAGER PLUS is supplied
with a handle for reserve parachute extraction. It is identified with the number
6
; this handle alone should be used for this purpose.
The black loop attached to the handle itself should be passed into the loop on the deployment bag, and then the entire handle should be passed through its own
loop and pulled tight. For easier extraction, the loop attached to the deployment bag should be positioned laterally with respect to the centre of the reserve
parachute. If your deployment bag does not have this loop, please contact the retailer from whom you purchased the reserve parachute.
2.1.2- Connecting the reserve parachute to the harness
There are three different methods of attaching the reserve parachute bridle to the harness bridle.
First system:
Use a screw-lock karabiner with a breaking strength of at least 2,000 kg. In this case, the bridles should be held in position within the karabiner using elastic bands,
to prevent the karabiner from rotating and taking the strain laterally instead of vertically. The karabiner’s screw-lock should be tightly screwed shut to avoid any
possibility of it opening accidentally. This type of connection can absorb a higher opening shock than the second system, and for this reason this is without doubt
the recommended system.
