Advance acoustic FRONTCONTAINER ZIP LIGHT, Руководство пользователя

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Compatibility check
Correct installation of a reserve must always be checked by a personal
test release – best done with the gloves you will wear in flight. Put the
harness on, do it up, and then hang the ZIP Light front container in the
carabiners, as described on the previous page. Then hang the harness
in a harness stand. Now lean well back in the harness and pull the re-
serve out by its handle.
Note: It is not good enough to pull the reserve out without sitting
in the harness.
The reserve handle function must work without problem, in the fly-
ing position, and according to the provisions of this manual. The force
required must not be less than 4 daN or more than 7 daN. If you are
not sure about this you should contact a qualified person or your
ADVANCE dealer.
The correct throwing technique must be used – forwards and sideways
– otherwise release may be more difficult.
Caution: make sure that the reserve handle first pulls the yellow
cables out, then the inner container connection.
The following factors can make reserve opening more difficult, espe-
cially if they apply together:
§ Reserve too big, too much volume for the outer or inner containers.
§ Incorrect throwing technique. A throwing movement forward and to
the side.
§
The volume of the packed reserve was acceptable when installed in
the new harness, but after a repack it is too big.
§
Pilot arm length can be decisive – small pilots with short arms may
have difficulties releasing a reserve under some conditions. This can
especially apply if the connection between handle and reserve is too
long. This length has been carefully chosen as ideal for the ZIP Light
front container. Even so small people with short arms should pay
special attention to this factor.
§
Reserve release under high g loading (> 3g, e.g. in a spiral dive).
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