Advance acoustic Progress 3, Руководство пользователя

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Packing the harness back pocket
Because the back pocket is also your rucksack it has enough space to
pack everything. But careful packing of this harness backpack has a
big effect on flying comfort. Oddly shaped and hard objects can be felt
through the back padding, and can be inconvenient for the whole fight.
Pack hiking poles points up in the back pocket.
Tip: ADVANCE recommend rubber tips for your hiking poles.
They soften not only the noise on hard roads, but protect your
rucksack as well.
Tip: to save space, drinks can be carried in cartons instead of
cans, and food in zipbags. When used up these take up little
space. Drink systems (e.g. Camelbak) can be stored in the ruck-
sack side pockets, or inside the back pocket when flying. The
drink tube can go through the opening at the shoulder, and se-
cured through the elastic on the shoulder harness.
Reversing technique
Always be careful to fully open the zip before turning the product insi-
de out!
Converting the harness into a rucksack is like packing a glider: the bet-
ter the lines are stowed in the wing the less they will interfere with fol-
ding. The same goes for the harness. Arrange the straps, seat surfa-
ce and protector neatly in the centre, and reversal into a rucksack will
work well.
Packing the rucksack
The PROGRESS 3 is delivered with a COMPRESSBAG – a compres-
sion bag – so that the paraglider can be efficiently packed in the ruck-
sack. The COMPRESSBAG replaces the usual inner bag and is ideal
for the PROGRESS 3. Compact stowing makes a rucksack much mo-
re comfortable to carry.
Pack your folded paraglider in the conically shaped COMPRESSBAG.
After closing the side zips you can squash the air out of the bag, and
reduce the glider volume considerably. This will leave enough room in
the rucksack for clothes and instruments.
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