Feniks FUTURE Instruction Manual, No.
033-02-200
edition
IA
, 2012, page
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3.
CLOSING THE BAG WITH THE HAND-DEPLOYED COLLAPSIBLE PILOT CHUTE ATTACHED
Assemble the main parachute following guidelines specified in Section Four item 5 of the Instruction Manual.
Before placing the canopy in the bag check the condition of the rubber stows. They should be of appropriate type, all of the
same kind and grade, and undamaged. Replace stows if necessary.
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For “Dacron” lines we recommend the use of rubber stows 4 cm in diameter (~6 cm once the band is folded).
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For Microlines (Spectra, Vectran, HMA, etc.) use rubber stows 2 cm in diameter (~3 cm once the band is folded).
Photo No. 59
1.
Fold the canopy, the leading edge, and the
trailing edge, and determine the position of the
slider by following guidelines specified in the
owner’s manual of the given canopy.
The folded parachute canopy should be
approximately 5 cm wider than the bag. This
allows for the bag to be well filled, resulting in
a more favourable bag shape.
Photo No. 60
2.
Before placing the canopy in the bag you have
to open, or “arm” the kill-line. The photograph
shows the collapsible pilot chute (1), the
connecting tape (2), and the canopy bag (3)
prior to arming. The top of the pilot chute (4)
has been pulled in next to the end of the
connecting tape, with the inner connecting
tape length (5) extended.
Photo No. 61
3.
“Arm” the kill-line system by stretching the top
of the collapsible pilot chute (4) to open it fully,
drawing the point of attachment to the canopy
as close as possible to the eye inside the
canopy bag. The inner line shall be threaded
over to the pilot chute side, while the
connecting tape length inside the bag (5) shall
remain wrinkled.
The window (6) on the other side of the
closing pin tuck an inner line marked in
contrasting colour should be visible.
ATTENTION!
Using a parachute with an “unarmed” (unopened) collapsible pilot chute may result in a failure of the main parachute
container to open, causing a pilot chute in tow malfunction.
4.
Place the folded canopy in the bag. Check for parachute canopy fabric trapped between the canopy attachment point,
connecting tape, and the eye of the bag – trapped fabric may be damaged during the deployment process.
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