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Simulated throwing is part of a training exercise. This test only requires you to pull the reserve out
of its stowage as if in flight.
Provided you also have the short pieces of packing line for closing the harness compartment or
front container, you can do it yourself – easily. Always have them in your harness pocket in case
your compartment opens by mistake (on a mountain, perhaps).
Discovering you cannot extract your reserve when you need it is vastly more inconvenient than
performing a compatibility test yourself – and practice makes perfect.
A successful compatibility test builds pilot confidence in his/her reserve system.
7.2 Compatibility test issues
The following factors can prevent a successful reserve release - and result in a failed test:
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Reserve volume does not conform to the certified volume range
of the container/harness
compartment, e.g. the reserve is too large or small to safely suit into the compartment/
container. The reserve’s certified packing volume is shown on the certification label of every
SQR reserve. The permitted reserve volumes for your harness/container will be stated in the
user guide/manual for this equipment.
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The reserve has been stowed incorrectly in the compartment
– wrong direction, alignment,
folded to wrong shape etc. Please follow the harness/inner container instructions!
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The correct pilot technique is not used - the reserve cannot be freed. Practice makes perfect.
