Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400
Equipment Handbook
Date: 01.03.2003
TD400
Revision:
Rev. date:
Page: 36 of 40
FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg
Stable Exit
Pull Drogue
out of Pouch
Dro
gue inflat
es
normally
Pull Drogue-
Rele
as
e
Main Ca
nopy
open
s corre
c
tly
Pulled w
ro
n
g
handle
(Drog
ue-Rel
e
ase first)
Activ
a
te Dro
gue
immediately
Ac
tivate Reserve
immediately
Unable to ac
tivate
blocke
d Drog
ue
Drogu
e Bridl
e
enta
ngle
d
w
ith Pilot or
Harness
Drogu
e Ch
ute
enta
ngle
d
w
ith Pilot or
Harness
Drogu
e n
o
t
inflat
ed
Pull Dro
gue
-
Release a
fter
6-8 sec
o
n
d
s
Drogu
e- R
e
leas
e
not
tracea
ble
Pull Reserve 3300 feet (1000m) AGL
Righ
t A
rm
blocke
d b
y
PA
X
o
r
Injur
y
Ac
ti
va
te
Drogu
e
1st Rele
ase
on le
ft si
de
Ac
ti
va
te
Drogu
e
2nd R
e
lease
on rig
h
t si
de
Left A
rm
blocke
d b
y
PA
X
o
r
Injur
y
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
bu
t
Drogu
e en
-
tangl
ed w
ith
Main Ca
no
p
y
Main Ca
no
p
y
Ma
lf
un
c
tio
n
Decide i
f
cano
p
y
is sa
fe
to la
nd - i
f n
o
t
then.
...
Pull Reserve Ripcord
Pull Cuta
way
Handle
Main Ca
no
p
y
Ma
lf
un
c
tio
n
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
no
rm
a
ll
y
Bite or
Beat
PA
X
to
release
Righ
t Ha
nd
Pull Cuta
way
Handle
If use
of ri
ght
hand
still
no
t
possi
ble
then.
...
Pull Reserve
with
lef
t H
a
nd
Pull Reserve
w
ith right hand
Pull Cuta
way
Handle
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
no
rm
a
ll
y
First Dr
ogu
e- R
e
lease is ac
ti
v
a
te
d
but Drog
ue
d
o
e
s
n‘t disco
nnec
t
Pull 2n
d Dro
-
gue R
e
lease
Main Ca
no
p
y
Ma
lf
un
c
tio
n
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
no
rm
a
ll
y
Collap
sed
Drogu
e in
to
w
Pull
Cut
w
a
y
H
a
nd
le
Drogu
e still
full
y
i
n
fla
ted
If still i
n
to
w
at
3300 fee
t /
1000m A
G
L
PULL
RESER
V
E
Con
tainer
open
s
w
ith
Dro-
gue a
ttac
h
ed
Bag lea
v
e
s
Con
tainer
Bag st
a
y
s in
Con
tainer
Possible
Ma
lf
un
c
tio
n
Pull 1st
Drog
ue
- R
e
le
a
se
Pull 1st
Drog
ue
- R
e
le
a
se
PULL C
u
ta
w
a
y
Handl
e
Drogu
e d
o
esn‘
t
release
Drogu
e
does
n
‘t rele
ase
Pull 2n
d Dro
-
gue- Releas
e
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
no
rm
a
ll
y
(unli
kel
y
)
PULL RESERVE
Pull 2n
d Dro
-
gue- Releas
e
Main Ca
no
p
y
o
p
e
ns
no
rm
a
ll
y
Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400
Equipment Handbook
Date: 01.03.2003
TD400
Revision: 1
Rev. date: 01.12.05
Page: 36 of 40