RI-1313-(2) Revision 1.0
5/3/2001
page 10
Section 3.0
User
Information
3.1
Main Container Packing Instructions
Assembly
Step 1
Lay out main parachute, flake canopy, and check lines for
straightness and continuity.
Step 2
With line check complete, attach connector links to main
risers (nose of canopy on front riser, tail on rear riser). Note that
risers are marked on back with an L or R to designate left and right.
Double check that you have the proper riser on the appropriate side of
canopy.
Step 3
Route steering lines through guide rings on rear risers.
Step 4
Route steering line through toggle grommet from Velcro side
and align mark on line with the grommet. Pass line around either side
of toggle and through grommet two more times in same direction.
(
Figure
1) Secure with a Figure 8 knot locked with an overhand knot.
Double check that toggle is secure and knot will not slip.
It is also acceptable to make a finger-trapped loop 1 inch long (
Figure
3) and install as shown. (
Figure 4
) The finger-trap must be locked
with a zigzag or bartack stitch.
Step 5
Attach risers to harness making sure you have left on left and
right on right.
Figure
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Figure
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Figure
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Figure
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