User manual / Handbuch
SKY SYSTEM 3
Please contact your flight school or Sky Paragliders dealer to
prepare for the initial installation. There you can find, in most
cases, a certified compatibility tester.
8. PRE-FLIGHT
CHECK AND
RELEASING THE
RESCUE SYSTEM
Before each flight, check all straps securing the outer container
to the harness (where applicable). Ensure that the container
is securely closed, and visually inspect the safety pins are
properly seated & secured and that there is no damage.
To deploy the rescue canopy:
1. Look at the deployment handle.
2. Grasp the deployment handle. Pull it free of the outer
container or harness.
3. Using the deployment handle, throw the inner container
forcefully into open air (AWAY from the paraglider canopy).
4. The force of the throw will separate the inner container and
attached handle from the canopy.
5. The canopy – thanks to the central line – inflates quickly and
easily.
6. The pilot should then collapse the main paraglider by pulling
the “B” risers to stabilise the descent and prevent the paraglider
from interfering with the reserve parachute.
As with all paraglider rescue systems, the deployment throw
must be forceful enough to separate the inner container
from the canopy. The special coating and design of the
Sky System 3 dramatically reduces failed deployments, in
comparison to other rescue systems. If the system does not
immediately deploy due to a weak throw, the pilot should
grasp the parachute bridle attached to the harness, and pull it
back in – if necessary, for another, more forceful throw (an
extremely unlikely occurrence, even with many systems inferior
to the Sky System 3).
9. PACKING
INSTRUCTION
Sky System 3 emergency parachutes have been specially
conceived to facilitate all the stages in folding.
The following manual is aimed at pilots who are competent at
folding hemispherical parachutes with a pull-down apex. It in
no way precludes the necessity for an adequate training course.
The manufacturer can only attest to the safety and reliability
of this system if a trained professional following the proper
processes packs it.
Before the packing it is necessary thoroughly inspect it.
1. Lines – carefully inspect all of the lines on both sides to
ensure that they are undamaged from the riser all of the way
to the canopy.
2. Cloth – ensure that it is not damaged or contaminated.
3. Outer and inner containers – ensure that the handle is
properly and securely attached to the inner container. Ensure
that the riser is securely (tightly) attached to the harness.
If you encounter any damage or contamination that may lead
to system failure, it is necessary to get the system to the
manufacturer. If you are at all uncertain, send the system to the
manufacturer for inspection.
Proper packing of the canopy is essential for the reliability and
safety of the system. Therefore, it is strongly recommended to
have the system re-packed only by an authorised and trained
specialist or by the manufacturer.
1) Establish a detailed list of ALL equipment REQUIRED for
folding (SEE inventory).
2) Ensure that the parachute is completely disentangled and
that both the lower line and the upper line in the reef knot run
freely from the risers to the canopy.
3) Even out the PARACHUTE INTO A NEAT FUNNEL SHAPE
and HOLD the webbing while stretching out the central cord.
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