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All necessary buckles to adjust the
speed system are found on the harness'
body. The cables must be fed initially
through the pulleys in front f the seat.
WATER LANDING
Usually safety courses are taught over water, or a poorly calculated landing
may force you to land in the water. In this event, you must be careful since
the protector at the first moment will act as a floating device, therefore
forcing your head into the water and you could be in danger of drowning.
The foam, already saturated with water will get heavy and may naturally sink.
After a water landing you must take the column protector off, seat board,
reserve parachute, all lateral protectors and let them all dry under shade in
a breezy area.
SPEED SYSTEM INSTALLATION
The lines of the speed system
need to be passed through the
rings to avoid problems in case
of rescue deployment.
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Attention:
RESERVE COMPARTMENT
Some layers of fabric covers the entrance recipients destined to the
reserve
(Figure 19)
, protecting the parachute from dust and humidity.
In case the pilot lands on water and gets the reserve wet, the reserve should
be removed from the harness, be dried and re-packed before it is placed
back into the recipient
(See the Reserve Manual)
.
Pay special attention to the fact that you must
pull your reserve in order to throw it out.
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Before every flight, inspect the activation handle and its pins, to make sure they
are at the correct setting position.
-The container's size takes to account the reserve size which would be normal for
the pilot's weight x harness size. There might be the case when large reserves
may not fit adequately in the smaller size harness.
The reserve parachute compartment on your harness was designed for most
of the parachutes in the market. In any case, you must install, simulate and
perform all testing, so that you will not have any surprises in case you need
to activate it. Any questions concerning its operation must be dealt with
during the installation and setting of the harness before the first flight.
Attention:
Never sit down in your harness for tests or other
activities when it is layed on the ground, this can
damage the harness, the rescue container and
the whole rescue system.
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