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Holding Your Profile Gripper, and Positioning the Leading Edge of Your Suit
Holding your grippers correctly is an important part of controlling your FREAK 3. The Integrated
Profile Gripper allows you to pull tension and manipulate the arm wing efficiently, while providing
an aerodynamic inflated “fairing” behind the hand. The top of the gripper is designed to be gently
cradled between thumb and forefinger. It is
NOT
necessary to hold the gripper itself, tightly.
GOOD:
Pilot’s fingers are all on the top surface (back side) of the gripper, resting against the arm wing
end cell. The grip is somewhat relaxed, with the thumb in front and the top of the gripper nestled gently in
the palm of your hand. Note that the gripper itself is not being held tightly.
NOTE
:
It is
NOT
necessary to hold the grippers tightly in flight. You can comfortably fly your
suit from exit to deployment with a very light touch on the grippers. It is better to
NOT
hold
the grippers than it is to hold them wrong, or to hold them too tightly.
Position for belly flight.
Palm rests against arm wing end cell.
