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ACRO BASE SYSTEM
SUPAIR manufactures its products in Europe. The majority of the components used
come from Europe.
Installing the speed-bar system.
Setting-up the jettisoning speed-bar system.
For the BASE to work efficiently, it is imperative for the speed-bar to separate itself from
the wing at the exact moment the main wing is jettisoned. Hence, it needs a modifica-
tion on the paragliding risers.
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1. Remove the crimped hook and pull out the speed-bar line from the pulleys.
Tuck away this line with a piece of Velcro or tape to prevent any interference
with the system.
2. Push the speed-bar jettisoning device through the upper pulley.
3. Connect the crimped hook ( wing ) in a “loop to loop “ configuration.
4. Push the jettisoning device’s lower section through the grommet and guide
the yellow cable through the jettisoning device. Tuck away the cable’s extre-
mities into the sleeve designed for it.
5.Fasten the speed-bar crimped hook to the wing’s riser crimped hook. Then,
adjust the line accordingly.
Crimped hook ( speed-
bar ).
Upper pulley.
Crimped hook ( wing).
Lower pulley.
Speed-bar jettisoning
system.
Cable grommet.
Cable sleeve.
