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Fig. 14: Mark showing standard position
Angle of seat
The second adjustment is to the angle of the
seat, allowing a choice of
how “deep” to sit in
the harness (Fig. 15). A comfortable seating
position should be chosen which is suitable
for the pilot
’s build, so that no further
adjustments need to be made during flight.
The range of angle adjustment is about 10°,
w
ith the pilot sitting “deeper” the more the
adjustor is opened.
Fig. 15: Buckle to adjust the seat angle (centre of
picture)
Length of shoulder straps
Adjusting the shoulder straps allows the
harness to be altered according to the height
of the pilot. This is done using the
adjustment buckles integrated in the
shoulder padding. The strap is loosened
upwards above the loop (Fig. 16) and
tightened downwards through the strap (Fig.
17).
The shoulder strap is correctly adjusted if it
lies on the shoulder but the crimped elastic
band at the lower end is not stretched taut.
Fig. 16: Loosening the shoulder strap
Fig. 17: Shortening the shoulder strap
PLEASE NOTE
Make sure that you can see the plastic
clips on the shoulder strap. If they are
under the Cordura cover, then the
shoulder straps may slip through because
the adjustment buckles are not quite
tightened.