UP Profile 2 - 20, Руководство владельца и сервисная книжка

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Equipment configuration
Canopy, Lines and Bridle
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Each canopy, according to its model size,
has a different number of panels. In the
Profile 2 series, there are two different
types of material used in the construction
of the canopy itself. The base material in
the outer portion of the chute is made of
nearly zero porosity fabric; the inner
portion (the upper part of the chute) is
made of a porous fabric. Both materials
are of a ripstop nature. The main seams
are reinforced with sewn in tape. The main
lines are attached with sewn in „V“ tabs at
the base of the skirt. The apex is a pulled-
down design. The bridle is manufactured
out of high strength webbing with a loop
sewn into the end.
The Inner Container
The inner container is made from rip stop
nylon just as the deployment handle with
the locking pins and the drogue chute.
The Outer Container
The outer container is made from a very
durable waterproof ballistic cloth. It has a
bottom section, two sides, as well as
upper and lower closing flaps.
Necessary
documentation
The following papers are an integrated
part of the UP Profile 2 reserve parachute,
and must follow each canopy throughout
its working life:
•
The manual
•
The packing-card
Usage
The UP Profile 2 series are manually
deployed reserve parachutes for para-
and hangglider pilots to use in
emergencies.
WARNING! Any other usage is
dangerous and will invalidate
all warranty claims. These
free-flight emergency
parachutes are NOT
designed for jumping out of
airplanes!
Using the reserve
parachute
If you find yourself in an uncontrollable
situation in the air pull hard on the
deployment handle. This will open the
outer reserve container and release
the reserve parachute.
Then throw the reserve package
forcefully away from you. If your glider
is spiralling/rotating it pays to throw the
reserve against the rotation as this will
speed up the inflating process. If you
have had a collision and find yourself
entangled with someone else’s glider
try to make sure you don’t throw the
canopy into the entanglement, as this
will delay the opening.
The air current, helped by the drogue
chute, stretches the lines and peels
away the inner container. This
releases the actual canopy and lets it
open. Once fully open most authorities
suggest pulling in or B-lining the
paraglider to avoid having the two
canopies working against each other
while descending in a wide V.
We recommend that you practise this
procedure under qualified instruction in