IMPORTANT:
- Each new combination of emergency parachute and harness, or change in emergency parachute container, should be checked to ensure that the
emergency parachute can be correctly deployed, by an official harness or emergency parachute dealer, or by a flight instructor. Emergency parachute
deployment should be perfectly feasible from the normal flying postion.
- Before takeoff, always check to make sure that both of the front parachute’s loops are attached to the corresponding karabiners.
2.2.4- Extracting the front reserve parachute
It is vital to feel periodically for the position of the reserve parachute deployment handle during normal flight, so that the action of reaching for the reserve
parachute handle becomes instinctive in an emergency.
In emergency situations, the deployment procedure is as follows:
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Look for the reserve parachute handle and grasp it firmly with one hand
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Pull the handle outwards in order to extract the reserve parachute from the harness container
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Look for a clear area, and in a continuous motion, throw the reserve parachute away from yourself and the paraglider
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To prevent the glider from interfering with the deployed rescue parachute, please proceed as follows:
- if the glider leading edge is facing upwards, gripping the D lines or the brake lines;
- if the glider leading edge is facing downwards by gripping a D line or a brake line to rotate the glider till it is facing upwards and then
pulling both brake lines or both D lines to get your glider down.
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On landing, adopt an upright body position, and ensure that you perform a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall) to minimize the risk of injury.
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