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Appendix
Parachute rescue system: use, handling
and servicing
System description
The PRS- parachute rescue system provides you with a chance to rescue yourself from an unexpect-
ed situation.
The system is placed inside a durable cylinder mounted on the right hand side of the baggage com-
partment. Inside this cylinder is the parachute which stored inside a deployment bag with a rocket
engine underneath.
This brand new design deploys a canopy that is not gradually drawn from the container, exposed to
distortion by air currents, but it is safely open after 0,4 to 0,7 seconds in distance of 50-60 ft above the
aircraft. It is carried there in a special deployment bag, which decreases the risk of aircraft debris foul-
ing the canopy.
The parachute rescue system is activated manually, by pulling the activation handle mounted on the
back wall above. After being fired, the man canopy is open and fully inflated in about 3.2 seconds.
WARNING! Activation handle safety pin should be inserted when the aircraft is parked or
stored in a hangar to prevent accidental deployment. However, the instant pilot boards the air-
craft, safety pin MUST be removed!
Use of parachute rescue system
Typical situations for use of the parachute rescue system are:
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structural failure
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mid-air collision
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loss of control over aircraft
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engine failure over hostile terrain
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pilot incapacitation (incl. heart attack, stroke, temp. blindness, disorientation...)
Prior to firing the system, provided time allows:
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shut down the engine and set master switch to OFF (key in full left position)
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shut the fuel valve
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fasten safety harnesses tightly
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protect your face and body.
To deploy the parachute jerk the activation handle hard to a length of at
least 15’’ towards the instrument panel.
Once you have pulled the handle and the rocket is deployed, it will be about two seconds before you
feel the impact produced by two forces. The first force is produced by stretching of all the system. The
second force follows after the inflation of the canopy from opening impact and it will seem to you that
the aircraft is pulled backwards briefly. The airspeed is reduced instantly and the aircraft now starts to
descent underneath the canopy.
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