SIGMA TANDEM SYSTEM OWNER’S MANUAL
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Section 6- Appendix 11301 - 00.00.0000
SIGMA TANDEM “PIN CHECK”
Back of Rig - Top Down
1. Look through window in the yoke and check the Cypres.
2. Open reserve pin cover, check that the yellow breakaway cable is threaded through the Collin’s Lanyard loop inside
the yoke.
3. Check the reserve pin seating, RSL connection, and loop condition. Close pin cover.
4. Open the main cover flap and check the: A. Routing of the closing loop, B. Routing of the drogue bridle out of
the top of the disk, C. Colored kill line in the drogue bridle set window, D. Locking pin and safety pin seating,
and E. Spectra Ripcord routing toward the housings. No twists.
5. Check the drogue bridle routing to the pouch.
6. Check that the drogue is well placed in the pouch.
7. Check that both drogue release handles are in place.
8. Check the general condition of container.
Front of Rig – Top Down
1. Check that the riser covers are correctly closed.
2. Check that the 3-Ring releases are assembled correctly.
3. Check that the RSL is hooked up to right riser and routed correctly.
4. Check that the breakaway handle is in place.
5. Check that the reserve ripcord is in its pocket, with slack in the cable.
6. Check the general condition of the harness webbing and hardware.
REPLACING THE DROGUE RIPCORD SYSTEM
(Main container is open and unpacked) (Install Time: 3-5min)
1. Pull one drogue release handle out 8’-10’ and clamp the Spectra Ripcord Lanyard at the mouth of the housing using
a hemostat. Untie the larks head knot and remove the ball handle.
2. Thread a 36’ pull-up cord (or hand-tool cord) through the loop where the ball handle was previously attached.
Remove the hemostats.
3. Pull the ripcord lanyard through the housing, leaving the pull-up cord exposed at both ends of the housing.\
4. Tie the two ends of the pull-up cord together so you don’t loose them.
5. Pull out the other drogue release handle and repeat steps 1-4.
6. Undo the larks head knot connecting the ripcord lanyard to the container attachment loop. Slide the ripcord pin off
the lanyard.
7. Inspect the ripcord pin to ensure there are no sharp edges or nicks that could cause damage to the closing loop.
Replace it if necessary.
8. Thread the new ripcord lanyard through the ripcord pin and retie the larks head knot to the container attachment
loop.
9. Notice that the ripcord lanyard is triangular in shape. The short section goes to the left-side housing. The longer
section will go to the right-hand housing.
10. Use the pull-up cords to route the ripcord lanyards back through their respective housings. Reattach both ball
handles using a larks head knot.
11. If you loose either of the of the pull-up cords, you can use a gun cleaning rod or spare ripcord with a metal cable
to re-thread the ripcord.
12. When finished, inspect your work to insure it is functional and correct.
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