United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Before Jumping Your Vector 3; About Modifications

VECTOR3MANUAL
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BEFORE JUMPING YOUR VECTOR 3
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PleasereadthismanualthoroughlybeforeassemblingorusingyourVector 3,
evenifyou’veownedorjumpedaUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVectorbefore.
Wehaverecentlymadeseveralimportantchangestotherig,andyoushould
knowaboutthembeforeusingyourrig. 
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TRAINING REQUIRED
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IfyouhavenotjumpedaUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVector3before,orif
you’retransitioningfromothertypesofequipmenttoaUnitedParachute
TechnologiesVector3,makesureyoureceiveinstructiononitsusefromacertifiedinstructor.Thisinstructionshould
consistofapracticesessioninasuspended
harnessoronthegroundwhereyoupracticebothroutineandemergency
procedures.
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ItistheresponsibilityoftheownertoensurethattheirVector3isproperlyassembled,properlymaintained,correctly
packedandused.Itisalsotheowner’sresponsibilitytoseekoutandobtainpropertrainingbeforeusing
anyskydiving
equipmentsuchastheUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVector3.
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Ensurethatthepersonwhoinspectsandpacksboththemainandreserveparachutesisqualifiedtodoso.
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TheownerofaVector3shouldnotloanittoanotherpersonwithoutfirstdeterminingthatthepersonis
fullycapable
ofusingitproperlyandsafely.
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Finally,nothinginthismanualismeanttodiscouragethereaderfromusingtheVector3inareasonableandprudent
way.
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Theinformationandspecificationsinthismanualwereineffectatthetimeofprinting.TheUnitedParachute
Technologies
Inc.,however,reservestherighttochangetheVector3oritsmanualatanytimewithoutnoticeor
warningandwithoutincurringanyobligation.
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ABOUT MODIFICATIONS
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Itiscommonforjumpersto“improve”theirrigsbyalteringthem.Ahighpercentageofthesealterationscause
malfunctionsormaketherighardertousecorrectly.
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Typicalalterationsincludeconversionstoapull‐outpilotchute,changingthedimensionsoftheharness,changingthe
lengthofthebridlecord,
installingapprovedautomaticactivationdevices(AAD),andsoforth.
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WestronglyurgeyoutocheckwiththeUnitedParachuteTechnologiesbeforeyoumakeanychangestoyourVector3.
TheUnitedParachuteTechnologieshasspentyearsoftestinganddevelopmenttoachievethecurrentdesignand
functionality.Checkwithus
beforeyouallowanychangestobemade;evenseeminglyinsignificantalterationstoyour
Vector3mayhavedangerousandunforeseenconsequences.
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NOTE
Thismanualisnotacourse
of instruction on how to
make a parachute jump,
nor does it contain the
various regulations that
g
overnthes
p
ort.