VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2ii7/20/2017
CONTENTS
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................................................iv
DISCLAIMER–NOWARRANTY.................................................................................................................................................iv
AWORDFROMTHEOWNER.....................................................................................................................................................v
CONVENTIONSUSEDINTHISMANUAL....................................................................................................................................vi
CONTACTINFORMATION.........................................................................................................................................................vi
MANUALREVISIONHISTORY...................................................................................................................................................vii
SECTION1............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................2
THEHISTORYBEHINDUNITEDPARACHUTETECHNOLOGIES...................................................................................................2
FEATURESOFTHEVECTOR3....................................................................................................................................................3
BEFOREJUMPINGYOURVECTOR3..........................................................................................................................................6
TRAININGREQUIRED................................................................................................................................................................6
ABOUTMODIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................6
SECOND‐HANDVECTORS.........................................................................................................................................................7
COMPONENTS..........................................................................................................................................................................7
REPLACEMENTPARTSFORTHEVECTOR3...............................................................................................................................7
SECTION2............................................................................................................................................8
RESERVEASSEMBLYPROCEDURES.....................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVECANOPYTOTHERESERVERISERS..................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVESTEERINGTOGGLES........................................................................................................................9
INSTALLINGAUTOMATICACTIVATIONDEVICES(AAD)..........................................................................................................14
SECTION3..........................................................................................................................................16
RESERVEPACKINGINSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................17
RESERVECOMPONENTLIST...................................................................................................................................................17
INSPECTION............................................................................................................................................................................18
MINIMUMREQUIREDTOOLSUSED.......................................................................................................................................18
SKYHOOKRSL..........................................................................................................................................................................19
SETTINGTHEBRAKES.............................................................................................................................................................21
PACKINGTHERESERVECANOPY............................................................................................................................................23
PLACINGTHECANOPYINTHEBAG........................................................................................................................................29
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHOPTIONALSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK)........................................32
CLOSINGTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK).............................................................................34
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHECONTAINER...................................................................................................................................41
CLOSINGTHECONTAINER......................................................................................................................................................41
INSTALLINGTHER.S.L.(RESERVESTATICLINE)‐NOSKYHOOK...............................................................................................46
SECTION4..........................................................................................................................................48
MAINCANOPYASSEMBLYANDPACKINGPROCEDURES...................................................................................................49
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINCANOPYTOTHEMAINRISERS..........................................................................................................49
USINGSOFTLINKS..................................................................................................................................................................49
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