United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Page 27

VECTOR3MANUAL
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SKYHOOKII
YourrigisequippedwiththenewSkyhookII.Itdiffersfromthe
originalSkyhookinthefollowingways:
1. Itisanodizedblue.
2. The“ToPilotChute”instructionislaser
etchedonthe
topsurface.
3. Thereisa holographicserialnumberlabelunderthe
surface.
4. TherearetwoLexancoverpieces–oneperside.
5. TheLexanpieceshavesmallholesdrilledinthemfor
safetytiethread.
6. Theupperattachmenttapeisred.
7. Thelabel
ontherighasbeenupdatedtoreflectsomeof
thesechanges.
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TheSkyhookII’Sdimensionsarethesame,anditfunctionsinthesamewayastheoriginalSkyhook.Therefore,itis
fullycompatiblewithanyUnitedParachuteTechnologiesrigsetupfortheoriginalSkyhook.
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Reasons
forthechanges:
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1. Theblueanodizingmakesiteasiertoseedamagetothehooksection,whilethesecondLexancoverpiece
betterprotectsthehookfromanydamage.
2. Thelaseretchingismucheasiertoread,andtheholographicserialnumbersealmakesitmucheasierfor
ustokeeptrackofdifferentSkyhookbatches.PleasenoticethatwhilethearrowontheSkyhookIIpoints
thesamewayastheoriginalSkyhook,the“topilotchute”textisflippedtomakeit“rightsideup”when
viewedfromthetopoftherig.
3. Sealing
theSkyhooklanyardwithasinglepieceofredriggersealthreadpassedthroughtheholesinthe
twoLexancoverpieces(insteadoftackingtheredlanyardtothefree‐bagbridle,aswasdoneinthe
originalSkyhook)resultsinfargreaterpercentageoffree‐bagsstillattachedtothebrokenawaymainall
thewaytotheground.Thereisnochanceofneedledamageto
thebridlefromsuccessivetackingwitha
dullneedle.
4. Makingtheupper(towardthepilot
chute)Skyhookattachmenttape
redmakesitevenlesslikelythat
someonewillsomedaysewa
Skyhooktothebridlebackwards.
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WARNING–Beforepacking
Makesurethelefthand(exposed)yellow
breakawaycable
passesthroughtheyellow
CollinsLanyardloopattheendoftheRSL.The
SkyhookshouldnotbeusedwithoutaCollins’
lanyard.
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Singlepassofred
ri
gg
ersealthread