VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2iii7/20/2017
USINGRAPIDELINKS...............................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINSTEERINGTOGGLES...........................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHECOLLAPSIBLEPILOTCHUTE.........................................................................................................................55
PREPARINGTHEMAINPILOTCHUTE......................................................................................................................................56
SETTINGUPTHEPULL‐OUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM...............................................................................................................57
SETTINGMAINDEPLOYMENTBRAKES...................................................................................................................................58
SELECTINGTHEMAINCLOSINGLOOP....................................................................................................................................61
CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER............................................................................................................................................62
FOLDINGTHEPILOTCHUTEFORBOCPOUCH(BOTTOMOFCONTAINER/BOC)..................................................................66
PACKINGTHEPULLOUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM....................................................................................................................68
SECTION5..........................................................................................................................................71
THEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...............................................................................................................................72
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................72
GETTINGTOKNOWTHEBOOTH3‐RING................................................................................................................................72
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................................................................73
PREJUMPINSPECTION...........................................................................................................................................................75
TRIMMINGCUTAWAYCABLESTOMATCHHOUSINGLENGTH..............................................................................................76
SECTION6..........................................................................................................................................77
MAINTENANCE&CARE....................................................................................................................................................78
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................78
INSPECTINGYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................78
CARINGFORYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................79
PERIODICMAINTENANCEFORTHEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...................................................................................79
PROCEDUREFORPERIODICMAINTENANCEOFTHEBOOTH3‐RING.....................................................................................80
RELEASESYSTEM....................................................................................................................................................................80
REPLACEMENTPARTS.............................................................................................................................................................81
SECTION7..........................................................................................................................................82
HOWTOUSETHEVECTOR3.............................................................................................................................................83
SUGGESTEDTRAININGEQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................83
PRE‐JUMPEQUIPMENTCHECK...............................................................................................................................................83
DONNINGANDADJUSTINGTHEVECTOR3............................................................................................................................85
JUMPINGTHEVECTOR3........................................................................................................................................................86
APPENDIX..........................................................................................................................................87
APPENDIXA:TIPSONORDERINGYOURNEWVECTOR3.......................................................................................................88
APPENDIXB:SIZINGYOURVECTOR3.....................................................................................................................................88
APPENDIXC:VECTORPARTSLIST...........................................................................................................................................89
APPENDIXD:WASHINGYOURVECTOR.................................................................................................................................90
APPENDIXE:INSTALLINGANOLDSTYLERESERVELANYARD(RESERVESTATICLINEORRSL)(NOSKYHOOK)......................91
APPENDIXF:CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER–PREVIOUSMETHODS................................................................................93
APPENDIXG:U‐STOWMAINDEPLOYMENTBAGPACKINGMETHOD...................................................................................95