United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Setting Up the Pull-Out Deployment System

VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2507/20/2017
Thetoggleattachmentpointshouldbelocatedalongthesteeringlinessothatatfullflight,thetogglesareresting
againsttheguidering.Thisisimportanttoobtain propercanopyflight.Ifthetogglesare
mountedtoohighonthe
steeringlines,thecanopywillfly“inbrakes”andwillnotglideorlandcorrectly.Likewise,ifthetogglesaremounted
toolowonthesteeringlines,thecanopywillbecomelessresponsiveandthecanopypilotmaynotbeabletoapply
fullbrakes
orstallthecanopy.Thiscouldresultinflaringdifficultywhilelanding.
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Thesesituationsarelikelytooccurwhenamain canopyishastilyswitchedfromonesetofriserstoanother.Ifthe
guideringsonbothsetsofrisersarenotlocatedthesamedistancefromtheconnectorlinks,
thesteeringtogglesmust
bemovedtoanotherlocationonthesteeringline.
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Itisalsoimportanttosecurelyattachthetogglestothesteeringlines.Althoughusingtherearrisersmayadequately
controlsomecanopies,a“lost”togglecanbehazardousinsomecircumstances,andmayrequireacut
‐awayand
reservedeployment.
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PROCEDURE
Thereare3methodsforattachingsteeringtogglestosteeringlines.
 MethodAisformaincanopieswithDacron(polyester)lines.
 MethodBisformaincanopieswithsmall‐diameterSpectra(Microline)thathaveafinger‐trappedandsewn
loopends.
 Method
Cisformaincanopieswithsmall‐diameterSpectra(Microline)thathaveonlyamarkforattachingthe
toggle.
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METHODA—DACRONLINES
Afterthemaincanopyhasbeenproperlyattachedtotherisersandwhileitisstillonitsside,attachthetogglesby
performingthefollowingsteps:
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1.Ensurethesteeringlinesarecorrectlyrouted(i.e.theyshouldnotwraparoundanysuspensionlines).Thisis
accomplishedbystartingatthetailofthecanopy.Tracetheuppersteeringlinesdowntothelowersteeringline.
Checkthattherighthandsteeringlinepassesthroughtheright
handrearslidergrommetandthelefthandsteering
linepassesthroughthelefthandrearslidergrommet.
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2.Locatethemarkonthesteeringlinethat
indicatesthecorrecttogglelocation.
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3.Threadthesteeringlinethroughtheguide
ringlocatedontheriser.
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Verifythatthismark
isinthecorrectlocationby
referringtothemaincanopyowner’smanual.
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NOTE
Verify that this mark is in the correct
location by referring to the main canopy
owner’smanual.