United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Preparing the Main Pilot Chute

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PREPARING THE MAIN PILOT CHUTE
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1.Onceinstalled/aftereachjump,noticethe
excessbridlebetweenthebagandcanopy.
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2.Tocockyourpilotchute,steponyourmain
bagandpullthehandleonthetopofthepilot
chutewithonehand.Withtheotherhand,
extendthebridleuntil
itistight.
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3.Youmustseethegreenmarkingonthekill
linetobesureitiscocked.Alwaysrecheckit
afteryouplacethebagintothecontainer.This
assuresthatthebridlehasnotbecomepartially
un‐cockedwhilepacking.
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WARNING
Yourpilotchutemustbecockedto
function correctly.
WARNING
Cockingthepilotchuteallowsittoinflatewhenthrownintotheairstream.Anun‐cockedpilotchutewillremain
collapsedandsubsequentlycreateapilotchuteintows
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tuation.
KillLineVerificationWindow
NOTE
Always recheck it after you place the bag
into the container. This assures that the
bridle hasnot become partially un‐cocked
whilepacking.