United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 - Appendix E: Installing an Old-Style Reserve Lanyard (Reserve Static Line or Rsl); Appendix E: Installing an Old-Style Reserve Lanyard (Reserve Static Line or Rsl) (no Skyhook)

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APPENDIX E: INSTALLING AN OLD-STYLE RESERVE LANYARD (RESERVE STATIC
LINE OR RSL) (NO SKYHOOK)
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1.InspecttheRSL:Checkthatthestainless‐steelsnapshackleisoperatingsmoothlyandthatthespringwillretainthe
lockingpin.Checkthatthehookandloopfasteneriscleanandsufficientlytackytoholdthereservelanyardinplace.
Thepinshouldbecurvedfromtheeye
tohalfwaydownitslength.Therestofthepinshouldbestraight.
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2.StartbyroutingtheRSLalongitshookand
loopfastenerpathalongsidetheright‐handriser.
Insertthepin‐endoftheRSLthroughtheguide
ringonthe#6topreserveflap.Mate
thepatch
ofyellowpilehookandloopfasteneronthetop
reserveflap.
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3.Afterthreadingthereserveripcordthrough
thehousingandplacingtheripcordhandleinto
itspocket,inserttheRSLpinthroughtheloopat
theendofthereserveripcordcable.
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4.Placethe
rigonacleansurfacefacingupand
walkonitwithstock ingfeetorcleanshoesto
helpexpelairfromthecontainerandtomakeit
flatter.
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5.Replacethetemporarypinwiththereserve
pin.
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NOTE
RSLsshouldonlybeinstalledbyaqualified
rigger.