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Contents Thank you for flying ADVANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 . . IMPRESS 4 – Accessible Throne. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Safety advice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Protectors & Protection Elements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Cockpit & Instrument Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Thank you for flying A DVAN CE Our sincere thanks for choosing an ADVANCE quality product with Swiss engineering. Operating Manual This manual is an important part of this flying equipment. It provides guidance for first preparing the harness for flight and use in practice, as well as important information about safety, care and maintenance. We encourage you to read through the manual carefully before your first flight with the harness. You can call up the video guide using the QR codes on the product or in this document. Registering the product Register your IMPRESS 4 in your MyADVANCE...

IMPRESS 4 – Accessible Throne The IMPRESS 4 is the first fully equipped cross country harness with an aerodynamically optimised tail spoiler, that will fit in every normal paraglider rucksack. A high-end product, more comfortable and refined than ever before – intended for the leisure cross-country flyer up to the cross-country champion or competition pilot. Best possible aerodynamics Fits in every paraglider rucksack With or without a seatboard We paid a lot of attention to attaining perfect aerodynamics for this high-end harness. The ideal shape resulted from countless CFD analyses in the...

Safety advice General recommendations for paragliding Recommendations about harnesses Participation in the sport of paragliding requires specific training and basic knowledge of the equipment as well as the necessary insurance and licensing. A pilot must be able to correctly assess the weather conditions. In addition, his/her flying abilities must correspond to the demands of the equipment to be used. The pilot is also responsible for appropriate care of the environment, including the natural world and its landscape. The design features of paragliding harnesses, and all commercially...

Features 1 Carabiner with lug for high speedbag suspension 2 Drink tube guide (both sides) 3 Drink tube exit (central) 4 Internal pocket for drink system 5 Reserve V-connection channel with zip 6 Easy-release reserve system for 2 reserves 7 Anti-G pocket 8 Mesh back surface 9 Air-filled tail spoiler 10 Air intake for tail spoiler 11 Relief tube exit (left) 12 Ballast compartment

Protectors & Protection Elements The IMPRESS 4 has a certified foam protector under the seat and comfort foam for the back. In addition the whole body within the seat shell is surrounded by SAS-TEC components. Pilot warmth enables these viscoelastic soft foam elements to mould themselves to body shape for even more comfort and effective impact protection. 1 Main protector 2 Comfort foam 3 SAS-TEC back protection 4 SAS-TEC lumbar support 5 SAS-TEC side protection 6 Carbon seatboard

Cockpit & Instrument Panel 1 Instrument panel with Velcro 2 Securing loops for instruments 3 Cable exits with covers 4 Pocket with integral Hook Knife 5 Peripheral zip for speedbag attachment 6 Neoprene instrument cover 7 Clip for fastening to front strap 8 Carrying handle 9 Battery pocket on the back 10 Windshield Hook Knife

Pockets & Compartments 1 Cockpit pocket (ca. 5 ltrs) 2 Three internal side pockets accessible from outside 3 Ballast compartment (ca. 5 ltrs) 4 Straight-through Anti-G pocket 5 Large back compartment (ca. 25 ltrs) with extra pocket and holder for drink systems 6 Lid compartment 7 Radio pocket

Preparing the product Delivery Package § COMFORTPACK 130 ltrs IMPRESS 4 version § IMPRESS 4 Windshield § Detachable Cockpit § Hook Knife integral with Cockpit § Radio pocket for fitting to main strap § 2 Edelrid «Alias Speed» Carabiners § Air tube with NRV (non-return valve) § Certified foam protector § Back comfort foam § 4 SAS-TEC protector sections § Carbon seatboard § Anti-G pocket blank § 30 mm Ronstan speed pulleys § Carbon footboard § 2 stage speed system Delivery Before delivery every ADVANCE product has to be checked by the dealer for completeness and correct basic settings. Please...

With and without seatboard Without seatboard With seatboard The IMPRESS 4 inherits the genes of the IMPRESS 2 and IMPRESS 3, and is the first serious cross-country and competition harness that can be flown with or without a seatboard, without operating restrictions or readjustment. With the seatboard fitted you experience a stiff sports sus ension feel: maximum directional stability and direct p canopy feedback. Without the seatboard the ride changes to a comfortably damped Cruiser Feeling, with the body reassuringly encased in the body-conforming seat shell. It is a question of personal...

Installing a reserve The IMPRESS 4 can take two reserves in its reserve container under the seat. An adjustable dividing wall separates the container into left and right sides. A single reserve can be carried with equal priority for left or right release. Important advice about the reserve system Every reserve/harness combination has its own characteristics. It is essential that pilot and packer have confidence in the system, and are therefore thoroughly familiar with its operation – especially when a new combination is installed (new reserve in existing harness or vice versa), so that...

Steerable reserves The IMPRESS 4 can also be used with a steerable reserve. Connection to the harness should be made with two maillons of minimum strength of 2,400 daN, direct to the coloured marked suspension points under the covers on the shoulder straps. Then the steerable risers and lines should be led through the channel on the harness to the reserve compartment. The permanent serial connection V-lines can be used for a second reserve, or led through the opening provided and stowed away in the harness back pocket. reserve line bundles on the opposite side of the inner container from...