Orange Cross Manual (EN)

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Dear SWING customer, Thank you very much for deciding to purchase a new Swing reserve. You have chosen a sophisticated product. We place great importance on using materials of the highest quality. Although we hope that you never need to use the reserve chute, we ask that you familiarise yourself with how it works and the intervals at which it must be serviced and repacked. The reserve system will only fulfil its purpose if it is properly maintained and if you are able to operate it properly! You will be impressed by the rapid deployment times, high level of pendular stability and the astonishingly...

Special text Manual SWING requires you to familiarise yourself with your new rescue chute by reading this Manual before first installation into your harness. This will allow you to install and maintain your new rescue chute. Information in this Manual on design of the recue chute, technical data and illustrations are subject to change. We reserve the right to make changes without prior notification. Special text giving safety information is identified in this Manual in accordance with the ANSI Z535.6 standard. The Manual complies with the airworthiness requirements in LTF NFL II 91/09 and forms...

Series of instructions In this Manual, instructions which must be followed in a certain order are numbered consecutively. < Where there is a series of pictures with step-by-step instructions, each step has the same number as the corresponding picture. d Letters are used where there is a series of pictures but the order is not relevant. Numbers circled in red refer to various parts of the item pictured. A list of the numbers and the name of the part labelled follows the picture. Bullet points Bullet points are used in the Manual for lists. Example:  Swing Flugsportgeräte and the environment Protection...

02 Safety WARNING The safety advice given below must be followed in all circumstances. Failure to do so renders invalid the certification and/or results in loss of insurance cover, and could lead to serious injuries or even death. Safety advice All forms of aerial sport involve certain risks. When compared with other types of aerial sport, paragliding has the lowest number of fatal accidents measured according to the number of licensed pilots. However, few other sports demand such a high level of individual responsibility as paragliding. Prudence and risk-awareness are basic requirements for...

Safety notices Safety notices are issued when defects arise during use of a product which could possibly also affect other products of the same model. The notices contain instructions on how to inspect the product concerned for possible faults and the steps required to rectify any faults. Swing publishes on its website any technical safety notices and airworthiness instructions which are issued in respect of Swing products. We will also send you safety notices directly by email if you have registered your product (refer to “Product Registration” in the section “Swing on the World Wide Web”)....

air temperature below -10°C or above 50 °C the pilot has insufficient experience or training the pilot has incorrect or inadequate equipment (glider, protection, helmet etc.) there have been modifications to the canopy, lines or risers which have not been approved free fall, the reserve system must not be used for skydiving use at speed more than 32 m/s (115 km/h) The maximum permissible operating life of the reserve is twelve years, subject to inspection by a qualified service agent every two years. The reserve must be aired and repacked every twelve months. These reserve systems are manually...

04 Technical Description Technical Data s Recommended load Weight with container ORANGE CROSS Surface area Type certificate number Maximum load LTF drop test positive / sink rate Sink rate at 140kg Sink rate at 120kg Central lines Number of suspension lines Pilot chute Construction of reserve Canopy, suspension lines and bridles The most important part of the reserve system is its canopy. The ORANGE CROSS was designed as a cross canopy with two central lines to optimise the ratio between the amount of material used and the projected area. Each separate panel is cut individually to optimise the...

Inner container The inner container is made of light but durable materials. It has two loops to which the deployment handle can be fastened. When doing this, always use the loop which is closer to the deployment handle attachment-point on the harness. For safety and functional reasons, the entire length of the suspension lines is not put inside the container – part is kept on the outside, attached with two elastic bands. This means that the container initially stays closed after deployment, until it is about 1.5m away from the pilot. Only then are the suspension lines pulled from the closure...

05 Looking after your reserve Packing The Rescue chute must be aired and repacked every 12 month by adequately qualified people. Compatibility test DANGER If a previously packed reserve chute is repacked, it is important to ensure that it can still be deployed after installing it into the paraglider harness outer container (Compatibility Test). It must be verified that the necessary deployment force is between 6 and 10 kg. Cleaning If the canopy or the container are dirty, they can be washed with clean tap water. Acid and mould or mildew can affect the strength of the reserve. If your reserve...