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SERIAL # SST/Racer® OWNERS MANUAL PARACHUTE

1. This page provides for you a place to keep a permanent history record of your container and canopies You as the owner of this parachute system should provide this manual to your rigger at the inspection repack interval and they should fill out this page in addition to the Packing Data Card in order to maintain a permanent history record of your system If your Packing Data Card is ever lost this page will act as a backup document ocation
2. 19 GENERAL DESCRIPTION 7 PACKING TYEE TUS doceo ep d UR 20 MAIN SYSTEM 7 PACKINGTYPEIV 0000000 eee 21 1 7 Fe dos ae a 21 2 Pullout Hand Deploy ment T PART THREE CLOSING THE CONTAINER 28 3 Throw out Hand Deploy 7 30 4 Automatic Activation 7 55 30 5 Static lineDeployment 8 MAIN PACKING INSTRUCTIONS 32 THE RESERVE SYSTEM 8 SETTING 56 32 1 8 FLAG SLIDER INSTRUCTIONS 32 2 ReserveLanyard s siese 2 4444 50454264 00454446 8 PLACING CANOPY INTO BAG 32 3 AutomaticActivation 8 PLACING BAG INTO CONTAINER 33 AAD SET UP 9 FOR PULLOUT 2s hale dee oA eae Eq 33 THE MAIN CANOPY RELEASE SYSTEM 9 34 THE SST TRAINER 5 5 9 FORRIPCORD 22 2 ee nn 36 WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ve Gon steep kp Be eg bs 36 RESERVE STATIC LINES 9 DRESSING THE CONTAI
3. s talk about the main first MAIN ACTIVATION PULL OUT To learn about the activation of the pull out lay on your chest ina sky div ing arch lo cate the pull out han dle on the bottom right corner of the rig with your right hand while your left hand com pen sates for level fall Don t bother looking You can t see it and you will need to be looking at traffic and altitude while you are ac tually sky div ing Insert your two cen ter fin gers be tween the two re tain ers of the han dle and re move the handle While gripping the handle thrust downward by extending your arm straight down along the side of your body Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 This ac tion will open the pack and al low you to toss the pi lot chute into the air stream to the right of your body while you simultaneously look up over your head to watch the deployment KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS LEVEL TO THE GROUND TO PRO VIDE FOR EVEN LINE DE PLOY MENT This proce dure should be prac ticed on the ground un til you are com fort able and auto matic withit Ad ditionally with a friend to hold the pull out han dle prac tice los ing the han dle and re lo cat ing it while lay ing on your chest Have the friend hold the han dle so as to simu late where it might be trail ing be hind you out of its re tain ers It could be any where so have the friend move it through its complete range of travel while you lo cate it The pro ce dure for lo cat ing the han dle is sim ple
4. these grommets to use Simply select the grommets that most closely match the re serve side flaps Al ways Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 be gin the align ment by matching the grom metclos est to the wear ers neck Additionally this change eliminates the line stow pocket on the 9 Wide for mally the Power Racer con tain ers This pocket has been elimi nated for some years on the Military rigs and the Tandem rigs and some specialty rigs This pocket will be phased out com pletely in fa vor of rub ber band stows in the fu ture The Jump Shack testing has revealed that rubberband stows properly located are more reliable than the stow pocket and the Safety Stow locking stow method All Free Bags produced for the past 5 years have had the ability to use rubber band locking stows in place of the Safety Stow and is now recommend across the board AngleFire Reserve The An gle Fire Re serve is a 183 square foot Ram Air para chute cer tifi cated in the Low Speed Cata gory of TSO C23b It is limited to use in Aircraft under 150MPH It is additionally limited to use with less than 225 pounds It should be used in a container of 425 cu bic inch or mor e ca pac ity Page6 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS GENERAL DESCRIPTION The har ness and con tainer are de signed and built as an inte grated sys
5. Start ing with a long fold and stow ing pro gres sively shorter folds each time forms the wedge shape of the con tainer with out bumps Keep the can opy fab ric at least one inch away from the top of the con tainer or it will work out bef ore the next re pack Page20 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Note The dia per may be flipped plac ing the skirt at the top of the con tainer and the lines down to ac com modate different size canopies containers The im por tant thing is that no twists be placed in the can opy during containerinstallation MOVE TO PART THREE PACK ING TYPE IV 1 Stow the lines in the dia per ac cord ing to the can opy manufacturer sinstructions 2 You may lay the dia per in hori zon tally across the bot tom of the con tainer and make a 90 de gree fold to ward the top of the con tainer Then you may make a se ries of stack folds with de creas ing length to fol low the ta per of the container At a point about two thirds to the apex make an other 90 degree fold back across the container between the bodkins and an other 90 de gree fold to ver tical and fin ish with decreasing length stack folds Or you may stow the re main der of the can opy by S fold ing back and forth from right to left Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 You may also lay the diaper in vertically on the left side and con tinue pack ing
6. With your left hand on the reserve ripcord and your eyes on the ground reach be hind you to the cen ter of the main container and trace the lanyard from the closing pin to the handle grip it and pull as de scribed above THROW OUT To learn the use of a throw out lay on your chest in a sky div ing arch with the rig on Lo cate the plas tic cy lindrical handle at the top of the right leg pad with your right hand while your left hand com pen sates for level fall Don t bother to look for the handle You proba bly can t see itand you should be look ing at traf fic and al ti tude in an ac tual sky dive Grip the han dle and ex tract the pi lot chute from its pouch and toss it vig or ously into the air stream be side your body Then look up over your head to watch the de ploy ment As you look up your body will come to vertical placing you ina sit ting po si tion for the open ing You must not allow the pilot chute to be released in front of your arm as that will wrap the bridle around your arm Make sure that the pilot chute is released between your body and your arm To as sure that this oc curs re lease the pi lot chute bef ore you look up KEEP YOUR SHOULDERS LEVEL TO THE GROUND TO PRO VIDE FOR EVEN LINE DE PLOY MENT Page42 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual RIPCORD Lay on your chest on a flat sur face and as sume a sky div ing arch
7. as in TYPE III NOTE The Hob bitram air re serve with the TYPEIV dia per has been tested and ap proved for this method The dia per may also be placed ver ti cally and packed like TYPE III Set ting the brakes as de scribed in Type V is re quired for this op tion MOVE TO PART THREE ING TYPE V Ex cept Dia pered Ram Airs see Type IV Assemble in spect and check line ro tation ac cord ing to the manu fac turer s in struc tions and or Chap ter 9 3 of the Parachute Manual by Dan Poynter The methods de scribed in the fol low ing pas sage does not preclude the use of the method described in earlier edi tions of the SST Own ers Man ual SET TING BRAKES Ram Air only A Pull the steering line through the guide ring mounted on the riser down to the eye let pro vided in the steer ing line B Fold the ex cess in half and in sert through slot in top of riser PAGE 21 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual C Place the loop made by the ex cess over and in line with the brake eye let D In sert the tog gle through the loop in C and then through the brake eye let E Insert the tog gle into it s elas tic keeper and seat it to the mat ing vel cro on the riser FOLDINGCAN OPY A Set the bag near the top of the can opy with one T handle through the bot tom grom met and one through the left end of the safety stow B Sepa
8. bag into the main con tainer as de scribed and shown in theMain Pack ing Instructions Closing The Main Container It is important to position the bag squarely into the con tainer fill ing out the bot tom cor ners of the con tainer tray This will pre vent the bag from float ing out of the tray in the event of a pre mature main con tainer open ing Note The Elite Tan dem main con tainer bottom flapis fitted with two closing grommets The one located closesttothe out side edge is assem bledintoatri an gu lar shaped addition to the standard bottom closing flap This grom met is used for the first level clos ing as follows First Level Clos ing In sert your pull up cord through the Thru Loop lo cated in the tray of the con tainer Bring the pull up cord up and over the top of the main bag and through the grommet located closest to the edge of the flap Close the side flaps over this same grommet then thread the pull up cord through the top subflap and close it over the loop Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PAGE 37 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Pin the clos ing loop with the flexi ble pin on the bri dle This pin is located about 1 foot from the bag Mate the Velcro on the bridle to ensure proper pin move ment during pinex traction BridleReleaseAssembly Note Thereare three grom mets on the bri dleretainer support h
9. cocked Shack col lapsi ble pull out or throw out pi lotchute Attach ing the PC bri dle bag to the can opy 1 Collapse the PC Route the kill line through the at tach ment ring or loop on the top of the can opy Open the formed in the end of the kill line by the long fin gertrap and thread the PC bri dle bag through it Close the noose and draw it up tight against the ring loop 2 Route the lim iting line through the ring loop in the same man ner pass ing the PC bri dle bag through it s loop and tighten it against the ring loop Do not at tempt to put both the kill line and lim it ing onto the ring loop si mul ta ne ously or to put the lim it ing line on first This can re sult in the kill line cut ting through the lim it ing line Packing 1 Leave the PC collapsed Remove any twists be tween the bag and the can opy Stack the can opy in the nor mal man ner and place it into the bag 2 Pull the kill line out of the gap where the bridleis sewn to the bag Si multa ne ously reach in side the bag with the other hand mak ing sure the kill line is pulled out all the way and no canopy fabric is caught be tween the at tach ment ring and the 0 grom met in the The easi est way to cock the Jum Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 bag Lay the lim it ing line in a loop over the top of the can opy in side the bag 3 Continue pack ing in the nor mal man ner clos ing the bag with the lock ing stows a
10. examine the new Racer Elite closely you will find the basic workings of the rig haven t changed at all we ve just made it sim pler and more at tractive We have refined the SST from the most time proven de sign in parachuting It s funny but not that much needed changing We did get it right the first time As para chutes got smaller we trimmed the SST to the familiar wedge shape of the Racer The 3 Ring re lease be came avail able so we de signed it into the sys tem Skydivers demanded hand deployment so we gave them the choice of ei ther type pull out or throw out while re tain ing the rip cord op tion for stu dents Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 Modern canopies had become so small the harness could no longer brace against the pack for fit The new age called for a truly inte gralhar ness and container sys tem that fit more like a tai lored coat than a hik er s backpack That s how your new Racer Racer Elite or Elite TRAINER came to be And yet it still is an SST We alone of fer the su pe rior Pop Top re serve sys tem and we still make SSTs for the jumper who de mands gearfromthecutting edge ofsky diving technology This man ual in tro duces you to your new SST Racer Racer Elite or Elite TRAINER or Tandem An introduction you must have before taking to the air with it So leave your self plenty of time be tween get ting the rig and mak ing the first jump on it Use this man ual to help fa mil iar iz
11. force re quired to ac ti vate the in ter lock Ade quate force may not be generated during a streamer high speed low drag malfunction when utilizing a direct bag static line sys tem w o the springless pi lot chute 3 Automatic Activation When the de sired al titude and de scent coincide apre setaltitude velocity sensing device fires a pyrotech nic charge into acom bus tion cylinder and ac ti vates a pis ton A dog on the pis ton pushes a tube which slides over the proximal rip cord pin of the re serve rip cord re leas ing the cloth clos ing loops of the re serve pi lot chute The pilot chute then de ploys the re serve can opy The de vice de scribed is the SSE Sen ti nel MK 2000 which has been tested and ap proved for the SST The Sen tinel MK2000 may de ploy the reserve while under a normally functioning ram air main parachute in a spi ral or riser turn be low 1 000 feet If your ac tivi ties in clude this type of ma neu ver and you em ploy a MK2000 it is rec om mended that you get it de tuned by the manu fac turer Con tact SSE for de tails Page8 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual The FXC Model 12000 can be in stalled but only by the Jump Shack as it may require a special ripcord with adjusted pin length to compensate for the re duced pull stroke gen er ated by some Model 12000s If your rig is equipped with an FXC Model 1
12. have your SST checked by some com pe tent af ter you put it on PAGE 35 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual FOR STATIC LINE A At tach the static line to the top of the de ploy ment bag by loop ing it through it self around the type 8 bag bridle B Thread the cano py s bri dle in ter me di ary loop the 9 16 tu bu lar loop from the as sem bly sec tion from the in side of the bag through the grom met in the top of the bag C Tie it to the same web bing used in step but not to the static line it self with two turns of 1 4 Type 1 80 cot ton break cord NOTE For con ver sion to pilot chute de ploy ment sim ply un thread the static line Then thread on the pilot chute bridle but with the pilot chute bridle you MUST en com pass the 9 16tu bu lar loop bri dle in ter me diary where the break cord is There is no need to re move the break cord as it will be needed the next time the rig is used for static line To con vert back to static line simply remove the pilot chute bridle and loop the static line onto the bag bri dle of type 8 but DO NOT en com pass the 9 16 tu bu lar loop bridlein ter me diary asit MUST be al lowed to separate when the break cord is acti vated D Route the static line out the top of the con tainer on the side op po site the door of the jump ship A right Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 side jump d
13. of the ex posed ripcord housing over out side the top or yoke flap then to the right riser The ex cess lan yard is con cealed un der the top lip of the Pop Top and the re spec tive sides of the yoke flap Velcro is provided under the edges of the yoke flap to mate with Vel cro on the cross connec toritself thus pre venting es cape of any critical amount of lan yard in free fall After and only after BOTH risers have separated from the har ness does the cross con nec tor load the re serve rip cord pins pull ing them and ac ti vat ing the re serve Other so lu tions to this prob lem have no cross con nec tor only a direct link or static line to the rip cord pin We call that type Side Sen si tive that is it ac ti vates the re serve when the side to which it is con nected has enough drag to re lease from the har ness and pull the pin We trou ble shoot the me chan ics of para chute equip ment op era tion with the What ifsce nario What if on a side sensitive system the critical riser releases bef ore the other riser as they fre quently do The pin is pulled and the re serve pi lot chute en tan gles with the yet un re leased side of the What if on a sin gle sided system the non RSL side releases and the RSL side hangs up The can opy stream ers and fails to gen er ate enough drag to pull the pin Both of these sce nar ios have hap pened with tragic re sults on sin g
14. on the deployment bag For most cano pies you will need one elas tic band for each lock ing stow and from two to four on each side of the bag NOTE DUE TO THE VARIETY OF LINE DIAMETERS AND SUBSEQUENT STOW BULK ELASTIC STOW BANDS ARE NO LONGER SUPPLIED BY CONTAINER MANU FACTURERS THEY SHOULD BE SUPPLIED WITH YOUR CAN OPY 2 Thread the main pilot chute bridle through the grommet at the top center of the bag with the stow bands on the out side The mouth of the bag faces away from the pi lot chute Part Num ber SSTO01 March 2001 3 Thread the bridle through the bridle attachment point on the top of the square parachute or through the apex lines of a round parachute then back through the grom met and over the pi lot chute from the top When you fin ish the pi lot chute bri dle loop will have re turned once more through the grom met and be tightly secured around the canopy s load bearing point or apex loop 4 Lay the con tainer face down on a pack ing mat with the packedre serve con tainerto ward the main can At tach the ris ers to the con tainer by loop ing the bot tom riser ring through the main har ness ring and then the small riser ring through it bring ing the cloth lock ing loop over and through the small ring and then through the grommet in the riser The loop is then routed through the terminal eyelet in the adjacent hous ing whereby the re lease lan yard is then threaded through the loop No less than 6 inc
15. one must do is pull the re serve rip cord Then we not only have ade quate separation but ade ploy ing re serve as well Additionally an AAD would provide the rip cord pull ing chore Cross con nec tors have been faulted with snag ging on Bell hel mets which were not de signed with sky div ing in mind This by the way never pre vented the RSL from do ing its job We sub mit that it is the fault of the hel met de sign and not the RSL Hel mets and all other pieces of extraneous parachute equipment shouldn t have edges that snag On the Racer Elite the choice is yours sin gle sided cross con nected or none If you de cide to do CRW on the way down and want to dis con nect your RSL sim ply re lease ei ther one of the snap shack les and go for it The Racer Elite RSL with its unparalleled 20 year safety rec ord be cause it works bet ter The Drogue System The Racer drogue which is used on both the Tan dem and the Tac ti cal Rac ers is unique to the para chute in dus try Itis a back cen ter mounted fall rate re duc tion and sta bi liza tion de vice whichis an chored to the front of the jumper and is releasable at the rear of the jumper Releasing the drogue deploys the main canopy In the case of the pres ents of a pas sen ger or bun dle or both itis an chored to the cen ter of the most for ward load The drogue sus pen sion sys tem has it s Page 10 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan
16. re lease con sult an ap pro pri ately rated in struc tor THE SST TRAINER SYSTEM The SST TRAINER meets the needs of mod ern stu dent training programs It complies with U S Para Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 chute As so ciation doc trines on stu dent train ing both for part or the accelerated freefall method The SST TRAINER readily con verts from static line de ploy mentto rip cord de ploy mentto make train ing eas ier for the drop zone operator It is equipped with a Stevens main reserve interlock system which causes ac ti vation of the re serve con tainer upon sepa ration of both of the main risers This system is the only one in the industry which employs a full time cross con nec tor on the main ris ers as stan dard equip ment The cross connector reservelanyard may be option ally assembled to a single riser This assembly method is pre ferred by some op era tors as it elimi nates the cross connector feature However this method does make the sys tem sen si tive to the con nected side If the con nected side of the main re leases first a main re serve en tan gle ment could oc cur as with other sys tems WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RESERVE STATIC LINES The pur pose of a Re serve Static Line RSL is to pro vide an auto matic link from cuta way of the main can opy to reserve activation To do this the cutaway must gen er ate a drag force capa ble of pull ing the reserve rip cord All
17. tem forrea sons of func tion safety and comfort The components of the harness and con tainer system are made from nylon and polyaramid fabrics manufactured to U S military specifications and new notre con di tioned Mil Spec hard ware The SST SST Racer Racer Elite and SST TRAINER feature a pre sized one piece nylon harness Every SST employs the Pop Top reserve con tainer and a one pin main container The Tan dem is equipped with a drogue stowage compartment which is closed by 1 pin and must be opened before the main con tainer can be opened The com fort pads will notab sorb water per spi ra tion or hold dirt The padding was chosen for its light weight and durability Although it won t keep you afloat it pro vides some flo ta tion for the sys tem Both the main and reserve containers fit snugly around the cano pies to keep them in place un til the an chored pilot chute extracts them in the proper se quence This metering effect maximizes the reliability of the canopies by preventing one part of the system from deploying ahead of another which should go first The main and reserve containers hinge together for greater comfort The Pop Top reserve rides just be low the shoulders on the shoulder blades and the main con tainer rests in the small of the wear er s back When the wearer moves so does the SST This hug ging ability of the SST keeps the mass of the rig closer to the cen ter of grav ity of the wearer a
18. tions in the Type V Reservepackinginstructions FLAG SLIDER INSTRUCTIONS Pull the slider up to the stops in the same manor you would for a non flagged slider Continue to pull the flag portion up to wards the top ofthe canopy un til the flag is straight and the grommets are against their stops The pock ets of the flag should be point ing out or ex posed Fold the can opy us ing the pro ce dure you are most com fort able with PRO or Side pack ing Roll or fold the nose and make the A to B Fold if you are side pack ing Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 dur ing de ploy ment and for the pock ets on the flag to in flate and hold the flag in place cov er ing the nose and slowinginflation PAGE 31 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Next wrap the flag around the rolled nose as shown Continue folding the canopy in the manor you are mostcom fort able PLACING CANOPY INTO BAG 1 Dress the can opy slightly wider than the bag 2 Stack the can opy into a bun dle the height and width of the bag and in sert it into the bag MAKE SURE TO FILL THE COR NERS 3 Thread one of the two center lock ing elas tic stow bands through its partner grommet Take a bight of can opy lines 25 of the bag width long and wrap the stow band around it Repeat with the other center lock ing stow 4 Pull the pi lot chute bri dle out of the top of the bag until the loa
19. top of the chest strap As an al ternative itmay be sewn with a machine The ma chine stitch should traverse across the main lift web PAGE 13 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual on the bind ing tape of the com fort just above the chest strap Velcro pile should be replaced as required using a Fed Std 751 Type 301 stitch with a2 inch over stitch Vel cro Hook should be cleaned and only re placed if necessary Use Type B hook Attach in the same man ner as the pile Stain removal should be performed with a non detergent soap with a dry suds and a light ny lon brush A non volatile non corrosive dry cleaning solvent also works well We use Pic rin Any bro ken or frayed fi bers should be re placed dis torted grom mets should be re formed or re placed dis col ored or faded fab ric should be tested and re placed if necessary bent ripcord pins straightened or re Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 placed broken stiffeners replaced and broken stitches re placed AngleFire Tandem Reserve When perform ing periodicin spec tionto An gle Fireor Tan dem Re serves the rela tive line lengths should be noted A dif fer en tial of more than one inch should be cause forre jec tion and sub se quent cor rec tion be fore re turn to serv ice Any bro ken fibers or threads should bere paired orre placed Stains must be iden ti fied and documented The
20. 2000 check the rip cord pin length and ad vise your ven dor upon purchasing a replacement reserve ripcord WARN ING If the origi nally in stalled FXC 12000 is exchanged for any reason the installation should be re evaluated for func tion in packed con figuration while being worn This procedure should be per formed by the Jump Shack Finally AADs have both failed to operate when needed and operated before the desired altitude Whether from fault of the de vice or user er ror AADs should be considered unreliable and used with cau tion None the less Jump Shack strongly recom mends the use of an AAD AAD SET UP NOTIFICATION Your new Racer has been equipped with a kit to ac cept the installation of a 2 pin CYPRES AAD unit All rigs built af ter 1997 are equipped with the Spec tra CY PRES Quick Loop THE MAIN CANOPY RELEASE SYSTEM 3 Ring Release Sys tem Two rings on the riser act ing as force reduction levers retained by a locking loop which serves as a force re duc tion pul ley trans mit the load of the open ing and sus pen sion toa larger ring on the har ness A han dle at tached to the main lift web pulls two ca bles that re lease the left and right side ring locking loop simultaneously Simultaneous release was not possible on Racers manufactured before January 1998 and is not possible on any other rig manu fac tured at this time Af ter the breaka way only the large rings re main Bef ore us ing the SST with the above
21. AGE 19 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual There are essentially five methods for pack ing de ploy ing re serve cano pies they are TYPE I Canopy first deployment no diaper or de ploy ment de vice All lines stow in the con tainer Ex amples 24 T 10A Navy Conical early Security Strong and Pioneer Lopos No longer supported by currentproduction Available by specialre questonly Two bight dia per Two lock ing stows from one half of the lines se cure a wrap around the skirt of the can opy un til full line stretch is achieved The rest of the lines stow in the con tainer Examples Strong and Security Lo pos Stein thal Nim bus Pio neer se ries early G Q Security SAC No longer sup ported by cur rent pro duc tion Avail able by spe cial re quest only TYPE Piglet Phantom diaper All lines stow per pen dicu lar to the ra dial seams at the bot tom of the Some times an ex tra fold of can also goes into the dia per Examples Featherlite Piglet Phantom TYPEIV Hand bury diaper All lines stow paral lel to the ra dial seams Gen er ally three full stows of lines se cure a wrap around the skirt Examples Later SAC later Strong 26 and Lopo Light and Preserve Hobbit ram air or any ram air con verted un der AC 105 2 Par 5 B 6 TYPE V Free Bag Ram Air Canopy packed into a un teth ered de plo
22. Assist Same as above ex cept that the can end of the static line is at tached to the main pi lot chute with Vel cro or Breakcord Loading the static line first extracts the main ripcord from the cloth closing loop then ex tracts the main pi lot chute and bag When the sys tem fully loads the break cord or Vel cro de taches and re leases the pi lot chute and bag from the static line The pi lot chute and bag stay with the can opy THE RESERVE SYSTEM The re serve para chute uses the pat ented Pop Top pt lot chute It s the only re serve sys tem where the pi lot chute is externally mounted so it doesn t need to push con tainer flaps out of the way to get open and the ripcord pins are protected between the reserve container and the wear er s back The Pop Top sys tem en ables the high est launch of the low volume 1 pi lot chute spring when the re serve has been prop erly as sem bled and packed THE SST RE SER VE PARA CHUTE SYS TEM MUST BE USED WITH AN AP PROVED PILOT CHUTE There are three ways to de ploy the SST re serve 1 Ripcord Deploy ment The stainless steel trapezoidal ripcord handle is shaped to in vite a left handed thumb hook and thrust type activation while accepting an across the chest right handed grip and pull type ac ti va tion A com bt nation of both or a two handed activation is recom mended The han dle is mounted on the wear er s left main lift web and activates two ripcord pins when pul
23. NER 37 The TRIS SUS 10 Tan dem Drogue amp Main Con tainer Clos ing 38 INSPECTION 8 12 Closmg The Main Cow tarner 28 CYCLIC INSPECTIONS 12 First Tevel CIOS PRE JUMP INSPECTION 12 Di prii 22 40 MAINTENANCE REPAIR 13 DONNING THE 58 42 PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS 13 WITH THREAD THROUGH LEG STRAPS 42 MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES 13 WITH B 12 LEG STRAP SNAPS 42 MAIN CLOSING LOOP REPLACEMENT amp 43 13 MAIN 43 REPAIR PROCEDURES 13 PULE OOT tet 43 ASSEMBLY 550 duende haat 15 MERO err M PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS 15 e feta ksh na Sten tegen ee aes 44 PARTS LAST 22225090 Bode hk as 15 CUTAWAY ACTIVATION 44 RESERVE 15 RESERVE ACTIVATION 44 TANDEM CANOPY ASSEMBLY 16 Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PAGE 1 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserv
24. SST Bodkins Jump Shack Part Num ber 2003 2 Full gut ted 550 type pull up cords 36 long Pack ing pad dle or fid Ruler or tem plate for mark ing pi lot chute A pen or soft lead pen cil for mark ing Large sew ing nee dle for tack ing 5 cord ny lon waxed for tack ing Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PART ONE PREPARATION 1 Count your tools 2 Inspectthecanopy accordingtothe manufacturer s instructions 3 Read in struc tions and re view PILOT CHUTE CLOS ING LOOP QUICK LOOP amp HAT A While seated place the pi lot chute be tween your legs with the top fac ing up Ro tate the swage to the eleven o clock posi tion B Lay one end of the Type 4 square weave tape over the edge of the pi lot chute loop side up at the twelve o clock position An equal amount of tape should hang over the edge at the six o clock po si tion C Whip stitch each end ofthe Type 4 to the pi lot chute spring across the width of the tape and back The stitches should pass through the tape from the un der side of the cap through the para pack fab ric of the pi lot chute cap around the spring and through the para pack pi lot chute fab ric and tape at the top Care should be taken not to catch any pi lot chute can opy fab ric in these stitches Tack the parapack around the spring with each whip stitch Also re mem ber if you sew through the Kev lar loop the run ning end must still be able to slide freely in the fin ger t
25. SST Racer OWNERS MANUAL Racer Elte SST Racer Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tactical Angle fire Reserve PARACHUTE LABORATORIES INC d b a JUMP SHACK 1665 LEXINGTON AVE SUITE 106 DELAND FL USA 32724 Art work Nancy LaRiviere amp Sandy Williams SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Table of Contents 22 be ERE 3 SST TRAINER 5 16 3 INSTRUCTION FOR CHANGING FROM STATIC LINE WARNING eR HAE 3 TO PI LOT CHUTE WITH OUT UN PACK ING THE DISCLAIMER 20205 heh hk dua x EX Be S tes MES D PE aee 17 ABOUT THEMANUAL es 4 MAIN 55 17 COPYRIGHTS ute IHESU 4 RESERVE PACKING INSTRUCTIONS 18 4 GENERAD dbi te at auus 18 OPERATIONAL 8 5 CRITICALPOINTS 18 TECHNICAL DATA 5 REQUIRED 8 18 MODIFYING YOUR 55 5 PART ONE PREPARATION 18 COMPATIBILITY 5 PILOT CHUTE CLOS ING LOOP QUICK LOOP amp 18 OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS 7 PART TWO
26. T you should check the re serve rip cord pins make sure that the seal is in tact the pins are prop erly seated and there are no for eign ma te rials in the hous ing 1 Grasp the SST by the har ness at one of the can opy release points and put it on your back like a coat Check for twists in the main lift webs front straps and leg straps 2 Hook up the leg straps WITH THREAD THROUGH LEG STRAPS A Check the leg strap for twists as you pass it un der your leg B Bring it through the fric tion adapter from the side against your leg and over the slid ing bar C Con tinue over the slid ing bar and back through the fric tion adapter Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 MIS THREADING THE LEG STRAP THROUGH THE FRICTION ADAPTER MAY CAUSE YOU TO FALL OUT THE BOTTOM OF THE HAR NESS D Repeat with the other leg strap Tighten the free ends un til snug and stow them away WITH B 12 LEG STRAP SNAPS A Check the leg strap for twists as you pass it un der your leg B Snap the hook onto the V ring It should clink when it closes the snap C Repeat with the other leg strap Tighten the free ends un til snug and stow them away WITH THROW AWAY HAND DEPLOY MENT TWISTED OR OTHERWISE MISROUTED RIGHT LEG STRAP WILL RE SULT IN A PILOT CHUTE IN TOW MALFUNCTION 3 Locate the chest strap and thread it like the leg straps MIS THREADING THE CHEST STRAP MIGHT CAUSE YOU TO FALL FROM THE HAR NESS Pull the free e
27. With out break ing the arch look down at the han dle and insert the thumb of your right hand into the loop of the han dle while com pen sat ing for level fall with your left hand Thrust your arm for ward and down then look up over your head to ob serve the de ploy ment Be sure to hold on to the han dle as they are expensive and could hurt someone on the ground if you drop it CUTAWAY ACTIVATION This fa mili ari za tion should take place in a sus pended harness Locate the red pillow type handle on your right main lift web below your chest strap Peel the han dle off the vel cro and thrust the han dle down and away Students using the Stevens System should keep their head for ward and down to pre vent the cross con nector from hitting their head additionally they should select helmets that do not have a snagable edge which might catch a suspension line riser or crossconnector You might want to lo cate and grip your re serve han dle bef ore ac ti vat ing the cuta way but don t take it out of the pocket un til your main has re leased Stu dents should be ad dition ally trained tore lease both sides of the cross connector from the main risers upon con fir mation ofa fully in flated and func tion ing Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 can opy over their head That can opy will hope fully be the main However if an AAD misfire occurred at pre cisely the wrong mo ment or the re serve were ac tt vated in any manner at
28. all rate was 117 3 MPH These are average speeds taken over the previous 1000ft Af ter fal ling for 2000 ft which al low for sta bi li zation Thecan opy is equi ped with a dou ble cen ter line which controls the amount of apex pull down Additionally if the Kill Line were to break there would be no change in drogue per form ance Some Drogues are collapsible That is they are col lapsed af ter the can opy is ex tracted from the bag so as to not continue to drag dur ing can opy flight This is accomplished via a Kill Line routed through a chan nel in the bri dle from the bag to the apex of the drogue can opy which pulls that apex to the bri dle at tachment location of the canopy thus inverting the canopy reducing the effectiveness of the drogue If this Kill Line is not re set dur ing pack ing the drogue will not be in flated dur ing de ploy ment This has hap pened The fall rate of the tan dem pair was ex ces sive 140 to 145 MPH the opening force was subse quently higher how ever the sys tem has never failed to operate underthesecon ditions Mostim portantly the ex cess kill line should be pulled up into the can opy when it is set This allows the slack in the kill line to be avail able dur ing bri dle stretch and load ing Fail ure to not do this will re sult in ex ces sive kill line wear or un sta ble drogue perform ance PAGE 11 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trai
29. arness or drogue riser The top grommet accommodates the THIRD drogue release mecha nism The small ring with the attached loop threads through this top grom met and is re tained by the third ca ble of the cuta way han dle The small ring should be pre assembled to the bridle re tainer har ness With the large ring fac ing the re serve con tainer and the bri dle por tion fac ing the main con tainer be gin to assemble the 3 Ring drogue release Insert the middle size ring through the large ring again fac ing the re serve con tainer In sert the small ring through the middle ring and fold it into position to receive the clos ing loop The double ended loop should be pre assembled to one of the two re main ing drogue re lease bles ei ther the pri mary OR the sec ondary re lease cable One end Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 of the double ended loop is inserted through one of the two open grom mets on the bri dle re tainer har ness or drogue riser Route the double ended loop over or through the small ring de pend ing on which end you are start ing from and through the re main ing grom met where it is pinned with the last drogue re lease ca ble Each ca ble should go through ONE loop of the 3 Ring release sys tem then all three ca bles can be routed through the Guide Loop at the top of the drogue riser The Guide Loop is not a functional part of the drogue release sytem The drogue re lease ca ble ends should be i
30. ay from the links the slider in its rub ber band I Re turn the cen ter tail tab to the bot tom cen ter of the bun dle Where the sta bi liz ers at tach to the main body G Pull the cen ter tab of the tail to the top ex pos ing the Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PAGE 23 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual of the canopy Co coon the can opy to the width of the bag K Fold each section of the nose outward from the cen ter so it takes air quickly dur ing de ploy ment NOTE Care must be taken dur ing the co coon ing process so as not to disturb the air channel and lines of the can opy L Fold the can opy back over so you now have an 8 S fold at the bot tom J Fold the ex posed sta bi liz ers back un der the tail Lay your hand 6 8 from the bottom of the bundle and fold the can opy back over it self M Tuck the re main der ofthe can opy un der the bun dle un til it is the height of the bag Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 Page24 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual PLAC ING CAN OPY INTO BAG A Face away from the container and kneel on the packed canopy to keep it under control Shape the bundle tore sem ble the bag pre pare the bag and in stall the can opy into it The T handle bod kin should pro trude from the bot tom at t
31. d bearing ring on the top of the canopy seats against the grom met on the top of the bag Clear out any ex tra fab ric with your fin ger 5 Stow the rest of the lines in bights 25 the the bag long into the stow bands on the bottom flap and back of bag of the bag Leave 8 to 15 of lines un stowed Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PLACING BAG INTO CONTAINER 1 Set the bag in the tray of the con tainer with the lines fac ing to ward the bot tom of the rig 2 Tuck the bights of the line stows un der the box ing of each corner of the main container xt Lr cet b EH px 3 Thread the pull up cord through the clos ing loop 4 Close the bot tom three flaps bot tom side side In sert pin temporarily 5 Now is the time to Sad dle Bag the con tainer that is lift up on the cen ter of the sides of the con tainer to expose the vertical partition at the bottom of the re serve container This pro vides an op por tu nity to stuff the bag down into the bot tom cor ners of the main con tainer and to place the ris ers and links against the bot tom of the re serve con tainer and off the floor or pack tray of the con tainer where they would dig into your Page32 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual back FOR PULL OUT A Re move the pin B Route the lan yard and han dle un der the right hand si
32. de flap Note This step may be performed before the initial closing or Saddle bagging C S fold the pi lot chute bri dle across the top of the con tainer and lay the pi lot chute in the top cen ter of the bag THE DEPRESSION CREATED BY THE CLOSING LOOP MAKES AN EXCELLENT RE CESS FOR STOWING THE PILOT CHUTE with the base com ing out of the right hand bottom cor ner Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 D Place the lan yard end of the han dle into the elas tic pouch on the bottom right corner of the container Bend the handle enough to slip the end tab into the other square pocket on the bot tom of the con tainer E Close top flap F In sert the pin on the lan yard at the base of the pi lot chute through the closing loop from bottom to top Re move the pull up cord FAILURE TO REMOVE THE PULL UP CORD WILL RESULT IN A PILOT CHUTE IN TOW MALFUNCTION G Check to see that the vel cro on the lan yard is mated to the vel cro on the pi lot chute re tainer This is to as sure enough slack move ment of the lan yard to be able to pull the pin with out mov ing the pi lot chute H Stowany ex cess lan yardun der the right side flap PAGE 33 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Al ways have your SST checked by some one com pe tent af ter you put it on FORTHROW OUT A Route the bri dle out the top right B Close the top flap C R
33. dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual own com part ment lo cated be tween the main and the re serve It has its own clo sure flap see Sec ond Level Clos ing The drogue can opy is stowed in a span dex pouch at the bot tom of the main con tainer It is right hand op er ated and de ployed like a Throw out Hand Deployment pi lot chute The Bridle and Release The drogue bridle is releasable via a 3 Ring release sys tem lo cated at the base of the bri dle The bri dle is equipped with a large ring which serves as the base ring which is the flya way end of the release A back cen ter mounted drogue riser which is part of the front mount ing sys tem is equipped with the re leas ing rings and ca bles There are three dis tinc tive re lease points on this riser The three re leases are in tended for the mas ter the pas sen ger and the cuta way riser re lease This means that when you cuta way the main can opy the drogue also releases This additional safety fea ture means that your emergency procedures are the same for drogue as sisted fall and non drogue as sisted fall TheCanopy The Racer Drogue is small and light weight and easy to de ploy yet it pro duces a fall rate equal to a solo fall rate We have meas ured the fall rate of a 400 LB tan dem load both with the drogue and with out With out Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 the drogue the fall rate is 143 7MPH 9000ft With the drogue out at 6000 ft the f
34. dle vel cro to keep from pull ing any bri dle out of the folded pi lot chute Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 Note See Tandem Drogue amp Bridle section for tips on col laps ing Pull Out amp Throw Out Pi lot Chutes G Flat ten out the bun dle and make sure noth ing but the han dle of the pi lot chute sticks out of the pouch H CHECK THE BRIDLE ROUTING AN IM PROPERLY ROUTED BRIDLEMAY RESULTIN APILOT CHUTE IN TOWMALFUNCTION Al ways have your SST checked by some one com pe tent af ter you put it on FOR RIP CORD A Thread the rip cord through its hous ing and place the han dle in its pocket B Thread the pull up cord through the clos ing loop C S fold the pilot chute bridle neatly on top of the bag D Com press the pi lot chute and hold it un der the cen ter of the bot tom flap grom met In sert pin E Thread the pull up cord through the bottom left and right container flap grommets Pull the closing loop through as you go holding the pilot chute in place on the top cen ter of the bag un der the cen ter of the bot tom flap grom met F In sert pin G Thread pull up cord through top grommet and close top flap H Re move pin and re in sert above top flap Re move the pull up cord FAILURE TO REMOVE THE PULL UP CORD WILL RESULT IN A TOTAL MAL FUNC TION OF THE MAIN CON TAINER NOTE IT SHOULD RE QUIRE NO MORE THAN 15 POUNDS TO EX TRACT THE PIN FROM THE LOOP AF TER THE CAN OPY IS PACKED Al ways
35. e Owners Manual GENERAL INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new SST Racer Racer Elite or EIite TRAINER or Tandem As you put jumps on your new rig and get to know it you will come to re al ize that you have pur chased the most exquisite piece of parachute equip ment that money can buy We are sure that it is the most thoroughly engineered harness and container systemavailable Note if you will our attention to de tails such as our use of type 13 webbing the only webbingap proved for use with para chute hard ware The new Elite mini mizes the use of vel cro but where vel cro is used itis easily serv iced We ve paid at ten tion to other de tails like the fin ished end on the chest strap but many fea tures of the SST will es cape your first glance We started build ing SSTs when the idea of gy back meant literally snap ping are serve to your back above the main container We developed and were the first to employ the hot knifed single piece con struc tion tech nique now used by all of the other manu fac tur ers Now af ter 25 years and 30 000 Rac ers our basic de sign has not had to change It was ahead of its time when it was conceived and it still is So while other manu fac tur ers have had to un dergo re calls and ma jor de sign changes in an ef fort to get it right the SST has en dured Even our com peti tors have said of the Racer Sher man got it right the first time When you
36. e any rou tine maintenance except for the 3 Ring system It must be disconnected and the following procedure per formed as indicated 1 Withany lon brush re move the cad mium ox ide de pos its on the web bing where it con tacts the rings At the same time flex the web bing as sur ing that itis soft andsup ple This step may be performed during the In spectioncycle 2 If your Racer is equipped with a yellow cuta way cable you should with 3 in 1 oil or equiva lent wipe a light coat onto the re lease ca ble This pro cess should re sult in a clean well oiled ca ble This should be done weekly If your Racer is equipped with a red Teflon coated ca ble it is not nec es sary to lu bri cate it MAIN CLOSING LOOP REPLACEMENT amp ADJUSTMENT The main clos ing loop is con structed of Type 5 Ny lon Cord Sheathing The running end is finger trapped back into it self at about one 1 inch past the cen ter The fin ger trap is drawn out of the end of it self and the Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 ends are drawn even By se lect ing the Type 5 sheath ing we avoid the re quire ment of a washer to re tain the knot be hind the grom met The lo ca tion of the knot and ul ti mately the length of the Thru Loop is determined by trial and error With the loop ade quately long to al low fora first time closing close the main and the loop leav ing the pull up cord in place Now take a grip on the pull up cord and pull it wit
37. e are many types of re serves on the mar ket and the SST will ac cept most of them Jump Shack has de veloped specific packing instructions for each type It s the rigger sresponsibility to use the appropriate method for any re serve he packs and to pack ac cord ing to the harness and container manufacturer s in structions if there is a difference in the methods de scribed by the canopy manu fac turers in struc tions CRITICAL POINTS Compatibility Make sure the can you re pack ing is the right size for the SST it s con nected to Even if it was in there bef ore some one el se s mis take will be come yours when you sign the pack ing data card Closing loop length A too short closing loop re sults in a dan ger ously hard pull One that s too long makes the pilot chute hat look messy and can snag pro tru sions on the air plane Pilot chute closing loop assembly You must use the specified materials to assemble the pilot chute closing loop and hat Total malfunctions of the re serve could re sult from the wrong tack ing cords Clear chan nel for the loops Visually inspect the com pleted pack job from the back and the front back pad of the con tainer Make sure that no lines can opy or pilot chute mate rial can hin der the clos ing loops pas sage through the con tainer REQUIRED TOOLS This Manual Line Separa tor Round Re serve Only Ten sion De vise Round Re serve Only 3 Shot bags 2
38. e move the pin D In sert the curved pin through the clos ing loop on top of the top flap from right to left Remove the Pull up cord FAILURE TO REMOVE THE PULL UP CORD WILL PREVENT THE CONTAINER FROM OPEN ING AND RESULT IN APILOT CHUTE IN TOWMALFUNCTION E Mate the small vel cro strips on the pi lot chute bri dle just above the curved pin FAIL URE TO MATE THE VELCRO STRIPS CAN RESULT IN A PILOT CHUTE IN TOW MALFUNCTION Close the pin inspection flap Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 F Check to make sure the leg strap is not twisted Mate the velcro on the pi lot chute bri dle start ing from the top of the pouch on the leg strap and following along the side of the con tainer Stuff any ex tra bri dle un der the right side con tainer flap FOLD ING THE THROW OUT PILOT CHUTE A Lay the pi lot chute mesh side up over the leg strap with the edge of the pilot chute at the mouth of the pouch Turn the pilot chute until the bridle has no twists B S Foldthe bri dle radi ally overthe half ofthe pi lot chute clos estto the bri dle sen try D Take the corners of the semi circle and fold one over the other into thirds Page34 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual F Fold the new thin pie shape in half to make it even thin ner Fold the han dle over to the mouth and place it into the pouch You will have to peel back a lit tle brt
39. e terms of this agree ment he must re turn the unused SST to the manufacturer with 10 days of re ceipt of the SST with a let ter stat ing why the SST was re turned along with the origi nal in voice show ing pur chase price ABOUT THE MANUAL We have tried to write this the sixth edition of this man ual for all SSTs How ever it is only cur rent for the se rial number shown on the first page The data con tained herein was cur rent at the time of this writ ing but the sport ad vances rapidly Some of this in for ma tion may not be true now ores pe cially as time goes on Were serve the right to change the SST and its pro cedures without notice Prudence requires that you con tactus forin for ma tion on up dates if you are us ing this manual as a guide to service a later generation SST Additionally you may view our most recient COPYRIGHTS Jump Shack holds all copy rights to this man ual We grant permission to anyone to reproduce it all or in part for non commercial purposes No reproduction of this man ual may be sold any where with out a roy alty agreement with Jump Shack Anyone copying this manual for distribution must do so without charge ex cepting the cost of re pro duc tion SERIAL NUMBER The first two digits of the serial number denote the week of manu fac ture The third digit de notes the year The last two dig its de note the se quence Caution This manualis serial num bered corre spond ing to the SST with whic
40. e your self with the sys tem You can get thousands of jumps from a well main tained SST so there s no need to rush to the first one WARNING ITISAS SUMED THATIN TENTION ALLY JUMP ING FROM AN AIR PLANE IN FLIGHT OR FROM A FIXED OBJECT IS DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND LIMB PARACHUTES DO NOT ALWAYS WORK AS DESIRED WHEN YOU TAKE IT UPON YOUR SELF TO PAR TICI PATE IN PARA CHUTE JUMPING YOU ACCEPT THE FACT THAT NO MAT TER HOW CAREFUL YOU ARE OR HOW GOOD YOUR EQUIPMENT IS YOU CAN BESERIOUSLY ORFA TALLY INJURED WARNING NO WARRANTIES DISCLAIMER It is expressly understood and agreed between the seller and the buyer and any subsequent user of the SST all or in part the manu fac turer and seller shall in no way be deemed or held liable or accountable for any failure or damages resulting from failure of the PAGE 3 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual SST Use of the SST for any pur pose shall con sti tute waiver to the manu fac turer and seller for any dam ages to per son or prop erty directly or in di rectly caused by said use The SST is sold with all faults and without fitness for any particular pur pose and the manu fac turer neither implies or expresses any warranties or guar an tees of the SST Use of this rig for any pur pose constitutes agree ment be tween the buyer or user and the seller ac cord ing to the terms herein If the buyer re fuses th
41. give the rig gerability to do both of these things Re mem ber 22 165 to move the pins is all that is re quired TACK ING QUICK LOOP Note THIS STEP IS OPTIONAL If the canopy has been carefully packed into the bag and the buffers properly placed and the bag or long folded round canopy has been carefully placed into the container Part Num ber SSTO01 March 2001 with the buffers prop erly placed and no canopy fab ric is ex posed to the area of the quick loop then there is no need to tack the quick loop closed How ever this pro ce dure is pro vided for rig gers who want to use it A Tie the two pull up cords to gether to pre vent the p lot chute from traveling too far after the pins are re leased B Re lease the rip cord pins but keep the pi lot chute undercontrol C With lit tle more than the quick loop ex posed you should be able to rock the pi lot chute top to bot tom as the pull up cords slide This al lows you to ac cess the loop ends for tack ing D Using red rigger s seal tie thread tack the loops with two passes of over hand stitch ing The loop must be tacked within one half inch of the end USE ONLY SEAL THREAD PAGE 29 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual E Re close the re serve as above F Re move the pull up cords DRESS ING THE CON TAINER A On the Racer only tuck the Type 12 web bing tabs at the top of t
42. h it was shipped Technical in for ma tion in this man ual re fers only to the SST of that same se rial number Record the information from the data plate now along with the col ors of your SST in case your gear becomes lostorsto len Also rec ord the se rial num bers and col ors of your main and re serve para chutes Keep the rec ord some place other than your equip ment bag If you have any ques tion re gard ing the SST this man ual or the procedures described in the manual con tact WWW_JUMPSHACK Jump Shack 1665 N Lexington Ave 106 DeLand Florida 32724 USA TEL 904 734 5867 FAX 904 734 8464 Part Num ber SSTO01 March 2001 Page4 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS TECHNICAL DATA The SST har ness and con tainer sys tem has been cer tificated in the Standard Category by the Federal Aviation Administration FAA under Technical Standard Order TSO C 23 b This TSO refers to National Aircraft Standard NAS 804 published in September 1949 The Tandem is Certified under TSO C23 c this TSO re fers to AS 8015a pub lished Sep tem ber 30 1982 To meet these re quire ments the manufacturer must sub mit the de sign in draw ings to the FAA En gi neer ing Dis trict Of fice The FAA then in spects and cer ti fies the manu fac tur ing facility and approves the quality control of the manufacturing pro ces
43. h one hand while the other hand presses down on the top main flap Determine the amount of loop ex posed be tween the pull up cord and the grom met then re lease the pull up cord Open the top flap and un thread the pull up cord from it In or der to ac cess the knot of the Thru Loop sad dle bag the rig as de scribed in the sec tion of the own ers man ual about Closing the Main Leave the pull up cord in place through the grommets of the side and bottom flaps Pull the cut end of the Thru Loop away from the retaining grommet exposing the knot Relocate the knot the same distance determined above Close the con tainer and re peat as nec es sary Note Loops which are too long can in crease the fre quency of accidental activation of the main and loops which are too short can cause hard pulls Both cases should be avoided REPAIR PROCEDURES The best guide for the exe cu tion of gen eral re pairs to be per formed on para chutes is Para chute Man ual by Poyn ter Tacking the most com monly re quired re pair on any rig should be re placed with waxed ny lon 5 cord in the same man neras origi nally manu fac tured with one ex ception That is the comfort pads on Racers were originally tacked to the main lift web just above the chest strap in two places with two turns of waxed ny lon 5 cord This tack breaks occasionally and should bere placed so that the bot tom edge of the com fort pad lines up edge to edge with the
44. he cen ter how ever all of the canopy may be placed below the handle bodkin cer tain sizes of con tain ers Discussion The SST line of reserve containers are available with three different distances between the bottom grommet and the vertical partition Obvi ously on con tain ers with only 1 inch avail able in this area it is re quired to place the cen ter cell of the can opy as above under the pilot chute On containers with 2 or 3 inches avail able in this area the rig ger has theop tion depend ing upon can opy bulk to place the cen ter cell of the can opy above or be low the bot tom grom met The de ci sion on this choice is made based upon ap pear ance as func tion is not affected B Make sure the buffer tabs are be tween the bod kin and the can opy fab ric Bring the bod kin be tween the right and left line groups Form a V shaped dent in the bottom of the bundle with the bodkin and thread it through the grom met on the top Clear the buffer tab again Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 C Close the bot tom flap of the bag by thread ing one ofthe rub berstow bandsthrough the mating grom met and place a line bight which reaches to the edge of the bag through the stow band Re peat for the other side D Stow the re main der of the lines in the rub ber stow bands lo cated be gin ning on the bag clos ing flap The stows should be equal to the width of the bag E Thread a pull up cord through the bod
45. he container under the side flaps but over the top of the bag or can opy Us ing he mo stats or nee dle nose pliers grip Quick Loop pull string about 1 4 inch back from edge of hat and push slack through hole in hat val ance into area be tween top of pi lot chute and bot tom of hat Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 C Re grip pull string and in sert it in its en tirety into area be low hat D Insert pack ing pad dle into open ing pro vided in the bottom corner of the container and run it along the ver ti cal par ti shap ing and smooth ing as you go E Us ing Pack ing pad dle tuck in the bot tom cor ners of the ver tical par tition Use this op por tu nity to shape the sides of the con tainer COUNT YOUR TOOLS Seal the con tainer fill out the data card and log Page30 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual MAIN PACKING INSTRUCTIONS Refer to the manufacturer s instructions for laying out inspecting and folding the canopy and other wise pre par ing it to put into the bag If you can t find suit able instructions consult your rigger or call Jump Shack Note The square can opy pack ing in struc tions found in the Type V re serve can pack ing in struc tions of this manual may be for all tandem canopies and at your dis cre tion for other main canopies SETTING BRAKES Refer to the break set ting in struc
46. hes of ca ble should ex tend be yond the loop and eye let This ex cess ca ble is then stowed in the cloth channel provided in the back of the riser S In stall the can on theris ers mak ing sure noth ing is twisted and the line ro ta tion is cor rect If you don t com pletely un der stand how to do this con sult a rig ger Don t guess or you may find yourself under a can opy go ing back wards or worse The Type VIII amp XIII ris ers have been de signed to ac ceptcon tor links simi lar to the 6 Mal lion Rapide link If you wish to in stall your can opy on the older type L bar links add a buffer and sew it in with a U shaped pat tern against the link chan nel to pre vent the link from twist ing while it s load ing The newer 17 1 ris ers ac cept the 43 5 Rap ide link but not the L bartype 6 Install the steering toggles at this time See RE SERVE ASSEMBLY Paragraph B Consult your Canopy owners manual for proper location and subse quentad just ment 7 Insert a closing loop into the retainer provided in the main con tainer tray next to the bot tom cen ter of the reserve partition if one is not already installed from the fac tory NOTE WHEN REPLACING THE MAIN LOOPS DO SO WITH GUTTED TYPE 5 NY LON CORD OR THE EQUIVA LENT PAGE 17 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual RESERVE PACKING INSTRUCTIONS GENERAL Ther
47. iner B While set ting the bagged can opy in the con tainer use the pull up cord and top bod kin to pull the bod kin through the bag C Thread the free bod kin through the top grom met in there serve pack tray and the top grom mets of the bag Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 Page26 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual F Close side flaps of containeroverbottombodkin 3 Tuck folds un der side flap Close bot tom con tainer flap over bod kin Spread side flaps open to the bot tom bod kin STOWINGBRIDLE 1 Lay bri dle down over side flap to es tab lish length of fold 5 Make a 90 degree fold in bridle at center of con tainer and route across con tainer to op po site side 6 With out twisting the bri dle make an other 90 de gree fold and tuck it un der side flap with pack ing pad dle Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PAGE 27 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual 7 Repeat folding procedure from previous side and tuck folded bri dle un der this side flap while mak ing an other 90 de gree fold back to the cen ter of the con tainer E Set the pi lot chute on the folded bri dle F Thread the pull up cords through the bodkins GO TO PART THREE PART THREE CLOSING THE CONTAINER A Place the top two grom mets of the left or right re serve c
48. kin and then through the free bod kin as shown Note If your rig is equiped with a CY PRES the fol low ing pro ce dure will make it eas ier to pack Racer Cy pres Closing Diagram The Dia gram be low shows the rout ing of the Cy pres pull up cords around the bodkin through the cutter and through the grom meted holes in the back pad of the Racer The de ploy ment bag with can opy has been deliberately omitted for clarity The bodkins can be used in the normal fashion in this way When the quick loops with their pull up cords are pulled through the pack the bodkins are set aside Pull on the Cy pres PAGE 25 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual pull up cords that have been pre loaded throughthe Main tain the de pres sion in the cen ter of the bag cut ters This will pull the regular pullupcordsback between the two grom mets with your knee in side the re serve con tainer through the Cy pres cut ters and out side again Easy as Cake F Then pull the sec ond bod kin back through the bag while stand ing the bag up on its end PLACING BAGINTO CON TAINER A Now that the free bod kin is through the bag re move the first bod kin and pass it up through the bot tom grom metin the pack tray of the re serve con tainer as shown Re thread the pull up cord through the bod kin container E Tuck yoke of bag un der bag at top of con ta
49. le sided sys tems Ex peri ence has shown us that all of the sin gle han dle cutaway sys tems in use to day re lease un evenly Try as we may we being the designers and manu fac turers no one has developed a reliable method to perform even re lease to date Ad di tion ally pru dence tells us that we MUST as sume a pos si bil ity of are lease hang up As much as 40 pounds of force has been re quired to release some poorly maintained riser release sys tems after the ca ble has been pulled Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 tan gle ment sce nario is pre vented with the two pin RSL one pin to eachriser sys tem How ever it re tains the side attached without enough drag to pull the pin prob lem The cross con nec tor sys tem is whatif ed with sup pose a pre vi ously to taled main de ploys after the re serve is out Some say and we ac knowl edge that this rare oc currence would put the re serve over your head with the main in flated and in tow be hind the re serve OK What if that does hap pen We have a good can opy over our heads and plenty of time to disconnect either side of the cross connector thus releasing the main No panic Sup pose some one routes the cross con nec torim prop erly un der the top re serve flap No one would do that you say We did it in a test No problem we sim ply pulled the quick re lease and sepa ration was com plete Later analysis showed that in that situation all
50. led These pins re lease the two cloth clos ing loops that route through the pack over the pi lot chute and back through the pack Releasing the cloth closing Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 loop al lows the pi lot chute to launch into the air stream and de ploy the re serve 2 Reserve Lan yard This system comes as standard equipment the SST Trainer and is used to back up the above sys tem after the wearer has separated from the main para chute can opy The re serve rip cord hous ing is joined by an elas tic re tainer chan nel at the front of the shoul der A cross connector lanyard crosses from its shackle on the right riser routes un der the top sec tion of the re serve rip cord and hous ing and then shack les to the left riser Af ter both of the ris ers sepa rate from the har ness the lan yard slides along the hous ing to a dynamic topmost point of suspension The lanyard ex tracts the hous ing from its elas tic chan nel or AAD hous ing clamp When all tol er ance is taken from the ripcord housing system the ripcord pins are ex tracted and the lan yard slides free over the re main der of the hous ing and the rip cord The spring loaded pt lot chute launches and de ploys the re serve can opy NOTE The attach ment ofa springless pi lot chute w bridle to the apex of the main canopy is re quired to positively assure the activation of the Main Reserve Interlock The force required to pull the rip cord is the same as the
51. losing flap over the top bodkin The bridle should exit the con tainer be tween the bodkins Re peat with the other side B Thread the bod kin through the top clos ing flap G press the pi lot chute to the con tainer Hold ing it com pressed flip the rig over onto its back H Slowly pull the pull up cords through the rig Make sure no pilot chute or reserve canopy fabric comes through with the pull up cords C Open the quick loop on the pi lot chute about four inches on each side for the first pack job Thread a pull up cord through each loop D S fold there serve pi lotchute bri dle neatly from left to right between the two bodkins Make the S folds about four inches long Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 Page28 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual I Re move the bodkins and pull the clos ing loops the rest of the way through the grommets starting with the top one se cure them with the rip cord pins J Turnthecontainerback overanduntape orun tie the run ning ends of the quick loop K Push the pilot chute down into position and take the slack out ofthe quick loop by pull ing on the op po site run ning end You will have to re peat this step sev eral times un til all the slack is out Note This is your op por tu nity to seat the pi lot chute and ad just the pull force The SST Quick loop sys temis de signed the
52. ly testing new ideas on the SST and we may have al ready considered yours What we have already learned could save you from find ing out the hard way COMPATIBILITY Look at the system data information plate under the re serve pinin spec tion flap to deter mine the size of the main andre serve con tain ers Check that in for ma against pub lished Jump Shack can opy vol ume charts If there is a prob lem give us acall We make in ex cess PAGE 5 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual of 150 different container sizes combinations on 11 dif fer ent har ness sizes so there is no rea son that your canopies shouldn t fit the containers or the harness not fit your body Pin Space amp Line Stow Change in Reserve Free Bag Effective September 1 1999 the Jump Shack has changed the pin spac ing on the SRP Small Re serve Pilotchute equipped Racers from 2 inches to 4 inches This change makes the rip cord pins eas ier to in sert and re duces the over all number of rip cord that must be stocked This change re quires the Free Bag to be changed ac cord ingly There fore we will be pro vid ing Free Bags for the 11 Wide formally the Thinline and the 12 wide for merly the Square Back which can be used for ei ther the SRP or the large top pi lotchute with 3 grom mets in the top sur face It is apparent while packing the reserve which 2 of
53. m system has been tested to 600 LBS 175 KTS Many reserve and main canopies will fit well into your SST but some won t Results of packing the wrong sized can into your SST range from dif ft culty in pack ing to alike li hood of ei ther a pre ma ture pack opening or total pack closure depending on whether the para chute can opy is too small or too big FAA Advisory Circular AC 105 2 paragraph 5 B 6 states guidelines for component interchange abil ity but we made the de ci sion even eas ier The Parachute Industry Association and the Jump Shack have each pub lished a list of can opy vol umes They tell you the cu bic inches re quired for your con tainer and which size SST you should choose for a spe cific can opy If you don t find your can opy listed call the canopy manu fac turer or Jump Shack to find your cano py s volume Don t guess it s un nec es sary anddan gerous MODIFYING YOUR SST Although the Federal Aviation Regulations techni cally al low al tera tions to some parts of the as sem bly by des ig nated per son nel the SST is such an in te gral sys tem wedon trecommendit Virtually nothing on the SST works com pletely in de pend ent of the re serve sys tem We ve tested the entire sys tem as a unit and it should stay that way If you think you canim prove some thing we welcome your com ments It s valu able in put from the field that made the SST the great rig it is We are continual
54. means available must be employed to maximize and utilize this drag force One of the best ways to maximize the drag of a mal func tioned can opy is with a Cross Connector When the Stevens system was first incorporated tests showed that a canopy with one side cutaway doesn t al ways have enough drag to pull the re serve cord 22 Ibs 5 lbs for the seal 27 165 That s right you could eas ily end up with less than a square foot of ef fec tive drag sur face Those tests were done using round canopies There is no reason to believe that a square can opy would do any bet ter quite to the contrary The origi nal Ste vens Sys tem had the cross con nec tors at the top of each riser at the links That lo ca tion required two connectors one front and one rear to prevent elongation and resultant loss of drag of the PAGE 9 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual maincan This con figuration is notac ceptable on a piggy back as the cross con nec tors can and do catch un der the re serve con tainer Pres ently we are en light ened enough to realize thatcross connec tors placed at the base of the riser near the at tach ment point to the har ness will pre clude these prob lems The Racer Elite em ploys such a cross con nec tor with Quick Re leases on both sides Its rout ing takes it from the left riser un der the top half
55. n serted into the chan nel of the bri dle above the large ring Part of the ex cess bridle length be tween the first main pin and to a point about eight inches from the base of the large ring must be stowed in the hesitator loop rub ber band pro vided on the top main sub flap Dou ble the rubber band over this portion of the bridle Some slack about eight inches must exist between Page38 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual the base of the 3 Ring sys tem and the 5 folded por Second Level Closing the con tainer dur ing drogue fall This stepiscriticalto throw out pi lotchute and pin it with the curved pin prevent accidentalactivation of the main pin during droguefall Pushen tire as sem bly down to ward the back pad as far as it will go com forta bly S fold the re main ing brt dle from side to side on top of the compartmentthat you have just pushed the 3 Ring as sem bly into Leave the sec ond curved pin out to lock the mid flap Tuck the bri dle un der the right side flap edge and to the pouch pro vided Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PAGE 39 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Double check the drogue centerline to verify it has been cocked if so equipped The apex of the pi lotchute should be about even with the skirt when
56. nd im proves stability and handling The wedge shape of the whole sys tem im proves the aero dy namic pro file and fa cili tates ex its from small doors THE MAIN SYSTEM The main para chute can opy may be de ployed in any of five ways de pend ing on the main de ploy ment con figuration Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 1 Deploy ment A stain less steel rip cord han dle lo cated on the wear er s right front re leases a re tain ing pin when pulled Pulling this single pin releases a cloth closing loop and con tainer opens from the spring ten sion of the pilotchute The pi lot chute springs from the con tainer into the air stream and ini ti ates the de ploy ment of the main para chute if proper body po si tion is util ized 2 Pull out Hand De ploy ment Asofthan dle located on the bot tom right cor ner of the main con tainer con nects to arip cord pin and the base of a springless pilot chute As the handle is pushed down the rip cord re leases acloth clos ing loop al low ing the con tainer to open The pull ac tion then ex tracts the pi lot chute by its base The wearer must manu ally throw the pilot chute into the clear airstream to his side and release it The pilot chute then deploys the main para chute 3 Throw out Hand De ploy ment A plastic handle at the top of the wearer s right leg strap connects directly to the apex of a limp pi lot chute in a leg strap pouch The wearer extracts the pilot chu
57. nd stow ing the rest of the lines 4 Place the bag into the con tainer then place a foot on the bag while grasp ing the hackey or the top of the PC in the case of a pull out with one hand and the bri dle with the other Pull on the hackey draw ing the kill line into the bri dle The PC is now cocked and can be checked by giving it a sharp tug through the air watch ing it catch air 5 Con tinue clos ing the rig in the nor mal man ner For Tandem Proceed as above except rather than cocking the drogue by pulling on the handle on top grasp the kill line where it exits the top of the bridle and pull all excess kill line up and out of the bridle and into the drogue canopy This excess kill line is there to compensate for bridle stretch during drogue fall and must be pulled into the drogue so that when the drogue is deployed it is free to be drawn into the stretched portion of the bridle between the drogue and the large ring on the bridle Note It is nec es sary to pull the ex cess Kill Line up into the drogue canopy This will preventpremature fail ure of the Line Fold the drogue pi lotchute into 1 8 pie sec tions and in sert it into the span dex pouch on the bot tom of the con tainer Dress the bri dle to as sure that none is ex posed Page40 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual DONNING THE SST Before donning your SS
58. nd un til the main lift webs are par al lel Place the free end in the elas tic keeper Should your sys tem be equipped with ad just able lat er als bend at waist set ting rig so itis com fort able on your back Tighten lat eral free ends at con tainer base until the SST fits snugly SSTs equipped with Throw Outs will have an ad just ment on the left side only Stow free ends under elastic keepers Owners of pull out should take spe cial note of proper stow ing as an un stowed lat eral feels much like a pull out han dle Repeat adjustment until comfortable fit is ob tained PAGE 41 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual FAMILIARIZATION Now that you have learned how your rig works OP ERATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS the environ ment wherein it works best OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS how to as sem ble and pack it AS SEMBLY RESERVE PACKING INSTRUC TIONS MAIN PACKING INSTRUCTIONS and how to put iton DON NING THE SST it is time to learn how to use it This man ual is not in tended to pro vide a curriculum on Skydiving you MUST have com pleted an ap proved by your na tional Aero club course bef ore you even think about tak ing to the air by your self But now that your new rig is packed and you have it on let s get fa mil iar with it There are three han dles that you may have oc ca sion to pull They are the main the cut away and the re serve Let
59. ner Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual INSPECTION INSTRUCTIONS CYCLIC INSPECTIONS The Federal Aviation Ad min istration re quires thatall parachute systems in use for emergency circum stances be in spected every 120 days This in spec tion pro cess in well known and gen er ally thought of as a can opy in spec tion only Such is not the case The har ness con tainer and its ac ces so ries such as the pt lot chutes bridles bags and cables must be thoroughly ex aminedandcertifiedasair worthy atthe same time You as the user of this equip ment should be familiar with and check these items more fre quently such as every time you pack or jump it All SSTs should be in spected for Bro ken or frayed ft bers on web bing cables container fab ric tapes lock ing loops and housings broken tacking severe dis coloration orfad ing andindicationof possible sun light dam age grom met dis tortion bentrip cord pins worn velcro broken stiffen ers bro ken stitch ing and a gen eral look at the over all ap pear ance Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 PRE JUMP INSPECTION The jump mas ter check should be per formed bef ore every jump by an other person whois familiar with the equipment you are using It should be performed in the fol low ing man ner Hands be gin ning at the front of the wearer at the leg straps and pro ceed up the front of the wearer to the shoul ders then to
60. oor usu ally calls for a left side static line routing E Close con tainer as you would for a rip cord rig In sert static line curved pin F Remove the pull up cord FAILURE TO RE MOVE THEPULL UP CORD MAY RESULTINA STUDENT IN TOW OR SEVERE CONTAINER DAMAGE G Stow the static line in the com part ment pro vided in the elas tic stow bands NOTE The first stow in the rubber band of the static line should be dou bled or tri pled to pre vent the prop blast from prematurely blowing the pin out and al low ing an open con tainer DRESSING THE CONTAINER A After clos ing the top flap the rig is set up on its side With your thumb hold the main ris ers against the bot tom side of the over the shoul der part of the har ness Place the ris ers in the riser cov ers and mate the vel cro For the Elite route the ris ers over the out side edge of the shoul der and be gin clos ing the riser cover at the mid flap work ing your way to the top of the shoul der B Pull the side Ep au let flap over the top of the riser cover and mate to its vel cro patch Page36 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual Tandem Drogue amp Main Container Closing Cock the drogue main pi lotchute if your sys tem is so equipped Pull the ex cess kill line up into the can opy S fold the main can opy into the main de ploy ment bag and in sert the de ploy ment
61. ot chute is pulled firmly down onto the con tainer E Lay the hat on the top of the pi lot chute and thread the clos ing loops through the small holes pro vided in the Type 4 valance Each free end determines the length of the loop on the op po site side of the hat F Tack the pi lot chute hat with waxed ny lon 5 cord in no less than the eight points shown as fol lows Fold the para pack pi lot chute top over the spring In sert the nee dle through the folded over edge around the spring through the top of the cap and the Type 4 lip very close to where it joins the bind ing tape of the hat Return through the Type 4 lip near where the tack ing ex ited and tie the two ends us ing a sur geon s and lock ing knot G Temporarily tie or tape the running ends of the quick loop together over the top of the hat to keep them out of the way while clos ing the con tainer 4 For all but Type V cano pies lay out in spect rec ord flake and fold the reserve canopy according to the manufacturer sinstructions 5 For all but bagged cano pies in sert the bodkins up through the two grommets in the ripcord stiffener plate PART TWO PACKING NOTE Sev eral in dus try stud ies have shown that de ployment diapers increase reliability and reduce dam age to round re serves Jump Shack rec om mends the use of a FULL diaper on round parachute cano pies and no longer pro vides fa cil ity for pack ing round cano pies with out full dia pers P
62. rap Sew only through the stand ing end D Cen ter the loop across the top of the cap by plac ing a ruler across the cap at the ten and two o clock po st tion per pen dicu larto the loop The loop must be cen tered exactly or the pi lot chute will tip over af ter Page 18 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual the finished pack job has settled Experience has taught us to use a ruler or bet ter still pre pare a tem plate made from poster board It should be 6 inches in di ame ter with notches at the 12 and 6 o clock po sition for mark ing the lo ca tion of the loop on the top of the pilotchute Take amo ment to evalu ate the op era tion of the quick loop Each knot ted free end ad justs the length of the loop on the op po site end After the firstclos ing of there serve container the run ning ends are pulled un til the pi lot chute seats snugly into a de pres sion on the back of the con tainer You may then wish to tack the fin ished loop to gether to within one quarter inch of each end Refer to TACK ING QUICK LOOP under PART THREE CLOS ING CONTAINER in this chapter These pro cedures assure that every SST has the right loop length for a good pack job and an easy ripcord pull The Kevlar loop doesn t stretch and allows the rip cord to slide more eas ily than a ny lon one even when Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 the pil
63. rate the four line groups be low the slider and walk the slider up to ward the can opy while lift ing the can opy off the floor Seat the slider grom mets against the slider stops C Hold all the lines in one hand while stand ing and or gan ize the nose It should now face the con tainer With HANDS ON trace and clear the pe rime ter of Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 thecan opy pulling all sta biliz ers to ward the out side of the bun dle NOTE This process is similar to the flaking of a round can opy and must be done with care as pan els not cleared could cause a mal func tion D Place the cen ter tab of the tail un der your thumb as shown Page22 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual E Sweep your fore arm un der the nose of the canopy air chan nel and lay it on the floor The bundle will spread out Fold one half of the tail over the bun dle to in spect widely but neatly Hd PA th fut o u UN the sta bi lizer folds Dress the tail stack ing all chord F Kneel at the top of the can fac ing the container seams neatly over the center line air channel and Draw the can to ward you while at the same time neatly lay all sta bi lizer and tail fab ric to the out side narrowing the bundle to the width of the bag Con Re peat with other half of tail back to the cen ter Stow stantly work the fab ric aw
64. rve in the pro vided stow band re tain ers Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 RESERVE ASSEMBLY A Con nect the can opy to the re serve ris ers When as sem bling anew SST you have the choice of us ing L bar or Rap ide links The ris ers come from Jump Shack ready to ac cept Rap ide type links The PIA Para chute In dus try As soc urges rig gers to install round cano pies on four ris ers to help the per form ance of the can opy Pio neer re quires that if their K series re serves are in stalled on four ris ers then 6 Mal lion Rap ide links must be used To in stall L Bar links on Racer re serve ris ers care fully add type 8 or 12 buffer webbing between the link and the riser web bing For Rap ide links turn un der the edge of the riser web bing to buffer it self and in stall the links Turn the bar rel nuts un til snug plus one quarter turn B Insert the running end of the steering line down through the guide ring mounted on the riser and then through the grom met of the steer ing tog gle en ter ing from the vel cro side Wrap the line around the tog gle 360 de grees from where it ex ited pass ing above the line that en ters the grom met Then in sert the run ning end back through the grommet exiting on the velcro side The end should exit the grom met above that por tion of the line which wraps around the tog gle Tie the run ning end and the main steer ing line to gether strad dling that por tion which is wrapped aro
65. s as de scribed in the manu fac tur er s man ual The FAA further assures that the manufacturer will trace and in spect each piece of fab ric and hard ware uses dur ing the manu fac tur ing pro cess of the equip ment Un der TSO C 23 b equip ment can be tested to Stan dard Cate gory some times called High Speed or Low Speed Cate gory The SST has been tested to the Stan dard Category which certifies it to a shock load of 5 000 pounds The rig may be as sem bled with a Low Speed Category reserve canopy but then the entire system be comes cer tifi cated in the Low Speed Cate gory Later in stal la tion of a Stan dard Cate gory can opy re stores the sys tem to the Stan dard Cate gory of course Regu lations re quire the rig ger to identify the system as Low Speed Category in the appropriate man ner when he installs are serve from that cate gory Standard Category requires no markings Canopies certificated under TSO C 23 c and later revisions may be as sem bled into the SST line of con tain ers pro viding the as sem bling rig ger has com plied with FAA regulations and policy Perform ance limitations of the installed can opy should be plac arded in the man ner required by the TSO docu ment for the us er s in for mation The Tandem certified under TSO C23 c must con form to AS 8015a The test weight and speed speci fied in AS 8015a Cata gory B is 300 Lbs 175 KTS Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 The Racer Tande
66. te from its pouch and manu ally launches it into the clear air stream next to him When the pi lot chute has in flated and ap plied a load to its seven foot bri dle it ex tracts a curved pin on the bri dle from the cloth clos ing loop and opens the con tainer The pi lot chute then continues to deploy the main parachute This pilot chute may also be stowed and deployed from a Bot tom of Con tainer mounted in a Span dex pouch 4 Automatic Activation In this con figuration apre set sens ing unit determines the al ti tude and air speed and ac ti vates the rip cord pin in the ripcord deployment configuration when the desired descent air speed and altitude coincide The SST accepts several automatic activation devices AADs on the mar ket for use on the main para chute system PAGE 7 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual S Static line De ploy ment Direct Bag This is a wearer passive de ploy mentcon trolled by a jump mas ter A static line is at tached at one end to the air plane and at the other to arip cord pin and the main parachute deployment bag The bag attaches to the top of the main canopy with breakcord Load ing the static line first ex tracts the main rip cord from the cloth closing loop then extracts the main parachute bag When the sys tem fully loads the break cord de taches and re leases the de ploy ment bag from the can opy Pilotchute
67. that criti cal time it could be there servecanopy By deactivating the cross connec tor the main which would be in flated and trail ing be hind the reserve could be cutaway safely This deactivation procedure would also prepare the main for cuta way dur ing ground drag af ter land ing RESERVE ACTIVATION In asky div ing arch with your chest on a flat sur face lo cate the metal han dle on your left main lift web be low the chest strap In sert your left thumb into the bot tom curve of the handle while simultaneously gripping the vertical por tion of the han dle with your right hand With both hands thrust down and away to the limit of your reach You might want to leave your el bows ex tended as much as pos si ble dur ing the grip ping phase while look ing up to keep from go ing head down Ex peri enced jump ers can bring their knees up forsomeadditional com pensation butnewerjumpers must be cautious with this maneuver it can cause a back loop Pull ing the re serve rip cord should be ad d tion ally prac ticed while in the sus pended har ness A good time to practice both the cutaway and reserve pullisattheendofthecertificationcy cle There serve must be in spected every 120 days and that is a good time to ex peri ence how much ef fort is re quired to op er ate the han dles of your SST PAGE 43 of 44 Racer amp amp ze PERMANENT HISTORY RECORD Container Serial 4 Date of Mfg Rsv Canopy Serial Date of MFG MainColor
68. the rear of the wearer at the top of the shoul ders and down to the bot tom of the rig Ob serve for prop erly threaded and routed leg straps prop erly threaded and routed main lift webs securely seated ripcord and cutaway han dles prop erly threaded and routed chest strap proper and se cure as sem bly of the riser re leases proper rout ing of the risers proper seating of the reserve pilot chute proper seat ing of the main rip cord pin proper rout ing of the throw out bri dle if so equipped proper rout ing of the pull out lan yard if so equipped hous ing to cable clearance of the main ripcord cable if so equipped and back to the leg straps for assuranceof proper routing Page 12 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual MAINTENANCE REPAIR PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS The FAA states that mi nor re pairs may be done by a Senior Rigger and major repairs must be done by a Master Rig ger They fur ther de fine mi nor re pairs as any thing that does not af fect the air wor thi ness of the equip ment and majorre pairs as any thing that does af fect the air wor thi ness This regu la tion pol icy is sub jec tive and open to dis cus sion You as the owner and your rigger should discuss the required repair and make the best de ci sion you can If there is still some ques tion call us MAINTENANCE PROCEDURES Your new rig is de signed so as not to re quir
69. ting the static line un der the top re serve flap we Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 recom mend that the re serve be packed and sealed bef ore taking the following steps A Pass one end un der the top half of the re serve rip cord housing BUT NOT UNDER THE RESERVE RISERS OR THE TOP FLAP OF THE RESERVE CONTAINER B Con nect the shackle to the small ring lo cated on the side of the riser C Re peat for the other side D Stow the re serve static line in the chan nel over the wear er s shoul der and mate the vel cro on the yoke or top flap Page 16 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual INSTRUCTION FOR CHANGING FROM STATIC LINE TO PILOT CHUTE WITHOUT UNPACKING THE BAG E Attach the loop of 9 16 tu bu lar pro vided to the apex of around can opy or the bri dle at tach ment point of a square can opy by loop ing it through and tack ing the loop with one turn of waxed ny lon 5 cord dou bled so that it does not choke the vent lines on a round can Local manu fac ture of this item can be ac com plished by making a loop on the vent lines which has strength equal to the strength of a pilot chute bridle and length ade quate to pass through the bag grom met to the break cord tie lo ca tion on the trainer bag about 12 circumference NOTE This loop must float on the vent lines MAIN ASSEMBLY 1 Install the elastic stow bands
70. und the tog gle using a half hitch and lock ing knot Fin ger trap and tack with 5 cord ny lon waxed C On round cano pies thread the bri dle through the ra dial tapes at the base of the pi lot chute then thread the other end through the loop pro vided in the bri dle PAGE 15 of 44 Racer Racer E amp e SST Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac tical An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual and pull it tight Route the other end of the bridle through the apex vent lines mak ing sure to catch all of them then bring the loop over the top of the pilot chute and back down to the apex Secure the bridle loop to it self with one turn dou bled of waxed ny lon 5 cord so it slides freely on the apex THE BRIDLE MUST NOT RE STRICT OR CHOKE THE APEX IT MUST SLIDE FREELY SO AS TO ALLOW SELFCEN TERING On Square cano pies only the pilot chute to bri dle need be as sem bled The pro ce dure is the same as for round canopies TANDEM CANOPY ASSEMBLY All Tan dem cano pies should have a rub ber stow band at tached to the line at tach ment point of one of the in board B lines The center of the slider should be stowed in this re tainer dur ing pack ing The pur pose of this retainer is to prevent the slider from comming down the lines pre ma turely It is a good idea to do this to any can opy SST TRAINER ASSEMBLY Install the reserve static line system at this time Note To preclude the possi bil ity ofin ad ver tently rou
71. y ment bag with lines stowed in or on the bag Examples Swift Raven Fire lite RISER PLACE MENT Lay the reserve risers flat along the harness as it passes over the shoul der then fol low the side walls of the container down to the bottom corners then fold along the 90 de gree bend and fol low the ver tical parti tion Tack ing is not nec es sary for sys tems with long risers PACKING TYPEI amp II Jump Shack recommends that any reserve which would normally fall into the Type I or Type II cate gory be modi fied to a Type III or Type IV full dia per configuration AC 105 2b Par 5 B 6 provides authority forsuch modi fi cation PACKING TYPE III 1 Stow the lines on the dia per ac cord ing to the can manufacturer sinstructions Part Num ber 557001 March 2001 2 Place the dia per in the bot tom left cor ner of the con tainer just as it lay on the pack ing ta ble You may fold the lines near the center over onto the other lines Taco Fold to make the bun dle as wide as the left side of the con tainer 3 Fold the can opy back over the top of the dia per and across the bottom of the container to the other side Fill the left side cor ner bef ore you cross over A great amount of can opy can be stowed in the bot tom cen ter area be low the pi lot chute If itis prop erly filled itwillre lievestress lines and depres sion after closing 4 Fold the re main der of the can opy in the right side of the con tainer
72. y should be removed if possible without damaging the fabric Generally only acidic entities are harmful to nylon there for a pH test is an ap pro pri ate method of de ter min ing if a stain is harm ful Page 14 of 44 SST Racer Racer Elite Racer Trainer Racer Tan dem Racer Tac ti cal An gle Fire Reserve Owners Manual ASSEMBLY PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS Only acurrently FAA licensed rig ger may as sem ble in spect pack and cer tify the re serve of an SST as air worthy Riggers are required to have this manual avail able to them while serv ic ing this sys tem Per the FAA regu la tions you must be fa mil iar with any type of re serve para chute you wish to cer tify The main and its ac ces so ries may be as sem bled and packed by you or a li censed rig ger PARTS LIST The har ness and con tainer Main pilot chute Main de ploy ment bag Main ris ers 2 Sets of Tog gles 3 Ring Release Reserverip cord Re serve pi lot chute hat Quick Loop Pull up cord in side main flap Reserve Pack ing data card 2 Main cloth clos ing loops Reserve pilot chute and bridle OPTIONS Reserve free bag ram air re serve Cross Connector Reserve Lan yard AAD Main rip cord Spring loaded main pi lot chute Rub ber Stow Bands Note Only U S Military Speci fica tion R 1832 rub ber stow bands may be used on Para chute Labs Prod ucts These should be pre assembled to the de ploy ment bags both main and re se

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