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- Page 1 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Canopy User Manual Version 1.0 – May 2005 Page 1 Atair Canopies...
- Page 2 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Disclaimer: The following information must be read and understood before any use of this equipment. The user knows the risks of skydiving and BASE jumping and accepts that: Skydiving and BASE jumping cause deaths and serious injuries. Many of these deaths and injuries can be attributed to equipment malfunctions.
- Page 3 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Sections: Pages: How to use this manual Introducing Atair Features of your Troll DW canopy 8 - 9 Recommended sizing & wing loading Setting up your Troll DW canopy Recommended drills for first flight Packing your Troll DW Canopy 13 - 14 7.1: Packing with the Tail Gate, slider off...
- Page 4 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Dear Valued Customer, We’d like to thank you for purchasing a new Atair Canopy. We’re confident you’ll be pleased with it in every way and that you’ll enjoy how it opens, flies and lands.
- Page 5 Dwain spent much time with Stane, the owner of Atair, discussing the optimum characteristics of BASE canopies and the desired features he would like to see in future canopies. These discussions were instrumental in the design of the Troll DW canopy. Page 5...
- Page 6 How to take care of your : W A R N I N G ATAIR TROLL DW CANOPY - USER MANUAL This manual is not a course of instruction on how to make a parachute jump, nor does it contain regulations that govern sport parachuting and related activities.
- Page 7 Skydiving and BASE canopies. To date Atair has manufactured over 12,000 rounds and several thousand skydiving and BASE canopies. In the past, Atair canopies have been sold through private labelling (Alpha, Ace, Viper, Impulse, Space, etc.). Now all of the Atair products are available directly from Atair.
- Page 8 Atair is proud to introduce the Troll DW canopy. The Troll DW is a low aspect ratio 7-cell canopy that is constructed of the highest quality materials and is heavily reinforced in crucial high load areas such as bridle and line attachment points.
- Page 9 Troll DW Canopy User Manual MDV Technology The MDV from Atair is unique in that it is a zero-p tubular shaped funnel that is about 6" long. They are attached to mesh inlets on ribs 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6.
- Page 10 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 4: Recommended Sizing & Wing loading The Troll DW is available in five precisely scaled sizes: (Note – Atair measures surface area by measuring the span x chord of the bottom skin. Stane Krajnc, the designer of the Troll, feels that this measurement best represents a flying canopy).
- Page 11 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 5: Setting Up Your Troll DW Canopy List of Components • Canopy and lines • Tail Gate (BR) and rubber bands 1 “ by 1 “ (3.2 cm by 0.5cm) • #5 Stainless Steel Links •...
- Page 12 Atair strongly recommends you perform some skydives with your new canopy before using it in the BASE environment. To do this we recommend packing your Troll DW into a large skydiving container (as used for student skydivers). Perform a hop ‘n pop from a suitable legal altitude (with clearance from the dropzone).
- Page 13 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 7: Packing your Troll DW Canopy Before you begin this section, please read the entire manual. If there is any element that you don’t understand, please contact us or a qualified rigger to help you with the assembly.
- Page 14 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Do the same on the other side, leaving the center cell to hang down in the middle. Gently place the canopy on the ground, keeping tension on the lines. The neater you place the canopy, the easier it will be to redress it once it’s on the ground. Find the three nose cells on each side and tease them out gently.
- Page 15 Troll DW Canopy User Manual To flake the tail, grasp the small portion of stabilizer between the D and tail on one side and pull the fabric outward keeping the seam in the center and going straight up and down.
- Page 16 Gate. Go to section 7.3 to continue with the packing process. *Note: The Troll DW comes standard with 4 brake lines, although can be ordered with 5 brake lines, in which case there will be 14 lines inside the Tail Gate.
- Page 17 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 7.2: Packing with a Slider DO NOT USE A TAIL GATE WHEN PACKING WITH A SLIDER. Ensure proper line continuity and be certain that the control lines go from the outside of the canopy through the slider grommet of the rear riser on its corresponding side.
- Page 18 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 7.3: Packing Continued Figure 5 For packing with a slider refer to section 7.2 and then return to this section. Figure 5: Make certain that all the lines are to the center and that the canopy is symmetrical with the left side of the canopy to the left of the center and the right side of the canopy to the ride side of the center.
- Page 19 Troll DW Canopy User Manual The center cell is underneath and will be accounted for when placing the canopy in the container. Lightly tuck these cells under the pack job, your canopy should now resemble Figure 5. Figure 6a & 6b: Primary Stow Figure 6: Once you have cocooned the canopy and made it the width of the Tail Pocket, release the tension from the container.
- Page 20 Section 7.4: Packing for comfortable openings When jumping the Troll DW / MDV for terminal slider up jumps you can try to follow adjustments to your pack job to help make the openings more comfortable: 1.
- Page 21 Troll DW Canopy User Manual 3. (cont)The nose can be rolled once the canopy has been placed into the container and the first fold (at the top of the container) has been made. Carefully pull the 3 left nose cells away from the pack job and roll the load tapes towards the center cell a few times.
- Page 22 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 8: Toggle Assembly Figure 1 Figure 1: Pass the control line through the toggle’s grommet from the Velcro side of the toggle. Figure 2 Figure 2: Then thread the bottom of the toggle through the attachment loop, pulling the slack control line back through the grommet.
- Page 23 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Section 9: Inspecting and Maintaining your Equipment Your equipment will last longer, look better and function correctly if it is inspected on a regular basis and maintained accordingly. Generally, your gear should need very little maintenance unless it is subjected to unusual conditions.
- Page 24 Troll DW Canopy User Manual The fabric that the canopy is made of is very durable, but it must be inspected thoroughly as it is not indestructible. It is very important to inspect the entire canopy. Inspect the external portion of the canopy but be sure to crawl inside of the cells to inspect the internal portion of the canopy for structural integrity.
- Page 25 Troll DW Canopy User Manual Appendix A: Contact details Atair Aerodynamics d.o.o Stane Krajnc Partizanska cesta 9, 4220 Skofja Loka, Slovenia Phone: + 386 451 265 65 Fax: + 386 451 265 60 Email: stane@basetroll.com http://www.basetroll.com or http://www.ataircanopies.com The Atair team are proud to be associated with:...
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