FireBird TD 400 Handbook

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Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400

Date: 01.03.2003

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Equipment Handbook

Equipment Handbook for

Parachute Tandem-System

TD 400

FIREBIRD

Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg

Telefon +496561 / 949680, Fax +496561 / 949681

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Page 1 JTSO-Authorisation No.: LBA.O.040.014/04 JTSO Serial Number: Mfd: Manufacturer: FIREBIRD Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg Telefon +496561 / 949680, Fax +496561 / 949681 Email: info@flyfirebird.com Internet-Adresse: www.flyfirebird.com written by / date: proved by / date: Signature: Signature: FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 2 01.12.2005 Rev. 1 Page 37 Standard Jump Procedures 01.12.2005 Rev. 1 Page 38 Emergency Procedures 01.12.2005 Rev. 1 Page 39 Tandem-Pilot Requirements 01.12.2005 Rev. 1 Page 40 Address 01.12.2005 Rev. 1 Page Page Page FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
19. Manual Activation of the Reserve Parachute 20. Allowable Service Life 21. Preinspection before each jump 22. Tandem-Pilot Candidate Training 23. Malfunction chart 24. Standard Jump Procedures 25. Emergency Procedures 26. Tandem-Pilot Requirements 27. Adress FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 4: Foreword
Page: 4 of 40 1. Foreword This Handbook applies to the TD 400 (Parachute System Omega Tandem with Quick 400 and Contrail 390 maincanopy) from the firm FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg. It describes the Harness-Container and the Parachutes as well as the operating, packing and Maintenance Instructions.
Page 5: Technical Data, Quick 400
Max Deployment S peed: 175 KEAS , 324,1 Km/h ~ 100 ~ 78 ~ 89 ~ 90 Type Size Span Chord Volume Weight Exit Weight Lines ft² in³ lbs. lbs. Vectran Quick 400 30.70 13.03 15.4 D 900 lbs. V 1050 lbs. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 6: System Operating Data
Reserve Freebag Main Canopy Bag (POD) Maincanopy Reservecanopy 3-Ring release Handle Second Release Handle Reservehandle/Reserve Ripcord with Pillow 7. Reserve Parachute Canopy 9-Cell Ram Air rectangular Parachute of F-111 Fabric in I-Beam / Cordwise construction. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 7: Main Parachute
Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400 Equipment Handbook Date: 01.03.2003 TD400 Revision: Rev. date: Page: 7 of 40 8. Main Parachute 9-Cell Ram Air semi elliptical Parachute of zero perosity Fabric in I-Beam / Cordwise construction. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 8: Harness And Container
Connector links and the integrated reserve risers. The Main Parachute is attached by means of the suspension line Connector Links and main Ri- sers to the largest ring of the 3-ring release System. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 9 Re se rve ha nd e l C ut-a wa y Ha nd e l PAX Hiphook Pa x Atta c he m e nt Legpadding Legstrap Broken Hardware / Lockingspring have to be replaced immediatly FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 10: Assembly Instructions
Page: 10 of 40 9. Assembly Instructions Your new FIREBIRD reserve canopy must be assembled and packed into your parachute system by an qualified person (FAA rigger). Before you begin, be sure the risers, tog- gles, free bag, pilot chute, harness, container and other items are compatible with your FIREBIRD reserve canopy.
Page 11: Attaching Toggles
Route the steering line through the guide ring on the riser. Then route it through the grommet in the toggle, starting from the side with Velcro. Pull the toggle through the finger-trap loop and tighten. ( Only use Tandem Reserve Toggles!) FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 12: Periodic Inspection Instructions
POD material. Replace old pa- cking rubber bands. FIREBIRD prescribes TandemTube Stoes for the POD. 2. Canopy Top Skin The canopy should be completely spread out. Pay attention to all seams, potential tears, burns and separations.
Page 13 Check that the padding is in good condition and is easily moved. Examine the attachment hooks for perfect functioning. Should something unusual be noticed during the inspection, contact the manufacturer immediately. When it doubt - play it safe and contact us! FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 14: Safekeeping And Storage
Repairs, alterations and modifications may only be performed by the manufacturer or by arrangement with the manufacturer. Only official replacement parts or those approved by the manufacturer may be used. Disregard for these procedures can void the airworthiness! FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 15: Packing Instructions For The Quick Reserve 400
The Quick Reserve 400 tandem reserve parachute may only be packed by qualified, expert personnel who have been specifically introduced to the Quick Reserve 400 production series and trained by FIREBIRD. Tandem pilots are not authorized to pack a tandem reserve!
Page 16 Now find the openings to all the cells. Start with an outside end cell. Pull each cell (both sections) completely out. Be careful that no cell is overloo- ked or dropped. And put the complete Nose bet- ween your knees. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 17 The canopy should now be shaped together to the width of the POD/deployment bag. The 4 outer cells should be rolled toward the center cell 3 or 4 times. The canopy should be stacked up in neat S- folds. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 18 Two "horns“ or "ears“ should be formed and stowed in the freebag. The freebag is closed with the shock-cord ³safety stow.“ The suspension lines are stowed in S-folds in the line bag compartment of the freebag. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 19 The loop should be brought through, and the first, bottom flap closed. The Cypres cutter is on this flap. 11a. The triangular top part of the freebag should be carefully tucked into the container. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 20 "V“ shape on top of the first two flaps. The pilot chute should be centered and secured by means of the temporary closing pin. Make sure that no fabric is caught in the spring of the pilot chute. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 21 Carefully tuck the pilot-chute fabric to- gether under the edge of the cap. Close the design flap and then both side flaps... 16a..in doing so, the sequence of the side flaps is not cri- tical. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 22 (reserve pin protector flap with see-through panel) should be closed. The see-through panel allows a reserve pin-check to be made at any time—and without opening the pin protector flap. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 23: Packing Instructions For Contrail 390
The lines should be checked that they are straight and not tangled and the slider should be undamaged. FIREBIRD recommends using a pro-pack method for the main canopy CONTRAIL 390 production series. Should something unusual be noticed during the inspection, contact the manufacturer immediately.
Page 24 2.Now find the openings to all the cells. Start with an outside end cell. Pull each cell (both sections) completely out. Be careful that no cell is overlooked or dropped. And put the complete Nose between your knees. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 25: Rev. 2
Lay the trailing edge (tail) in S- folds in the center of the canopy. Repeat the process on the other side. Take care that all the lines stay in the middel of the canopy. Avoid lineover-malfunktion, be care- full! FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 26 Place the rolled cells into the center cell, so that the right-side cells are on the right of the center cell and the left-side cells are on the left half of the center cell. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 27 Use a litt- le forward swing to carefully lay this "cocoon“ out on a flat surface. Pay attention that the sus- pension lines remain taut and that the cocoon stays together. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 28 Then place one side of the canopy into the POD. Use your knee to make sure that the other (still free) side doesn‘t slip away while you‘re doing this. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 29 3 fingers. Stow the suspen- sion lines until about 50cm (20") of line remains unstowed. Attach the drogue-release with the double loop before puting in the POD. It is much easier. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 30 Only one yellow cable through one end of the Loop. Stow the excess kill-line centered under the clo- sed flaps of the main container. The Bridel should be routed through that small corner in the pouch. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 31 Close all the flaps of the container so that neither the kill-line nor the drogue-chute bridle is visible. Here is the end product of a perfect pack job! Have fun and enjoy your Skydive! FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 32: Putting On The Parachute
20. Allowable Service Life On the condition that the parachute is in accordance with the regulations and has been handled corresponding to the instructions contained in this Equipment Handbook, the allowable service life is 15 years. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 33: Preinspection Before Each Jump
Cabel routing through the loop. Only one cable in one end of the loop. Check the reserve cable in it‘s housing. Pin check and RSL mounting. Main pin check, shape of the main loop. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 34: Preinspection Before Each Jump
Cheststrapt of the passenger harnes closed and tightened. Student/passenger jumpsuit closed. Headgear and goggle on. Check 3-ring release left and right. Check cut away handle / 2nd release handle and reserve handle. Check droguechute. Check main release. FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 35: Tandem-Pilot Candidate Training
Eve- ry owner or user of a TD 400 must have read the manual and these trai- ning instructions before the first use.
Page 36 Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400 Doc.-No.: 01/EHTD400 Equipment Handbook Equipment Handbook Date: 01.03.2003 Date: 01.03.2003 TD400 TD400 Revision: Revision: 1 Rev. date: Rev. date: 01.12.05 Page: 36 of 40 Page: 36 of 40 FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 37: Standard Jump Procedures
C: Reserve-Ripcord D: Altimeter-Control At 5000 ft. (1500m) AGL „PULL“ Pull Drogue- Release Pull release completely and hold it tightly. Main Canopy opens normally Check main canopy! Check 3-Ring left, right! Check cutaway-handle! Check reserve-ripcord! FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 38: Emergency Procedures
Drogue is not inflated Pull 1st Drogue- Release after 6-8 sec. 1st Drogue- Release ist acti- vated but Drogue is still inactive Pull 2nd Dro- gue- Release Main Canopy Malfunction Pull Cutaway Handle PULL RESERVE FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 39: Tandem-Pilot Requirements
Level 8: Candidate acting as Tandem Pilot: With a non-experienced passenger Level 9: Candidate acting as Tandem Pilot: Accompanied by a video cameraperson Level 10: Candidate acting as Tandem Pilot: With an uncooperative passenger FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...
Page 40: Adress
Page: 40 of 40 We are available at your convenience to answer questions and provide further information at: Am Tower 16 54634 Bitburg Germany Telephone (49) 6561-949680 Fax (49) 6561-949680 E-mail: info@flyfirebird.com Internet Address: www.flyfirebird.com FIREBIRD, Am Tower 16, 54634 Bitburg...