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Squirrel Epicene User Manual

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USER MANUAL
Contents
About this Manual ............................................................................... 1
General Information & Flight Characteristics ......................................... 2
Choosing Your Canopy ......................................................................... 3
Packing Your EPICENE ......................................................................... 8
Operating Limits ................................................................................ 9
Care and Maintenance ........................................................................10
Specifications .....................................................................................11
Contact Us .........................................................................................11
YOU MUST READ THIS MANUAL BEFORE DOING
ANYTHING WITH YOUR SQUIRREL EQUIPMENT

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    About this Manual ................1 General Information & Flight Characteristics ......... 2 Choosing Your Canopy ................. 3 Some Information About Wingsuit Parachute Openings ......5 Packing Your EPICENE ................. 8 Operating Limits ................9 Care and Maintenance ................10 Specifications ..................11 Contact Us ..................11...

  • Page 2: About This Manual

    This manual may be updated, revised, or changed by Squirrel LLC without notice, at any time. Contact Squirrel LLC to be sure that you have the most up to date version of this manual. It is imperative that you read this manual in its entirety, and understand it fully. If you do not understand...

  • Page 3: General Information & Flight Characteristics

    The EPICENE is in a class of its own and cannot be accurately compared to other current main parachutes available. When using the EPICENE for the first time, be aware of the fact that many factors will determine the quality of your parachute openings.

  • Page 4: Choosing Your Canopy

    Front Riser Input: The EPICENE has a relatively short recovery arc from front riser turns. It can be fun to land using front riser turns on approach, but is quite obviously not a high performance swooping canopy. If you are coming from a 9-cell ZP design, you may find that the EPICENE has a different recovery arc.
  • Page 5 The EPICENE is different from other available skydiving main parachutes in two important ways: 1. Ultra low pack volume. The low pack volume of the EPICENE means that if you are currently jumping a skydiving container system which is sized for a main parachute that you are loading too highly to wingsuit with comfortably, a much larger size of EPICENE will fit in your current container.

  • Page 6: Some Information About Wingsuit Parachute Openings

    PLEASE NOTE: The PC selection, bridle size, packing techniques, etc, which are discussed in this manual are not only specific to the EPICENE. This is information that, according to our testing and experience, applies to any canopy used for wingsuiting.
  • Page 7 too high (meaning head-high), then the turbulence behind you will be increased. If your angle of attack is too low (meaning head-low) then your airspeed may be too high, which could degrade opening performance and increase the chances of an excessively hard opening. Deploying at the correct angle of attack and airspeed is a skill that must be learned and practiced.
  • Page 8 “spins”). Due to several design factors including aspect ratio, extensive testing has shown that the EPICENE is more likely (compared to a typical 9-cell ZP canopy) to maintain level flight after opening with line twists, affording the pilot with more time to deal with the situation.

  • Page 9: Packing Your Epicene

    1. Airspeed at opening: the single most important factor for hard openings is airspeed at opening. When using the EPICENE, hard openings are normally caused by too much airspeed. Moderate your speed at deployment. 2. Equipment: check pilot chute size, d-bag type, slider size.

  • Page 10: Operating Limits

    Stow your lines properly according to the type of deployment bag you are using. Operating Limits Your EPICENE is designed specifically to be used for wingsuit skydiving. When wearing a wingsuit, vertical speeds and overall airspeeds can be reduced to well below what is a normal deployment speed in a “slick”, or typical non-wingsuit skydive.

  • Page 11: Care And Maintenance

    Care and Maintenance When properly cared for, the EPICENE will last most skydivers for many jumps. The factors that will shorten the lifespan of your canopy are primarily Moisture, Heat, UV Exposure, Hard Openings, and Improper Storage: 1. Keep your canopy dry at all times. All moisture exposure will degrade the coating which provides the correct level of porosity to the cloth.

  • Page 12: Specifications

    If you have any questions about any product that we make, please do not hesitate to contact us. www.squirrel.ws fly@squirrel.ws 855-FLY-SQRL THANK YOU FOR FLYING SQUIRREL! Check the Epicene product page at www.squirrel.ws for the latest PDF version of this manual. v.201807 -...

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