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- Page 1 v1, v2 Pilots Manual...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Warning Thank You Team Ozone Your Angel v1 & v2 Harness Installation Deploying your Angel Packing Care and Maintenance Ozone Quality Guarantee Technical Specifications Materials EN v2.0 Aug 2019... -
Page 4: Warning
WARNING • Paragliding is a potentially dangerous sport that can cause serious injury including bodily harm, paralysis and death. Using Ozone equipment is undertaken with the full knowledge that paragliding involves such risks. • As the owner of an Ozone emergency rescue parachute you take exclusive responsibility for all risks associated with its use. Inappropriate use and or abuse of your equipment will increase these risks. Any liability claims resulting from use of this product towards the manufacturer, distributor or dealers is excluded. • This parachute has been solely designed for use as an emergency rescue system for paragliders. Do not under any circumstances use this parachute for free fall parachuting, BASE jumping or with any other type of aircraft. • This parachute is not suitable for speeds in excess of 32m/s or 115 kmh. • This parachute system has been tested and found compliant using the original manufacturer’s inner container. Use of any other inner container may produce different results, including failures. • Use of this parachute with any alternative inner container: the speed of opening and opening shock test has been completed using the inner container supplied. Use of any other inner container may produce different results (including failure) • Ensure your parachute is maintained properly and is regularly re-packed, failure to do so may result in premature... -
Page 5: Thank You
THANK YOU Thank you for choosing Ozone. As a team of free flying enthusiasts, competitors and adventurers, our mission is to produce paragliding equipment of the highest quality using cutting edge designs and the best technical materials available. The Angel is a pulled-down apex conical emergency parachute designed for very fast opening times and a stable, slow decent rate. We believe when it comes to emergency parachutes that big is best: the Angel is... -
Page 6: Team Ozone
TEAM OZONE Everyone at Ozone continues to be driven by our passion for flying, our love of adventure and our quest to see Ozone’s paraglider development create better, safer and more versatile paragliders. The design team consists of David Dagault, Luc Armant, Fred Pieri, Russell Ogden, Honorin Hamard and Sam Jobard. Dav started flying when he was 12 years old and has accumulated a wealth of experience in competition flying, XC and paraglider design. Luc, a dedicated XC and competition addict has a background in naval architecture. Fred, our resident geek is a mathematician, mechanical engineer and vol Biv specialist. -
Page 7: Your Angel V1 & V2
YOUR ANGEL v1 & v2 Everyone needs an Angel… Representing the traditional and proven pulled down apex round design, the Angel is a parachute you can rely on. The Angel has a relatively large surface area, yet is very light in weight, giving exceptional sink rate and stability performance with fast opening times. The large surface area ensures an excellent sink rate, all sizes of the Angel provide plenty of margin within the weight ranges they are certified to carry. The Angel uses premium quality materials chosen for their optimum balance of durability, performance, minimal packing volumes and low weight to ensure reliable, safe deployments, even in the most extreme situations. Certified EN and LTF to the EN 12491 and LTF 91/09 standards, the Angel is available with maximum loads from 90kgs to140kgs. There are 2 bridle options: The short bridle version for harnesses with integrated bridles and the Y bridle version for harnesses with no built in bridles. IMPORTANT: The Angel is The v2 version shares exactly the same design as the original but with material changes and other minor detail not suitable for modifications to make the packing process easier. speeds in excess of 32m/s or 115 The Angel has been solely designed for use as an emergency rescue system for paragliders. Do not under any kmh. circumstances use this parachute for free fall parachuting, BASE jumping or with any other type of aircraft. The Angel is not suitable for speeds in excess of 32m/s or 115 kmh. - Page 8 Angel Parachute Apex Gores Skirt Double Apex Lines Suspension lines Bridle...
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Page 9: Harness Installation
Maillons must be closed tightly - finger tight then 1/2 a turn with pliers is sufficient. Do not overtighten. Attach the reserve handle to one of the loops on the deployment bag using a small maillon or a larks foot knot. Please refer to your harness manual to ensure the correct orientation. The Angel is now ready to be installed into the deployment system of your harness. For detailed instructions of fitting the Angel into the deployment system please consult your harness manual. WARNING: Ozone strongly recommends that the reserve parachute system is installed by a qualified professional. Always seek experienced advice if you have any doubts. -
Page 10: Deploying Your Angel
DEPLOYING YOUR PARACHUTE If you are in the unfortunate situation of needing to throw your reserve, do so with conviction: Look; Reach; Pull; Throw. Look at the handle, grab it and pull out the retaining pins with sufficient force. Pull out the deployment bag. You need to adapt the way you pull your parachute depending on the design of your harness’s deployment system. e.g. under seat positioning often requires an action to the outside so that the parachute extracts sideways from the pocket, pulling the handle upwards will not allow the parachute to release. Know your equipment and adapt your technique accordingly. Throw the parachute away from you as hard as you can into clear space, not towards your wing. It is important at this stage to remember to LET GO of the handle. Aim to throw with the direction of airflow to aid a fast opening and against the direction of rotation. If after throwing the parachute does not deploy (possible in low energy emergencies e.g. parachutal stall), grab the reserve bridle and give it a strong pull. This will help encourage the parachute to open faster. -
Page 11: Packing
Packing Procedure Completely unfurl the parachute, ideally it should be hung overnight to release the folds and to air the material. NOTE: To ease the packing process it is best to work with an assistant and have the following pieces of equipment: The following weights such as sand bags; line spacers; carabiners; spare elastic bands. example shows the Lay the parachute on a packing table or on the ground. Make sure the surface is clean and dry. Angel v1 140 with 20 gores being Pull out the apex completely and pull all of the lines and panels under repacked. tension so that there are no major folds in the canopy. Attach the apex to The 90/95 something solid using a carabiner and check that the lines at the apex are and 110 have of equal lengths. - Page 12 Ensure the lines are free of twists or tangles - start at the bridle and work towards the parachute keeping the ‘apex’ lines central and the lines either side separated. Double check that none of the lines are twisted around the ‘apex’ lines or each other. Please note the v2 has coloured tabs on the lines to distinguish both sides easier. Organise the gores by folding each one individually over to one side, counting as you go. The Angel 90/95/110 have 18 gores and the Angel 140 has 20. The gores are numbered in red and black at the skirt of the parachute near to the line attachment points. Sort the parachute so that half of the gores are to each side of the double apex lines with gore number 1 and either 18 (90/95/110) or 20 (140) clearly identified on top. Please note, the v2 only has the centre panel marked with the number 1. Both sides are distinguished by coloured tabs.
- Page 13 Now prepare the panels and lines neatly. Using a parachute line spacer helps with this stage but is not mandatory. Start by organising the panel 10 and 11 either side of the double apex line. Now fold panels 9 to 1 on top of panel 10 so that they lay neatly and so that the lines are organised either side of the apex lines. 90/95 & Start by organising the panel 9 and 10 either side of the double apex line. Now fold panels 8 to 1 on top of panel 9 so that they lay neatly and so that the lines are organised either side of the apex lines.
- Page 14 Once the panels of one side have been completed, you can use weights to keep them neat whilst you do the other side. Fold over all of the remaining panels and repeat the above process, this time in the opposite direction so that the panels are neatly folded on top of each other to the left hand side and the lines are neatly sorted.
- Page 15 Release the Apex. Pull tension on the main bridle and thus the apex lines until the bridle lines are the same length as the main lines. This will pull the material of the apex within the canopy (remove any weights if necessary). Completely fold the gores of one side over to the other so that all of the gores are on top of each other.
- Page 16 Now carefully and neatly fold all of the gores over to the other side ensuring that seams are neatly aligned including the top part where the apex has been pulled through. Make sure that you make your fold exactly as shown in the photo..you can look at the existing creases in the canopy to ensure that you are folding the canopy correctly.
- Page 17 Repeat in the reverse direction for the other side. Once finished the canopy should be neatly folded with panels 1-10 and 11-20 clearly separated either side of the apex line. 90/95 & Once finished the canopy should be neatly folded with panels 1-9 and 10-18 clearly separated either side of the apex line.
- Page 18 Working from the skirt, fold the right hand side using ‘S’ folds to approximately the width of the deployment bag. Repeat for the left hand side, this time however do it in the opposite way underneath the existing folds. Keeping the lines neat and under tension, use figure of 8 folds and elastic bands around the loops to arrange the lines. The figure of 8s should be made to the same width as the deployment bag. Leave approximately 0.5m of line free at the end before the bridle.
- Page 19 Place the deployment bag under the skirt and fold the parachute in an accordion fashion to the size and shape of the deployment bag. Before closing the pod, we recommend to turn the parachute over so that the skirt is uppermost and closest to the clover leaves. Close the deployment bag around the parachute, neaten the edges to ensure that the parachute is contained completely within. Use the remaining free line to secure the main loop of the deployment bag.
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Page 20: Care And Maintenance
CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your parchute is relatively maintenance-free, however there are several practices that need to be adhered to: • Keep your parachute free from exposure to UV, moisture, dirt, dust, chemicals or any other contaminates. • Always store all of your flying equipment in a cool dry room and protect it from direct heat such as radiators or sunlight. • Moisture, heat and humidity are the worst elements for damaging your parachute. • Your parachute should be re-packed, preferably by a qualified packer every 6 months. The more often the reserve is repacked the better the chances of it opening quickly. • Line lengths should be checked annually by a qualified checker, or after anytime the parachute has been exposed to excessive moisture or has become wet after a water landing. • If you land in salt water, you must immediately rinse the parachute and lines thoroughly with fresh water before it is allowed to dry. It is of vital importance to remove all traces of salt before drying otherwise permanent damage may occur. It may take several rinses to completely remove all traces of salt. If there are any visible signs of damage to the cloth or evidence of salt crystals, the parachute should be deemed un-airworthy and withdrawn from service. • Completely air dry your parachute out of sunlight or other sources of direct heat. Failure to do so can result in uneven drying of cloth and lines. Your parachute must be absolutely dry before repacking. • The parachute should be decommissioned after 10 years, even if it has never been thrown. • The parachute should be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. Do not dispose with normal household waste. -
Page 21: Ozone Quality Guarantee
OZONE QUALITY GUARANTEE At Ozone we take the quality of our products very seriously. All products are manufactured to the highest standards in our own facility and go through a series of stringent quality control procedures before delivery. Ozone guarantees all of its products against manufacturing defects or faults for the normal lifetime of the product and will repair or replace any defective product free of charge. Damage caused by tree landings or salt water landings are not covered under warranty. -
Page 22: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Size Surface Area m Number of Gores Apex line length (mm) 5920 5920 6505 7310 Weight (kgs)* 1.71 2.07 Certified Max load (kgs) Recommended Min load (kgs) Sink rate at Max Load (m/s) 5.47 5.24 Container volume cm 3588 3588 3588... - Page 23 1258 Route de Grasse Le Bar sur Loup 06620 France...