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AXESS 5
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Version 01.03.2023

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  • Page 1 AXESS 5 Product Manual Version 01.03.2023...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Thank you for flying ADVANCE 2. Safety information 2.1. General safety advice 2.2. Range of use and load limits 3. Features 3.1. Features 3.2. Protectors & Seatboard 4. Preparing the product 4.1. Delivery 4.2. Installing a reserve 4.3.
  • Page 3 7.5. Overstress 7.6. Repairs harness 7.7. Removing & replacing components 7.8. Disposal 8. Service & Warranty 8.1. ADVANCE Service Center 8.2. Support (Website) 8.3. Online Account 8.4. Warranty 9. Technical data 9.1. Data 9.2. Materials...

  • Page 4: Thank You For Flying Advance

    1. THANK YOU FOR FLYING ADVANCE Thank you for choosing an ADVANCE quality product with Swiss engineering. User manual This user manual is an important part of your product. You will find instructions for Putting into service and use in practice as well as important information on safety, care and maintenance.

  • Page 5: Features

    All harness adjustments must be made before the harness is flown. Correct adjustment of the AXESS 5 greatly contributes to safety, correct function and comfort in flight.

  • Page 6: Preparing The Product

    – extending up to the neck vertebrae. The visco-elastic parts from the German SAS-TEC company attenuate impacts and provide protection from pointed obstructions. The AXESS 5 is now equipped with a polypropylen seatboard in honeycomb construction. All the parts listened can be replaced.

  • Page 7: Installing A Reserve

    Options Foot stirrup Cockpit Hook knife Radio pocket 4.2. Installing a reserve General 4 / 34...
  • Page 8 Steerable reserves The AXESS 5 can also be used with a steerable reserve. Connection to the harness should be made with two maillons of minimum strength of 2,400 daN, direct to the coloured marked suspension points under the covers on the shoulder straps.
  • Page 9 When all lines are stowed, there should be about 90 cm of line length left to the bridle. If your reserve parachute does not fit in the inner container without excessive squeezing, Warning this indicates that it is too big for the AXESS 5. 6 / 34...
  • Page 10 Close inner container Close the five-flap inner container in the order of the numbers on each flap 1-3. Secure the last flap 3 with a line loop that should be about 5 to 6 cm long (about 3 fingers wide). Now check the pull of the elastic and shorten or lengthen it as needed.
  • Page 11 4.2.2. Connecting the reserve to the harness By looping Based on extensive testing, ADVANCE harnesses can also be looped with Companion reserves, provided basic precautions such as center looping and maximum tightening of the straps are observed. We cannot make any binding statement about the strength of ADVANCE harnesses in combination with other reserve systems.
  • Page 12 With a Maillon Rapide Connect the sewn bridles of the AXESS 5 and the bridle of your rescue parachute with a Maillon Rapide of at least 2,400 daN strength. Secure the straps in the Maillon with a rubber ring or neoprene tape, to prevent slipping and thus transverse loading of the Maillon in the event of a reserve deployment.
  • Page 13 2. Neoprene cover Warning Do not use tape instead of the rubber ring to fix the Maillon Rapide! When looping a COMPANION reserve with the AXESS 5, the V-line Neoprene Cover must Info be pulled over the connection. Warning Never attach the inner container to the reserve parachute! 4.2.3.
  • Page 14 When installing the reserve, always place the bridle in the reserve compartment first and then the inner container. It is essential that the inner container closure flaps face the bottom (when in flight) of the harness. Follow the directions indicated on the inner container and the inside of the reserve compartment. Silver dot to silver dot! The connection to the reserve handle must be without twists.
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  • Page 17 The zipper must be stowed in the zipper garage. Pre-Flight check! Release blockage Warning danger!!! 14 / 34...
  • Page 18 Using two short lengths of line thread the two white closure loops (1) through the metal eyelets, secure the white loops with the ends of the yellow cable (8) and lead these into their buttonholes (9). It is also possible to do this for the AXESS 5 without the help of the packing lines.

  • Page 19: Adjusting The Harness

    The correct installation of the reserve must essentially be tested by a trial release. Put the harness on, close it completely and then clip yourself with the AXESS 5 by the two main carabiners into a harness hanger. Then pull out the reserve as if in flight.
  • Page 20 ADVANCE recommend that you thoroughly familiarise yourself with these adjustments Hint before your first flight in the harness. As well as that you should always make your first test flight with new equipment in quiet weather conditions. 4.3.2. Adjustment steps Adjusting the upper body angle Upper body attitude is altered by the adjustable back straps (1).
  • Page 21 Setting the shoulder straps The AXESS 5 shoulder straps (2) can be adjusted to suit the pilot’s height and desired sitting position. The neoprene- covered adjusters are at shoulder height and can be set to any position. Pull in the shoulder straps to a loose fit, until they provide light support without putting pressure on the shoulders.
  • Page 22 Warning Make sure you close the buckles properly. The most important thing about setting the chest strap is that you feel happy in your Hint harness. Leg strap adjustment The two leg straps (4) should be adjusted equally, and to a reasonable length that allows free movement during takeoff.
  • Page 23 4.3.3. Setting up the speed system 20 / 34...

  • Page 24: Preparation For Flight

    The speed system is already fitted and only needs to be adjusted for length. 1. Make sure that the speed lines run freely through all their pulleys on the harness.  2. Connect the speed lines to the risers by Brummel hooks or anchor hitches. 3.

  • Page 25: Pack The Back Compartment

    You should use the remaining space logically. Pack trekking poles – with the tips up –, food and clothing carefully around the backpack. 5.3. Leg strap position holder For comfortable ground handling, the AXESS 5 now has two elastic cords 1 that keep the leg straps in a 22 / 34...

  • Page 26: Fitting The Optional Foot Stirrup

    5.4. Fitting the optional foot stirrup The optional foot stirrup, included in AXESS 5 NfL certification, should be fitted as follows: The black loops at the ends of the stirrup support lines attach to the small tapes loops below the carabiners 1 with small quicklinks (Maillons Rapides).

  • Page 27: Clipping In The Paraglider

    6. USE IN PRACTICE The AXESS 5 should principally be flown sitting in a upright position. This gives the best view in the air. The AXESS 5 can be made very agile, or strongly damped in flight. The agility of the harness is set by the chest strap, and this 24 / 34 can be easily adjusted in flight.

  • Page 28: Paraglider Models Of Other Brands

    The harness can be flown with any paraglider. There are no restrictions. 6.2. Winching The AXESS 5 is suitable for winch towing. The tow link must only be fixed to the harness‘s main carabiners. If there is any doubt, the winch driver or a person authorised by the manufacturer should be consulted.

  • Page 29: Using The Windshield

    6.8. Flying with the foot stirrup ADVANCE recommends that you only use the optional foot stirrup specially designed for the AXESS 5, and the only model to have been included in the NfL certification process. High attachment points provide a maximum of comfort.

  • Page 30: Packing The Equipment

    2. Fold the harness and lie it on its back on the folded paraglider, protector at the bottom of the rucksack. 3. Pull the rucksack flap over so that it compresses the protector. 4. Close the rucksack as usual. Info When folding the AXESS 5 take care not to bend the back unnecessarily. 6.11. Emergencies 6.11.1. Reserve Throwing the reserve Use the correct technique to release and throw the reserve.
  • Page 31 Landing in water with a lifejacket Even when landing in the water during SIV, with a lifejacket, it is recommended that the AXESS 5 buckles are unfastened and the harness taken off before getting into the boat. When full of water the harness gets very heavy...

  • Page 32: Maintenance

    Maintenance and care of the harness after a water landing After contact with water, all protectors and the comfort foam should be removed from the AXESS 5. See chapter "Installing/removing components". Everything should then be allowed to dry in a shaded place outside, or carefully laid out in a dry room –...

  • Page 33: Air-Foam Hybrid

    improper storage as well as mechanical stress (e.g. grinding on the ground) accelerate the aging process. The life span of your harness can be extended considerably if you pay attention to the following points: Allow wet or damp harness to dry completely at room temperature or outside in the shade. Repack the reserve regularly.
  • Page 34 7.7. Removing & replacing components General The AXESS 5 is delivered with a built-in main protector, SAS-TEC elements, seatboard and acceleration system. All individual parts can be easily removed, e.g. to carry out any repairs or to replace them. 1. SAS-TEC Back protection First open the reserve V-connection channel at the shoulders, then open the rear zipper facing the back pocket.
  • Page 35 3. SAS-TEC Side protection Access via zipper on the upper edge of the SAS-TEC elements. 4. Seatboard Pulled out from lower rear end of seat shell, after releasing the Velcro. 5. Speed system Unloop Brummel hooks and unthread speed lines. The elastic tensioner can be replaced separately. 32 / 34...
  • Page 36 7.8. Disposal Environmental protection plays an important role in the selection of materials and the manufacture of an ADVANCE product. We use only non-toxic materials and fabrics that are subjected to continuous quality and environmental impact assessments. When your equipment reaches the end of its useful life, please remove all metal parts (recycling) and dispose of straps and material in the designated facilities.
  • Page 37 NfL 2-565-20 / 120 kg 9.2. Materials We continuously review and test the variety of materials on offer. Like all ADVANCE products, the AXESS 5 has been designed and manufactured according to the latest findings and processes. We have chosen the materials very carefully and with the strictest quality requirements in mind.

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