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Summary of Contents for High Adventure Beamer 3 170
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
This manual tells you how to use your reserve correctly. If you have any questions about using the reserve you should contact High Adventure direct for an answer. If you need a professional to pack or repair your reserve please contact your dealer or High Adventure. INHALT Safety information .......................... -
Page 3: Safety Information
The synthetic materials used in the construction of a parachute should be responsibly disposed of. When you wish to dispose of your glider, please return it to High Adventure or to your local High Adventure partner, where it will be dismantled into its individual components and properly disposed of. -
Page 4: The Beamer 3
THE BEAMER 3 Safety through innovation: The Beamer 3 parachute distinguishes itself through innovative design, combined with high-quality materials. After deployment, the Beamer 3 impresses with rapid opening, immediate pendular damp- ing and low sink rate. The Beamer 3 can be manoeuvred in the desired direction by pulling the right or left steering line. -
Page 5: Documents You Should Have
- and that if any damage is found the Beamer 3 should be immediately returned for repair to High Adventure, or a workshop authorised by High Adventure. Pay special attention to the following advice: •... -
Page 6: Storing
IF DAMAGE IS FOUND If damage is discovered during a check the reserve should be sent to High Adventure for repair. This applies to any damage where you cannot be certain that the reserve is still airworthy. Repairs must only be done by the manufac-... - Page 7 Fixing to the harness The Beamer 3 can be stowed in a front container or a harness reserve compartment. The reserve risers marked “L” & “R” will be fixed on the relevant left and right (in the direction of flight) hand sides of the harness on the main carabiners (front container) or shoulder harness loops.
- Page 8 Pic. 6 Pic. 7 Pic. 8 Pic. 9 O-Ring 2 turns Pic. 10 Pic. 11 Reserve/Harness connections Pic. 12 Art. Nr. 000136 Maillon Rapide Ref. MRDI06.0 – Stainless (INOX) Art. Nr. 000140 O-Ring 22mm & Art. Nr. 000141 O-Ring 32mm Pic.
- Page 9 Preparing the braked opening configuration Our pre-braking concept gives the Beamer 3 two flight phases. The canopy opens in its braked condition. This means that the Beamer 3 flies with very little forward speed at first. When the pilot takes the brake handles this braked position is released and the Beamer takes up its proper gliding flight.
- Page 10 The panels get smaller as the nose (top) is approached. Apart from the middle line (shortest) from the • centre of the canopy base (trailing edge) all lines and seams will run inside the centre of the folded cano- • The final halving of each folded side is symmetrical –...
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- Page 13 Pic. 27 Folding the wing halves Lay a wing half on top of its opposite side and put its lines on the other side of the line separator, making sure that the middle lines are not disturbed (hold with weight). Pic.
- Page 14 Pic. 31 Pic. 32 Go along the bottom edge Pic. 33 Put this line in the line from the middle line to the first separator (weight) line Pic. 34 Stretch out panel #1 Pic. 35 Seam on the centreline Pic. 36 reduce the width of panel #1 with…...
- Page 15 Pic. 40 Follow the bottom edge of Pic. 41 Put the panel #2 line in the Pic. 42 Put the line attachment the second panel line separator point on the middle lines and hold it there Pic. 43 Pic. 44 Fold panel #2 in an S Pic.
- Page 16 separator side; halve it with one fold. Pic. 49 Line #4 in the line separa- Pic. 50 Lay panel #4 to the outside Pic. 51 Bottom edge of panel #5 and halve it (one fold) Pic. 52 Line in the separator Pic.
- Page 17 Pic. 58-60 Lay the opposite wing half (taking its lines over the separator) on the other side (on top of the first wing) Pic. 61 Fold this wing exactly as Pic. 62 …as far as the Beamer Pic. 6634 Check that the lines have the first side …...
- Page 18 Pic. 68-69 Holding the lines Pic. 70 Weighting down one wing Pic. 71 Halving the other wing half (weight) half Pic. 72 Pic. 73 Pic. 74 Pic. 75 The same for the other side Pic. 76 Pic. 77...
- Page 19 Pic. 78 Pic. 79 Pic. 80 Lay one half on the other Pic. 81 Pic. 82 Pic. 83 Pic. 84 Pic. 85 Neat corners Pic. 86...
- Page 20 Pic. 87 Pic. 88 Pic. 89 Avoiding line overlooping The following pictures show effective ways of avoiding overloops (overthrows). Pic. 90-93 Secure the whole bundle in the bottom panel with an elastic band...
- Page 21 Putting the canopy and the lines in the inner container Pic. 94 Fold to length of container Pic. 95 Pic. 96 Pic. 97 Pic. 98 Pic. 99 Pic. 100 Pic. 101 Take the harness off Pic. 102...
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Page 23: Installing In A Harness Reserve Compartment
Pic. 112-115 Fold the interconnector in half twice and secure with an elastic band Caution: The inner container is held closed by a loop in the lines, the tension exerted by the inner container bungee loop should not be too strong. This can be tested by picking the reserve up by its risers. The lines must free themselves from the bungee loop under the weight of the reserve alone. -
Page 24: Fitting In The Harness Parachute Reserve Container
FITTING IN THE HARNESS PARACHUTE RESERVE CONTAINER When fitting the parachute in the harness/front container, make sure you follow the harness manufacturer’s in- structions. Perform a complete system compatibility test. This compatibility test must be undertaken by a suitably qualified person. Confirmation of the compatibility test must be noted in the parachute log book/manual. PREFLIGHT CHECK In addition to the normal preflight check (see paraglider/harness instruction manual) correct closure of the reserve compartment/front container as well as proper stowage of the reserve handle should be checked before every...
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