Atair Canopies OSP2 Vision User manual

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OSP2 / Vision / VisionWS Canopy User Manual
Canopy User Manual Version 1.0 – 2023
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Disclaimer:
The following information must be rea an un erstoo before any use of this equipment.
The user knows the risks of sky iving an BASE jumping an accepts that:
Sky iving an BASE jumping cause eaths an serious injuries. Many of these eaths an
injuries can be attribute to equipment malfunctions. Sky iving an BASE jumping equipment
can fail, even if the user takes all possible precautions.
Failure to open the main or reserve parachute (or to follow emergency proce ures) at a safe
altitu e, an /or equipment failures can result in severe injury or eath.
It is the user‘s responsibility to:
Receive proper training before any use of all sky iving an BASE equipment.
Be extremely careful an cautious.
Rea an un erstan all owner’s an operations manuals for all sky iving an BASE
equipment.
Check all sky iving an BASE equipment an replace any efective or worn component
prior to use.
Review emergency proce ures before each use of this an all sky iving an BASE
equipment.
Check equipment warnings - o not excee equipment limitations.
Never violate the training an experience requirements for the specific equipment in
use.
Because of the unavoi able angers involve in the use of this an all parachute equipment,
Atair (inclu ing, but not limite to, all owners, officers, staff an employees) makes no
warranties of any kin , expresse or implie . It is sol with all faults an without any warranty
of fitness for any purpose. By using this equipment or allowing it to be use by others,
owner/buyer waives any liability of Atair for personal injuries, eath or amages from such use.
Any promises or representations inconsistent with, or in a ition to this statement of warranty
are not authorize by Atair an shall be not bin ing.
Sky iving an BASE jumping are high-risk activities which may cause or result in serious injury
or eath.
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Sections: Pa es:
1. How to use this manual 5
2. Introducin Atair 6
3a. Features of your OSP2 canopy 7 – 9
3b. Features of your Vision canopy 10 - 12
3c. Features of your VisionWS canopy 13 - 14
4. Recommended sizin & win loadin 15
5. Settin up your canopy 16
6. Recommended drills for first fli ht 17
7. Packin your canopy 18 - 19
7.1: Packing with the Tail Gate, sli er off 20 - 21
7.2: Packing with the sli er 22
7.3: Packing continue 23 - 25
7.4: Nose fol s an controlling eployment spee 25 - 26
8. To le assembly 27
9. Inspectin and maintainin your equipment 28 – 29
Appendix A: Contact Info 30
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Dear Value Customer,
We’ like to thank you for purchasing a new Atair Canopy. We’re
confi ent you’ll be please with it in every way an that you’ll enjoy
how it opens, flies an lan s.
We ask you an your rigger to carefully inspect your new canopy to
completely familiarise yourself with its features an the quality
workmanship. Shoul you fin anything that oes not seem right or if
you have any questions please on’t hesitate to contact us:
an [email protected]
Thank you again for selecting an Atair canopy. With proper care it
shoul last many years an hun re s of jumps.
Blue Skies!
An rej Krajnc
The Atair Canopies Team
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Section 1: How to use this manual
We know you are excite to receive your new canopy an will most likely be packing it now as
you rea this manual.
But please take time to rea this manual completely, regar less of your experience level!
You will learn about:
How to assemble, pack an safely use your :
The great new features of your :
How to get the most out of your :
How to take care of your :
W A R N I N G
This manual is not a course of instruction on how to make a parachute jump, nor oes it
contain regulations that govern sport parachuting an relate activities.
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Section 2: Introducin Atair
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Atair was foun e in 1992 by Stane Krajnc an his wife Mag alena in Slovenia. With a strong
backgroun in paragli ing esign, Atair was forme to supply the paragli ing in ustry with
reserve canopies. With a strong passion for both paragli ing an sky iving, Atair naturally
e icate their resources to eveloping new technological a vances in Sky iving an BASE
canopies. To ate Atair has manufacture over 12,000 roun s an over 10,000 sky iving an
BASE canopies.
Stane Krajnc, the owner of Atair, has been involve in air sports for the past 50 years. In 1973
Stane esigne , constructe an flew his own hang gli er. He has now accumulate
thousan s of hours on hang gli ers & paragli ers an is an expert sky iver & BASE jumper.
In 2012 An rej Krajnc, Stane's son, has taken over the reigns at Atair, allowing his father to
enjoy his retirement. An rej is a gra uate in aeronautic engineering an like his father is an
expert in all mo ern air sports.
Atair has also been involve in many special projects over the years, examples inclu e:
Specialise large canopies for cargo applications,
Drag chute for spee ski worl recor ,
Special low gli e ratio canopy for a cave BASE jump.
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Section 3a: Features of your OSP2 Canopy
The best all-round canopy on the market.
All Jumping Styles (Sli er Up/Down)
All Experience Levels
Features of the OSP2:
Class-lea ing eep brake performance
3D shape ZP lea ing e ge
MDV5 as stan ar (5 bottom skin vents)
SLAT lea ing e ge system
New bri le attachment point
Lighter tail pocket esign
Continuous brake lines
Spectra insert brake settings
Bottom skin mini ribs
A itional canopy sizes
Tailgate
White Dacron lines
Control an centre cell lines in re colour
Large mesh sli er
F111 fabric construction
A Decade of feedback
The original OSP release in 2007 re efine the BASE canopy market with numerous
revolutionary features to improve the opening an flight characteristics - known for its reliable
fast openings, precise control, unparallele eep brake han ling an powerful flare. Now it is
time for an up ate incorporating the latest esign innovations, the OSP2.
The OSP2 is an all-roun BASE canopy that brings joy to sli er up an excels for sli er own.
(slow sli er recommen e for terminal jumps).
In detail:
For BASE jumping it is esirable to minimize the forwar spee upon eployment, allowing
more time for object avoi ance.
A steeper escent on the or er of one to one is esirable as for sli er own jumps the lan ing
area is generally un erneath or close to the object. Thus not only is a low forwar spee
beneficial, but a low escent rate also.
The canopy profile of the OSP2 has been specially selecte to enable steep lan ing
approaches, generating high lift even when the flow is partially separate .
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Section 3a: Features of your OSP2 Canopy – continued
Improved lide:
We have refreshe the esign retaining all the great features of the original OSP whilst
improving the performance envelope.
The OSP2 has a similar horizontal spee as the original OSP an improve gli e.
As stan ar the OSP2 retains the MDV5 , ZP lea ing e ge with SLATS an mini stabilizers
from the OSP1.
Better performance:
The ZP leadin ed e desi n has been improve using the same split panel technique as
seen on the Vision, re ucing the sink rate an increasing performance.
The bridle attachment point is move further back, so that the tension from the PC is applie
to all the lines uring opening, instea of just the AB lines, this improves the behavior of the
eploying canopy an helps re uce the chance of tension knots.
Fine tunin :
Th e tail pocket desi n has been improve to re uce weight. The brake lines are now
continuous without loops at the casca es an this also helps re uce the risk of tension knots.
The brake settings are now ma e from Spectra insert loops to improve urability, helping the
lower brake lines to last longer.
MDV technolo y:
Atair has always been at the cutting e ge of parachute esign an technology, as
emonstrate with the intro uction of numerous innovations such as the Mono Directional
Valve (MDV) technology. MDV is a unique esign that allows the air to flow into the canopy via
bottom skin vents uring the eployment stage an also uring eep brake escent. In normal
flight, the vents stay close an o not isturb the internal airflow insi e the canopy.
A canopy with MDV offers a itional performance by increasing the canopy flight envelope in
eep brakes, before reaching the stall. The canopy still has a great flare when equippe with
MDV. When making a jump with the sli er up, the canopy will inflate a bit faster than normal,
but the true benefits of MDV technology are fully exploite on sli er own jumps. The Atair
MDV system also has a very low packing volume. During eployment, MDV technology
provi es superior canopy pressurization, re ucing the amount of altitu e require for canopy
inflation an allowing the jumper almost imme iate control of the canopy.
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Section 3a: Features of your OSP2 Canopy – continued
Slat:
The SLAT system is use to increase the maximum lift coefficient an re uce stall spee .
Slats are small lea ing e ge airfoil extensions that are forming a slot at the first 10% of the
lea ing e ge. Part of the air that is entering the cell is irecte through the slot back to the
upper si e of the canopy, spee ing up the airflow an resulting in elaye separation of the
airflow, allowing the canopy to maintain lift at lower spee s an a higher angle of attack before
reaching the stall, an also re ucing vertical spee . The SLATs are applie to the lea ing
e ge of cells #3, #4 an #5, because on rectangular platform wings, the stall occurs first at the
mi le of the span, i.e. on the center cells.
The SLAT system provi es:
Re uction of canopy forwar spee uring the opening stage, allowing more time to
correct your hea ing with the risers uring low altitu e jumps in close proximity to the
objects.
Improve eep brakes flight, with crisp toggle response an re uce canopy inertia
uring steep approaches, enabling easy an accurate, on the spot lan ings in
constricte areas.
Atair was the first manufacturer to intro uce this technology on BASE canopies in 2007.
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Section 3b: Features of your Vision Canopy
Advanced all-round canopy for experienced jumpers
All Jumping Styles (Sli er Up/Down)
A vance an Experience Jumpers
Features of the Vision:
3D shape ZP lea ing e ge
MDV5 as stan ar (5 bottom skin vents)
SLAT lea ing e ge system
New bri le attachment point
Lighter tail pocket esign
Continuous brake lines
Spectra insert brake settings
Bottom skin mini ribs
A itional canopy sizes
Tailgate
White Dacron lines
Control an centre cell lines in re colour
Large mesh sli er
F111 fabric construction
Built on the OSP:
The Vision is the ultimate all-roun canopy for experience BASE jumpers, whether it be
urban sli er own or alpine sli er up, tracking or wingsuit flying.
The Vision is built on the foun ations lai by its ol er brother, the famous OSP, which became
the stan ar upon which all other BASE canopies are measure .
A level up:
The Vision retains many characteristics of the OSP, like excellent openings an superb flight
characteristics in eep brakes, but in the area of forwar spee , gli e an flare the VISION is
taking things to a new level.
The Vision canopy is equippe with the MDV5 system stan ar , provi ing reliable, efficient
an comfortable on hea ing openings, sli er up or sli er own. For sli er up, tracking an
wingsuit jumps we recommen the use of a slow sli er
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