Squirrel SUMO 3 User manual

USER MANUAL
BEFORE YOU BASE, SKYDIVE!
Every new suit that you fly will require a period of adaptation. Learn to fly your new
equipment in the skydive environment, first. Even our most experienced team pilots need
skydives to get comfortable in a new design. Please take your responsible progression
seriously: skydive your SUMO 3 extensively before you BASE jump it.
The SUMO 3 is designed for tracking in the BASE and skydive environments.
Respect the limits of your abilities and progress slowly. Seek coaching and qualified
instruction, and always maintain awareness of your surroundings. It is your responsibility
to avoid collisions with other pilots, jumpers, parachutes, all air-traffic, and the planet
Earth. Skydiving and BASE jumping are extremely dangerous, and complacency kills.
PLEASE READ THIS CAREFULLY BEFORE DOING ANYTHING WITH YOUR NEW SUIT
Congratulations on your purchase of a Squirrel SUMO 3 (“product”). By purchasing this
product, you acknowledge that engaging in sky-diving, BASE jumping, parachuting, and
“wingsuiting” is an inherently dangerous activity that requires training, proficiency, and skill.
Use of this product may result in serious injury or death. Do not use this product without
inspecting it and all of its components before each and every use. You acknowledge and agree
that even when properly used, this product may cause serious bodily harm or even death. You,
the purchaser, acknowledge and agree that this product is intended for inherently dangerous
recreational purposes, and you assume all risk, responsibility, and liability whatsoever from
any and all injuries (including death), losses or damages to persons or property arising from
the use of this product sold by Squirrel, LLC to you, the purchaser. Squirrel is not liable for
any special, consequential, incidental, punitive, or indirect damages or anticipated profits,
however caused, in relation to the purchase and use of this product. In no event shall Squirrel’s
total liability to you, as purchaser, or your assigns, heirs, representatives, and other similarly
situated persons, for all damages, losses, and causes of action exceed the purchase price paid
by you, the purchaser, for this product. This product has been purchased by you “as is” and
without warranties of any kind, either express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible
pursuant to applicable law, Squirrel, LLC disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including,
but not limited to, warranties of title and implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for
a particular purpose.

The order is Jacket, Rig, and then Pants.
Put the jacket on first, then your BASE rig or
skydiving rig. Pants go on last.
Your pants may feel large in the waist the first
time you put them on. This is normal. The volume
around the waist and seat area comes from
the pants, and the waist is necessarily large.
SIMPLY CINCH THE WAIST ALL THE WAY
TIGHT, USING THE BELT. No matter how big
you think the pants are, or how small you think
your waist is, they will cinch tight around your
waist if you adjust the belt properly. Contact us
if you have any questions.
The beltline of the pants should sit nice and
high, above your waist. Zip, Snap, Buckle,
and Cinch the pants nice and tight.
The NWS is optional. There are two attachment points. Position them on your leg where
each sits comfortably. The velcro should be fastened snugly on your leg, but does not
need to be extremely tight.
Tuck the excess belt webbing into your
waistband.
GEARING UP
NO WOBBLE-SYSTEM

Your SUMO 3 can be hand washed in cold
water, or machine washed cold on a gentle
cycle. Never tumble dry your SUMO 3. Hang
dry in the shade.
The SUMO 3 is a mid-volume tracking suit designed for beginner trackers. During
your skydive training, we recommend that you fully master heading control, sink rate,
maneuvers, instability recovery, and deployment before using your SUMO 3 in the BASE
environment. Training is critical!
The SUMO 3 flies equally well with a narrow or a wide leg stance. Choose the leg
width and position that is most comfortable for you.
As with nearly any freefall aid, de-arching will increase glide performance and arching
will increase stability. It is not necessary to aggressively de-arch the SUMO 3 or to
employ aggressive or complicated body configurations. Relax and let your torso lead
the way, with your arms and legs providing balance and stability.
The SUMO 3’s sink rate and forward speed can be easily adjusted through simple arm
movements. The suit can be flown with palms up or palms down. Adjust your hand and
arm level from waist to butt and higher as you get to know the suit. Any instability in the
normal track position can be solved by relaxing and adjusting the level (height) of your
arms. Glide performance comes through a combination of flattening or de-arching, and
positioning your arms closer and lower on your body.
Generally, a feeling of instability indicates too-slow, too-flat, flight. If you suspect this
might be the case, decrease your AoA (fly a little more “head-low”) to increase your
airspeed.
If you are jumping with massive boots, the ankle
closure may not reach all the way around the
top of your boot. In this case, close the ankle
cuff around your ankle above the boot-line,
and then pull the billow of the pant cuff over the
top of your boot. If you have any questions then
please contact Squirrel before use.
Close the velcro at your wrists and ankles.
Triple check the pant zipper, making sure
that the zipper is closed entirely and securely
trapped by the ankle cuff Velcro, which should
be closed snugly.
VELCRO AND ZIPS
GARMENT CARE
IN FLIGHT

Please consider the following important points:
1. We designed, tested, and built your wingsuit.
2. Our job is to make sure that you fly as safely as possible, while having the most fun possible.
3. Our job is to help you understand, use, and progress in, your suit.
4. Our job is to answer your questions, and we like our job.
For these reasons, we highly recommend that you contact US (SQRL) if you have any
questions about any product that we make. We 100% guarantee that the information
you receive from us will be more relevant, more accurate, and more thorough than
anything you can find in facebook comments, internet forums, or even your DZ gear shop
guru. So, again, call us. Email us. Together with your dealer & the local SQRL pros near
you, we’re here to help.
-Matt, Mike, Will, Marty, & All the Team
v.202003 - Check the SUMO 3 product page at www.squirrel.ws for the latest PDF version of this manual.
CONTACT US
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