SUP’AIR EVO Lite User manual

Harness user’s manual
SUP’AIR - VLD
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45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E
English
Revision index: 07/02/2019
EVO Lite

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Thank you for choosing an EVO Lite ! We are proud to join you on your journey in our
common passion: paragliding.
SUP’AIR has been designing producing and selling accessories for free flying activi-
ties since 1984. By choosing a SUP’AIR product you benefit from almost thirty years of
expertise innovation and listening to customer feedback. This is also our philosophy:
working endlessly to develop better products and to maintain a high quality production
in Europe.
We trust that you will find this manual comprehensive, explicit and hopefully pleasant to
read. We advise you to read it carefully !
On our website www.supair.com, you will find the lastest updated information about this
product. If you have any further questions, feel free to ask one of our retailers. And of
course, the entire SUP’AIR team is at your disposal through [e-mail]
We wish you many safe flights, enjoyable hours and happy landings.
The SUP’AIR team

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Introduction 4
Technical specifications 5
Size choice 6
Nomenclature 7
Harness overview 8
Carabiners assembly 9
Seat plate assembly 10
BUMPAIR assembly 11
Speed-bar system 12
Foot-rest (Option) 13
Reserve parachute installation 14
Speedbag + optional cockpit assembly 19
Shoulder straps adjustments 23
Behavior in flight 26
Pre-Flight check 27
In flight 28
Use the reserve 32
Maintenance 33
Cleaning and harness maintenance 33
Storage and transport 33
Product lifespan 34
Repairs 34
Materials 34
Recycling 34
Warranty 35
Respecting the environment 35
Disclaimer 35
Pilot’s gear 35
Service Book 36
Contents

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Welcome to the world of paragliding! With the EVO Lite you are equipped with a complete pro-
duct to help you broaden your horizons and let you discover new Cross Country thermal flights.
With its great comfort level, a BUMPAIR 17 cm, and a reserve parachute pocket under the seat,
you will be able to handle any kind of soaring condition anywhere.
Introduction
After reading this manual, we suggest you check your harness by conducting a hang-test prior to
your intitial flight with it.
N.B : Three important icons will help you understand this manual:
Advice.
Caution !
Danger !!

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S M L XL
Pilot size 160-175 cm 165-185 cm 175-195 cm 195-205 cm
Pilot weight 50-75 kg 60-90 kg 70-100 kg 80-120 kg
Harness weight ( Bumpair 17cm, carbon fiber seat plate, foot-rest, risers, two self-locking cara-
biners ) 3600 g 3750 g 3900 g 4050 g
Backrest height (cm) 56 65 70 75
Reclined seating height (cm) 37 38 39 40
Seat length (cm) 44 47 49 51
Seat width (cm) 33 35 37 39
Carabiners height (cm). 44 44 44 44
Carabiners distance between the two (cm) 39-50 39-50 39-50 39-50
Impact damping system : Airbag (Volume) No
Impact damping system : Bumpair (Thickness) Yes
Certification EN 1651 - LTF
Flight : tandem (Pilot- Passenger) Possible
Flight : acrobatic flying No
Take-off: Winching - towing Yes
Jettisoning carabiners compatibility No
Technical specifications
A
B
C
D
E
F
A
B
C
D
E
F
Hauteur du dos
Hauteur réglage de
l'inclinaison du
dossier
Longueur d'assise
Largeur d'assise
Hauteur des points
Distance entre les
points
A
B
C
D
E
F

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Size
Weight
1m45 1m50 1m55 1m60 1m65 1m70 1m75 1m80 1m85 1m90 1m95 2m 2m05
50 S S S
55 S S S
60 S S M
65 S M M
70 M M M M L
75 M M M M L L
80 M M M L L L
85 M L L L
90 L L XL XL XL
95 L L XL XL XL XL
100 XL XL XL XL
105 XL XL XL XL
110 XL XL XL XL
Choosing your harness size is important. You will find below a measurement chart to help with
your selection. We recommend you to try out the harness in different sizes during a hang test at
the nearest SUP’AIR dealers location for proper fitting.
For a complete list of our retailers please click here : www.supair.com
Size choice
M
M/L
L
L/ XL
XL
S/M
S
XS/S
XS
Preliminary test under hanging device.

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EVO Lite harness
Carbon fiber seat plate, see corresponding
size on page 9
Standard double stage speedbar
Nomenclature
Options
1
3
Standard version.
2
3
30 mm Self-locking Zicral
4
Reserve parachute handle ( ref : E2 )
BUMPAIR 17 XC
EVO CX3 Speedbag
2
4
6
5
6
7
8
elastic cord for speedbar return
7
8

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Harness overview
This illustration will help you understand the manual content.
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2
3
4
5
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6
Attachment points.
Main buckles.
Chest strap adjustment.
Leg straps.
Backrest tilt adjustment.
Shoulder straps adjustments.
Seat plate angle adjustment.
9
10
Seat depth adjustment.
Foot-rest buckle.
Speed-bar guide.
Reserve parachute handle.
Dorsal pocket.
11
12
3
1BUMPAIR placement.
1
5
5
7
7
8
9
10
9
11
12
3
1
2
3
4
6

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Carabiners assembly
Zicral 30 mm carabiners.
Compatible carabiners:
Réf. : MAILCOMOUS30
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Installing the seat-plate.
The EVO Lite can be equipped with a wooden or a carbon fiber seat plate to loose overall harness weight.
Lift the rear end of the seat
fabric, and insert the seat
plate leading edge first.
Push the seat plate all the way
to the end of the housing. Once the seat plate is fully in-
serted in its housing, fold the
hood over it.
Size S Size M Size L Size XL
Carbon fiber seat
plate.
Carbon fiber seat plate. S
33x34
Ref. ( Reference ). : MPPL005
Carbon fiber seat plate. M 35x37
Ref. ( Reference ). : MPPL006
Carbon fiber seat plate.
L 37x37
Ref. ( Reference ). : MPPL007
Carbon fiber seat plate. XL 97x37
Ref. ( Reference ). : MPPL008
Corresponding seat plates for the various harness sizes.

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BUMPAIR assembly.
Inside the dorsal pocket :
open the vertical zip.
Insert the BUMPAIR 17XC
inside the slot.
Push the BUMPAIR between the exterior of the con-
tainer and the BUMPAIR housing.
Once the BUMPAIR is fully inserted inside its housing,
push behind the dorsal pocket.
Once the BUMPAIR is fully inserted inside its housing,
close the vertical zipper.
BUMPAIR housing.
Dorsal pocket.
BUMPAIR 17 XC.

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Push the accelerator cord through the lat-
eral skirt slot.
Installing the speed-bar system.
The EVO Lite is pre-equipped to use a speed-bar as most of our harness models are.
Within the SUP’AIR gear lineup, the standard speed-bar is the most adaptable for being the
lightest and self-retractable.
4
3
2
1Push the accelerator cord through the
guiding tube.
Push the speed-bar line through the pul-
ley.
Attach the end of the speed-bar lines to
the crimped hooks which is to be connect-
ed to the riser’s crimped hooks. Adjust the
lines length and securely knot it.
ALines
B
C
Crimped hooks
Elasticated self-retractable speed-system
Self-retracting speed-system: push the
elastic cords through the (D) ring to con-
nect them to the white loop stitched on the
inner sides of the harness.
5
A
C
If the foot rest is not used, the lateral skirt
can be folded over and around the guiding
tube and close by pressing the button.
6
E
1
3
4
5
2
DF
D
E
(D) shaped buckle.
Elasticated
recoil cord.
Elasticated recoil cord.
Speed-bar cord.
F
5

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Foot-rest installation (Option).
The EVO Lite is pre-equipped
to accept a retractable foot-
rest 20mm (A).
B
B
A
Push the foot-rest strap
through buckle (B) located
at the front of the harness
side skirt.
Push the elastic under the
guide (C).
Wrap and connect the elastic
around the main strap while pu-
shing it through buckle (D).
Adjust the foot-rest length during
a hang-test, and stow away the
straps excess in the elasticated
holder.
1
2
3
4
C
D
D
Inner view.
Outer view.

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Thank you for carefully reading the following! We advise you to have
the initial rescue parachute installation done by someone knowled-
geable with the process.
Rescue parachute setup assembly.
Connecting the handle to the rescue parachute’s deployment bag.
1. Place the handle inside the middle webbing
loop and make a lark’s head knot with the handle.
2. Fasten tightly the lark’s head knot, and verify
the solidity of the link.
The handle must be connected to the central
loop, except for large reserve parachutes ( use
side loop ). Must be checked at the end of the
installation procedure by gently pulling on the
handle, and make certain to disengage both
safety pins held in place
Setting up the reserve parachute risers guiding sleeves.
Completely open the reserve parachute
risers guiding sleeve zipper.
Connecting the risers to the harness.
Make a lark’s head knot confi-
guration with each Dyneema
riser on the harness parachute
connections.

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Connected risers to the harness ( lark’s
head knot connection ). Tuck the risers away in the riser sleeve.
Connecting the reserve parachute to the Dyneema risers
Connecting the reserve
parachute with the para-
chute risers using the
7mm carabiners ( Mail-
lon Rapide® ). Secure
the bridles in place,
using the toric elastica-
ted rings.

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Adjusting the reserve parachute pocket:
Large size parachute
A panel/ap ( red on the illustration ), is located on the inside of the reserve parachute container ( green on the illustration ), to adapt its volume to your reserve
parachute size.
e Velcro® ( black on the illustration ) enables the panel/ap to be secured in place.
Moving the panel/
ap
Parachute
Container
Panel/Flap
>>Sliced view >> 3D view
Small size parachute
If the emergency parachute does
not have a snug t inside the rescue
pocket, it could potentially rotateon
itself while using the harness.
e risers then roll up around the
rescue parachute pod handle and
prevent a deployment.

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To close the protective riser sleeve... … lower the zipper tab down to the reserve parachute pocket level...
Once the tab can not move further and
aligned with the reserve parachute pocket;
bring it up to close the zipper.
Place the POD in the pocket. Reserve
handle on the seat plate side, lines and
risers facing outward.
With a small cord: hook the loop - #1 mar-
ker.
Push the cord and the loop through grom-
met #2.

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Push the cord with the loop through grom-
met #3, and push the handle’s pin through
the loop. Then tuck away the pin with the
handle’s end behind the neoprene flap #3.
Push the cord with the loop through grom-
met #7, and push the handle’s pin through
the loop.
With a small cord: hook the loop #4 marker. Push the cord and the loop through grom-
met #5.
Push the cord and the loop through grom-
met #6.
Then tuck away the pin with the handle’s
end behind the neoprene flap #7.

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Upon setup completion, conduct an
extraction sequence during a hang-test
to verify that all works properly before
repeating the installation procedure.
Harness with reserve parachute overview.
Reserve parachute riser
protective sleeves.
The tab is located at the end of the zip-
per on the bridle side ( inside the fabric
sleeve ).
Zip up the reserve parachute
riser sleeve.
Top view

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5
SPEEDBAG EVO LITE
Accélérateur double barreaux pour SPEEDBAG
Composition
Option
2
Sangles de réglage
3
Sangles de maintien
4
Boucle rapide 15mm femelle
Plateau SPEEDBAG.
MPT010 (S, M )/ MPTI024 (L, XL) 3
2
45
1