SUP’AIR Skypper User manual

SUPAIR-VLD
PARC ALTAÏS
34 RUE ADRASTÉE
74650 ANNECY CHAVANOD
FRANCE
45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’ E
Revision Indice 20130416 EN
User’s manual

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Thank you for your choice of a SKYPPER. 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 ying activities
since 1984. By choosing a SUP’AIR product you benet from almost thirty years of exper-
tise, innovation and listening. 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 nd this user’s manual comprehensive, explicit and hopefully pleas-
ant to read. We advise you to read it carefully !
On our website www.supair.com, you will nd the last up to date 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 are at your disposal through [e-mail]
We wish you many safe ying and enjoyable hours, and happy landings
The SUP’AIR team

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Introduction 4
Technical sheet 5
Technical specications 5
Size choice 6
Nomenclature 7
Harness overview 8
Storage and attachments 9
BUMPAIR assembly 10
Cockpit assembly 11
Rescue parachute pocket characteristics 12
Connecting the handle to the rescue parachute‘s deployment bag.12
Rescue parachute assembly 12
Placing the parachute in the rescue parachute pocket 13
Connecting the rescue parachute : Y risers 14
Connecting the rescue parachute risers : standard risers 15
Speedbar assembly 16
Position setting 17
Speedbag angle setting 18
Leaning angle setting 18
Shoulders’ straps adjustment 18
Flight behavior 19
Pre-Flight control 20
Take-off 21
Entrering the Speedbag 22
In ight 23
Speedbar use 23
Landing 24
Throwing the reserve parachute 24
Complements/Accessories 25
Wash and care of your harness 26
Storage and transport 26
Lifetime 26
Care 26
Repair 27
Materials 27
Recycling 27
Warranty 28
Disclaimer 28
Pilot’s gear 28
Service Book 29
List of contents
Pictures credits: joël FAVRE, SUP‘AIR

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Welcome to the world of the SKYPPER,a world of performance, comfort and precision. You have
in your hands a complete yet light harness that will take you to longer and higher ights. Well tted
in your seat, you will be able to follow all the movements of your glider with an outstanding precis-
ion and for your biggest delight. With the SKYPPER (re)discover the pleasure to sail the sky.
Introduction
After reading this manual, we suggest you check your harness by hanging in it before ying.
N.B : Three important icons will help you when reading this manual
Advice Caution ! Danger !!

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Model SKYPPER
S
SKYPPER
M
SKYPPER
L
SKYPPER
XL
Pilot size (cm) 145-170 160-190 170-195 185-205
Pilot’s weight (kg) 50-60 50-75 55-90 85-110
Harness weight (all included,kg) 5.345 5.445 5.545 5.645
Designed for Paragliding only
Back height (cm) 59 60 62 65
Leaning setting height (cm) 30 30 30 35
Seat length (cm) 45 45 46 46
Seat width (cm) 35 35 36 36
Carabiners height (cm) 45
Carabiners distance (cm) 36-46
Speedbag length (cm) 95 101 109 111
Impact damping system : Airbag (Volume) No
Impact damping system : Bumpair (Thic-
kness)
Yes - 15 cm
Homologation EN 1651 - LTF
Flight : tandem (Pilot- Passenger) No-No
Flight : acrobatic ying No
Take-off: Winching Ye s
Quick-out carabiners compatibility Ye s
Technical specications
Technical sheet
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
G
Back height (cm)
Leaning setting height (cm)
Seat length (cm)
Seat width (cm)
Carabiners height (cm)
Carabiners distance (cm)
Speedbag length (cm)

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Size
Weight
1m45 1m50 1m55 1m60 1m65 1m70 1m75 1m80 1m85 1m90 1m95 2m 2m05
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
90
95
100
105
110
Choosing your harness’ size is important. You will nd here below a height/weight table that will
help you in your size choice. Nonetheless we advise you to try out the harness under a hanging
device and in different sizes at one of our retailers in order to choose the correct size.
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

7
1
810
9
2
3
4
5
7
6
1
8
2
3
4
5
7
6
Speedbar
Rescue parachute handle
Rescue parachute risers
O rings (x 2)
Maillon Rapide® Inox 7
mm(x 1)
Zicral 30 mm carabiners(x2)
Bumpair 15 cm
Footrest
Unique size
Nomenclature
Cockpit
9
10 seat plate

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Harness overview
This illustration will help you during your reading.
Automatic ventral buckle
Ventral width adjustment
Safe-T-bar (Sup’Air patent A1-
1832/981)
Automatic thigh strap buckle
Leaning setting
Shoulders’straps adjustment
back pocket
feet glide part
Speedbag length setting
Footrest
Speedbag closing buckles
Rescue parachute handle
rescue parachute pocket
Harken® Pulleys
1
8
12
11
10
14
13
15
9
2
3
4
5
7
6
16
1
3
2
6
5
3
1
4
7
7
8
9
13
14
14
15
15
11
11
13
12
3
10
10
11
11
11
16
lumbar support
Speedbag leaning adjustment

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Storage and attachments
back pocket
Elastic webbings for microphone holding
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
3
4
5
1
2
6
6
6
Poche dorsale de rangement
Poche interne pour poche à eau
Poche interne pour ballast
(8 litres)
Poche latérale
Passage évacuation ballast
Elastiques de maintien de exible
radio
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Cockpit
7
7
1
2
3
4
5
7
6
Internal pocket for water bladder
Internal pocket for ballast (8 litres)
Lateral storage pocket
Ballast outlet
Cockpit

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BUMPAIR assembly
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
open the zipped dorsal pocket
open the internal zip (U shape)
Push the BUMPAIR forward and con-
trol the following points:
The top of the BUMPAIR must be
palced inside the red «hood».
The bottom of the BUMPAIR must be
palced inside the red «hood».
The BUMPAIR has to be placed only once, there is no need to re-
move it from its location except in the case of a hard impact. In this
case, please verify its integrity.

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1
3
2
4
5
67
4
B
C
6
5
7
1
3
2
4
1
2
A
1
2
3
Female buckle
Male buckle
Cockpit
Velcro fastening Cockpit
4Velcro fastening on Speedbag
Harness
5
6
Male buckle on Speedbag- Harness
Female buckle on braided rope
Harness
Cockpit assembly
Strap with snap fasteners
Cockpit
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A- Connect the female buckle (1) to the male buckle (2).
B- Connect the cockpit’s velcro patches (3) to the Speedbag’s velcro patches (4).
C - Pass the male buckle on Speedbag (5) through the the strap loop with snap fasteners (7) and con-
nect it to the female buckle (6) of the harness.
The cockpit has to be assembled on the left side of the harness and the Speedbag. By seating in your
harness, the cockpit will nd its natural position, thus providing an optimal visibility of your instruments.
Easily removable, it is tted with a velcro instruments-holding plate you can remove for briengs.

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A
B
C
D
A :
B :
Rescue parachute assembly
Thanks for reading carefully ! We recommend the initial rescue
parachute assembly and installation is made by a qualied per-
son.
Connecting the handle to the rescue parachute‘s deployment bag.
A
B
C
D
SKYPPER rescue parachute
handle (S2)
Parachute folded according to
manufacturers specication
and in deployment bag.
Parachute rigging lines
Parachute risers
1. Place the handle in-
side the middle webbing
loop and make a lark’s
head knot with the handle.
2. Fasten tightly the
lark’s head knot and ver-
ify the solidity of the link.
A : Y-Risers : make a lark’s
head and connect the risers
to the harness using Maillon
Rapide ® Inox 6 or 7 mm (x2)
see page 14.
B: Standard Risers : use one
Maillon Rapide ® Inox 7 mm.
see page 15.
Rescue parachute pocket characteristics
• 2 aps lateral pocket (+2 inside compression aps)
• Cable locking.
• Handle on the right-hand side.
• Volume: 3 to 8 litres.
• Compatible with the SUPAIR light and X-tralite rescue para-
chutes and other solo rescue parachutes.

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F
CF
I
F
C
F
DE
F
AG
B
C
D
F
E
A
D
E
DC
B
B
C
B
C
C
G
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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Placing the parachute in the rescue parachute pocket
Thanks for reading carefully ! We recommend
the initial rescue parachute installation is made
by a qualied person.
When the assembly is complete,
perform a test pull of the handle to
ensure the compatibility and the
correct deployment of the rescue
(pod + handle). Then reassemble as
previously done.
1. Put the rescue parachute inside the
harness‘ pocket. Place the stretch
aps D and E outside. The rescue
handle must be placed upwards.
Place the parachute risers inside the
sheath (the risers should be placed
under the parachute).
2. Pass a braided rope through the
upper elastic cord.
3. With the braided rope, pass the
elastic cord F through the under
stretch ap E grommet. Pass the
stretch upper ap D under the under
stretch ap E.
4.Still with the braided rope, pass the
upper elastic cord F inside the under
ap C grommet. Pull away gently the
braided rope in order to prevent any
damage on the elastic cord.
5. With the braided rope, pass the
right tip of the cable inside the elastic
cord.
6. Hide the right tip of the handle in the spe-
cially designed housing on the under ap C.
7. Pass the braided rope through the under
elastic cord G and then pass successively the
elastic cord through : the stretch upper ap D
grommet the under ap C left grommet the up-
per ap B grommet. Pass then the left tip of the
cable inside the elastic cord.
8. Hide the handle left tip in the specially de-
signed housing on the under ap C. Then hide
the under ap C right tip under the Speedbag.
Finally hide the under ap upper tip under the
upper ap B.
Parachute folded ac-
cording to state of the
art technique, in its pod
and connected to the
handle
Upper ap
A
B
CG
D
F
E
Under ap
Upper stretch ap
Under stretch ap
Upper elastic cord
Under elastic cord the handle must be connected
on central loop of the pod.

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1
2
3
Elévateur parachute de
secours
4- Ranger le surplus d'élévateurs sans noeuds
sous les rabats.
Connecting the rescue parachute risers to the harness : Y risers
1
2
3
Maillon Rapide ® Inox 6mm
(x2)
O-Rings (x2)
Parachute risers
1. Place the Maillon Rapide®
(locking nut upwards and on
exterior side) inside the web-
bing loop. Place the O-ring
inside the Maillon and twist it.
2. Pass the riser inside
the free loop and inside
the Maillon Rapide®.
3. Make a new twisted
loop with the ring and
pass it inside the Mail-
lon Rapide®.
4. Repeat steps #1, #2 and
#3 with another O-ring for the
connexion to harness. Tighten
the Maillon Rapide® locking
nut correctly, with a spanner if
needed.
5. Neatly stow any surplus risers under
the aps.

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Connecting the rescue parachute risers to the harness : standard risers
1
2
1
2
Rescue parachute
standard risers
Webbing loop for res-
cue risers attachment
1. Make a lark’s head
between the risers
and the webbing loop
for rescue attachment.
2. Fasten the
lark’s head neatly
3. Neatly stow any sur-
plus risers under the aps.
Your SKYPPER is tted with light standard parachute risers

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2
1
3
E
A
A
D
C
BF
F
C
CC
4
A
B
Speedbar assembly
A light speedbar is provided with harness. The following illustration shows how to install it.
4
3
2
1Pass the speedbar braided rope in-
side the metallic ring.
Pass the speedbar braided rope in-
side the pulley.
Pull out the braided rope outside
the Speedbag.
Pass the braided rope inside the
speed bar hook then tighten the
hooks to the risers’ accelerator
loops. Adjust the length before
making a bowline knot.
ABraided ropes
BFirst bar
CCentering spacer
DSecond bar
ESpeedbar hook
Composition24
Speedbar position-
ning elastic cords
F
A
Webbing for ratchet
pulley (non provided)
BSnapper for Harken
bearing pulleys (pro-
vided)
Pulleys change

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1
1
2
2
3
3
4
8
6
7
9
5
8
9
4
8
7
9
5
8
9
4
8
6
7
9
5
9
2
1
5
4
3
7
6
Under seating buckle for Speed-
bag setting
Lateral buckles for Speedbag set-
ting
Lateral buckles for Speedbag ten-
sion setting
Loosening strap (leaning setting)
Tightening snapper (leaning set-
ting)
Loosening strap (lumbar adjust-
ment)
Tightening snapper (lumbar ad-
justment)
Setting your position inside the harness before taking-off is extremely important.
Position setting
B
A
C
B
Tightening snapper (shoulder
strap)
Loosening strap ( shoulder strap)
8
9

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Set the angle of leaning by tightening the snapper (towards a more
vertical position) or the black webbing (towards a more horizontal
position). You can extend the lumbar support by tightening the #5
buckle.
You can increase or decrease the lumbar setting with the weebing
6 or the snapper 7.
Tighten the shoulders’ straps by using the snapper and pulling it for-
ward. Loosen it with help of the tubular webbing by pulling it back-
ward. The support of the shoulders’ straps greatly helps comfort. It
should be set precisely.
Leaning angle setting
Shoulders’ straps adjustment
With the help of the two lateral and under seating buckles, set the
angle of the Speedbag around horizontal position.
Speedbag angle setting
tighten
tighten
loosen
loosen
A
B
C
B
C

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Flight behavior
The SKYPPER is a harness designed for XC and competitions. It is a precise and stable harness that
will transmit the informations of your glider.

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1
1
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
3
4
Boucle automatique de cuissardes
(femelle)
Boucle automatique de cuissarde
(mâle)
Anti-Oubli (Safe-T-Bar®)
Boucle automatique de ventrale
(femelle)
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
Pre-Flight control
After a thorough weather conditions analysis, when the decision to y has been taken, t into
the harness :
• Fasten the buckles (thigh straps, safe-T-bar and ventral buckles) with application.
• Check that the carabiners are correctly locked.
1Thigh strap automatic
buckles (female)
2
3
• Check that the harness and the carabiners did not deteriorate.
• Check thoroughly that the rescue handle’s cable end has not got outside the snappers’ aps
• Check that your personal settings haven’t changed.
• Check that all zippers and buckles are closed.
• Check that the speedbar is correctly connected and set.
• Check that no rigging line or other object comes in contact with rescue parachute handle.
Thigh strap automatic
buckles (male)
Safe-T-Bar® Sup’air pat-
ent A-1832/981
Chest strap automatic
buckles (female)
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