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

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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.