United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 User manual

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MAN‐004REV7.2i7/20/2017
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MAN‐004REV7.2ii7/20/2017
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CONTENTS
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................................................iv
DISCLAIMER–NOWARRANTY.................................................................................................................................................iv
AWORDFROMTHEOWNER.....................................................................................................................................................v
CONVENTIONSUSEDINTHISMANUAL....................................................................................................................................vi
CONTACTINFORMATION.........................................................................................................................................................vi
MANUALREVISIONHISTORY...................................................................................................................................................vii
SECTION1............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................2
THEHISTORYBEHINDUNITEDPARACHUTETECHNOLOGIES...................................................................................................2
FEATURESOFTHEVECTOR3....................................................................................................................................................3
BEFOREJUMPINGYOURVECTOR3..........................................................................................................................................6
TRAININGREQUIRED................................................................................................................................................................6
ABOUTMODIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................6
SECOND‐HANDVECTORS.........................................................................................................................................................7
COMPONENTS..........................................................................................................................................................................7
REPLACEMENTPARTSFORTHEVECTOR3...............................................................................................................................7
SECTION2............................................................................................................................................8
RESERVEASSEMBLYPROCEDURES.....................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVECANOPYTOTHERESERVERISERS..................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVESTEERINGTOGGLES........................................................................................................................9
INSTALLINGAUTOMATICACTIVATIONDEVICES(AAD)..........................................................................................................14
SECTION3..........................................................................................................................................16
RESERVEPACKINGINSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................17
RESERVECOMPONENTLIST...................................................................................................................................................17
INSPECTION............................................................................................................................................................................18
MINIMUMREQUIREDTOOLSUSED.......................................................................................................................................18
SKYHOOKRSL..........................................................................................................................................................................19
SETTINGTHEBRAKES.............................................................................................................................................................21
PACKINGTHERESERVECANOPY............................................................................................................................................23
PLACINGTHECANOPYINTHEBAG........................................................................................................................................29
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHOPTIONALSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK)........................................32
CLOSINGTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK).............................................................................34
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHECONTAINER...................................................................................................................................41
CLOSINGTHECONTAINER......................................................................................................................................................41
INSTALLINGTHER.S.L.(RESERVESTATICLINE)‐NOSKYHOOK...............................................................................................46
SECTION4..........................................................................................................................................48
MAINCANOPYASSEMBLYANDPACKINGPROCEDURES...................................................................................................49
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINCANOPYTOTHEMAINRISERS..........................................................................................................49
USINGSOFTLINKS..................................................................................................................................................................49

VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2iii7/20/2017
USINGRAPIDELINKS...............................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINSTEERINGTOGGLES...........................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHECOLLAPSIBLEPILOTCHUTE.........................................................................................................................55
PREPARINGTHEMAINPILOTCHUTE......................................................................................................................................56
SETTINGUPTHEPULL‐OUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM...............................................................................................................57
SETTINGMAINDEPLOYMENTBRAKES...................................................................................................................................58
SELECTINGTHEMAINCLOSINGLOOP....................................................................................................................................61
CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER............................................................................................................................................62
FOLDINGTHEPILOTCHUTEFORBOCPOUCH(BOTTOMOFCONTAINER/BOC)..................................................................66
PACKINGTHEPULLOUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM....................................................................................................................68
SECTION5..........................................................................................................................................71
THEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...............................................................................................................................72
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................72
GETTINGTOKNOWTHEBOOTH3‐RING................................................................................................................................72
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................................................................73
PREJUMPINSPECTION...........................................................................................................................................................75
TRIMMINGCUTAWAYCABLESTOMATCHHOUSINGLENGTH..............................................................................................76
SECTION6..........................................................................................................................................77
MAINTENANCE&CARE....................................................................................................................................................78
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................78
INSPECTINGYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................78
CARINGFORYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................79
PERIODICMAINTENANCEFORTHEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...................................................................................79
PROCEDUREFORPERIODICMAINTENANCEOFTHEBOOTH3‐RING.....................................................................................80
RELEASESYSTEM....................................................................................................................................................................80
REPLACEMENTPARTS.............................................................................................................................................................81
SECTION7..........................................................................................................................................82
HOWTOUSETHEVECTOR3.............................................................................................................................................83
SUGGESTEDTRAININGEQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................83
PRE‐JUMPEQUIPMENTCHECK...............................................................................................................................................83
DONNINGANDADJUSTINGTHEVECTOR3............................................................................................................................85
JUMPINGTHEVECTOR3........................................................................................................................................................86
APPENDIX..........................................................................................................................................87
APPENDIXA:TIPSONORDERINGYOURNEWVECTOR3.......................................................................................................88
APPENDIXB:SIZINGYOURVECTOR3.....................................................................................................................................88
APPENDIXC:VECTORPARTSLIST...........................................................................................................................................89
APPENDIXD:WASHINGYOURVECTOR.................................................................................................................................90
APPENDIXE:INSTALLINGANOLDSTYLERESERVELANYARD(RESERVESTATICLINEORRSL)(NOSKYHOOK)......................91
APPENDIXF:CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER–PREVIOUSMETHODS................................................................................93
APPENDIXG:U‐STOWMAINDEPLOYMENTBAGPACKINGMETHOD...................................................................................95
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VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2iv7/20/2017
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WARNING
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UseofthisequipmentintheUnitedStatesanditsterritoriesshouldbeinaccordancewithallUSPABasicSafety
Requirement’s(BSR’s)includedwithinUSPASkydiversInformationmanual(SIM),Section2:BasicSafetyRequirements
andWaivers.
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UseofthisequipmentoutsideoftheUnitedStatesshouldbeinaccordancewiththecontrollingbodyforparachuting
andskydivinginthecountryinwhichtheequipmentwillbeused&operated.
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IfyouuseyourVector3,orifyouallowsomeoneelsetouseit,youareacknowledgingsportparachutingriskand
acceptingthefactthattheVector3anditscomponentsmaymalfunction.Ifyouarenotwillingtoaccepttherisksof
sportparachuting,orifyouarenotwillingtoacceptthepossibilitythatyourVector3oritscomponentsmay
malfunctionandperhapscauseyoutobeinjuredorkilled,thenyoumayreturnyourVector3forafullrefundbeforeit
isused.Detailsonhowtodothisareprintedbelow.
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DISCLAIMER – NO WARRANTY
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Becauseoftheunavoidabledangerassociatedwiththeuseofthisharnessandcontainerassembly,themanufacturer
(UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC)makesnowarranty,eitherexpressedorimplied.Thisrigissoldwith
allfaultsandwithoutanywarrantyoffitnessforanypurpose.Themanufactureralsodisclaimsanyliabilityintortfor
damages,directorconsequential,includingpersonalinjuries,resultingfromamalfunctionorfromadefectindesign,
material,workmanshipormanufacturingwhethercausedbynegligenceonthepartofthemanufacturerorotherwise.
Byusingthisrig,orallowingittobeusedbyothers,thebuyerwaivesanyliabilityforpersonalinjuriesorother
damagesarisingfromsuchuse.
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Ifthebuyerdeclinestowaiveliabilityonthepartofthemanufacturer,buyermayobtainafullrefundonthepurchase
pricebyreturningtheparachuteharnessandcontainer,beforeitisused,tothemanufacturerwithin30daysfromthe
dateoforiginalpurchasewithaletterstatingwhyitwasreturned.
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Takenotethatneonandfluorescentcoloredfabricsandtapesfaderapidly.Colorbrilliancemaybelostwithinayearof
manufacture.UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLCassumesnoresponsibilityforthisaction.
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Savethismanual,yourriggermaynothaveanapplicablemanualandwillneedittoserviceyourVector3.Thismanual
doesnotcoverthecorrectassemblyandpackingproceduresfortheolderVectormodels.
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Copyright©1984‐2015,UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologiesLLC.Allrightsreserved.
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VECTOR3MANUAL
MAN‐004REV7.2v7/20/2017
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A WORD FROM THE OWNER
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DearSkydiver,
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaVector3harnessand
containersystem‐withoutquestiononeofthesafestand
mostreliablecontainersystemsonthemarkettoday.Ihave
spentmyentireskydivingcareerpersonallystrivingto
improvethesafetyinoursportthroughvariousinnovations
anddesignideaswhicharenowincorporatedintoUnited
ParachuteTechnologiesproducts.Fromthe3‐Ringrelease
system,thehand‐deploypilotchute,theBoothballreserve
pilotchute,thefirsteverrisercovers.Thelistgoeson,andwill
continuetogoon,aswedevelopthenextgenerationof
Vectors.Youwillfindthatmostothercontainer
manufacturershavenowincorporatedtheseinnovationsinto
theirowndesigns,followingtheleadofUnitedParachute
Technologies.
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HereattheUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC,wearetotally
committedtoyou,ourcustomer,throughthequalityand
performanceintheharnessandcontainersystemswedesign,
buildanddeliver.Wehavestoodbehindourproducts100%
fromthedayitleavesourfactoryandreachesyourdoorstep,
andhavedonesoforover30years.Youwillfindourservice
afterthesaletobeascomprehensiveasourcustomershavecometoexpectfromUnitedParachuteTechnologies.
WhenyoubuyaVector,you’rebuyingmorethanacontainersystem;you’rebuyinginnovation,quality,reliability,and
mostofallaproductthathassurvivedthetestoftime.UnitedParachuteTechnologieshasbuiltmoresport,student
andtandemharness/containersystemsthananyoneelseintheworld.We’vebeenhereforover3decades,designing
theequipmentthatmeetstheimaginationoftoday’sskydiver.
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ThankyouagainforyourpurchaseofaVector‐withpropercareandmaintenanceitshouldprovideyouwithmany
yearsofsafeandenjoyableskydiving.Shouldyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsaboutyourequipment,pleasedo
nothesitatetocontactus.
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Blueskies!
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BillBooth
President,UnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC
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