United Parachute Technologies Vector 3 User manual
VECTOR3MANUAL
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VECTOR3MANUAL
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CONTENTS
WARNING.................................................................................................................................................................................iv
DISCLAIMER–NOWARRANTY.................................................................................................................................................iv
AWORDFROMTHEOWNER.....................................................................................................................................................v
CONVENTIONSUSEDINTHISMANUAL....................................................................................................................................vi
CONTACTINFORMATION.........................................................................................................................................................vi
MANUALREVISIONHISTORY...................................................................................................................................................vii
SECTION1............................................................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................2
THEHISTORYBEHINDUNITEDPARACHUTETECHNOLOGIES...................................................................................................2
FEATURESOFTHEVECTOR3....................................................................................................................................................3
BEFOREJUMPINGYOURVECTOR3..........................................................................................................................................6
TRAININGREQUIRED................................................................................................................................................................6
ABOUTMODIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................................6
SECOND‐HANDVECTORS.........................................................................................................................................................7
COMPONENTS..........................................................................................................................................................................7
REPLACEMENTPARTSFORTHEVECTOR3...............................................................................................................................7
SECTION2............................................................................................................................................8
RESERVEASSEMBLYPROCEDURES.....................................................................................................................................9
INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVECANOPYTOTHERESERVERISERS..................................................................................................9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVESTEERINGTOGGLES........................................................................................................................9
INSTALLINGAUTOMATICACTIVATIONDEVICES(AAD)..........................................................................................................14
SECTION3..........................................................................................................................................16
RESERVEPACKINGINSTRUCTIONS...................................................................................................................................17
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................17
RESERVECOMPONENTLIST...................................................................................................................................................17
INSPECTION............................................................................................................................................................................18
MINIMUMREQUIREDTOOLSUSED.......................................................................................................................................18
SKYHOOKRSL..........................................................................................................................................................................19
SETTINGTHEBRAKES.............................................................................................................................................................21
PACKINGTHERESERVECANOPY............................................................................................................................................23
PLACINGTHECANOPYINTHEBAG........................................................................................................................................29
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHOPTIONALSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK)........................................32
CLOSINGTHERESERVECONTAINER(WITHSTAGINGLOOP&SKYHOOK).............................................................................34
PLACINGTHEBAGINTHECONTAINER...................................................................................................................................41
CLOSINGTHECONTAINER......................................................................................................................................................41
INSTALLINGTHER.S.L.(RESERVESTATICLINE)‐NOSKYHOOK...............................................................................................46
SECTION4..........................................................................................................................................48
MAINCANOPYASSEMBLYANDPACKINGPROCEDURES...................................................................................................49
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINCANOPYTOTHEMAINRISERS..........................................................................................................49
USINGSOFTLINKS..................................................................................................................................................................49
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USINGRAPIDELINKS...............................................................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHEMAINSTEERINGTOGGLES...........................................................................................................................49
ATTACHINGTHECOLLAPSIBLEPILOTCHUTE.........................................................................................................................55
PREPARINGTHEMAINPILOTCHUTE......................................................................................................................................56
SETTINGUPTHEPULL‐OUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM...............................................................................................................57
SETTINGMAINDEPLOYMENTBRAKES...................................................................................................................................58
SELECTINGTHEMAINCLOSINGLOOP....................................................................................................................................61
CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER............................................................................................................................................62
FOLDINGTHEPILOTCHUTEFORBOCPOUCH(BOTTOMOFCONTAINER/BOC)..................................................................66
PACKINGTHEPULLOUTDEPLOYMENTSYSTEM....................................................................................................................68
SECTION5..........................................................................................................................................71
THEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...............................................................................................................................72
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................72
GETTINGTOKNOWTHEBOOTH3‐RING................................................................................................................................72
ASSEMBLY...............................................................................................................................................................................73
PREJUMPINSPECTION...........................................................................................................................................................75
TRIMMINGCUTAWAYCABLESTOMATCHHOUSINGLENGTH..............................................................................................76
SECTION6..........................................................................................................................................77
MAINTENANCE&CARE....................................................................................................................................................78
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................78
INSPECTINGYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................78
CARINGFORYOURVECTOR3.................................................................................................................................................79
PERIODICMAINTENANCEFORTHEBOOTH3‐RINGRELEASESYSTEM...................................................................................79
PROCEDUREFORPERIODICMAINTENANCEOFTHEBOOTH3‐RING.....................................................................................80
RELEASESYSTEM....................................................................................................................................................................80
REPLACEMENTPARTS.............................................................................................................................................................81
SECTION7..........................................................................................................................................82
HOWTOUSETHEVECTOR3.............................................................................................................................................83
SUGGESTEDTRAININGEQUIPMENT......................................................................................................................................83
PRE‐JUMPEQUIPMENTCHECK...............................................................................................................................................83
DONNINGANDADJUSTINGTHEVECTOR3............................................................................................................................85
JUMPINGTHEVECTOR3........................................................................................................................................................86
APPENDIX..........................................................................................................................................87
APPENDIXA:TIPSONORDERINGYOURNEWVECTOR3.......................................................................................................88
APPENDIXB:SIZINGYOURVECTOR3.....................................................................................................................................88
APPENDIXC:VECTORPARTSLIST...........................................................................................................................................89
APPENDIXD:WASHINGYOURVECTOR.................................................................................................................................90
APPENDIXE:INSTALLINGANOLDSTYLERESERVELANYARD(RESERVESTATICLINEORRSL)(NOSKYHOOK)......................91
APPENDIXF:CLOSINGTHEMAINCONTAINER–PREVIOUSMETHODS................................................................................93
APPENDIXG:U‐STOWMAINDEPLOYMENTBAGPACKINGMETHOD...................................................................................95
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WARNING
UseofthisequipmentintheUnitedStatesanditsterritoriesshouldbeinaccordancewithallUSPABasicSafety
Requirement’s(BSR’s)includedwithinUSPASkydiversInformationmanual(SIM),Section2:BasicSafetyRequirements
andWaivers.
UseofthisequipmentoutsideoftheUnitedStatesshouldbeinaccordancewiththecontrollingbodyforparachuting
andskydivinginthecountryinwhichtheequipmentwillbeused&operated.
IfyouuseyourVector3,orifyouallowsomeoneelsetouseit,youareacknowledgingsportparachutingriskand
acceptingthefactthattheVector3anditscomponentsmaymalfunction.Ifyouarenotwillingtoaccepttherisksof
sportparachuting,orifyouarenotwillingtoacceptthepossibilitythatyourVector3oritscomponentsmay
malfunctionandperhapscauseyoutobeinjuredorkilled,thenyoumayreturnyourVector3forafullrefundbeforeit
isused.Detailsonhowtodothisareprintedbelow.
DISCLAIMER – NO WARRANTY
Becauseoftheunavoidabledangerassociatedwiththeuseofthisharnessandcontainerassembly,themanufacturer
(UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC)makesnowarranty,eitherexpressedorimplied.Thisrigissoldwith
allfaultsandwithoutanywarrantyoffitnessforanypurpose.Themanufactureralsodisclaimsanyliabilityintortfor
damages,directorconsequential,includingpersonalinjuries,resultingfromamalfunctionorfromadefectindesign,
material,workmanshipormanufacturingwhethercausedbynegligenceonthepartofthemanufacturerorotherwise.
Byusingthisrig,orallowingittobeusedbyothers,thebuyerwaivesanyliabilityforpersonalinjuriesorother
damagesarisingfromsuchuse.
Ifthebuyerdeclinestowaiveliabilityonthepartofthemanufacturer,buyermayobtainafullrefundonthepurchase
pricebyreturningtheparachuteharnessandcontainer,beforeitisused,tothemanufacturerwithin30daysfromthe
dateoforiginalpurchasewithaletterstatingwhyitwasreturned.
Takenotethatneonandfluorescentcoloredfabricsandtapesfaderapidly.Colorbrilliancemaybelostwithinayearof
manufacture.UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLCassumesnoresponsibilityforthisaction.
Savethismanual,yourriggermaynothaveanapplicablemanualandwillneedittoserviceyourVector3.Thismanual
doesnotcoverthecorrectassemblyandpackingproceduresfortheolderVectormodels.
Copyright©1984‐2015,UninsuredUnitedParachuteTechnologiesLLC.Allrightsreserved.
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A WORD FROM THE OWNER
DearSkydiver,
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseofaVector3harnessand
containersystem‐withoutquestiononeofthesafestand
mostreliablecontainersystemsonthemarkettoday.Ihave
spentmyentireskydivingcareerpersonallystrivingto
improvethesafetyinoursportthroughvariousinnovations
anddesignideaswhicharenowincorporatedintoUnited
ParachuteTechnologiesproducts.Fromthe3‐Ringrelease
system,thehand‐deploypilotchute,theBoothballreserve
pilotchute,thefirsteverrisercovers.Thelistgoeson,andwill
continuetogoon,aswedevelopthenextgenerationof
Vectors.Youwillfindthatmostothercontainer
manufacturershavenowincorporatedtheseinnovationsinto
theirowndesigns,followingtheleadofUnitedParachute
Technologies.
HereattheUnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC,wearetotally
committedtoyou,ourcustomer,throughthequalityand
performanceintheharnessandcontainersystemswedesign,
buildanddeliver.Wehavestoodbehindourproducts100%
fromthedayitleavesourfactoryandreachesyourdoorstep,
andhavedonesoforover30years.Youwillfindourservice
afterthesaletobeascomprehensiveasourcustomershavecometoexpectfromUnitedParachuteTechnologies.
WhenyoubuyaVector,you’rebuyingmorethanacontainersystem;you’rebuyinginnovation,quality,reliability,and
mostofallaproductthathassurvivedthetestoftime.UnitedParachuteTechnologieshasbuiltmoresport,student
andtandemharness/containersystemsthananyoneelseintheworld.We’vebeenhereforover3decades,designing
theequipmentthatmeetstheimaginationoftoday’sskydiver.
ThankyouagainforyourpurchaseofaVector‐withpropercareandmaintenanceitshouldprovideyouwithmany
yearsofsafeandenjoyableskydiving.Shouldyouhaveanyquestionsorconcernsaboutyourequipment,pleasedo
nothesitatetocontactus.
Blueskies!
BillBooth
President,UnitedParachuteTechnologies,LLC
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CONVENTIONS USED IN THIS MANUAL
Thisconventionisusedtohighlightadditionalinformationintheformofa
note.
Thisconventionisusedtohighlightareasofsafetyandtowarntheuserof
dangers.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,commentsorsuggestionsafterreadingthismanual,pleasefeelfreetocontactus.United
ParachuteTechnologiesisopenMondaythroughThursday,from8amto5pmEST,Friday8amto12pmEST.
UnitedParachuteTechnologies
1645LexingtonAvenue
DeLand,FL32724‐2106
USA
P:+13867367589
F:+13867347537
RIGGINGLOFT:
P:+13867367471
http://www.uptvector.com
NOTE
AnexampleofaNote.
WARNING
AnexampleofaWarning.
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MANUAL REVISION HISTORY
REVISIONDATEAUTHORDESCRIPTION
312/01/14BASGenerallayoutupdate,mainbridleroutingupdated,mainclosingloopoption
added.
401/20/15BASUpdatedwithnewCollapsiblemainpilotchutebridleandroutingPage58.
AppendixFaddedforoldermainclosingmethods.
4.101/14/16BAS
UpdatedReservecomponentlistSection3,Page16.
TextinwarningboxfixedSection7,Page78;Warningpagevupdated;
ReferenceforStagingloopcorrectedPage30;
508/11/16BASUpdatedcutawaycabletrimlengthsPage72
602/22/17BASUStowMainDeploymentbagpackingdetailsadded.AppendixG,Page89
704/06/17BASAddedinformationrelatedtotheV300Containersizeandsmallreservepilot
chutecompatibilityPages17&38.UpdatedpartslistAppendixCPage89.
7.14/19/17BASCorrectedtypoAppendixG,Section3,Page95
7.27/20/17BAS
UpdatedinformationrelatedtoReservepilotchutecompatibilitySection3,
Page17;AddednoterelatedtoReservepilotchutecompatibilitySection3,
Page38.UpdatedPartslistremovingV300referenceAppendixC,page89.
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INTRODUCTION
THEHISTORYBEHINDUNITEDPARACHUTETECHNOLOGIES 2
FEATURESOFTHEVECTOR33
BEFOREJUMPINGYOURVECTOR36
TRAININGREQUIRED6
ABOUTMODIFICATIONS6
SECOND‐HANDVECTORS7
COMPONENTS7
REPLACEMENTPARTSFORTHEVECTOR37
SECTION 1
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INTRODUCTION
BychoosingtheUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVector3,you’veshownthatyou’llsettlefornothinglessthanthebest.
THE HISTORY BEHIND UNITED PARACHUTE TECHNOLOGIES(formerlyRelativeWorkshop)
Overthepastthreedecades,UnitedParachuteTechnologieshasdeliveredmorethan50,000qualityharnessand
containersystemstoskydiversallovertheworld!
In1972,BillBoothstartedRelativeWorkshop(nowUnitedParachuteTechnologies)inaMiamigarage.Duringthelate
1970’sBillmadetwomajorcontributionstotheworldofskydiving.First,Billinventedandpatentedthehanddeploy
pilotchutesystem.Thiscontributionchangedthesportforever.BillBooth’ssecondandmaybegreatestcontribution
andrecognitionduringthisperiodcamewiththeinventionandpatentoftheBooth3‐Ringreleasesystem.In1983,Bill
receivedtheprestigiousParachuteIndustryAssociation(PIA)AchievementAward.TheFederationAeronautic
International(FAI)awardedBillBooththe1984GoldMedalforoutstandingachievementinparachutesafetydesign,
thehighestawardavailableinthisfield.
RelativeWorkshop’sfirstharnessandcontainersystemwascalledtheWonderhog.Thisrigincorporatedallthebest
safetyimprovementsofitsera.Notlongthereafter,theWonderhogSprintwasintroduced.In1981,theVectorwas
introducedandsoonbecamethemostpopularrigintheworld.TheVectorIIfollowedandsoonenjoyedevenmore
popularity.Since1977,teamsandindividualshavebeenwinninggoldmedalswearingRelativeWorkshopsystems!The
U.S.SkydivingTeamatthe1981WorldMeetworetheveryfirstVectors.
Inthelate1980sandearly1990s,newfreefalldisciplinessuchasSkysurfingandFreestylemadetheirwayintothe
skydivingmainstream.Freeflyingenteredthemainstreamshortlythereafter.Thesenewdisciplinesbroughtwiththem
newandincreaseddemandsonskydivingequipment.Intheseflightattitudes,thecontainerissubjectedtodirect,
high‐speedairflow.Theneedformoresecuritysuchasriserprotection,pinprotectionandbridleprotectionbecame
apparent.Hence,ourengineerswenttowork.
VECTOR3
In1994,RelativeWorkshopunveiledtheVector3harnessandcontainersystem.Thisnewdesignincorporated
conceptsthatoriginatedthroughyearsofresearchanddevelopment.
In1999,usingthelatesttechnologyandtheknowledgeRelativeWorkshopgainedinbuildingtheVector3,theMicron
wasintroducedtosuitthegrowingtrendofsmallercanopyuse.TheMicronisthemosttechnicallyadvancedharness
andcontainersystemintheworld.RelativeWorkshopachievedthisbyhiringateamofengineersfromthearenaof
sportskydiving.Theseengineers,whohappentobeworld‐classcompetitiveskydivers,reviewedcurrentsystem
designsandappliedsoundengineeringpracticestothem.Theresult:improvedoverallfunctionoftheVector3riser
covers,greaterpinprotection,betteroverallcomfortoftherigandtheimprovementtotheoperationoftheBooth3‐
ringreleasesystem.Consistentinnovatorsandperfectionists,RelativeWorkshop’sengineerscontinuetomake
improvementstotheproductionanddesignofproducts.Thisdeterminationtomakethemostcomfortableandsafest
skydivingsystemsintheworldhasresultedinyetanotherupdatetotheclassicVector3.InFebruaryof2002,the
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Vector3M‐Serieswassuccessfullylaunched.TheM‐SeriesutilizesMicrontechnologytoimprovefunction,safetyand
comfortbutissuitedtolargercanopies.
Wecontinuetointroduceinnovativeconstructiontechniquesthatmakerigssafer,lighter,andmorecomfortable.
Manyoftheseinnovationshavebeenadoptedbytheentireskydivingindustry.
PresentlyatUnitedParachuteTechnologies,wehavethefacilitiesandexpertstafftoassemble,packandmaintain
yourentireVector3harnessandcontainersystem.
PleasereadthismanualthoroughlybeforeassemblingorusingyourVector3,evenifyouhaveownedorjumpeda
Vector3before.Werecentlymadeseveralimportantchangestotherig,andyoushouldknowaboutthembefore
usingitintheair.
Ifyouhaveanyquestions,commentsorsuggestionsafterreadingthismanual,pleasefeelfreetocontactus.
FEATURES OF THE VECTOR 3
ThefollowingisalistoffeaturesthatsettheVector3apartfromotherharnessandcontainersystems.Pleasefeelfree
tocontactusifyouhaveanyquestionsorneedfurtherelaborationregardingtheseattributes.
Pro‐FitHarness
Thisisastate‐of‐the‐artharnesssystemthatcontoursthejumper’sbodyforaglove‐likefit,whileallowingmaximum
comfortandfreedomofmovement.TheharnessisconstructedofType7andType8Mil‐Specwebbing.
Yoke
Thecontouredyokebringstheharnessovertheshouldersandcurvesinwardoverthechest,whichprovidesthemost
efficientplacementoftheemergencyhandleseliminatingtheneedforchestringsandtheinherentproblems
associatedwiththem.Thisdesignalsopreventstheharnessfromslippingofftheshoulders,shouldyouhavenarrow
shoulders.
ChestStrap
OurdoubleType8cheststrapisdesignedtoprovidethemaximuminupperharnessprotectionwhilecomplimenting
thecontouredyokeandprotectingthecablehousings.
BackPad
ThisisthefoundationofthePro‐FitHarness.Itallowsmaximumupperbodymobilitywithoutcompromisingtotalbody
fit.
HousingGuides
Ourguidesprovideacleanchannelforthehousingstofloatupwardduringhighloadsituations.Theseguidesalso
makeitverydifficulttomisroutethecutawaycables.
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CutawayCableHousings
Ourflexiblehousingsarethefirststepinpreventinghardpullsduringcutaways.Theupwardfloatallowanceprovided
bythesehousingssignificantlyreducesthelikelihoodofnearimpossiblecutaways.Withoutupwardfloat,premature
loadingoftheriserloopisalmostacertainty.Thiswouldleadtotheyellowcutawaycablebeingpulledupandthrough
thehousingendbytheloop.
ExternalRiserCovers
TheseMagneticrisercoversutilizethemostsuccessfulpocketdesignonthemarket.Yearsofextensiveresearchand
development(andthousandsofjumps)withBabylon,Synopsis,Voltaireandourin‐housetestjumpersresultedinthis
superiordesign.Itistheultimateinriserprotection.
SecondaryRiserCover
Eveninthehighlyunlikelyeventofanexternalcoveropeningduringfreefall,thesecondaryrisercovermakesit
virtuallyimpossibleforariserortoggletoescapeuntilthemainpinispulled.TheVector3istheonlyrigonthemarket
toofferthislevelofriser/togglesecurity.
MainPinProtection
Themainpincoverflapisintegratedintothe#1closingflapandtucksupwardsintoitselfformaximumprotection
againstexternalforces.Similar“tuck‐up”systemsarenowbeingimplementedinrigsaroundtheworld.Boththemain
andreservepincoversaredesignedtoconformbettertothecontainer.Thisergonomicdesignhelpseliminate
protrudingcornersoredgesthatcancatchondoorjambs,bulkheadsorothersuchobjects.
ReservePinProtection
Thereservecoverflaputilizesthreetucktabstoremainvirtuallyimmovable,withoutinterferingwiththereserve
activationprocess.
AbsoluteZeroBridleExposure
TheVector3,configuredforBOCorPull‐outdeployment,virtuallyeliminatesbridleexposureandtheneedforVelcro‐
typefastenersonthebridlecord.
PocketedCorners
Boththemainandreservepacktraysutilizepocketedcornersatthebottomofthetray.Thisservestoensure
optimumbagpositioningduringdeployment,helpingtoprotectagainstbagtumbleorspinasitleavesthecontainer.
Thecornerofthemaintrayalsoservesasapocketforthemainbridle,virtuallyeliminatingbridleexposureduring
freefall.
Tru‐LokToggles
OurnewTru‐LoktoggleeliminatestheneedforVelcrofasteners.Thisdesignutilizesastainless‐steelpintosecure
eachtoggleinplaceonthemainriserwithoutinhibitingthejumperfromreleasingthetogglesafterdeployment.
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Quality
Asistrueofallourcontainers,theVector3isconstructedtoexactingstandards,usingonlythefinestmaterials
available.Evenwithnominalcare,yourVector3willperformfaithfullyforyears.Youdon’thavetolookveryhardto
findVectorsouttherewiththousandsofjumpsonthem,andlotsoflifeleftinthem.
Guarantee
UnitedParachuteTechnologiesistotallycommittedtoyou,ourcustomer,throughthequalityandperformanceinthe
harnessandcontainersystemswedesign,buildanddeliver.Wewillbackourproducts100%fromthedayitleavesour
factory.YouwillfindouraftersalesservicetobeascomprehensiveasourcustomershavecometoexpectfromUnited
ParachuteTechnologies.WhenyoubuyaVector3,youarebuyingwithconfidenceinthecompanythathasbuiltmore
sport,studentandtandemharness/containersystemsthananyotherharness/containermanufacturerintheworld.
We’vebeenherefor30yearsandwewillcontinuetobeherewhenyouneedus.
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BEFORE JUMPING YOUR VECTOR 3
PleasereadthismanualthoroughlybeforeassemblingorusingyourVector3,
evenifyou’veownedorjumpedaUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVectorbefore.
Wehaverecentlymadeseveralimportantchangestotherig,andyoushould
knowaboutthembeforeusingyourrig.
TRAINING REQUIRED
IfyouhavenotjumpedaUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVector3before,orif
you’retransitioningfromothertypesofequipmenttoaUnitedParachute
TechnologiesVector3,makesureyoureceiveinstructiononitsusefromacertifiedinstructor.Thisinstructionshould
consistofapracticesessioninasuspendedharnessoronthegroundwhereyoupracticebothroutineandemergency
procedures.
ItistheresponsibilityoftheownertoensurethattheirVector3isproperlyassembled,properlymaintained,correctly
packedandused.Itisalsotheowner’sresponsibilitytoseekoutandobtainpropertrainingbeforeusinganyskydiving
equipmentsuchastheUnitedParachuteTechnologiesVector3.
Ensurethatthepersonwhoinspectsandpacksboththemainandreserveparachutesisqualifiedtodoso.
TheownerofaVector3shouldnotloanittoanotherpersonwithoutfirstdeterminingthatthepersonisfullycapable
ofusingitproperlyandsafely.
Finally,nothinginthismanualismeanttodiscouragethereaderfromusingtheVector3inareasonableandprudent
way.
Theinformationandspecificationsinthismanualwereineffectatthetimeofprinting.TheUnitedParachute
TechnologiesInc.,however,reservestherighttochangetheVector3oritsmanualatanytimewithoutnoticeor
warningandwithoutincurringanyobligation.
ABOUT MODIFICATIONS
Itiscommonforjumpersto“improve”theirrigsbyalteringthem.Ahighpercentageofthesealterationscause
malfunctionsormaketherighardertousecorrectly.
Typicalalterationsincludeconversionstoapull‐outpilotchute,changingthedimensionsoftheharness,changingthe
lengthofthebridlecord,installingapprovedautomaticactivationdevices(AAD),andsoforth.
WestronglyurgeyoutocheckwiththeUnitedParachuteTechnologiesbeforeyoumakeanychangestoyourVector3.
TheUnitedParachuteTechnologieshasspentyearsoftestinganddevelopmenttoachievethecurrentdesignand
functionality.Checkwithusbeforeyouallowanychangestobemade;evenseeminglyinsignificantalterationstoyour
Vector3mayhavedangerousandunforeseenconsequences.
NOTE
Thismanualisnotacourse
ofinstructiononhowto
makeaparachutejump,
nordoesitcontainthe
variousregulationsthat
g
overnthes
p
ort.
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SECOND-HAND VECTORS
Ifyouobtainedyoursecond‐handVector3privately,makesureitisairworthybeforeusingit.Werecommendthat
youhavetherigthoroughlyinspectedbyyourlocalriggerbeforeyoupurchaseitoruseit.However,ifyouprefer,the
UnitedParachuteTechnologieswillinspectyoursecond‐handVectorforanominalservicefee.
UnitedParachuteTechnologiesdoesnotrecommendpurchasingreplacementpartsfromasourceotherthanaUnited
ParachuteTechnologiesdealer.IfreplacementpartsareobtainedfromasourceotherthanaUnitedParachute
Technologiesdealer,makesurethattheymatchthepartstheyarereplacing.Forexample:Ifyouweretoreplacea
reserveripcordwithanincorrectlysizedreserveripcord(i.e.non‐matching),youcouldcauseyourrigtoopen
prematurely.ConsultariggerwheneveryoureplaceanycomponentofyourVector3.
COMPONENTS
THEVECTOR3COMESCOMPLETEWITHTHESECOMPONENTS:
HarnessandContainer
Hand‐deploymainpilotchute
Maindeploymentbag
Mainclosingloop
Vector3balloonreservepilotchute
Reservefreebagandbridle
Reserveripcord
Reserveclosingloop
Mainrisersandsteeringtoggles
3‐Ringreleasehandle(cutawayhandle)
TheVector3Owner’sManualonCD
Onceyouaresureyouhavethesecomponents,checkthatthecontaineris
sizedproperlyforyourmainandreservecanopies.RefertotheTSOlabelon
thepocketofthereservepackingdatacardtodeterminethesizeofthe
containers.RefertotheVector3compatibilitycharttodeterminewhat
canopieswillfitinyourVector3.Thischartisinthebackofthismanual.
REPLACEMENT PARTS FOR THE VECTOR 3
OnlyUnitedParachuteTechnologies(UPT)replacementpartsshouldbeused.ReplacementcomponentsfortheVector
3arereadilyavailablefromthisUPT.RefertoAPPENDIXCforpartslist.
NOTE
TheTSOlabelislocatedetheron
thebacksideoftheright
shoulderpadorbehindthe
spacerfoampaddingatthe
bottomofthebackpadnextto
theBOCpouch.
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RESERVEASSEMBLYPROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVECANOPYTOTHERESERVERISERS 9
ATTACHINGTHERESERVESTEERINGTOGGLES9
INSTALLINGAUTOMATICACTIVATIONDEVICES(AAD) 14
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RESERVE ASSEMBLY PROCEDURES
INTRODUCTION
Thissectionprovidesinformationneededtoassemblethereservecanopyand
attachittothereserverisers.TakenotethatallVector3rigsareAADready.
IncludedareinstructionsonattachinganRSL.RememberthoughthataRSLisan
optionalcomponent.
ATTACHING THE RESERVE CANOPY TO THE RESERVE
RISERS
Attachthecanopytotherisersfollowingthecanopymanufacturer’sinstructions.
Double‐checktheorientationofthecanopyandthecontinuityofthelines.Check
thatthelinksaretightenedsecurelyandcorrectly.Followthecanopy
manufacturer’sinstructionsoninstallationofSliderBumpersandSlinks(SoftLinks.
ATTACHING THE RESERVE STEERING TOGGLES
Itisimportanttofollowthereservecanopyowner’smanualdirectionsbefore
attachingthetogglestothesteeringlines.Thereserveowner’smanualcontains
importantinformationrelevanttothatparticularmakeandmodelofreserve
canopy.ThereservecanopysteeringtogglesaresuppliedwiththeVector3.These
steeringtogglesarecompatiblewiththeVector3reserverisers.Itisimportanttoattachthesteeringtogglesatthe
markthatislocatedalongthesteeringline.Themarkwasmeasuredandputtherebythereservemanufacturer.
Properalignmentofthemarkandthesteeringtogglewillensurethecanopyremainsinatrueno‐brakemodewhile
thetogglesarerestingagainsttheguidering.Thiswill,inturn,ensurethatthecanopymaintainsthecorrectglide
duringflightandlanding
Hangingthecanopybythetailhelpsinbothassembling
andins
p
ection.
NOTE
Tominimizethechanceof
havingamalfunction,
ensurethatthetoggles
andtherisersare
compatible.
Thestandarddistance
fromtheendofthereserve
risertothetopoftheguide
ringis4inches(102mm)
andallowing±1/4‐inch
(7mm)tolerance.
WARNING
Ifthetogglesaremountedtoofardownthe
steeringlines,thecanopymaybeless
responsiveandthejumpermaynotbeableto
applyfullbrakes.
Ifthetogglesaremountedtoohighupthe
canopy,theglideandlandingcharacteristics
ofthecanopymaybeaffectedoritmayeven
resultinacanopystall(whichcouldresultin
injuryordeath).
Thesituationsmentionedabovearemore
likelytooccurwhenacanopyishastily
switchedfromonesetofriserstoanother.If
theguideringsonbothsetsofrisersarenot
locatedthesamedistancefromtheconnector
links,thesteeringtogglesmustbemovedto
anotherlocationonthesteeringline.
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PROCEDURE
Thereare3methodsforattachingsteeringtogglestosteeringlines.
MethodAisforreservecanopieswithDacron(polyester)lines.
MethodBisforreservecanopieswithsmall‐diameterSpectra(Microline)thathaveafinger‐trappedandsewn
loopends.
MethodCisforreservecanopieswithsmall‐diameterSpectra(Microline)thathaveonlyamarkforattaching
thetoggle.
METHODA—DACRONSTEERINGLINES
Oncethecanopyhasbeencorrectlyattachedtotherisersandwhileitisstilllaidonitsside,begintoattachthe
reservesteeringtogglesusingthefollowingsteps:
1.Ensurethesteeringlinesarecorrectlyrouted(i.e.theyshouldnotwraparoundanysuspensionlines).Thisis
accomplishedbystartingatthetailofthecanopy.Tracetheuppersteeringlinesdowntothelowersteeringline.
Checkthattherighthandsteeringlinepassesthroughtherighthandrearslidergrommetandthelefthandsteering
linepassesthroughthelefthandrearslidergrommet.
2.Locatethemarkonthesteeringlinethatindicatesthecorrecttogglelocation.Verifythecorrectlocationofthis
markbyreferringtothereservecanopyowner’smanual.
3.Threadthesteeringlinethroughtheguideringthatislocatedontheriser.
4.Startingfromthehookandloopfastener(loop
side),threadtheendofthesteeringlinethrough
theVector3steeringtogglegrommet.Adjustthe
steeringlinesothatthemark(onthesteering
line)isclosetothegrommetbuthasnotpassedthroughit.
5.Looptherunningendofthesteeringlinearoundthetoggleandthreaditthroughthegrommetagain.Nowpullit
snug.Checkthatthemarkremainsinthecorrectplace.
6.Continuebyloopingtherunningendofthe
steeringlinearoundtheothersideofthetoggle
and,onceagain,passitthroughthegrommet.
3.
6.
5.
NOTE
Thehookandloopfastenersideofthe
togglefacesthecanopy.
3.
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7.Nowgraspthesteeringlineonbothsidesof
thetoggleandpullittight,ensuringthehookand
loopfastenersideofthetogglefacesthecanopy.
Thesteeringlinedoesafigure8throughthe
grommetandexitsontheothersideofthe
toggle.Onceagain,checkthemarkonthe
steeringline,ensuringitisstillinthecorrect
place.
8.Tieanoverhandknotinthefreeendofthe
steeringlineandtightenitrightdowntothe
toggle.Ensureitissnugfornow.
9.Checkthecanopywiththedeploymentbrakes
setandwithbothnotsettobesurethatitis
correctlyconfigured.Thereservecanopy
owner’smanualcontainsthecorrectbrake
settingsandsteeringlinelengths.Keepinmind
thatthereareNOstandardizeddimensions.
Therefore,unlessthelinesarethecorrect
length,thecanopymaynotopenorflycorrectly
10.Verifythatthebrakesettingmeasurementsarecorrect.Tightentheoverhandknotatthetoggleoncemore.Itis
generallynotagoodideatocutofftheexcesssteeringline,asyoumaywanttoadjustthesteeringtogglesafterthe
canopyhasbeenjumped.
11.Repeattheprocedurefortheothertoggle.
12.Inspecttheinstallation.Ensureproperroutingofthesteeringlines.
METHODB—SPECTRALINES(MICROLINES)(WITHFINGER‐TRAPPEDANDSEWNENDS)
Afterthemaincanopyhasbeenproperlyattachedtotherisersandwhileitisstilllyingonitsside,attachthetogglesto
itbyfollowingthesesteps:
1.Startingatthetailofthecanopy,tracethe
uppersteeringlinesdowntothelowersteering
line.Theideaistobesurethesteeringlinesare
routedcorrectly;theyshouldnotwraparound
anysuspensionlines.Theright‐handsteering
linemustpassthroughtheright‐handrearslider
grommet,andtheleft‐handlinemustpass
throughtheleft‐handrearslidergrommet.
Thisoverhandknotmustbetight.
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8.
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2.Threadtheendofthesteeringlinethrough
theguideringlocatedontheriserthenthrough
thegrommetlocatedontoggle.
3.Loopovertheendofthetoggleasshown.
METHODC—SPECTRA(MICROLINES)LINES(WITHUNFINGERTRAPEDENDS)
Afterthemaincanopyhasbeenproperlyattachedtotherisersandwhileitisstilllyingonitsside,attachthetogglesto
itbyfollowingthesesteps:
1.Startingatthetailofthecanopy,tracetheuppersteeringlinesdowntothelowersteeringline.Theideaistobe
surethesteeringlinesareroutedcorrectly;theyshouldnotwraparoundanysuspensionlines.Theright‐handsteering
linemustpassthroughtheright‐handrearslidergrommet,andtheleft‐handlinemustpassthroughtheleft‐handrear
slidergrommet.
2.Locatethemarkonthesteeringlinethatindicatesthecorrecttogglelocation.Verifythatthismarkisinthecorrect
locationbyreferringtothemaincanopyowner’smanual.
3.Usinganappropriatefingertrappingtool,
Beginthefinger‐trapasshowtotheright.
4.Thefinger‐trapmustbeginfrom3/8”to1/2"
frommarkasshown.Thiswillensurethatthe
finger‐trapislockedintheknot.
5.Formafinger‐trappedloop2”fromthe
manufacturersmarktotheendasshown.
6.Tieandadjustanoverhandknotuntilthe
markisjusttotheoutside.Theloopshouldfit
closelyaroundthetoggle.Tightentheknot.
3/8”to1/2"
2”
Mark
3.
3.
4.
5.
6.
NOTE
Thefinger‐trapislockedintheknot.
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7.Threadtheendofthesteeringlinethrough
theguideringlocatedontheriserthenthrough
thegrommetlocatedontoggle.
8.Loopovertheendofthetoggleasshown.
9.Drawtightandrepeattheprocedureforthe
othertoggle.
10.Inspecttheinstallation.Checktobesurethesteeringlinesareroutedcorrectly.
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