Woody Valley WANI 2 User manual

THANK YOU!
We would like to thank you for having chosen one of our products, and we invite you to read this important document, the User Manual for the
harness. Please pay special attention to the two most important paragraphs, regarding:
Insertion of the reserve parachute.
The reserve parachute is a piece of equipment that may save your life. It must be treated so that it works correctly when it is required,
whether this happens in two days’ time, or two years from now.
Adjusting the harness.
The harness forms the connection between the pilot and the paraglider, and it is an essential component in optimizing performance and the
pleasure of flying. A bad harness that is well adjusted may enable you to fly well, but a good harness that is badly adjusted may put you off
flying altogether.
We are confident that this harness will give you greater comfort, control, performance and enjoyment in flight. We are conscious of the fact
that reading an instruction manual is not an exciting experience. However, please remember that the respective product is not a citrus juicer
or a mobile phone, and that correct use of the harness helps reduce the risk of flying accidents. This manual contains all the information
necessary to assemble, adjust, fly and store your harness. Thorough knowledge of your equipment will improve your personal safety and your
level of flying.
Team Woody Valley
SAFETY NOTE
You have purchased a piece of equipment manufactured by us, and so you are aware of your identity as a paragl
ider pilot holding
therespective pilot’s licence, and you accept all the risks connected to paragliding including the possibility of injury and death. The incorrect
or inappropriate use of Woody Valley equipment greatly increases this risk. In no case can Woody Valley and the Woody Valley retailer be held
responsible for personal injury caused to yourself or to third parties, or for whatever type of damage. If you have any doubts on the use of our
equipment, please contact your retailer or the importer for your country.
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INDEX
1 - GENERAL INFORMATION .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.1 -CONCEPT ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................1
1.2 -PROTECTION AND SAFETY....................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
1.3 -S.O.S. LABEL........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
2 - BEFORE USING.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3
2.1 -EMERGENCY PARACHUTE.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
2.1.1 - Connecting the deployment handle to the deployment bag........................................................................................................................................3
2.1.2 - Connecting the reserve parachute to the harness.........................................................................................................................................................4
2.1.3 - Adjustable volume parachute container...........................................................................................................................................................................6
2.1.4 - Inserting the reserve parachute..........................................................................................................................................................................................7
2.1.5 - Extracting the reserve parachute.......................................................................................................................................................................................9
2.2 -HARNESS ADJUSTMENTS .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 10
2.2.1 - Back position adjustment .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
2.2.2 - Seat position adjustment................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13
2.2.3 - Shoulder-pad adjustment .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14
2.2.4 - Chest-strap adjustment ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
2.2.5 - Leg-strap adjustment ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 15
2.2.6 - Stabilizer................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 16
2.2.7 – Speed-bar repositioning band.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17
3 - FLYING WITH WANÌ 2 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 18
3.1 -PREFLIGHT CHECKS........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2 -POCKETS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19

3.3 -CAMEL-BAG ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.4 -FLYING OVER WATER ......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.5 -ASSISTED TAKE-OFF HOOK ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.6 -LANDING WITH WANÌ 2 ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
4- FOLDING THE HARNESS, INSERTING THE PARAGLIDER AND USING THE RUCKSACK ................................................................................... 20
4.1 -POCKETS ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 23
4.2 -CAMEL-BAG ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
5 - CHARACTERISTICS AND INSTALLATION OF OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT ............................................................................................................. 24
5.1 -INSTALLATION AND ADJUSTMENT OF THE SPEED SYSTEM ............................................................................................................................................................... 24
5.2 –RELAX -BAR ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
5.3 –QUICK-OUT SNAP-HOOKS................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
5.4 –BACK PROTECTION............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
6 - MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR ............................................................................................................................................................................ 29
6.1 -DISPOSING OF THE HARNESS ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
6.2 -REGULATIONS FOR BEHAVIOUR IN NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS.......................................................................................................................................................... 30
7- WARRANTY........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30
8 - CERTIFICATES OF APPROVAL .......................................................................................................................................................................... 31
9 - TECHNICAL DATA.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 32

1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
This equipment must contain:
Harness
Polypropylene seat with front flexible part
Snap-hook
Reserve parachute deployment handle
2 reserve elastic loops for closing the reserve parachute
The available options are:
Speed-bar
Relax-bar
Quick-out Snap-hooks
Additional TüV and CE certified back protection (level 2). See pages 32 and 33 in this manual
1.1 - Concept
WANì 2 is a reversible harness for all pilots, born of the desire to have fun in complete safety. The geometry of the load-bearing straps offers
enjoyable handling during flight with excellent passive safety. The rucksack has been entirely redesigned, simplifying its reversibility,
perfecting load distribution and increasing volume.
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1.2 - Protection and safety
With this new harness, we are once again recommending our highly tested, consolidated self-inflating air bag system, which consists of a
steel spring that generates the force needed to expand the air bag, making it ready for potential impact at all times. This means that your
protective capacities are at 100% before you even start your take-off run, and that they remain as such for the entire flight, until you fold up
the harness to stow it in the rucksack. The spring also guarantees a consistent form for the airbag and therefore performance over long
periods of time, in any humidity, temperature or prolonged storage in the rucksack. Light weight and reduced volume (once the harness is
folded) are two more advantages provided by the self-inflating spring system. This system combines the best characteristics of current
protection systems (airbag and foam protection).
Certified side protection is available as an option, inserted in a special rear containment pocket.
WANì 2 is equipped with the T-Lock system and a new non-elastic strap system for tightening the shoulder straps.
1.3 - S.O.S. label
This label, coloured red with white lettering, is readily visible in a pocket on the right shoulder-strap padding. It is easy to pull out, and it is
fastened to the harness to prevent it from being lost. On the back of this label, you can write the information that you think should be given to
rescue personnel in case of accident.
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2 - BEFORE USING
2.1 - Emergency parachute
The housing for the reserve parachute is below the seat in the front part of the harness. The container is large enough for most reserve
parachutes on the market today. The reserve parachute has to be linked to the harness before it is inserted into the built-in pocket. This
connection takes the form of a dual bridle fixed to the harness at shoulder height, for better load distribution and to ensure a correct landing
position in the case that the reserve parachute is deployed. This helps reduce the risk of injury to a minimum. The reserve chute bridle has a
large central loop coloured red, and this is reinforced with a cover in Cordura 500. At the extremity of the loop, there is a Velcro band which
enables the link with the reserve parachute to be held firmly in position.
2.1.1 - Connecting the deployment handle to the deployment bag
WANì 2 is supplied with a handle for reserve parachute extraction. It is identified with the number 6; this handle alone should be used for this
purpose.
The black loop attached to the handle itself should be passed into the loop on the deployment bag, and then the entire handle should be
passed through its own loop and pulled tight. For easier extraction, the loop attached to the deployment bag has to be positioned laterally
with respect to the centre of the reserve parachute. If your deployment bag does not have this loop, please contact the retailer from whom
you purchased the reserve parachute.
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2.1.2 - Connecting the reserve parachute to the harness
There are three different methods of attaching the reserve parachute bridle to the harness bridle..
First system: (suitable for NON-steerable parachutes)
Use a screw-lock karabiner with a breaking strength of at least 2,400 kg. In this case, the bridles should be held in position within the karabiner
using elastic bands, to prevent the karabiner from rotating and taking the strain laterally instead of vertically. The karabiner’s screw-lock
should be tightly screwed shut to avoid any possibility of it opening accidentally.
Second system: (suitable for NON-steerable parachutes)
The reserve parachute bridle is passed through the loop at the end of the harness reserve parachute bridle. The reserve parachute itself is then
passed through the large loop in the reserve parachute bridle. This connects the two bridles. The loops should be pulled as tight as possible to avoid
any chance of dangerous friction developing between the two bridles during the shock caused when the reserve parachute opens. To ensure that
the link between the two bridles remains tight, remember to fasten the knot using the Velcro strip on the harness reserve parachute bridle.
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Third system: (suitable for steerable or non-steerable parachutes with double connection point)
If you are using a reserve parachute with directional control and dual bridle, or if your reserve parachute has a double-riser bridle, it can be
connected to the harness using the two loops positioned at the base of the harness bridle, near the padded shoulder straps. In this case, the
harness’s reserve parachute bridle will not be used, and so it should be folded, fastened using two elastic bands, and positioned under the
cover behind the pilot’s neck.
The two connections should be made using screw-lock karabiners with a breaking strength of at least 1,400 kg. In any case, it is important to
verify that the length of the bridle is sufficient to position the reserve parachute inside the harness pocket, and that there is sufficient play to
enable the parachute to be taken out of the pocket without causing the reserve parachute deployment bag itself to open during extraction.
ATTENTION:
-To prevent anomalous lateral loads, the bridle
should be attached to both the loops on the
shoulder straps. Not to just one of them.
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2.1.3 - Adjustable volume parachute container
WANì 2 has the ability to vary the volume of the parachute container, to adapt to the size of the various reserve parachutes on the market.
This is possible by means of a zipper found inside the container.
Remember to carefully position the zipper tabs inside the small protection pockets located at the two ends of the zipper itself, in the fully
open or fully closed position.
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2.1.4 - Inserting the reserve parachute
Insert the parachute in the harness container with the handle visible toward the outside and with the handle coupling loop to the float bag
facing upward. Immediately position the handle in its specific housing. Introduce a thin rope (like paraglider line) into each elastic loop which
you will use to help close the container. Insert the elastic loops into the smallest of the eyelets, marked with number 1.
Take the bridle cover zipper tab all the way to the right, then partially close it, moving the zipper about 10 cm to the left.
Then start to close both parachute container flaps, following the numerical progression and/or the sequence in the photographs. taking care
during this phase that the zip does not open back up at the right end. Introduce the handle’s metallic pins into the elastic loops and under the
transparent cover. The cord must absolutely be removed at the end of this phase, and must be extracted slowly in order to avoid damaging
the elastic loops due to excessive friction between the parts. In the end the zip should be completely closed until introducing the zip pull under
the cover behind the left shoulder-strap.
ATTENTION:
Every new combination of reserve parachute and harness or the external container assembled for the first time should be tested by an official
harness or reserve parachute dealer, or by a flying instructor. Deployment of the reserve parachute should be perfectly feasible from the
normal flying position.
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2.1.5 - Extracting the reserve parachute
It is vital to feel periodically for the position of the reserve parachute deployment handle during normal flight, so that the action of reaching
for the reserve parachute handle becomes instinctive in an emergency.
in emergency situations, the deployment procedure is as follows:
- look for the reserve parachute handle and grasp it firmly with one hand
- pull the handle outwards in order to extract the reserve parachute from the harness container
- look for a clear area, and, in a continuous motion, throw the reserve parachute away from yourself and the paraglider
- To keep the paraglider from interfering with the rescue parachute, proceed as follows after opening: If the leading edge of the paraglider is
facing upward, grip the “D” risers or the brakes and pull them toward you to help deflate. If instead the leading edge of the paraglider is
facing downward, pull the “D” risers or a brake and rotate the paraglider with the leading edge upward and then pull both brakes or “D” risers
to help deflate the paraglider wing - on landing, adopt an upright body position, and ensure that you perform a PLF (Parachute Landing Fall)
to minimize the risk of injury.
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2.2 - Harness adjustments
WANì 2 harness provides a number of methods of adjustment so that the pilot can fly in the ideal position. A little time has to be invested in
finding the optimum position, but this effort will be rewarded by exceptional comfort in flight. WANì 2 is supplied already adjusted to a
standard ergonomic setting, apart from adjustments required for pilot height. Therefore, for the first flight we recommend adjusting the
harness for height alone, leaving the other settings unchanged, because they have proved to be satisfactory for the vast majority of pilots. If
you wish to change the other settings, remember that you can always return to the factory settings by making reference to the red marks on
all adjustment straps. Before making any adjustments, the emergency parachute must be inserted.
To adjust the harness to the optimum position, we recommend simulating flight position by hanging the harness from a suitable fixed point,
therefore with all the items that you normally carry in flight inserted into the back pocket.
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Back position adjustment Paragraph 2.2.1
Seating position adjustment Paragraph 2.2.2
Shoulderpad adjustment Paragraph 2.2.3
Chest-strap adjustment Paragraph 2.2.4
Leg-strap adjustment Paragraph 2.2.5
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2.2.1 - Back position adjustment
In this photo, you can see how the back adjustment works, dividing the load on two points per side for better comfort. This adjustment allows
you to select the inclination of the torso with respect to the vertical flight axis.
WANì 2 uses a newly conceived adjustment buckle which can be configured as desired for two different functions:
1) Free position, adjustable on the ground or in flight
2) Locked position which holds the desired adjustment
WANì 2 is supplied with the adjustment locked. To change the setting, you must first remove the strap from the lock (see photos below), then
you can adjust the inclination of the torso to make it more vertical by pulling the strap forward, or more reclined by pulling the light grey strap
in the opposite direction.
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2.2.2 - Seat position adjustment
This adjustment varies the angle between the legs and the back (seating depth), distributing the load between the seat and the back, thereby
providing the pilot with greater comfort. This adjustment is also divided into two points per side.
If you want to change the adjustment, you must first loosen the strap as in the photos below.
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2.2.3 - Shoulder-pad adjustment
Adjustment of the shoulder pads compensates for the variation in pilot height and the adjustment buckle is located in front of the pilot's
shoulder. The shoulder pads also bear part of the weight of the upper body for improved comfort. We recommend adjusting the shoulder pads
so that they fit against your shoulders without being too slack or too tight.
2.2.4 - Chest-strap adjustment
The chest strap which controls the distance between the two karabiners can be adjusted from (37,5 to 48 cm S – M), (37,5 to 51,5 cm L – XL).
For the first flight with WANì 2, we suggest setting the chest strap to the minimum length, then locating the preferred length in flight by
means of gradual adjustment. When the chest strap is shorter and tighter, stability is greater. An excessive distance between karabiners does
not improve glider performance, and tightening the chest strap excessively may exacerbate the “twist” effect that may follow an asymmetric
collapse of the sail.
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There is also a second strap which lets you adjust the distance between the shoulders which, in case you forget to fasten the chest, prevents
the pilot from falling out.
2.2.5 - Leg-strap adjustment
In the event that it is difficult to get into the harness after the take-off run, we recommend checking the seating angle of inclination (with the
adjustment described in point 2.2.2). If the problem persists, shorten the length of the leg-straps by acting on the two double window buckles
located on the leg-strap closing buckles.
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2.2.6 - Stabilizer
This small but important adjustment makes it possible to stabilize the harness when you exert pressure on the speed-bar, preventing
excessive tilt of the back. Its mode of operation is very simple: when you push the speed-bar, this small plastic buckle blocks the shoulder-
straps at the point at which they slide in the chest strap, making the entire strap system more rigid and improving overall harness stability.
This adjustment is correctly set by the manufacturer.
ATTENTION:
Every adjustment must be made symmetrically on both sides.
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