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has to be seen as a rescue opportunity but does not guarantee a safe rescue. If the
rescue chute is opened for no reason, serious injury for pilot and damage for the
glider can occur, especially at low altitudes.
7. PACKING INSTRUCTIONS
1. The rescue chute B-SAFE 105 is easy to pack. Accuracy is the most important
thing when packing the chute. The right sequence of the opening is the most
important requirement for a fast and faultless deployment of the rescue system. This
fact was one of the important guidelines during construction. Our experience is that a
simple construction is more functional and faultless.
Only the right way of packing ensures a fast and save opening. Keep on hold to the
instructions very accurate. Pilots, who are less experienced in packing rescue
systems are recommended to have the rescue chute packed by a professional.
2. To pack the chute in the right way you may need two persons. Moreover you need
an approx 50cm cord and a carbine with line or belt. The rest you are working on
should be clean, dry and should be an even place. The surface should not bring
static charge onto the chute because this could prevent the chute from opening.
3. First make sure that all top skirt lines have the same length and the top forms one
base (Photo 1). The middle line has to be in the center that the top is pulled
symmetrically during the opening (Photo 2).
4. For the next step you need a spare line, which has another color than the chute.
This line has to be removed later on. The spare-line has to be put through the
packing loops (Photo 3). All together the spare line should catch as many packing
loops as the chute has panels. (B-SAFE 105, 24 panels). Count the packing loops
that you do not forget one of them (Photo 4). Only then the two ends of the spare line
are tied together.
5. Now fix the line on the packing loops on one side on the ground and the bridle
(end of the lines) on the other side using a carbine and a belt which is fixed
somewhere, so that lines and canopy are tensioned. Start folding the 24 panels in the
way that you lay down on the ground 12 panels on left side and 12 panels on right
side, panel number 1 up (Photo 5). One person folds the canopy on the basis side,
the other person on the other/skirt side (actually on the packing loops side, as skirt is
pulled in by center line).
6. Count again and again the panels left and right that on each side you have the
same amount of panels, 12 panels on each side with panel number 1 on top (Photo
6).
7. Check the lines for free running, sort them straight and seperate the lines into 2
bundles with left hand 12 lines and right and 12 lines, center line running in the
middle (Photo 7), all in order to make sure lines are free, straight and not entangled
(Photo 8).
8. Follow up the center line to the canopy and make sure it goes straight into the
canopy directly to the skirt and that no panel was folded inside/accross the center
line.
9. Now tighten again all lines in one bundle and have them lay straight on the ground
(Photo 9).
10. Fold canopy into thirds, first on one side (Photo 10) and then on the other side
(Photo 11). Well flatten canopy all along (pressing out all air inside) and fold canopy
all the way up in a parallel way.
