Breaking New Sky

NAROHARNESS/CONTAINER ASSEMBLY

OWNER’S- MANUAL

PARACHUTE INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD.Factory: 29 Duiker Road, Canelands, Natal, South AfricaP.O. Box 1616, Verulam 4340, South AfricaTelephone: (0322) 33 0333 Telex: 6-24456 Fax: (0322) 33 0262

CONTENTS

1, TRAINING AND/OR EXPERIENCE ARE REQUIRED TO LOWER THE RISK OF SERI-OUS INJURY OR DEATH.NEVER USE THIS EQUIPMENT UNLESS YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTANDTHIS WARNING LABEL, AND ALSO UNLESS:A. YOU HAVE COMPLETED A “CONTROLLED PROGRAM OF INSTRUCTION” IN

THE USE OF THIS EQUIPMENT- O R -

B, YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND ALL APPROPRIATE FLIGHTMANUALS &PACKING INSTRUCTIONS, AND HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 100 RAM AIRPARACHUTE JUMPS.

THIS PARACHUTE IS APPROVED UNDER FAA TSO C-23c AND ALTHOUGH THEFAA REQUIRED PLACARD STATES:

“CATEGORY B: This parachute is limited to use by persons up to 115kg (254 lb) fullyequipped, and up to 150 knots”.

2. TO LOWER THE RISK OF DEATH, SERIOUS BODILY INJURY, CANOPY DAMAGEAND HARD OPENINGS NEVER EXCEED THE FOLLOWING LIMITATIONS:

MAXIMUM DEPLOYMENT SPEED 1 130 KNOTS 1 130 KNOTS

MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT (JUMPER +CLOTHING + EQUIPMENT)

LBS. LBS.

MANUFACTURER:

MODEL:

ATTENTION RIGGER: FILL IN DATA WITH WATERPROOF INK.CHANGE DATA ON LABEL IF A DIFFERENTCANOPY IS INSTALLED.

3. A. SPORT PARACHUTING IS A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY THAT CAN RESULT ININJURY OR DEATH.

B. PARACHUTES SOMETIMES MALFUNCTION EVEN WHEN THEY ARE PROP-ERLY DESIGNED, BUILT, ASSEMBLED, PACKED, MAINTAINED AND USED.THE RESULTS OF SUCH MALFUNCTIONS ARE SOMETIMES SERIOUS IN-JURY OR DEATH.

C. IF YOU USE YOUR PARACHUTE - OR IF YOU ALLOW SOMEONE ELSE TOUSE IT - YOU ARE ACKNOWLEDGING SPORT PARACHUTING’S RISK ANDACCEPTING THE FACT THAT THE PARACHUTE OR ITS COMPONENTS MAYMALFUNCTION.

D. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO ACCEPT THE RISKS OF SPORT PARACHUT-ING, OR IF YOU AREN’T WILLING TO ACCEPTTHE POSSIBILITY THATYOURPARACHUTE OR ITS COMPONENTS MAY MALFUNCTION AND PERHAPSCAUSE YOU TO BE INJURED OR KILLED, THEN YOU SHOULD RECONSIDERYOUR INVOLVEMENT IN SPORT PARACHUTING.

MANUFACTURED UNDER FAA TSO C23c BY:PARACHUTE INDUSTRIES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (PTY) LTD.

Factory: 29 Duiker Rd., Canelands, Natal, South AfricaP.O. Box 1616, Verulam 4340, South AfricaTelephone (0322) 33 0333 Telex: 6-24456 Fax: (0322) 33 0262

REMOVAL OF THIS LABEL VOIDS THE T.S.0.

F.A.A. T.S.O. APPROVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .._.........................,,.,,.,,.,,.,.....,................,..,...,..,, 3

P.I.S.A. QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

ATTACHING THE STEERING TOGGLES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

STOWING THE RESERVE PARACHUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Stowing the Canopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Stowing the Suspension Lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0Placing the Bag into the Container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1Closing the Reserve Container _.................................................................... 12Reserve Static Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

ASSEMBLING THE MAIN PARACHUTE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7

Stowing the Main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7Closing the Container - Throwout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0Folding and Stowing the Pilot Chute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2Closing the Container - Pullout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

INSTALLING CYPRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 6

CARE AND MAINTENANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9

REPLACEMENT PARTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9

Pu AIRCRAFT CERTIFICATION OFFICEU.S. Departmentof Transportation

Federation AviationAdministration

c/o American Embassy27, Boulevard du RegentB-1000 Brussels, Belgium

In reply refer to: SC/ vk/Ol / 12/ 12593

January 12, I993

Mr B.H. CowanDepartment of TransportForum BuildingStrubenstraatPrivate Bag X 193Pretoria 0001South Africa

Dear Mr Cowan,

We accept the CAA South Africa certification of compliance contained in your letter datedDecember 7, 1992, Ref. 344133 I, that te below mentioned parachutes & harnessesmanufactured by PARACHUTE INDUSTRIES OF SOUTH AFRICA (Pty) Ltd., 4525th St. Bramley, 2018 Wynberg Sandton. Transvaal, S. Africa, have beenexamined, testedand found to meet the performance standards of Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR)Part 21, Section 21, 305(b) and Technical Standard Order (TSO) C23c:

PO99 l-00 TEMPO I50 Reserve Canopy PO138-00 NARO HarnessiContainerAssembly

PO986-00 TEMPO 250 Reserve Canopy POl72-00 STUDENTINARO Harness/Container Assembly

On the basis of the CAA certification, the designs of the above mentioned parachutes &harnesses are hereby granted FAA approval and may be identified in accordance with theprovisions of FAR 21, 617(c). Each parachute exported for installation on United Statesregistered civil aircraft must be accompanied by your Certificate of Airworthiness for

e Export to facilitate acceptance under FAR 21.502.

The following technical data submitted with the request for TSO design approval areconsidered to have fulfilled the requirements for data of TSO C23c and are being retained

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~ Operating Instructions, Equipment Limitations~ inspection and Test Procedures~ Maintenance Procedures & Specifications~ Test Report

Sincerely,

Everett W. PitmanManager, Aircraft Certification OfficeFAA-Brussels

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THE P.I.S.A. QUALITY ASSURANCESYSTEM

1. I N T R O D U C T I O N1.1 In an attempt to provide i ts customers

with products of a consistently highstandard of workmanship and quality,Pisa’s Quali ty Management system fol-lows the IS0 9000 series.

1.2 This requires the pre-planning of all proc-esses and procedures affecting the con-trol led manufacturing of parachutes.

1.3 These systems are continuously and ob-jectively audited to ensure their effective-

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2 . QUALITY PLAN

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PRODUCT APPROVALCertif ication approval of product designon successful completion of qualif icationtesting to (SAPTA) “South Afr ican Para-chute Testing Authority” test schedule.

TECHNICAL MANUFACTURINGPACKAGEApproved technical data packages con-sist ing of cutt ing templates, componentsl ists, materials l ists and technical draw-ing schedules.

P R E F E R R E D S U P P L I E R SPurchasing of raw materials to internallyaccepted technical specifications from apreferred Suppliers l isting.

PURCHASE ORDERSPurchase orders to quote part number(Mil Spec) or specification referencenumbers and require that a “Certi f icateof Conformance” be furnished.

GOODS-IN-TESTINGVerification examination and testing ofraw materials prlorto batch acceptance.

TRACEABILITYSerialization of approved raw materialstraceable from Suppliers, into finishedproduct and on to f irst recipient of goods.

W O R K S O R D E R SManufacturing of product may only beperformed once approved works ordersare signed. Approval of works orders arecontrolled by the Technical and ContractsDepartments.

WORKS PACKAGESAre generated by inputs from the Mar-ket ing, Technical , Contracts, Quality, Pro-duction Control and Materials ControlDepartments.

STORES CONTROLRaw materials may only be issued toproduction against approved works or-der numbers.

2.10 PRODUCTION CONTROLBy means of a product traveller cardwhich lists all important operations andrequires the signature of each respectiveOperator. All defects and re-work pertain-ing to the product, is l isted.

2.11 IN-PROCESS INSPECTIONStrategically positioned inspection pointsensuring the correctiveness of importantoperations and preventing defective workbeing processed further.

2.11.1 Template - Pattern Inspection.2.11.2 Lay out check.

2.11.3 Inspection hold points as pertraveller card.

2.11.4 Final inspection as per checkl is t .

2 . 1 2 PRODUCT QUALITY AUDITING2.12.1 Cutting room-templates and

lay processes.

2.12.2 At various important manu-facturing stages to ensure in-process inspectors are per-forming ef fect ive ly .

2.12.3 Finished product full check totechnical specification packageon a sample basis.

2.13 SYSTEMS QUALITY AUDITINGTo ensure the effectiveness and contin-ued use of the various quali ty systemsprocedures, the following audits are car-tied out.2.13.1 Continuous mini audiis as per

a calendar schedule are cantedout by the Senior Quality Con-trol ler.

2.13.2 T&annual full system qualityaudits are carried out by the cQuality Manager.

2.14 QUALITYIMPROVEMENTPROGRAMMEA list of the necessary improvements re-quired, based on audit resuks is compiledwith the correponding action necessary,responsible person and planned date ofcompletion set.

2.15 DEFECT ANALYSISGraphical defect analysis of in-processdefects as well as traveller card defectanalysis is performed to monitor adversetrends.

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3.1 We firmly believe that our above plannedapproach to the controlled manufactureof our products, results in consistent goodworkmanship and quality of conform-ance.

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NARO HARNESS CONTAINER SYSTEM

Read the owners manual thoroughly before you assemble or attempt to usethe NARO.

The NARO Harness/Container System is designed to accept all modern“Square” Reserve parachutes up to 480 cu inches in volume. It is not designedto accept traditional “round” parachutes whatsoever!!!

It is the sole responsibility of the individual concerned to ensure that theNARO is properly assembled, packed, maintained and operated. Sportparachuting is a hazardous activity that may result in injury or death.

WARNING - NO WARRANTIES - DISCLAIMERIt is expressly understood and agreed that by the use hereof by the buyer orany subsequent user that the seller shall in no way be deemed or held liable oraccountable, upon or under any guarantees or otherwise, beyond thatexpressed herein. It is sold with all faults and without any warranty ormerchantability orfitnessfor ansyparticularpurpose, expressed or implied forthe particular purpose the buyer intends to use it.

The liability of the seller is limited to replacement of defective parts foundupon examination by the manufacturer to be defective in material orworkmanship within 30 days after its purchase, and which has not beencaused by an accident, striking, improper use, alteration, tampering, excessiveuse, misuse or abuse.

The seller and/ or manufacturer shall in no event be liable for the personalinjuries or for any other damages, whether direct or consequential to anyperson, and have no other liability in connection with this device, and theseller further disclaims and the buyer and/or user hereby waives any suchliability.

The NARO comes supplied with the following component products:

1, The Harness with reserve steering toggles2. Main and Reserve Container3 . Main Risers and steering toggles (Type 8 for RSL use)4. Reserve Ripcord5 . Cut Away Handle (contrasting edgebinding tape in middle - RSL)6 . Reserve Free Bag, Bridle and Pilot Chute7 . Main pilot chute and bridle8. Main Deployment Bag9 . Main and Reserve closure Loops (SPECTRA 1000-825 only)

10. Reserve packing card1 1 . RSL - Reserve Static Line (if requested/ordered)12. NARO Owners Manual.

Inspect your new equipment prior to assembly!

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ATTACHING THE STEERING TOGGLESOF THE MAIN AND RESERVE

Ensure that the steering line has been correctly routed before attempting totie-on any toggles!

Holding the mark in place takethe sealed end of the steeringline and pass it around thetoggle and thread it through thegrommet again in the samedirection and manner as pre-viously.

Thread the sealed end of thesteering line through the grom-met and pull it up to the mark.

Pull up tight making sure thatthe mark on the steering linehas remained positioned at thegrommet.

Then take the sealed end againand pass it around the toggle inthe opposite direction so as tofollow a figure-of-eight patternaround the toggle and thread itthrough the grommet for thethird time.

Tie-off the sealed end with anoverhand knot.(Caution: When tying-on Spec-tra Type main steering lines amore suitable type of knot maybe required to ensure that thesteering line does not releasefrom the toggle).

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STOWING THE RESERVE PARACHUTEPack the reserve parachute according to the manufacturers instructions. Theindividual packing the reserve parachute must be a qualified and experiencedreserve parachute packer and/ or rigger.

STOWING THE CANOPY

1 The canopy is packed ready tobe packed into the freebag.

NOTE: The freebag must firstbe prepared by inserting oneend of a pull-up through boththe grommets in the bag andtying it to the other end of thepull-up, to prevent it from slip-ping out.

2F o l d t h e b o t t o m20cm of the canopytowards the top, thenS-fold this part ofthe canopy to make a1Ocm long fold.

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3Fold the top of thecanopy over towardsthe container, locateall the top mid-seamsof the cell openingsand ensure that theyare exposed.

4Neatly split the can-opy down the centrefrom the top to cre-ate two “ears”.

NOTE: If an FXC12000 AAD is instal-led, split the canopysuch that the bulk ofthe canopy will be onthe side of the con-tainer where there isno AAD i.e. split a7-cell into 4 and 3cells respectively.

5Fold the ears overand dress them forthe freebag.

6Slide the top left ofthe canopy into thetop left corner of thebag. Holding thiscorner fast, repeatthe procedure on theright side. Now placethe rest of the stack-ed canopy into thebag.

STOWING THESUSPENSIONLINES

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PLACING THEBAG INTO THECONTAINER

1Place the reserveparachute which hasbeen packed into thefree bag onto themain container andcarefully position the

t reserve container.S p r e a d t h e l i n k srather than stackingthem on top of oneanother. Ensure thatthe reserve risershave entered the con-tainer so that theywill lie flat over theshoulders.

Close the bag withtwo locking stows.Make the bights 25-30mm long.

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S-Fold the remain-der of the lines neatlyinto the line stowagepouch. Close the linestowage pouch en-suring that the linespass between the twovelcro strips. Leaveapprox. 20cm of lineunstowed.

WARN NG! USE ONLY THE SPECTRA 1000-825 CLOSURE LOOPSSUPPL ED! USE OF ANY OTHER TYPE OF CLOSURE LOOP WILLINVAL DATE THE TSO!

2 Pass the other pull-up cord through the reserve closure loop. If a T-barwas passed through the bag, thread the ends ofthe pull-up cord throughthe hole in the end of the T-bar. Remove the T-bar from the baggedcanopy, pulling the closure loop and pull cord through it. If the pull-upcord was passed through the bag, untie it and tie the end protrudingfrom the underside of the bag around both ends of the second pull-upcord that has been passed through the closure loop. Carefully pull onthe other end to pull the closure loop and second pull-up cord throughthe packed canopy. Untie the original pull-up cord and set it aside.

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CLOSING THERESERVE CONTAINER

Regardless of what pro-cedure was used to placethe canopy in the bag, thesame procedure is used toclose the container.

1 Place the bagged can-opy in the pack tray,taking extra care tofill the lower corners.Then use the pull-up ?I

cord to pull the clos-ure loop up throughthe bagged canopy.Secure the bag inposition with a tem-porary pin. Makelong S-Folds withthe bridle from thetop of the bag to thebottom right handcorner of the reservecontainer until halfthe bridle has beenstowed in this man-ner, then make longS-Folds in the bridlefrom the top of the

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bag to the left handcorner of the contain-er as shown.

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2 Thread the pull-upcord through the bot-tom ofthe pilot chuteand out the top.Centre the base ofthe pilot chute overthe stiffener plate onthe free bag.

3 Make sure the base of the pilotchute is centred over the loop,then collapse the pilot ehute-and lock it with a temporarypin.

4 Pull all the canopy fabric outfrom between the spring. Fold-ing the fabric rather than stuf-fing it between the coils reducesthe bulk of the packed con-tainer. After pulling the fabricfrom between the spring, checkto be sure the pilot chute base iscentred under the crown.

5 Now fully compressthe spring to see howmuch loop can bepulled through thetop of the pilot chute.If you can pull morethan 20mm through,the loop is too long.Now would be thebest time to open thecontainer and short-en the loop. Lay thefabric flat all aroundthe pilot chute andfold it under in widefolds to the centre.Fold the top andbottom first, then thesides. Keep the fabricfolds of the pilotchute out from theopen flaps.

Thread the pull-upcord through the sideflaps (flap 1 and 2)and close and securewith a temporarypin. Make sure thatthe folds in the pilotchute stay flat andneat.

9Thread the pull-upcord through the out-side top flap (Flap 3)close and insert atemporary pin.

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Thread the pull-upcord through the out-side bottom flap(Flap 4) close andinsert the temporarypin. If the force nec-essary to close thelast two flaps seemexcessive, the loopmay be too short.Use a scale to deter-m i n e h o w m u c hforce is needed to ex-tract the pin; up to 10kg’s (22 lbs) is correctfor the TSO.

Replace the tempor-ary pin with the re-serve pin. Insert theripcord handle intoits pouch on the mainlift web.

Place the rig on aclean surface withthe backpad facingup and walk on itwith stockinged feetor clean shoes to helpexpel the air fromthe container andmake it flatter.

1. Dress the container, seal, sign and log.2. COUNT YOUR TOOLS!!

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RESERVE STATIC LINEPRE INSTALLATION

Prior to installing the ReserveStatic Line (RSL) on either theNaro or Student Naro Harness/Container System, first checkto see that the system was or-dered for use with an RSL.Then check to see that there isa 19mm (3/4”) strip of velcrohook sewn to the right shoul-der from the Big 3-Ring on theharness to the reserve con-tainer. There will also be a30mm (1 1/16”) long piece of19mm (3/4”) velco hook sewnon the yoke directly above the#3 reserve flap. These piecescorrespond to the pieces ofvelcro loop (pile) that are sewnto the RSL. The RSL has asnap shackle attached at oneend that is intended to attach to a ring provided on the wearer’s right riser and, ithas a ring on the other through which the ripcord cable is to be routed.

INSTALLATION

1 . With the reserve container completely closed and held with a temporary pin,match the velcro loop of the RSL to the velcro hook on the harness/con-tainer. The RSL must route through the 1”/25mm ring sewn onto the wearersright hand shoulder.

2. Route the reserve ripcord pin directly from the end of the housing throughthe ring on the RSL. Ensure no twists in the RSL.

3 . Route the reserve rip cord through the ring provided on reserve flap #3 suchthat the ring on the RSL is positioned between the ring and the end of thereserve ripcord housing.

4. Replace the temporary pin with the reserve ripcord pin.5. Connect the snap shackle to the ring provided on the main riser.

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ASSEMBLING THE MAIN PARACHUTECarefully ispect the main parachute for wear or manufacturing defects.

Attach the main parachute to the main risers included with your NARO. Besure the canopy is facing forward and that the lines extend from links tocanopy without crossing over each other. Leaving the risers on the harnesswhile attaching the canopy will help prevent confusion.

STOWING THE MAIN

Flake and fold the canopyaccording to the canopymanufacturer’s instruc-tions. Be sure the canopyis folded as wide as pos-sible so that it will fill thecorners when put in thebag.

2 Stack the canopy on itselfso that it is about thedepth of the bag.

3 Slide the canopy into thedeployment bag, beingsure to fill the cornerscompletely.

4 The bag is held shut bytwo rubber bands locatedacross the mouth of thebag. Each of these rubberbands pass through agrommet located alongthe edge of the lockingflap. To close the bag,pass one of the two rubberstow bands through itscorresponding grommetand insert a 30-50mmbight of lines through thestow band, the same forthe second stow band.

5Stow the remainder of thelines across the bottom ofthe bag in the rubberbands. Keep the bights ofthe lines 30-50mm long.L e a v e n o m o r e t h a n350mm of lines unstowedbetween the bag and theconnector links. Ensurethat the excess pilot chutebridle is out of the top ofthe bag i.e. seat the ring onthe top of the canopyagainst the grommet inthe bag. Push any canopyfabric that protrudes backinto the bag with yourfinger, this keeps it frombeing damaged. Use yourknees or feet to “walk” onthe bag, squeezing the airout and distributing thebulk until the middle is nofatter than the sides.

Pick the bag up by its sidesand set it into the contain-er on its line stows. Gentlyroll the bag out of the way.Follow the risers over theshoulders of the rig anddown along the sides ofthe reserve container intothe main container. Posi-tion the connector links,ensure that no lines willwrap around them duringcanopy deployment.

Lay the bag down in thecontainer with the linestows against the bottomflap. Push the top cornersof the bag into the top ofthe main container so thatthe connector links arekept in place between thebag and the bottom flap ofthe reserve containerMake sure that none ofthe flaps are under thebag. Pull the bridle to itsfull length. Kneel on thecentre of the bag and pullup the main container sideflaps until the bag fills thecontainer and is flush withit.

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CLOSING THE MAIN CONTAINER -THROWOUT

A. Insert a pull-cord through the closure loop attached to the dividerbetween the main and reserve containers. Make a small S-fold in thebridle across the bag.

B . Thread the pull-cord through the bottom container flap (Flap 1) andpull up towards the reserve container. Hold the closure loop in placewith your knee.

C . Thread the pull-upcord through the topcontainer flap grom-met (Flap 2).Pull the pull-up cordthrough the grom-met by pulling to-wards the bottom ofthe container. Patthe bottom of thecontainer till theloop comes throughthe grommet. Avoidoverstressing thegrommets. Hold theloop in place withyour knees. Routethe bridle aroundFlap 2 such that thesmall velcro looppatch mates with thevelcro hook patch onFlap 2.

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D. Thread the right-hand (Flap 3) thenthe left-hand flap(Flap 4) and usingthe same patting tech-nique close the flapsuntil the closure loopprotrudes from thegrommets. (The flapsmust be closed inthat order!)

E . Insert the curved pinthrough the closure loop.

Slowly remove the pull-upcord to prevent excessfriction from damagingthe closure loop. It’s bestto pass the pull-up cordunder the pin while ex-tracting it, as doing so willreduce wear on the loop.

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FOLDING ANDSTOWING THEPILOT CHUTE

Lay the pilot chute out onthe fabric (mesh up) andS-fold the bridle onto it uptill the velcro loop. Ensurethat there are no twists inthe bridle.

Fold the pilot chute inhalf.

Fold the pilot chute intothirds.

Fold the pilot chutethirds again makingpilot chute thin.

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Fold the thin pilot chutein half lengthways so thatit is approximately thesame length as the pilotchute pouch.

Insert the folded pilotchute into the pouch andensure that the pilot chutewill be easy to extract.

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Route the bridle from thelegpad to the containermatching the velcro.

Tuck the excess bridlebetween the velcro and thepin under the right sideflap.

Secure the top flap bytucking the top flap ton-gue under its correspond-ing flap to prevent anyaccidental deployment.

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CLOSING THE MAIN CONTAINER -PULLOUT

Insert a pull-cord through the closure loop attached to the dividerbetween the main and reserve containers.

S-fold the pilot chute bridle and pilot chute across the centre topof the bag making sure that the apex of the pilot chute with thepullout puff attached to it, is situated at the bottom right cornerof the container.

Close the container flaps in the correct order and secure the topflap tongue in place.

Ensure that the velcro on the puff is mated to that on the pilotchute to prevent pilot chute extraction prior to pin extraction.

Insert the lanyard end of the puff into the elastic pouch on thebottom right corner of the container. Bend the handle enough toslip it into the square retainer pocket on the bottom of thecontainer.

Remove the pull-cord to prevent a PILOT-CHUTE-IN-TOWMALFUNCTION.

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CYPRES

NAROharness/container systems will befitted with Cypres AAD installationcapability unless otherwisespecified.

NOTE: Refer Cypres InstallationInformation in the CYPRESRiggers Guide for Installation - ForSpecialised Installation refer toinstallation for NAROharness/container system.

1. Insert the Processing Unit intothe Spandex pocket providedon the separating wall betweenthe main and reservecontainers. The cables from theProcessing Unit must lie flaton the bottom of the pocket.

2. Thread the Control Unitthrough the channel that issewn along the pack tray up tothe top reserve flap (Flap 3).

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3. Slide the Control Unit intothe plastic pouch supplied ontop of the reserve top flapand close the velcro.

4. Thread the Release Unitthrough the bottom passagehole of the spandex pocketand then through the tapechannel to the No.1 reserveside flap. Trimming of thetape channel may need to bedone at the side flap end toensure no snagging duringdeployment.

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The Release Unitmust then bepulled throughthe elastic tubesewn onto theside flap so thatthe unit openingis positionedover thegrommet.

6.Any surpluscable for eitherthe Control Unitor Release Unitis to be looselycoiled andhoused inside thevelcro flapprovided on thespandex pocketfor theProcessing Unit.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Your NARO should be carefully inspected prior to use. The following shouldbe inspected on a periodic basis:

1. Main and Reserve Closure Loops should be inspected for wear.

2. The 3 Ring release should be disconnected. Flex the risers to ensure thatthe webbing has not set or deformed. Examine the white loop on the risersfor wear. Clean and lubricate the release cables with a light film ofhousehold oil. Inspect the 3 Ring housings for damage or snags.

3. Inspect the harness for broken stitches or frayed webbing.

4. Inspect the velcro and grommets for wear and tear.

5. Inspect the main pilot chute for wear.

REPLACEMENT PARTSWhen ordering parts for your “Naro” include the serial and part number anddate of manufacture so that the correct items can be supplied without anydelays. This information can be found on the “Naro” label situated on thereserve riser of your “Naro”.

NOTE: Repairs to any of the components of the“Naro” are to be carried outby suitably qualified riggers or their equivalent only!

Riggers note: Riggers are to refer to “The Parachute Manual - Vol. 2” byDan Poynter Chapter Seven: Maintenance, Alteration & Manufacturing-for any repair details.

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