DEPLOYING YOUR ANGEL
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INSTALLING INTO YOUR HARNESS
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f you need to throw your reserve then do so with convic-
tion: Look; Reach; Pull; Throw.
Look at the handle, grab it and rip it off the Velcro then
extend your arm to pull out the deployment bag, throw
the bag and handle away from you into clear space, not
towards your wing, as hard as you can and LET GO of the
handle. Aim to throw with the direction of airflow to aid a
fast opening and against the direction of rotation.
If after throwing the parachute does not deploy (possible in
low energy emergencies e.g. parachutal stall), grab the re-
serve bridle and give it a strong pull. This will help encour-
age the parachute to open faster.
As the parachute deploys concentrate on disabling the
paraglider. There are several ways to do this – B line stall;
rear riser stall; gathering the canopy by working up the A
lines until you have the material in your hands or using the
brakes to stall the wing. The best technique depends entire-
ly on the situation. The most important thing to remember
is to completely disable the wing so that it does not act
against the parachute and cause a down-plane. Whichever
method you choose do so symmetrically, you do not want
the paraglider to start rotating, this could cause the para-
glider to fly into and effectively disable the parachute.
Due to the position of the reserve bridle hang points on
most harness, this tends to automatically put you in to the
PLF position (legs down), if you are not, do everything you
can to get yourself into this position.
Always use a PLF when landing under emergency situa-
tions or under a rescue parachute.
T
he Angel is available in 2 bridle options: Short bridle or
Y bridle.
The Short bridle option is for harnesses that
already have reserve bridles in place. Attach
the main bridle to the harness bridles using
a maillon as shown. Ozone recommends a
Maillon Rapide 7mm Square screw gate.
If your harness has no bridles already installed, the Y bridle
option should be used. These attach directly to the shoulder
connection points using suitable maillons. We recommend
using two 6mm screw gate stainless steel maillons along
with rubber bands or tape to secure the bridles so that they
do not become twisted on the maillon. Ensure that the
maillons are closed very tightly.
IMPORTANT: you MUST not attach the Y parachute