SUPAIR STRIKE Instrukcja obsługi

User’s manual

Harness

English

Revision index : 08/11/2017

SUP’AIR - VLD

34 rue Adrastée

Parc Altaïs

74650 Annecy - Chavanod

FRANCE

45°54.024’N / 06°04.725’E

STRIKE

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Thank you for choosing the STRIKE We are

glad to be able to share our common para-

gliding passion with you.

SUP’AIR has been designing, producing

and selling free ﬂying equipment since

1984. By choosing a SUP’AIR product you

beneﬁt from almost thirty years of expertise,

innovation and listening. Our mission state-

ment: research and develop to constantly

enhance our product line.

We hope you will ﬁnd this user’s manual

comprehensive, explicit and hopefully en-

joyable as well. We advise you to read it

carefully.

You will ﬁnd the lastest udated information

about this product on our website www.su-

pair.com. If you have further inquiries, feel

free to ask one of our retailers for answers.

And naturally, the entire SUP’AIR team is at

your disposal at info@supair.com

We wish you many safe enjoyable ﬂying

hours and happy landings.

Team SUP’AIR

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List of contents.

Introduction 4

Technical speciﬁcations. 5

Size choice 6

Components list 7

Equipment overview 8

Accessories assembly. 9

Bumpair 9

Speedbag 10

Speed-bar system

11

Installing the reserve parachute. 12

POD reserve parachute handle connection. 12

Reserve parachute/harness connection 12

Reserve parachute characteristics 15

Installing the reserve parachute in its container 16

Adjustments 17

The various adjustments 17

Adjusting the harness 18

Wing/harness connection 19

Inﬂight behavior 20

Flight phases 21

Pre-Flight check 21

Takeoff 21

In ﬂight 22

Speed-bar use 22

Landing 22

Using the reserve parachute 23

Towing 23

Mandatory thorough checkup. 23

Maintenance 24

Harness cleaning and maintenance 24

Storage and transport 24

Product longevity 24

Repairs 25

Spare parts. 25

Materials 25

Recycling 25

Warranty 26

Disclaimer 26

Pilot’s gear 26

Service Book 27

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Welcome to the paragliding world according to SUPAIR; a world of shared passion.

The STRIKE harness is the best weapon for extreme adventure without compromise between security and lightness! Designed for X-Alps

competitors the STRIKE harness is dedicated to “hike and ﬂy” pilots who deserve the best. It is aimed at experienced pilots fully trained

and paragliding.

The well though out design and choice of materials were guided by the same quality and longevity objectives.

The harness STRIKE harness was certiﬁed EN 1651 : 1999 and LTF 91/09.

Indicating that it meets European and German safety requirements.

After reading this manual we suggest you to check your harness during a hang-test to adjust it before your ﬁrst ﬂight.

Introduction

N.B : Three important icons will help you when reading this manual

Advice Caution ! Danger !!

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A

B

C

D

E

F

G

S M L

Pilot size (cm) 155-170 170 -185 180 - 190

Pilot weight (mini - maxi) (kg) 50-80 65 - 85 75 - 100

Harness weight (+carabiners+speedbar) (kg) 2120 2140 2240

Designed for paragliding only

Backrest height (cm) A58 58 65

Backrest tilt adjustments (cm) B28 28 35

Seat depth (cm) C40 40 45

Seat width (cm) D33 33 33

Hooking point height. (cm) E43 43 43

Length between the hooking points. (cm) F38-47 38 - 47 38 - 47

Speedbag length (cm) 93 100 107

Impact damping system: Airbag No

Impact damping system: Bumpair Yes

Certiﬁcation Yes : EN 1651 : 1999 / LTF 91/09

Tandem (Pilot or Passenger) No

Acrobatic ﬂying No

Towing Yes

Reserve parachute pocket volume ( Liters ). 4.5 4.5 4.5

Technical speciﬁcations

ABackrest height.

BBackrest tilt adjustments.

CSeat depth.

DSeat width

EHooking point height.

FLength between the hooking points.

Characteristics Harness size

Speedbag length (cm)

G

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Choosing your harness’ size is important. You will ﬁnd here below a height/weight table to help you with your size choice. With its ham-

mock architecture and reclined ﬂying posture, we advise you to try out the harness during a hang-test ﬁrst at one of our retailers loca-

tion to choose the correct size.

For a complete list of our retailers list click here : www.supair.com

Size choice.

Preliminary hang-test.

Size

Weight 1m55 1m60 1m65 1m70 1m75 1m80 1m85 1m90 1m95 2m

50 S S

55 S S

60 SSS

65 S S S M M

70 S S S M M M

75 M M M

80 M M

85 L L L L

90 L L L L

95 L L

100

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2«F-XLITE » or «O» reserve parachute handle.

Connects

Speedbag carbon ﬁber seat plate 25cm x 33 cm

Nomenclature

Harness

1

3

4

Options

5

BUMPAIR 16 STK

8TREK LIGHT backpack

2

1

3

4

6

Accelerator 2B Speedbag LIGHT

MINI carbon ﬁber seatplate

7

8

5

6

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Harness overview

Chest strap buckle.

Left leg strap buckles.

Chest strap adjustment.

Backrest tilt adjustment.

Reserve parachute handle.

Reserve parachute pocket.

Reserve parachute paragliding main hook-

ing points.

Reserve parachute hooking points.

Bumpair

2

1

3

4

5

7

8

9

10

13

Back storage pocket.

Shoulder straps adjustments.

6

Speed-bar/accelerator pulleys.

Speedbag length adjustments

11

12

Seat depth adjustments.

Storage pocket under the seat.

14

15

2

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

5

10

11

14

15

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Accessories assembly.

>> 1. Bumpair

ref : SFBU013

1. Open the zip located under the

seat on the front of the harness.

2. Open the second zip located un-

der the ﬁrst one

3. Insert the BUMPAIR with the thin section

ﬁrst.

4. Close both of the zips

Bubble bump

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Using the seat-plate. :

Seatplate description. :

Front

Rear

1. Open the zip-

per of the pocket

located beneath

and at the front of

the seat.

2. Open the

velcro located

at the top of

the pocket and

access the seat-

plate compart-

ment.

3. Insert the

seatplate in its

compartment

and close the

velcro.

Flying with the plate gives a tighter seating posture and transfers the wing’s imputs more precisely. The seatplate equally contributes

to heightened overall comfort without lateral hip pressure.

Flying without the seatplate brings a more ﬂexible seating area following the pilot’s body shape while slightly rising the carabiners at-

tachment points. The harness is slightly more neutral and overall stable. Without the seatplate the harness feels tighter.

Note that in case of a situation beyond the wing’s safety limitations, toggle control must compensate for the lack of pressure and preci-

sion given by a seatplate.

Installing the seatplate. :

MINI carbon ﬁber seatplate 30x 22cm

Reference : MPPL021

The STRIKE can be used with or without the carbon ﬁber seatplate.

>> 2. Seatplate

zip

velcro

Proﬁle view :

Top

Bottom

Rear

Front

Accessories assembly.

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Accessories assembly.

>> 3. Speedbag

1. Pass the main attachment points through the dedicated holes in the speedbag.

Caution : do not confuse with the speed system exit holes

2. Install the speedbag straps through the Tensionlock®

buckles located on each side of the harness.

4. Once you have put

the harness on, close

the leg and chest

straps, then close the

speedbag starting

with the left pannel.

3. Foot-plate

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STANDARD double stage speed-bar/accelerator.

Accessories assembly.

>> 4. Speed-bar system.

Compatible accelerator/speed-bar. :

Ref. : ACCELPOULIE, ACCELERATEUR 2B SPEEDBAG LIGHT

Speedbar assembly. :

1. Push the retaining elastics

through the grommets found

at the far end of the speed-

bag and knot them securely.

2. Push the accelerator/

speed-bar line through the

pulley connected to the lateral

panel ( #11 ).

3. Pull the line through the side

skirt opening slit.

4. Finally, attach a hook to the

cord before connecting it to

the glider’s speed-bar/acce-

lerator.

5. Simulate the speed-bar/

accelerator’s functionality

by sliding the cord back and

forth.

1

2

3

Regarding either side of the harness:

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Thank you for reading the following carefully ! We recommend for the initial rescue parachute assembly and installation to be made

by a qualiﬁed professional.

Reserve parachute folding and installation inside the harness must conform to the speciﬁc guidelines found in this manual.

Connecting the handle to the rescue parachute’s deployment bag.

1. Fasten the handle strap

to the POD’s middle loop by

making a loop to loop ( Lark’s

head ) knot.

2. Tighten the handle/POD

connection securely.

Installing the reserve parachute.

DSingle reserve parachute riser.

Reserve parachute handle ( Ref.POIFSK ).

Reserve parachute inside its deployment bag and folded according the

manufacturer’s speciﬁcations.

Parachute rigging lines (1,5 m)

B

C

A

D

B

C

A

Warning: it is possible -depend

of your parachute volume - that

the central attachment is not

suitable for the handle. If the

placement does not allow the

release of the needles when in

gantry test so it is necessary to

attach the handle to the lateral

fastening POD and place the

POD in the pocket with lateral

fastening to the top.

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Reserve parachute/harness connection.

>> Loop to loop connection ( Lark’s knot ) of the STRIKE harness to the reserve parachute individual risers.

1. Attach each riser to

the shoulder attachment

points by making a Lark’s

knot ( loop to loop connec-

tion ). Use the largest bridle

loop ends.

2. - Assemble everything cor-

rectly.

- Make sure for the risers not

to be longer than one an-

other.

- Tighten each connection

securely.

w

M

w

M

w

M

w

M

1. First, open the riser guiding sleeve all the way from top to

bottom to access the reserve parachute connection loops.

2. Once the riser guiding sleeve is fully opened, the zipper

tab must be located on the same side of the reserve para-

chute pocket.

3. Now you have an access to the reserve parachute

connection loops

>> Access to the reserve parachute connection points.

Opening direction

Installing the reserve parachute.

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1. - Open the 7mm square

Maillon Rapide®.

- Connect the reserve para-

chute single riser loop. la

ﬁxer avec un joint torique.

- Push the maillon through

the plastic ring

- Twist

3. - Give a second twist to

the plastic ring.

- Push the buckle through

the maillon.

2. - Push the end riser

through the toric ring.

- Push the maillon through

the risers buckles.

4. - If you use separate/in-

dependente risers Repeat

steps 1 through 3 with the

second riser.

- If you use “y” risers, con-

tinue with next step.

>> Reserve parachute/risers.

5. - Tidy up the assembly.

- Be certain for the riser end

loops to be securely fas-

tened.

- Close the Maillon Rapide®

tightly by hand.

- Tighten using pliers and

making a ¼ turn.

One (1) square 7mm Maillon Rapide® will be needed + two (2 ﬂexible toric rings.

>> Position the risers

- Place the risers inside their guiding/protective

sleeve connected alongside the harness.

- Push them through and under the zipper tab.

- Bring them out through the reserve container.

- Close the Zip to the tab above the left shoulder.

- Fasten the Velcro® located at the end of the

sleeve.

Reserve parachute/harness connection.

A

Closing direction.

Installing the reserve parachute.

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Installing the reserve parachute.

AUpper ﬂap.

Right ﬂap.

D

EReserve parachute risers.

- Four (4) ﬂap front pocket.

- Locking via cables

- Handle «SK» ( Ref.: POIFSK ).

- Reserve parachute pocket max. volume 4,5 Liters.

The reserve container is compatible with current SUPAIR Xtralite re-

serves and also suitable with other brands’ light reserves.

CLower ﬂap.

IReserve parachute handle.

GReserve parachute surplus lines : about 1 meter, undo one

or two loops of the coiled lines if necessary.

HReserve parachute folded in its POD.

Rescue parachute pocket characteristics :

FReserve parachute single riser.

BLeft ﬂap.

A

B

F

C

G

D H

E

I

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1

2

3

Installing the reserve parachute in its container.

1. Place the reserve parachute inside

the container, with the handle posi-

tioned upward, and parachute risers

downward.

2. - Take a small piece of line to help with

the installation procedure.

- Push it through loop #1 ( B ﬂap).

- Using the piece of line, pull the white

loop through the left grommet of the « C

» then « A » ﬂaps.

Installing the reserve parachute.

3. Secure the installation by pushing

the left side of the yellow cable

through the white loop.

Carefully remove the line.

4. Using the piece of line pull loop #3

through grommet #4 – ﬂap (D)...

5. Secure the installation by pushing the

right side of the yellow cable through

the loop cord.

Carefully remove the line.

6. - Fasten the reserve parachute

handle to the Velcro®

- Push the two outer ends of the reserve

parachute handle inside their respec-

tive housings located on either side of

the handle on the harness.

Check the com-

pleted instal-

lation during a

hang-test.

Have the installation

checked by a profes-

sional outﬁt.

Conduct an extrac-

tion test every six ( 6

) months to assure

proper system func-

tionality.

Note : conducting and

extraction test does not

imply deploying the re-

serve parachute which

will stay inside its POD.

A

B

C

D

E

B

C

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

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Gear packing and tips.

Speedbag pocket

Storage pocket

Small side storage pocket

Hydration tube

opening

Hiking pole holder

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Adjusting the harness prior each takeoff is vital.

Adjusting the harness.

Adjusting the chest strap.

Adjusting the backrest.

Adjusting the shoulder straps.

The various adjustments.

2

1

3

4

2

1

4

3

4

Adjusting the speedbag.

5Seat depth adjustments.

5

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1. Backrest tilt adjustment :

Without strap tension, ﬁrst adjust the backrest incline at the desired angle.

>>Tightening will bring the backrest at a more vertical angle ( recommended posture for

beginners ).

>> Loosening the backrest will tilt the back support rearward.

3. shoulder straps.

Adjust the shoulder straps length using the trimmers.

The pressure on the shoulder straps contributes to general comfort in ﬂight. It must be precise: not too tight nor too

loose. The upper area of the straps must offer enough support to maintain your torso in a comfortable position.

tighten

loosen

Harness adjustments.

Adjusting the harness.

5. Adjusting the chest strap.

The distance to consider corresponds to the length between the middle points at the bottom of each carabiner.

The ideal distance varies between paragliding wing models. Adjust your harness’s chest strap according to the wing manufacturer’s

recommendations.

tighten

loosen

Tightening the chest-strap provides more stability but less piloting efﬁciency while increasing the risk of

riser twisting.

On the contrary loosening the strap provides more efﬁciency but can be dangerous in turbulent aero-

logy (increased risk of falling towards the collapsed side of your glider).

Before your ﬁrst ﬂight, check the completed adjustments during a hang-test.

2. Speedbag length.

Your legs must be extended ; seat comfortably all the way back inside the harness.

4. Seat depth.

Adjust the seat depth by feel : alter the lower back support to a comfortable snug ﬁt. The tighter

the adjustment, the more reclined the ﬂying position will become. Relaxing the tension adjust-

ment will bring the sitting posture to a more vertical position.

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