Skyhook Collins Lanyard question.

[JackC1 0]

On a Skyhook equipped 2009 M-Series Vector 3 V350, the left hand cutaway cable has to pass through the loop on the end of the Collins Lanyard as per the instructions here. But on mine, there is a yellow loop stitched to the Collins Lanyard labelled "Pass cutaway cable through this loop only" that isn't shown in the instructions. Now my cutaway cable goes through the loop on the end of the black Collins RSL, not the yellow loop. I'm assuming this yellow loop is a modification on newer Vectors and should be used instead of the loop on the end of the Collins Lanyard itself. Is this correct? Does it even matter?

[mark 107]

Updated instructions as of 8/25/2009:

http://www.unitedparachutetechnologies.com/PDF/Stagging-loop/INSTRUCT_008___Split_RSL___Vector_3_Installation_Instructions_14_17_45%5B1%5D.pdf

"Stagging loop" -- spellcheck must have been turned off.

Mark

[JackC1 0]

Thanks, that's what I thought.

[erdnarob 1]

You are right, the yellow loop only has to be used to pull the left side yellow cable. The modification has been made about a year ago. Before the modification, the black loop at the end of the RSL was doing 3 jobs: pulling the yellow cable, pulling the pin and pulling the Skyhook. Now with the new modification, the black loop does two jobs : pin and Skyhook leaving to the yellow loop the task to pull the yellow cable. This was a precaution to make sure that a hanging bagged reserve will not pull at the yellow cable. BTW I made test on a Vector III and found out that when having a hanging packed reserve, it pulls on the RSL Velcro as well and that prevents any release of the yellow cable. By doing so I stopped pulling downward on the reserve when my scale reached 45 pounds out of a maximum of 50 pounds since the Velcro (on a shearing mode) did not let go at that angle. I decided so far not do the modification. The modification was compulsory only on Tandem and student rig which have very heavy reserves but they also have wider Velcro on the RSL.
The older set up you have at the moment can be "corrected" at the next packing since you have a sport rig.

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[RIGGER 0]

This is the more easy process - take care when you set the "Staging Loop" & the bridle process, must be done by the spec.

All is in the instructions.

Cheers !!!