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Attention:ThelifeexpectancydependsonhowyouuseandhandleyourBeamer2reserve.(Acro,testopenings
etc.canconsiderablyreduceitslifespan).
NECESSARYEQUIPMENTDOCUMENTS
•Owner’smanual
•Packing‐andInspectionproofdocument
USEOFTHERESERVEPARACHUTE
Toopenthereserveparachuteinemergencysituationspullthereservehandlewithapowerfuljolt.Bydoingso,
theoutercontaineropensandreleasesthereserveparachutewhichisstillpackedintheinnercontainer.Next,
throwthehandleandinnerbagcontainingtheparachuteintotheair.Thereservehandleisthrownawaywiththe
innercontainer!
Theinnercontainerisconstructedsuchthatthesuspensionlinesdeployfirstandthecanopysecond.Thisprevents
theparachutefromopeningprematurely(beforeachievingmaximumlinestretch).
Thisminimisestheriskofthereserveparachutegettingtangledupwiththeparagliderorthepilotinan
emergencysituation(e.g.collisionwithotherpilotsetc.).Thefasterthereserveisthrown,thequickeritwillreach
linestretchandopen.
Afterbeingthrown,theinnercontaineropensimmediately.Thepowerfulthrowand/ortheairflowstretchesthe
suspensionlinesandopensthecanopy.
Whentheparachutehascompletelyopened,thepilotshouldcheckhis/heraltitude.Withsufficientaltitude,
disablethemainparagliderbypullingtherisers/linesortryingreelinginthecanopytoavoiddownplanning
(opposingcanopies).Ifthereisnotsufficientaltitude,thepilotshouldkeephis/herattentiononthegroundand
prepareforimpact.
CARE&MAINTENANCE
TheBeamer2reserveparachutewasdesignedforhighloadingandextremeoperationaldemands.Accordingly,
onlyhighlydurablematerials,provenovermanyyearswerechosen.However,theservicelifedependstoagreat
extentuponthecareoftheowner.Werecommendregularexaminationforwearandtearandimmediaterepair
ofdamagedcomponentsbyHighAdventureoranauthorisedservicecentres.
Specialattentionshouldbepaidtothefollowingpoints:
•Thereserveshouldnotbeunnecessarilyexposedtothesun(ultravioletrays).
•Adamporwetreserveshouldbecompletelyunpacked&driedatroomtemperatureoroutsidein
theshade.
•Donotexposethepackedreservetolargechangesintemperature.Providesufficientair
circulationtoavoidcondensation.
•Handlewithcarewhenhandlingonthegroundafteradeploymentduringsafetytraining/SIV.
•Onlycleanthereservewithfreshwater,andaneutralsoapifnecessary.Donotusesolvents.
Warning:Mechanicalinfluences,chemicals,cleaningagents,insects,mildewetc.canreducethestrengthofthe
reserve.