Ozone Angel v1 Owner's manual

Brand: Ozone

Model: Angel v1

Type: Owner's manual

This manual is also suitable for

Angel V2

v1, v2 Pilots Manual

CONTENTS

Warning 01

Thank You02

Team Ozone 03

Your Angel v1 & v2 04

Harness Installation  06

Deploying your Angel  07

Packing 08

Care and Maintenance  17

Ozone Quality Guarantee 18

Technical Specications  19

Materials 19

EN v2.0 Aug 2019

WARNING

•Paraglidingisapotentiallydangeroussportthatcancauseseriousinjuryincludingbodilyharm,paralysisand

death.UsingOzoneequipmentisundertakenwiththefullknowledgethatparaglidinginvolvessuchrisks.

•AstheownerofanOzoneemergencyrescueparachuteyoutakeexclusiveresponsibilityforallrisksassociated

withitsuse.Inappropriate use and or abuse of your equipment will increase these risks. Any liability claims

resultingfromuseofthisproducttowardsthemanufacturer,distributorordealersisexcluded.

•Thisparachutehasbeensolelydesignedforuseasanemergencyrescuesystemforparagliders.Donotunder

anycircumstancesusethisparachuteforfreefallparachuting,BASEjumpingorwithanyothertypeofaircraft.

•Thisparachuteisnotsuitableforspeedsinexcessof32m/sor115kmh.

•Thisparachutesystemhasbeentestedandfoundcompliantusingtheoriginalmanufacturer’sinnercontainer.

Useofanyotherinnercontainermayproducedifferentresults,includingfailures.

•Useofthisparachutewithanyalternativeinnercontainer:thespeedofopeningandopeningshock testhas

been completed using the inner container supplied. Use of any other inner container may produce different

results(includingfailure)

•Ensureyourparachuteismaintainedproperlyandisregularlyre-packed,failuretodosomayresultinpremature

ageingandsloweropeningtimes.

•Completeathoroughdailyandpre-ightinspectionofallofyourequipment.Payattentiontoyourparachute

pinsandneverattemptyingwithunsuitableordamagedequipment.

•Donotallowtheparachutetobecomedamp;thiscanaffecttheopeningtimesandoverallperformanceand

degradethematerialsfaster.

•Donotmodifythisproductinanywayanduseonlywithinthemaximumcertiedweight.

•Itisessentialthattheparachuteiscorrectlyinstalledintheharness.Acompatibilitytestmustbecarriedout

byaqualiedprofessionaltoexcludeanypossiblenon-compatibilitybetweentheharnessandrescuedevice.

•Payspecialattentiontotheterrainyouwillbeyingandtheweatherconditionsbeforeyoulaunch.Alwaysadd

alargesafetymargintoallyourdecisions,ifyouareunsuredonoty.Avoidyinginrain,snow,strongwind,

andturbulentweatherconditionsorclouds.

•Ifyouusegood,safejudgementyouwillenjoymanyyearsofparaglidingandhopefullyneverhaveneedtouse

yourparachute.

Remember,PLEASUREisthereasonforoursport!

THANK YOU

ThankyouforchoosingOzone.

As a team of free ying enthusiasts, competitors and adventurers, our mission is to produce paragliding

equipmentofthehighestqualityusingcuttingedgedesignsandthebesttechnicalmaterialsavailable.

TheAngel is a pulled-down apexconical emergency parachute designed forveryfast opening times and a

stable,slow decent rate.Webelieve when it comesto emergency parachutes thatbig is best: theAngelis

relativelylarge comparedto others,thisgives itexcellent stability anda lowsinkrate butit stillretainsfast

openingtimessothatitcanbeusedinminimumheight/lowenergysituations,bothofwhicharecommonin

paragliding.

OurdevelopmentteamisbasedinthesouthofFrance.Thisarea,whichincludesthesitesofGourdon,Monaco

andColdeBleyne,guaranteesusmorethan300yabledaysperyear.Thisisagreatassetinthedevelopment

oftheOzone range.We knowthat qualityand valuefor moneyareessentialconsiderationswhenchoosing

equipment,sotokeepcostslowandqualityhighwebuildallourproductsinourownproductionfacility.During

productionallOzoneproductsundergonumerousrigorousqualitycontrolchecks.Thiswaywecanguarantee

thatourequipmentmeetsthesamehighstandardsthatweexpectourselves.

Thismanualwillshowyouhowtomaintain,throwandrepackyourAngelparachute.Ifyouneedanyfurther

informationaboutOzone,theAngel,oranyofourproductspleasecheckwww.yozone.comorcontactyour

localdealer,schooloranyofushereatOzone.

DespitetheAngel’sexcellentpedigree,wecertainlyhopeyouwillneverhavetouseit!

SafeFlying.

TeamOzone

TEAM OZONE

EveryoneatOzonecontinuestobedrivenbyourpassionforying,ourloveofadventureandourquesttosee

Ozone’sparagliderdevelopmentcreatebetter,saferandmoreversatileparagliders.

The design team consists of David Dagault, Luc Armant, Fred Pieri, Russell Ogden, Honorin Hamard and

Sam Jobard. Dav started ying whenhe was 12 years old andhas accumulated a wealth of experiencein

competitionying,XCandparagliderdesign.Luc,adedicatedXCandcompetitionaddicthasabackground

innavalarchitecture.Fred,ourresidentgeekisamathematician,mechanicalengineerandvolBivspecialist.

Russisacompetitionpilotandtestpilotwith1000sofhourstestingexperience.WorldandEuropeanchampion

Honorinisanaturallytalentedpilotwhohasbeenyingsincehewas13yearsold.Samdesignsanddevelops

ourrange ofharnesses, hehas agreat dealofexperience bothying paraglidersand designingharnesses.

Betweenthem,theybringawealthofknowledge,ideasandexperienceandworkcloselytogetherinthedesign,

developmentandtestingprocess.

MikeCavanaghisthebossandmultiplewinneroftheUKXCleague,whennotoutyinghegenerallykeeps

controlofthemayhem.HeishelpedbyJeanChristopheSkiera(JC)whomanagesourdistributionnetworkand

theproductrange.Promotionandmarketingareco-ordinatedbyBASEjumpinglegendMattGerdes.

BackintheofceKarineMarconi,ChloeVilaandIsabelleMartinezruntheshow.Thesewonderfulladieslook

aftertheorderingsystem,thedealers,thedesignteamandthegeneraldaytodayrunningofthecompany-

withoutthemitwouldbechaos.

Our own manufacturing facility in Vietnam is headed up by Dr Dave Pilkington who works relentlessly

manufacturingglidersandproducingprototypesaswellasresearchingmaterialsandmanufacturingprocesses

forourfutureproducts. He is backed up by a superb team managed by Khanh and Phong with over 1000

productionstaff.

YOUR ANGEL v1 & v2

EveryoneneedsanAngel…Representingthetraditionalandprovenpulleddownapexrounddesign,theAngel

isaparachuteyoucanrelyon.

TheAngelhasarelativelylargesurfacearea,yetisverylightinweight,givingexceptionalsinkrateandstability

performancewithfastopeningtimes.Thelargesurfaceareaensuresanexcellentsinkrate,allsizesoftheAngel

provideplentyofmarginwithintheweightrangestheyarecertiedtocarry.

TheAngelusespremiumqualitymaterialschosenfortheiroptimumbalanceofdurability,performance,minimal

packingvolumesandlowweighttoensurereliable,safedeployments,eveninthemostextremesituations.

CertiedENandLTFtotheEN12491andLTF91/09standards,theAngelisavailablewithmaximumloadsfrom

90kgsto140kgs.Thereare2bridleoptions:Theshortbridleversionforharnesseswithintegratedbridlesand

theYbridleversionforharnesseswithnobuiltinbridles.

Thev2versionsharesexactlythesamedesignastheoriginalbutwithmaterialchangesandotherminordetail

modicationstomakethepackingprocesseasier.

TheAngelhasbeensolelydesignedforuseasanemergencyrescuesystemforparagliders.Donotunderany

circumstancesusethisparachuteforfreefallparachuting,BASEjumpingorwithanyothertypeofaircraft.

TheAngelisnotsuitableforspeedsinexcessof32m/sor115kmh.

IMPORTANT:

The Angel is

not suitable for

speeds in excess

of 32m/s or 115

kmh.

Skirt

Apex

Bridle

Gores

Double Apex Lines

Suspension lines

Angel Parachute

INSTALLATION TO THE HARNESS

TheAngelisavailablewith2bridleoptions:ShortbridleorYbridle.

Theshortbridleoptionisforharnessesthatalreadyhavereservebridlesinplace.Attachtheparachutebridleto

theharnessbridlesusingaMaillonRapide7mmscrewgatemaillonorsimilar.

ThelongYbridleoptionisforharnessesthatdonothavebridlesalreadyinstalled.Theattachmentpointsshould

beattacheddirectlytotheshoulderconnectionpointsusing2x6mmscrewgatestainlesssteelmaillons(onefor

eachside)alongwithrubberbandsortapetosecurethebridlesneatly.YoumustNOTattachalongYbridleto

anyexistingharnessbridles.Ifyourharnessalreadyhasbridlesattachedtotheshoulderhangpoints,youMUST

usetheshortbridleoption.OnlyattachtheYbridletotheloopslocatedontopoftheshoulderstrapswhichhave

beenspecicallydesignedformountingtherescuesystem.

Maillonsmustbeclosedtightly-ngertightthen1/2aturnwithpliersissufcient.Donotovertighten.

Attachthereservehandletooneoftheloopsonthedeploymentbagusingasmallmaillonoralarksfootknot.

Pleaserefertoyourharnessmanualtoensurethecorrectorientation.

TheAngelisnowreadytobeinstalledintothedeploymentsystemofyourharness.Fordetailedinstructionsof

ttingtheAngelintothedeploymentsystempleaseconsultyourharnessmanual.

IMPORTANT:

You MUST NOT

attach the long Y

bridle to existing

harness bridle(s),

if this is the case,

you must use

the short bridle

option.

WARNING: Ozone strongly recommends that the reserve

parachute system is installed by a qualied professional.

Always seek experienced advice if you have any doubts.

DEPLOYING YOUR PARACHUTE

Ifyouareintheunfortunatesituationofneedingtothrowyourreserve,dosowithconviction:

Look;Reach;Pull;Throw.

Lookatthehandle,grabitandpullouttheretainingpinswithsufcientforce.

Pulloutthedeployment bag.You needto adaptthe wayyou pullyour parachutedepending onthe designof your

harness’sdeploymentsystem.e.g.underseatpositioningoftenrequiresanactiontotheoutsidesothattheparachute

extracts sideways from the pocket, pulling the handle upwards will not allow the parachute to release. Know your

equipmentandadaptyourtechniqueaccordingly.

Throwtheparachuteawayfromyouashardasyoucanintoclearspace,nottowardsyourwing.Itisimportantatthis

stagetoremembertoLETGOofthehandle.Aimtothrowwiththedirectionofairow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

reservebridleandgiveitastrongpull.Thiswillhelpencouragetheparachutetoopenfaster.

Astheparachutedeploys,thenextstageisto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entirely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paraglidertoyintoandeffectivelydisabletheparachute.

Due to the position of the reserve bridle hang points on most harness, deploying the reserve parachute 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soyoucanabsorbthelandingimpactwithyourlegs.

AlwaysuseaPLFwhenlandingunderemergencysituationsorunderarescueparachute.

NOTE:

The following

example

shows the

Angel v1

140 with 20

gores being

repacked.

The 90/95

and 110 have

18 gores

therefore

the indicated

numbers will

be different.

v2 Angels

only have the

centre panel

numbered.

Yourparachuteshouldberepacked every 6 months,preferablybyaqualiedprofessionaltoensurebestoperation

andtogiveyoupeaceofmind.Whenremovingtheparachutefromtheharnesstaketheopportunitytocomplete

apracticedeployment.Checkthatyoucanreachyourhandleeasilyandthattheparachutecanexittheharness

smoothly,freeofanyresistance,Certicationrequiresaneffortoflessthan7kgs.

Beforerepacking,theparachuteshouldhaveathoroughvisualcheckofthecloth,linesandbridles.Donotusea

parachutewithanysignofvisibledamage.Theparachutemustbecompletelydryandfreeofdirt,dustoranyother

contaminates.

Packing Procedure

Completelyunfurltheparachute,ideallyitshouldbehungovernighttoreleasethefoldsandtoairthematerial.

Toeasethepackingprocessitisbesttoworkwithanassistantandhavethefollowingpiecesofequipment:

weightssuchassandbags;linespacers;carabiners;spareelasticbands.

Laytheparachuteonapackingtableorontheground.Makesurethesurfaceiscleananddry.

Pull out the apex completely and pull all of the lines and panels under

tensionsothattherearenomajorfoldsinthecanopy.Attachtheapexto

somethingsolidusingacarabinerandcheckthatthelinesattheapexare

ofequallengths.

PACKING

Ensurethelinesarefreeoftwistsortangles-startatthebridle

andworktowardstheparachutekeepingthe‘apex’linescentral

andthelineseithersideseparated.Doublecheckthatnoneofthe

linesaretwistedaroundthe‘apex’linesoreachother.

Organisethegoresbyfoldingeachoneindividuallyovertooneside,counting

asyougo.TheAngel90/95/110have18goresandtheAngel140has20.The

goresarenumberedinredandblackattheskirtoftheparachuteneartothe

lineattachmentpoints.Sorttheparachutesothathalfofthegoresaretoeach

sideofthedoubleapexlineswithgorenumber1andeither18(90/95/110)or

20(140)clearlyidentiedontop.

Please note the v2 has coloured tabs on the lines to

distinguishbothsideseasier.

Please note, the v2 only has the centre panel marked with

thenumber1.Bothsidesaredistinguishedbycolouredtabs.

Nowpreparethepanelsandlinesneatly.Usingaparachutelinespacerhelps

withthisstagebutisnotmandatory.

Startbyorganisingthepanel10and11eithersideofthedoubleapexline.

Nowfoldpanels9to1ontopofpanel10sothattheylayneatlyandsothat

thelinesareorganisedeithersideoftheapexlines.

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Startbyorganisingthepanel9and10eithersideofthedoubleapexline.

Nowfoldpanels8to1ontopofpanel9sothattheylayneatlyandsothat

thelinesareorganisedeithersideoftheapexlines.

90/95 &

110

Once the panels of one side have been

completed,youcanuseweightstokeepthem

neatwhilstyoudotheotherside.Foldoverall

oftheremaining panelsand repeatthe above

process,thistimeintheoppositedirectionso

thatthepanelsareneatlyfoldedontopofeach

other to the left hand side and the lines are

neatlysorted.

ReleasetheApex.

Pulltensiononthemainbridleandthustheapexlinesuntilthebridlelinesare

thesamelengthasthemainlines.Thiswillpullthematerialoftheapexwithin

thecanopy(removeanyweightsifnecessary).

Completelyfoldthegoresofonesideovertotheothersothatallofthegores

areontopofeachother.

Top

Nowcarefullyand neatlyfold allof thegores overto theothersideensuringthatseamsare

neatlyalignedincludingthetoppartwheretheapexhasbeenpulledthrough.Makesurethat

youmakeyourfoldexactlyasshowninthephoto....youcanlookattheexistingcreasesinthe

canopytoensurethatyouarefoldingthecanopycorrectly.

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90/95 &

110

Repeatinthereversedirectionfortheotherside.

Once nished the canopy should be neatly folded

withpanels1-10and11-20clearlyseparatedeither

sideoftheapexline.

Once nished the canopy should be neatly folded

with panels 1-9 and 10-18 clearly separated either

sideoftheapexline.

Keepingthelinesneatandundertension,usegureof8foldsandelasticbandsaround

theloopstoarrangethelines.Thegureof8sshouldbemadetothesamewidthas

thedeploymentbag.Leaveapproximately0.5moflinefreeattheendbeforethebridle.

Working from the skirt, fold the right hand side

using ‘S’ folds to approximately the width of the

deploymentbag.Repeatforthelefthandside,this

timehoweverdoitintheoppositewayunderneath

theexistingfolds.

Place the deployment bag under the skirt and fold

theparachuteinanaccordionfashiontothesizeand

shapeofthedeploymentbag.

Before closing the pod, we recommend to turn the

parachute over so that the skirt is uppermost and

closest to the clover leaves. Close the deployment

bagaroundtheparachute,neatentheedgestoensure

thattheparachuteiscontainedcompletelywithin.Use

theremainingfreelineto securethemainloopofthe

deploymentbag.

CARE AND MAINTENANCE

Yourparchuteisrelativelymaintenance-free,howeverthereareseveralpracticesthatneedtobeadheredto:

•KeepyourparachutefreefromexposuretoUV,moisture,dirt,dust,chemicalsoranyothercontaminates.

•Alwaysstoreallofyouryingequipmentinacooldryroomandprotectitfromdirectheatsuchasradiators

orsunlight.

•Moisture,heatandhumidityaretheworstelementsfordamagingyourparachute.

•Yourparachuteshouldbere-packed,preferably byaqualiedpacker every6months.Themoreoftenthe

reserveisrepackedthebetterthechancesofitopeningquickly.

•Line lengths should be checked annually by a qualied checker, or after anytime the parachute has been

exposedtoexcessivemoistureorhasbecomewetafterawaterlanding.

•Ifyoulandinsaltwater,youmustimmediatelyrinsetheparachuteandlinesthoroughlywithfreshwaterbefore

itisallowedto dry.It isof vitalimportance toremove alltraces ofsalt beforedrying otherwisepermanent

damagemayoccur.Itmaytakeseveralrinsestocompletelyremovealltracesofsalt.Ifthereareanyvisible

signsofdamagetotheclothorevidenceofsaltcrystals,theparachuteshouldbedeemedun-airworthyand

withdrawnfromservice.

•Completelyairdryyourparachuteoutofsunlightorothersourcesofdirectheat.Failuretodosocanresultin

unevendryingofclothandlines.Yourparachutemustbeabsolutelydrybeforerepacking.

•Theparachuteshouldbedecommissionedafter10years,evenifithasneverbeenthrown.

•The parachute should be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. Do not dispose with normal

householdwaste.

WARNING: After a salt water landing, if there are any visible signs of damage to the cloth or

evidence of salt crystals, the parachute should be deemed un-airworthy and withdrawn from service.

WARNING: The parachute should be decommissioned after 10 years from the date of purchase even if

it has never been thrown.

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