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Operating Procedures - Continued
d.
Air-to-Air Control of System - Continued
3
Set the Manual Braking mode to the 50% position. This
setting will slow the ARABS system's flight while you get
oriented under your own parachute after exit.
4
Secure the cover of the T/C container.
(b)
1 Minute Time Warning.
1
Recheck the indicators on the front panel of the T/C.
2
Move toward the ramp close to the load you are to follow.
(c) Green Light. As soon as the load is released, exit the aircraft,
and maintain visual contact with the system. The load will
descend for six seconds under the drogue, then when the main
parachute deploys, the slider is restrained for an additional four
seconds, causing the system to have a relatively fast fall rate
for the first ten
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