2-6.
Operating Procedures - Continued
d.
Air-to-Air Control of System - Continued
seconds after release from the aircraft. Therefore, a
count of approximately seven to eight seconds after load
release should be the best delay for deployment of your
own main parachute, to open as close as possible to the
load, while not descending below it. It may be easier to
count one to two seconds after ARABS Main Parachute
deployment.
(d) Under Canopy.
1
18 seconds after release from the aircraft, the ARABS
system
should
be
ready
to
accept
navigational
commands.
2
Release the deployment brakes of your own canopy and
immediately direct your attention to the ARABS system.
3
Command
the
ARABS
system
to
take
up
the
predetermined compass heading that you computed
during
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