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THE DOLPHIN UNIVERSAL™

The DOLPHIN UNIVERSAL™ is a system designed to release the main canopy and activate the reserve parachute whether the jumper pulls the reserve ripcord, pulls the cutaway handle, or pulls both in any order. This is a system which can be used by jumpers who have been trained on an S.O.S or on a dual-action system, and the beauty of the UNIVERSAL™ is that it requires absolutely no change in configuration between an S.O.S. jumper and a dual-action jumper. (Just repack the main.)
The features of the DOLPHIN UNIVERSAL™ include two sets of release housings, a standard cutaway handle, an S.O.S. reserve ripcord, and 3-ring risers, each of which is fitted with two grommets. Instead of one grommet with a fixed loop, the UNIVERSAL™ uses a free loop to secure the 3-ring assembly when the riser is attached to the harness.

The free loop passes around the smallest ring of the 3-ring assembly and each end then goes thru its respective grommet to the rear of the riser where it is secured by its respective release cable. (See FIG. 1)

ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS

1) Assuming that the reserve is already packed, the S.O.S. handle will be in place in its pocket just below the chest strap on the wearer's left side with the release cables inserted into their respective housings.
2) Insert the cables of the cutaway handle into their housings on the wearer's right side in the normal manner, and secure the handle to the velcro on the rear side of the main lift web just below the chest strap.
3) Thread a free loop onto the short release cable on each side and pass the other end of the loop thru the housing terminal as shown in FIG.2.

4) Assemble the 3-rings of each riser in the normal manner and pass the free loop from the rear to the front thru the LOWER grommet in the riser. The loop is then passed up around the smallest ring and back thru the upper grommet where it is secured by the cable coming from the long housing. The front of the assembly should now look like FIG. 1. Be sure that the free loop passes only around the smallest ring on each riser.
5) The ends of both cables should now be inserted up into the "excess cable channel" on the rear of each riser.
6) The Reserve Static Line (RSL) should now be connected as shown in the DOLPHIN OWNER'S MANUAL. (Remember that the RSL must be connected for the UNIVERSAL™ features to be operational. )
NOTE: Please use only the free loops manufactured by Altico. These loops have been extensively tested, and they are produced to extremely close tolerances. An extra set of loops is normally supplied with any set of UNIVERSAL™ risers.

ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS

1) A main canopy equipped with UNIVERSAL™ risers may be assembled with a standard 3-ring rig. The free loop is simply secured at both ends on each riser by the single cable.
2) A main canopy equipped with standard risers may be assembled with a UNIVERSAL™ rig, but it must be understood that in this configuration the rig can only be S.O.S. or dual-action; it cannot be both. Be sure to observe the following precautions:
a) If the rig is to be configured for dual-action, remove the S.O.S. ripcord and replace it with a standard reserve ripcord.
b) If the rig is to be configured for S.O.S., remove the cutaway handle.
c) In either configuration [ a) or b) above], the rig will now have one set of operational housings and one set of empty housings. To keep the empty housings from flopping around and being a nuisance (or a hazard), both housings will be secured by the single locking loop on each riser as shown in FIG. 3.

NOTE: In either of these alternative configurations the Reserve Static Line (RSL) is optional.

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Altico was founded by renowned skydiving gear designer Mike Furry who is best known for the Pegasus, Manta, Fury, Javelin, and the Dolphin.