Components
Ripcord with pin
RSL lanyard with safety pin and marine eye
SAFE/MARD lanyard
Retention bungee
Lanyard with reserve pin
Preparing the SAFE / MARD
Lark’s head the SAFE lanyard through the retention bungee.
Tighten by pulling both ends.
Lark’s head the opposite end of the SAFE lanyard with the black end of the RSL.
Secure by pulling both ends tight.
Lark’s head the reserve pin lanyard through the RSL tab.
Assembly & Packing
Fold the bridle at the green marking (bartack) and insert 10” (25 cm) of safety thread.
Insert the MARD bungee through the grommet from the bottom.
Insert the hemostat through both channels and the MARD bungee in the opposite direction of the arrows.
Fold the bridle into a tip at the green marking.
Grab the folded bridle tip with the hemostat and pull it through both channels and the MARD bungee.
Align the green tip with the green markings on the sides of the SAFE/MARD.
Insert the hemostat through the Spectra loop to ease insertion of the safety thread.
Insert the safety thread through the Spectra loop and secure it with a surgeon’s knot and a lock knot.
This ensures that the tip will not be disengaged.
The SAFE/MARD is ready to install. The yellow RSL lanyard is used in the photos only to distinguish it from the SAFE/MARD lanyard.
Close flap #1. Fold the bridle until the SAFE/MARD is positioned under flap #2. Close flap #2.
After flap #2 is closed, make sure the SAFE/MARD and the folds are in place.
Maintenance
The retention bungee (4 mm elastic with neon green sheeting) must be replaced if, after a deployment, the bungee is damaged or one of the stitches on the sheeting is broken.
Every EVO comes with three bungees. Spare bungees can be ordered through order@flyfirebird.com.