outkast Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I have just bought a reserve, it came in its own container wich has velcro and bits on top for mounting instruments etc. I also have a flight deck wich has the same but also has a large clear section for putting maps etc in wich can be easily read while flying, this of course has to mounted in front of the pilot. My question is this, should I munt the reserve in front and do away with the flight deck or should I mount it on the side and keep the deck? also will I have to make some adjustments for the extra wieght on one side if i decide to mount it there? Thanks in advance Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_P Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Very much a personal thing I think. The one thing I have found is that side mounting can be used to offset torque steer effect. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignos Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 i went for the side initially, but on my machine the torque was not offset very much, im now going to move it to the front because its less things to fiddle with when doing mostly xc (like i do). but if you are only flying locally then you possibly wont use you deck so it would be less hassle at the side Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyfreefly Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 I used to have a front mounted reserve ,,,,,but after one silly silly stupid mistake when I was talking to somebody.....whilst I was buckling in ...I did not notice that my leg straps were not done up....because I couldnt see them ( the reserve was stopping me see them ).... what followed was something out of a big top trapeze routine ..I dont want to do again..... mine is now mounted behind my head.....I can see clearly now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Hello Dave, I have a front reserve with built in flight deck and find it works well but i must admit when i first started to use it I found it a bit annoying dangling in front of me. I would of thought it to be a little to heavy to mount on one side as it probably weighs in the region of 4 kilos in the container. One thing I have found handy is an aluminium fold up platform that stands about two feet tall I use this to stand my paramotor on and i sit on it whilst i buckle myself in and i always fasten my leg straps first followed by chest and reserve last plus you don't have to sit on the wet ground hope this helps,Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outkast Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 thanks for all the replies, I think I will front mount it and do away with the flight deck. Norman does Karan have flight deck? if not he does now Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cageuk Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 My reserve is mounted by default to one side in such a way as to try to counter the torque that the motor produces. The down side is that whilst on the ground there is a constant dragging of the right side of the harness and can be a bit of a nuisance. I've also had a line under it at one time so extra pre-flight check needed. Cheers Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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