GIN Basis User Manual

Basis, Basis RC Owner’s Manual

Please read this manual before flying w ith the Basis or Basis RC for the firs t time.

Thank You…

Thank you for choosing the Basi s or Basis RC harness. We are confident that this harness will
provide you with enhanced comfort, control, performance and fun in flight. This manual contains
all the information you need to set up, trim, fly and maintain your harness. A thorough
knowledge of your equipment will keep you safe and enable you to maximize the full potential
of your harness.

Please pass on this manual to the new owner if you do resell your harness.

Happy Flights and Safe Landings,

The GIN Team

Safety Notice

By the purchase of our equipment, you are responsible for being a certified paraglider
pilot and you accept all risks inherent with paragliding activities including injury and
death. Improper use or misuse of GIN equipment greatly increases these risks.
Neither Gin Gliders Inc nor the seller of GIN equipment shall be held liable for
personal or third party injuries or damages under any circumstances. If any aspect of
the use of our equipment remains unclear, please contact your local GIN reseller or
importer in your country.

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Contents

Thank You… .............................................................................................................................................. 2

1. Gin Gliders ............................................................................................................................................. 4

2. Introducing the Basis and Basis RC ....................................................................................................... 5

Features of the Basis and Basis RC ....................................................................................................... 6

Back protection .................................................................................................................................... 6

Lateral protection ................................................................................................................................ 7

Optional Extras ........................................................................................................................... ......... 7

Rescue parachute ............................................................................................................................ 7

Speed bar ....................................................................................................................................... 8

Flight Deck ...................................................................... ................ ............... ................................. 8

Other Accessories ........................................................................................................................... 8

3. Before you fly .............................................................................................................

Assembly .............................................................................................................................................. 9

Back and Lateral Protection ............................................................................................................ 9

Speed system ............................................................................................................................... 10

Rescue Instal la ti on ....................................................................................................................... 10

Adjustments .......................................................................................................... ............................. 13

Shoulder straps ........................ ................ .................................................................................... 13

Lateral straps ............................................................................................................................... 13

Leg straps ......................................................................................... ........................................... 13

Chest strap ................................................................................................................................. 133

Seat straps ...................................................................................................................

Speed bar ..................................................................................................................................... 14

4. Flying with the Basis and Basis RC ...................................................................................................... 15

Pre-flight checks ................................................................................................................................ 15

Rescue Deployment ............................................................................................................................ 15

Storage/Pockets ................................................................................................................................. 16

Landing with the Basis or Basis RC ..................................................................................................... 16

5. Miscellaneo u s ...................................................................................................................................... 17

Towing ............................................................................................................................................... 17

Tandem flying ..................................................................................................................................... 17

Flying over w a t er ............................................................................................................................... 17

6. Care, Maintenance and Repairs ..............................................................................................

Care and Maintenan ce ......................................................................................................................... 17

Inspection checklist ...................................................................................................................... 18

Repairs ............................................................................................................................................... 18

7. Technical Data ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Specification ..................................................................................................................................... 19

Certification ....................................................................................................................................... 19

Description ......................................................................................................................................... 20

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1. Gin Gliders

Gin Gliders was formed in 1998 by paraglider designer and competition pilot Gin Seok Song and
his team of engineers and test pilots.

Gin’s philosophy is simple: to design paragliding equipment that he and any other pilot love to
fly. This philosophy applies equally for a harness such as the Basis and Basis RC, as for the
world-beating competition glider, t he Boomerang. No produ ct i s released to the market without
Gin’s complete satisfaction. Gin Gliders produce a complete range of accessories and can
provide you with many useful items for flying which are all manufactured in Gin Gliders’ own
production facility to guarantee highest quality standards.

Gin has over 20 years’ experience of designing and manufacturing paragliders and is backed up
by an equally experienced team, both within the company in Korea and throughout a world wide
network of distributors and dealers. The “GIN Team” has won the Paragliding World Cup overall
several times and has had countless other competition successes in World Cups, World and
National Championships. This high level of expertise provided by dedicated professionals
ensures that you get the best possible product support and after sa les service.

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2. Introducing the Basis and Basis RC

The Basis is available in 2 versions, the Basis (without reserve container) and the Basis RC (with
integrated under-seat reserve container).

The Basis and Basis RC were developed by the R&D team of Gin Gliders to meet the highest
standards of th e most demanding pilots - the Basi s/Basis RC harness is one of the harnesses
used by GIN test pilots during the development of new paragliders. The Basis and Basis RC are
suitable for a wide range of pilots, from the b eginner who is learning, to th e experienced cross
country pilot.

The Basis and B asis RC can be flown with all types of paraglider unless the manufacturer of your
paraglider requires a specific harness to be used with his paraglider. Please refer to the manual
of your paraglider to find out if this might be the case. The Basis and Basis RC are compact,
sleek and easy harnesses, designed for maximum comfort and ease of use. The elegant design
focuses on simplicity, eliminating the need for complicated adjustments.

The overall geometry of the harness enables the pilot to feel the feedback from the glider
sensitively, whilst retaining a secure feeling in flight. This increases the precision of turns
while thermalling and aids active flying. On long flights, the comfort of the Basis and Basis RC
are second to none.

Leg and chest straps are integrated into the “T-bar system” to prevent the pilot from falling out
of the harness if he forgets to fasten the leg straps.

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The safety has also been improved by optimising the position of the back protection; the rear
pocket has been moved upwards, offering protection for the pilot in case he accidentally falls on
his back.

The under-seat rescue container of the Basis RC is designed to enable a fast and easy
deployment of the parachute with a larg e opening container. This under-seat position is ideal;
the weight of the rescue is close to th e centre of gravity and therefore provides you with the
most balanced comfort and feels in flight.

The new elastic speed bar retainer prevents the bridle of your rescue becoming entangled in
case of a rescue deployment.

Features of the Basis and/or Basis RC:

Rescue attachment bridle
Carabiners
Lateral straps
Optional back protection
Large dorsal storage pocket and small side pockets(RC)
Detachable radio case

The Basis and Basis RC will be presented for EN & LTF certification, and are available in sizes S,
M and L.

Weight: 3.7 Kg (Basis M size without back protection).
Weight of back protection GINSOFT III: 0, 9 Kg. (LTF Certification will be with the GINSOFT III).

Back protection

The Basis and Basis RC can be equipped with the optional new GINSOFT III soft back protector
with 17 cm thickness. A hard foam layer to protect the GINSOFT III against punctures is
integrated into the Basis and Basis RC harnesses. The back protector is divided into separate
compartments, to prevent air being dissipated too rapidly in the event of a hard impact.

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The GINSOFT III is designed to help protect the pilot in case of an impact and to reduce the
energy of the impact as much as possible, but it cannot completely eliminate the risk of injury.
The GINSOFT III is freely compatible, which means that it can be used with any harness with a
container large enough for the back protection.

Lateral protection

You can add lateral protection to the Basis RC, as well as back protection, by fitting a pair of Gin
side impact plates.

Optional Extras

The following items are available as optional extras.

Rescue parachute

The Basis and Basi s RC are desi gned for use wit h GIN rescu e parachut es, like th e ONE G and Yeti
rescue (the Basis requires a suitable external reserve container to be added). Other
manufacturers’ rescue systems may also be used. Every first installation of a rescue system
into the harness (that means every new combination of harness and rescue system) must be
checked by a qualified paragliding professional. This is called a "compatibility check". In this
compatibility check the pilot himself, who will be flying with this harness, must always sit in
the harness hanging from a simul ator and deploy the rescue from the harness container. This
check must also be done each time after the rescue has been repacked and re-installed.

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