Kara — Standalone Array De-rig

De-rigging a flown standalone KARA array (two 3-box sub-arrays, with optional pull-back) back into flight-cases. Reference: LA-KARA-FLY-STD-DERIG-01. Follow in order — this is a sequential de-rigging procedure, not an independent checklist; steps depend on the ones before them.

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Lowering ARRAY#2

Remove both safety slings from the main rigging structure. Lower ARRAY#2 to a comfortable height. (If a pull-back was used) Remove KARA-PULLBACK: lower the pullback chain to release tension, remove the motor hook/stinger from the shackle, then while holding the KARA-PULLBACK, move the 4 bottom R-BLP from the yellow link holes back into storage and remove the KARA-PULLBACK. With two people working simultaneously on each side, set ARRAY#2's inter-enclosure angles to 0°: grab KARA#6's back handle, remove KARA#5's rear top R-BLP, rotate KARA#5 to align the cursor with 0°, secure with an R-BLP in the 0° angle hole, then repeat for KARA#6.

Landing ARRAY#2

Place an empty flight-case at the rigging location, remove the cover, and position the tray beneath ARRAY#2 — the tray's inner slopes must incline upward from front to rear. Lower the array to slightly higher than the tray. With two people working simultaneously on each side, remove the rear connecting points between ARRAY#1 and ARRAY#2: grab KARA#5's back handle, move KARA#3's rear bottom link R-BLP back into storage, rotate ARRAY#2 downward to place its rear corners into the tray while still suspended from the front connecting points, then move KARA#4's rear top angle R-BLP into the angle arm's storage position. Lower the array until ARRAY#2 is fully in the tray and the front rigging points between ARRAY#2 and ARRAY#1 are in contact. Remove the front connecting points between ARRAY#1 and ARRAY#2: remove both of KARA#4's front top link R-BLP, slightly raise ARRAY#1, move both of KARA#3's front bottom link R-BLP back into storage, then rotate both of KARA#4's front arms down and secure them with R-BLP in their top storage holes. Push ARRAY#2 away from the rigging location and replace the flight-case cover.

Lowering ARRAY#1

Lower ARRAY#1 to a comfortable height and set its angles to 0° by repeating the ARRAY#2 angle-setting method.

Landing ARRAY#1 & Pack-down

Place another empty flight-case, remove the cover, and position the tray beneath ARRAY#1 — tray slopes upward front to rear. Lower ARRAY#1 into the tray and lower the motor chain(s) to release tension. Remove the motor hook(s)/stinger(s), remove the 4 R-BLP from the M-BUMP, and remove the M-BUMP from ARRAY#1. Set ARRAY#1 for transport on both sides of KARA#1: remove the front top link R-BLP, slide the front arm up, rotate it down, and re-secure with an R-BLP in the top storage hole; remove the rear top angle R-BLP, slide the angle arm to its storage position, and secure with an R-BLP; then replace the flight-case cover. Set the M-BUMP for transport: reinsert its 4 R-BLP into their storage locations, and if an M-BAR was installed, remove each one by taking out both T-BLP, removing the M-BAR, and reinserting the T-BLP into their storage locations.

Source: KARA Modular WST System, Rigging Procedures, v1.1 (L-Acoustics, distributed 2010-10-21), Section 6.1, pp.19-22.