Advance acoustic EPSILON 8 23, User Manual

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B-Stall
The whole paraglider structure and its profile shape would be severely
strained by a B-stall. We recommend that you do not carry out B-stalls
on a regular basis. If you do fly a B-stall the recovery requires that the
B-lines are completely released without hesitation, so that normal flight
is resumed within 2 seconds. B-stall is difficult for light pilots because
of the high force required.
Fullstall
When carrying out a fullstall it makes sense to hold the brakes with a
half wrap. To enter the full stall both brakes are pulled down symmetri-
cally up to the stall point. Forward speed will reduce, indicated by less
wind in the face and wind noise. As the stall is reached it is critical that
the airflow breaks away from all of the training edge at the same time,
and careful brake control is required to ensure that the whole span tips
backwards into the fullstall.
The Epsilon 8 shows a strong desire to refly, but is easy to hold in the
stalled condition.
Caution: When entering the stall, airflow should break away
from the whole training edge at the same time. To do this, pull
the brakes down until the point when the ears start to go back,
but the wing is not yet completely stalled. Quickly raise the
brakes to the point where the ears go back to their normal posi-
tion – then apply full brake.
During recovery the canopy must be pre-inflated. To do this first raise
the brakes slowly, progressively and symmetrically; then, when the
wing has re-inflated release them fully. The Epsilon 8 returns to normal
flight relatively gently without excessive shooting forwards.
Tip:
Basically, you should fully release both brakes immediately
in all out-of-control situations.
Deep Stall
It has not been possible to establish stable deep stall by using brakes
or a slow recovery from B-Stall.
However, in rain or when the canopy is wet the EPSILON 8, like every
other paraglider, becomes more prone to deep stall. If the wing does
go into deep stall, recovery should be made by using the speed sys-
tem, exclusively. See also section «Flying with a wet paraglider».
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