Suitable harnesses
Basically the OMEGA XALPS 3 can be flown with any harness that do-
es not have rigid cross bracing (see section “Certification“) .
The chosen harness should ideally have a carabiner distance of ca .
45 cm and a support height of between 40 and 48 cm .
As a single seat paraglider the OMEGA XALPS 3 comes under § 1 IV
Nr . 1 AirVZO i . d . F . of 25 .07 .2013 in the “Light Air Sport Device with
an empty weight of less than 120 kg” category . As proof of satisfying
the necessary airworthiness requirements for this class according to
§ 11 AirGerPV the OMEGA XALPS 3 was tested by the accredited «Air
Turquoise» test organisation and certified EN/LTF-D in all sizes .
For the tests the following settings were used for the harnesses:
§
All-up in-flight weight less than 80 kg:
carabiner distance 40 ± 2 cm, height 40 ± 1 cm
§
All-up in-flight weight 80 to 97 kg:
carabiner distance 44 ± 2 cm, height 43 ± 1 cm
§
All-up in-flight weight 95 to 110 kg:
carabiner distance 44 ± 2 cm, height 43 ± 1 cm
Info:
Experience has proved the theory – a streamlined harness
can significantly improve gliding performance .
The OMEGA XALPS 3 was specially trimmed for use with a streamlined
harness . For this reason we recommend a harness with speedbag in
order to get the best out of the OMEGA XALPS 3’s great performance .
The ADVANCE IMPRESS or LIGHTNESS harness is particularly suita-
ble since the OMEGA XALPS 3 was designed and tested with them in
mind .
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