Advance acoustic SIGMA 9, User Manual

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Delivery
Every ADVANCE paraglider has to be flown by the dealer before
delivery to check for correct settings and trim . The dealer finally
enters the date of the first flight on the type placard fastened
on a rib at the centre of the wing . This entry together with your
completed warranty form ensures that deficiencies in the product,
due the manufacturer, are covered by the ADVANCE warranty . See
‘Warranty’ in the
«
Service» section .
Delivery of a SIGMA 9 includes a COMFORTPACK 2 rucksack,
an inner bag, a compression strap, a repair kit, speedlines with
speedbar, a mini-windsock in the wing colours and a «Getting
Started» booklet .
Basic settings
At delivery the basic set up of the SIGMA 9 will be the original
trim situation that the ADVANCE test team found to be best .
Certification was also gained in this condition . Any alterations or
changes to the paraglider, such as altering the line lengths or fitting
different risers or quicklinks, will result in a loss of the glider’s certi-
fication . See section
«
Certification
»
.
Adjusting the brake lines
The length of the brake lines has been set at the factory so that,
with hands fully up, the trailing edge remains unbraked in accele-
rated flight – (no crease in the wing) . Basically, this setting should
be kept .
If the brake line length does have to be reset there should be 8 -10
cm (depending on the glider size) of initial free brake line movement
between the brakes fully released position in unaccelerated flight,
and that point where the lines first affect the trailing edge . We re-
commend a bowline knot for attaching the handles . See illustration
in the appendix .
Using the paraglider
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