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Section 3
OPERATING LIMITATIONS
WARNING
Hang gliding is a high risk sport. The safe operation of this hang glider ultimately rests with you,
the pilot. We believe that in order to fly safely you must maturely practice the sport of hang
gliding. You should never fly this hang glider beyond the placarded limits.
The velocity never to exceed (VNE) for your glider is given in Section 2, as is the maximum
speed for manoeuvres or flying in rough air (VA). The indicated airspeeds given are for
calibrated instruments mounted on, or near, the basebar of the control frame. During your initial
flights on the glider it is recommended that you fly with an airspeed indicator until you are able to
recognise the control feel that produces the airspeeds shown.
Flight operations should be limited to non-aerobatic manoeuvres where the pitch angle does not
exceed 30 degrees up or down to the horizon and where the bank angle does not exceed 60
degrees.
Aggressive stalls and spins should not be attempted. Operations outside the recommended flight
envelope, such as aerobatic manoeuvres or erratic pilot technique may ultimately produce
equipment failure.
You glider was designed for foot launched soaring and should not be flown by more than one
person at a time. It should not be flown backwards or inverted.
The setting up and breaking down of a hang glider, transportation on cars and flying itself will
have an effect over time on its structural integrity. The glider will require maintenance as outlined
in the maintenance section of this manual. Like any aircraft safety depends on a combination of
careful maintenance and your ability to fly intelligently and conservatively.
The owner and operator must understand that due to inherent risks involved in flying a hang
glider, no warranty of any kind is made or implied against accidents, bodily injury and death,
other than those which cannot by law be excluded.
We hope that your new glider will provide you with many hours of safe flying.
AIRBORNE.
Summary of Contents for Sting 3
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