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Harness
The Magic is tested with a ‘GH’ type harness. The GH category includes weight shift harnesses as well as
ABS style (semiu stable) harnesses.
Take-off
The Magic is easy to inflate in light or stronger winds and will quickly rise overhead to the flying position.
The best inflation technique is to hold one A riser in each hand. The ‘big ears’ risers should be attached
with Velcro to the A risers for the best inflation.
a) Nil Wind – In nil or very light wind, stand with all the A lines taut behind you, then take one or two steps
back (do not walk all the way back to the canopy) and then begin your launch run pulling gently and
smoothly on the A risers. As soon as the canopy starts to rise off the ground stop pulling so hard on the A
risers but pull all the risers evenly through the harness. Maintaining gentle pressure on the A risers
always helps in very calm conditions. Have your hands ready to slow up the canopy with the brakes it it
starts to accelerate past you.
b) Reverse Launch – In winds over 10 km/h it is probably better to do a reverse launch and inflate the
canopy whilst facing it using the A risers.
The Magic has little tendancy to overshoot but releasing pressure on the A risers when the canopy has
risen about 45° will help to reduce this. The stronger the wind and the greater the pressure on the A riser
the more quickly the canopy will rise.
Turning
The Magic does not require a strong handed approach to manoeuvering. For a fast turn smoothly apply
the brake on the side to which the turn is intended. The speed with which the brake is applied is very
important. If a brake is applied fairly quickly the canopy will do a faster banking turn, but care must be
taken not to bank too severly. To attain a more efficient turn at minimum sink, apply some brake to the
accelerating wing to slow the turn and prevent the wing from banking. The Magic flies very well like this,
but care must be taken not to over-apply the brakes as a spin could result even though the Magic has a
very low spin tendancy. The Magic will turn far more efficiently if the pilot weight-shifts into the turn in the
harness. Remember that violent brake application is dangerous and should always be avoided.
Straight Flight
The Magic will fly smoothly in a straight line without any input from the pilot. With a pilot weight of 70 kg on
the medium without the accelerater the flying speed will be approximately 38 km/h.
Thermaling
To attain the best climb rate the Magic should be thermalled using a mild turn, as described above,
keeping the wing´s banking to a minimum. In strong thermals a tighter banking turn can be used to stay
closer to the thermal´s core. Remember that weight shifting in the harness will aid the efficiency of the turn
and reduce the amount of brake required.
Care must be taken not to apply so much brake as to stall, this is however very easy to avoid as the brake
pressure increases greatly as you approach the stall point. Only fly near the stall point if you have enough
height to recover (100 m).
Wing Tip Area Reduction (Big Eears)
The spanwise line layout allows the Magic to be „big eared“ without modification. The big ear facility does
not allow you to fly in stronger winds, but is a facility which allows the pilot to descend quickly without
substantially reducing the forward speed of the canopy (as is the case with B lining). To engage big ears
the pilot will need to lean forward in the harness and grasp the Big ears risers (one in each hand) at the
maillon, keeping hold of both brake handles if possible. Pull the riser out and down at least 30 cm so as to
collapse the tips of the glider. It is very important that the other A lines are not affected when you do this