APCO Aviation Karma EVO, Manual

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12 INSPECTION
12.1 GENERAL
Pilots, please insure that your glider has been test flown and fully checked by your
dealer before taking it into your possession.
Verify that the dealer checked and confirms that the glider is airworthy.
12.2 BRAKE SETTING
Before the first flight, the pilot/dealer has to take his/her glider and inflate it to check brake
length and if needed shorten or lengthen the brake setting to his or her preference. It is
important that the brakes are not set too short. If the glider is above your head the brakes
should not be pulling the trailing edge down, as that means that the brakes are too short. A
good setting is to have about 10 cm of slack in the brake from the brake guide (pulley) on
the riser to the activation point of the brakes. (See Diagram below)
12.3 FIRST CHECK AND PREFLIGHT INSPECTION
With every new glider, the following points should be checked:
• Connection points between the glider and the harness.
• Check that there are no lines twisted, tangled or knotted.
• Check that the risers and speed-system are hooked up to the harness correctly.
12.4 REGULAR INSPECTION CHECKS
• Damage to lines, webbing and thread on the stitching of the harness and risers.
• The stainless steel connection links on the risers are not damaged and are fully closed.
• The pulleys of the speed system are free to move and the lines are not twisted.
• The condition of the brake lines, stainless steel rings and the security of the knot
attaching the brake handle to the brake line.
• The sewing, condition of the lines and connection of the lines.
• Damage to hook up points on the glider.
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