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Big Ears
In order to get the big ears you have to pull down the outer lines of
the A' risers (neoprene cover) by ca. 20-50 cm. While inducing big
ears you should never let the brakes out of your hands. After tucking
the tips in, the Warp will continue to fly straight with increased sink
rate (up to 5 m/s). You can steer the wing pretty efficiently by
weight-shifting.
After releasing lines, the paraglider will usually open up on its own
or you can assist it with a long stroke of the brakes, until the tips will
unfold.
For the sake of safety (the possibility of a parachutal stall) it is
reasonable to engage speed system after pulling big ears in order to
lessen the angle of attack. Executing big ears with opened trimmers
is very difficult due to reflex profile stability.
Caution: Never try to pull big ears during powered climb, as
the increased drag of the ears can cause excessive angle of
attack and a parachutal stall. Besides, pulling the ears while
climbing is pointless anyway.
B-Stall
B-stal can be executed only with completely closed trimmers (i.e.
pos. ’0').
To enter a B-stall, simultaneously pull down both B-risers (yellow
cover) by ca. 10-15 cm. The canopy will collapse across the entire
span along its B-row, the airflow over top surface will break and
projected canopy surface will be decreased. Forward movement will
be almost completely stopped.
Further pulling B-risers is not advised, as testes have shown it to
increase wing instability. If the canopy forms a horseshoe, gently pull
both brakes to recover.
To exit a B-stall, the risers should be released in a smooth and
decisive manner.
On quick and symmetrical releasing B-lines the airflow will be
reinstated and the wing will surge forward, returning to normal
flight.The surge forward is minimal due to stability of thre reflex
profile, so braking is not necessary.
Spiral dive
Warp is an agile paraglider, so it enters spiral dive very quickly and
quick descent methods