background image

 

- 9 - 

The pulling-up help shortens the A-risers during take-off  as long as the paraglider is behind 
the push rods. During biking the stainless steel hook of the orange rising line can be hooked 
into the eyelet of the push rod, and the rising line can be shortened by pulling the 6mm 
bungee cord out of the rear side of the push rod. This bungee cord has a plastic hook which 
can also be put into the eyelet of the white steel cables. 
 
 
 
 
 
For flying  this rubber cord must be unhooked and the rising line 
must be completely pulled out of the push rod. The stainless steel 
carbine has to be hooked into the A-line carbine. Please check that 
the riser is running free! This means, that it doesn’t run accidentally 
around the throttle cable or so. 
The throttle cable must be outside the white steel cable during flight!  
It is more comfortable to unbutton the brake line handle from the 
risers and to put it over the push rod before taking off. There you can easily pick it up after 
taken seat and having buckled up. 
 
 

 
The recovery system can be mounted on the safety belt on the breast 
or on the head rest behind the head. Most important is that its handle 
can be reached easily. The V-Line is attached into the main carbines 
where the paraglider is attached as well. It must run free of other 
parts, but it may run under the 8 mm rubber cords which are used to 
hold the push rods upright. 

 
 
 
 
The paraglider  is hooked into the main carbines so that the A-lines 
show to the front and the D-lines to the back, if the risers are in the 
upright flight position. This is the same as flying without any motor. 
In order to keep the lines sorted we recommend to tape a big plastic 
cable binder on to the outside of the cage as shown in the picture. 
Then the lines can be clamped into this place. 
 
 
 
 
 

Take-Off 

 
In this manual we only describe how to operate the Flyke. You should be already familiar 
with your motor. 
 

Summary of Contents for Flyke

Page 1: ... 1 Manual Flyke Fresh Breeze Langer Acker 11 30900 Wedemark Bissendorf Tel 4951303769922 Fax 49 51303769944 www fresh breeze de Dr Ing Stefan Wode ...

Page 2: ...e 7 Flight Mode 7 Possible Combinations 7 Assembly of the Motor the Pushrods the Paraglider and the Recovery System 8 Take Off 9 General Information 10 The Power Steering System 10 The Pulling up Help 10 Seat Belt 11 Start Check 11 Take Off Procedure 12 Flight 12 Landing 13 Ground Transportation of the Paraglider with the Flyke 13 Something about the physical laws behind it 13 Maintenance 14 Appen...

Page 3: ... 3 Views ...

Page 4: ...ength of 110 cm instead of 122 cm Accordingly the smaller cage has to be used The motor is attached to the Flyke using the Multi Purpose Tubes Hooks can be put into their upper ends They are locked with spring pins In the front side of each tube a 5 mm hole has to be drilled which is roughly 160 mm far away from the upper end of the tube This hole has to accept the steel pin inside the white plast...

Page 5: ...y pulling the square tube completely out of the seat structure Then the whole brake lever and gear shift unit can be taken of from the steering lever by loosening the clamp screw on the side of the front brake lever with a 4 mm Hex key Adjustments for different pilot weights The Flyke has to push rods which have a horizontal in flight position They stabilize the paraglider and push it forward duri...

Page 6: ...achment prior to each use Braking The Flyke has two independent brakes systems A cable operated roller brake at the front wheel and two hydraulic actuated rear drum brakes As a result of the low center of gravity the Flyke can t tilt even if the wheels are blocked So the maximum deceleration can be higher than regular bikes Front Brake and Gear Shift The integrated gear shift brake hub of the Flyk...

Page 7: ...on modes are the result of different configurations of the motor the push rods and the paraglider Bicycle Mode If the Flyke shall be used just as a recumbant bicycle everything can be removed which is not necessary for biking The motor and the push rods with cables The foot rests can be moved to an upright position Flight Mode When the Flyke is used as a paraglider trike the engine has to be attac...

Page 8: ...ing long flights or during bike tours it can be put into the hole at the end of the steering lever Being alone it is easier to put the engine onto the engine mount by raising the front wheel of the Flyke until the engine mount is low enough to take the motor hooks So the engine can be easily attached The two pushrods sit in each side of the upper seat tube They are locked against being accidentall...

Page 9: ...on the brake line handle from the risers and to put it over the push rod before taking off There you can easily pick it up after taken seat and having buckled up The recovery system can be mounted on the safety belt on the breast or on the head rest behind the head Most important is that its handle can be reached easily The V Line is attached into the main carbines where the paraglider is attached...

Page 10: ...wer Steering System The length and the geometry of the push rods are designed to steer the Flyke if the paraglider pulls to the side The whole front of the Flyke is pulled to the side as well and makes the Flyke move to the same side As the paraglider provides much more force than required for steering the movement of the steering system has to be limited by a bungee cord on the left side of the s...

Page 11: ...ht seats And the check of the correct start configuration The first check is the same as you usually do with your motor but now the complete Flyke is included The second check includes this points Is the paraglider laid out properly and connected in the right manner with the Flyke Propeller clear Are all lines clear Are they all in the plastic cable binder on each the cage side Are the push rods i...

Page 12: ...gradually and watch the paraglider carefully by turns over both shoulders If the paraglider doesn t come up symmetrically correct it immediately with the brakes Is this not longer possible stop the start Shut off the engine and pull the paraglider with the brakes If the paraglider is not laying symmetrically behind the Flyke on the ground you can open it and lay it down in the right manner by givi...

Page 13: ...ngth a pushed and not pulled front wheel Any centrifugal load due to fast cornering will therefor force the Flyke to steer into that curve causing even higher centrifugal loads This will de stabilize its run As we still have the need for a stable straight ahead run we use 2 gas operated compression springs They align the front wheel with the rest of the flyke and compensate centrifugal loads Their...

Page 14: ...er as moisture may be pressed through ball bearing sealings The roller brake has to be lubricated from time to time according to it s specific manual If the brakes don t work correct they may have to be re adjusted The rubber joints have a critical function in the steering system so they have to be checked carefully for cracks and delamination ...

Page 15: ...drive the front wheel cannot be foot steered in a traditional manner After many requests we developed a modular system to extend the possibilities of the Flyke With a classic front frame including foot steering a wider wheel base and wheels with larger footprints and once again enlarged wheel travel we created the BulliX The BulliX comes in 2 versions with different wheel sizes Version Big Wheel V...

Page 16: ... to block the steering system with a bungee cord as it must be done at the Flyke If your version of the BulliX got a front brake it can be activated with the left foot As there is only the front brake the brake efficiency is less than the one of the Flyke Basically the brake is only meant to prevent being pulled backwards by the wind If the canopy is not exactly aligned with the BulliX during roll...

Page 17: ... the plastic bushings may swell Apply the lubricant on the stainless steel tubes and move them up and down a couple of times to distribute the oil Inflate the balloon tires softly pressure must be between 0 3 und 0 5 bar max The smaller tires of the low rider version require 1 8 up to 2 5 bar Enjoy ...

Reviews: