Golden5 paramotor appendix
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The multipurpose risers are designed for pilots who use their Golden5 for both paramotor
and freeflight flying. Using these risers means you don’t need to fit different risers for
different kinds of flights. If you haven’t seen them before, there are two different
hangpoints. The lower, red hangpoint is for both freeflight and paramotor use. To
maintain EN/LTF-B certification of your glider in free flight you must hook the trimmers
into the main karabiner and use these hangpoints (see Fig 2).
When using the Golden5 with high hangpoint paramotors use the higher, yellow,
hangpoints. For maximum passive safety of the glider the trimmers can also be connected
to the main karabiners. They will be completely locked when hooked in at the low
attachment and limited in their range when hooked to the high attachments. This option
may be useful for teaching.
For paramotor certification the Golden5 was tested with both open and closed trimmers
plus speedbar. The trimmers extend your speed range by some km/h, and with an
asymmetric setting can compensate for the turn caused by the engine’s torque. You can
compensate for the torque of a clockwise turning propeller by opening the left-hand
trimmer slightly more and vice versa.
Although the Golden5 was tested for paramotor use with open trimmers plus speedbar
(maximum speed) it is not recommended. We recommend using trimmers or speedbar,
or trimmers plus a little amount of speedbar. When flying with speedbar or open
trimmers always bear in mind that your glider becomes more prone to frontal or
asymmetric collapses and the reactions are definitely more demanding.
We have kept the range of the trimmers at a level suitable for average pilots. With
trimmers fully open brake length is longer, the forces are bigger and thus handling
decreases. It may be possible to take off, fly and land with the trimmers fully open, but
we only recommend using fully opened trimmers for cruising flight at a safe altitude.
LENGTH OF THE GOLDEN5 MULTIPURPOSE RISERS
Free flight situation – bottom hooking point (red)
Golden5 24
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers locked)
[mm]
460
460
463
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
385
410
463
Golden5 26
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers locked)
[mm]
480
480
483
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
400
427
480
Golden5 28
Units
A₁ + A₂
B
C
Non-accelerated (trimmers locked)
[mm]
500
500
503
Accelerated by speedbar
[mm]
420
447
503
