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GTO
B-Line- Stall
From the B-line-stall, we do not recommend because of the one-sided material
load.
Spiral Dive
The most effective way to reduce the amount is the spiral dive.
To initiate a spiral dive, look in the direction you want to go, roll your body weight
in that direction and at the same time smoothly pull down on the inside brake. The
GTO
will start to turn, speed up and then drop into a spiral. To keep the wing
under control you must pull and release the inside brake. Please ensure that you
have enough distance to the ground to exit the spiral dive.
Please exit slowly. Bring your body weight back to a neutral position and as soon
as the wing levels out, apply the brakes gently. This procedure should be done
slowly and will take a couple of turns to complete.
If it should go into a stable spiral dive then actively exit the manoeuvre by bringing
your weight into a neutral position, release the brakes of the inner curve side and
brake gently on the outer curve side until you notice that the wing starts to level
out. Then gently brake on the inside curve for several turns until normal flights
returns.
Warning:
The high sink rat causes high physical strain due the increasing
centrifugal forces and may cause blackouts.
If you pull abruptly and too far on the brakes, the canopy may
enter a negative spin.
When entering a spiral dive keep the brake on the outer curve
released.
Nearly every paraglider at some point reaches a sink-speed at
which the canopy moves with it´s frontal edge downwards
and stays in this position and keep spiralling (stabile steep-
spiral), even if the brake-line is released.
During a stabile steep-
spiral
very high G-forces will occur, which require a high strain
of a physical fit pilot!
IV. Flight
Incidents
Deep / Parachute Stall
Your
GTO
has been carefully designed to resist entering deep stall. If you pull
strongly on the rear risers the
GTO
normally ends a deep stall independently when
you release the rear risers. Before exiting a deep stall please ensure that the
brakes are fully released. Actively exit the deep stall by reaching up and push
forward with both palms on both A-risers or pull on the risers.
Warning:
Never pull the brake-lines during a parachutal stall, because the
glider would go into a full stall immediately.
Does the glider stay in a repetitively parachutal stall without any
noticeable reason the glider have to be checked before the next
flight by your dealer or by the manufacturer.
