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1. Lay out your glider neatly, sort your lines and stow away your risers either at
the trailing edge or at the leading edge. You begin at the trailing edge and fold
these together. Like this the glider lays fan-shaped in front of you. Now you put
the leading edge on top without flexing it and carry on folding the glider, as
described above.
2. You use an ICARO fast packing bag (available online in our shop).
The fast packing bag has many advantages – not only folding your glider
without any help.
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Even at strong winds the glider can easily be handled since the canopy
does not need to be spread out for folding.
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The glider is lying during the procedure on the material of the packing bag
therefore it is shielded from stones, plants and humidity of the ground.
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Through the fixation in the front part of the packing bag the reinforcements
of the leading edge stay flex-free on top of each other.
Trimming
After about 200 flown Tumbling-overs are certain lines very slowly. This becomes
noticeable when the train no longer in Tumble is the same as it was in the
beginning. Another indication of a line extension is the tentative start in the
helicopter.
To restore the normal flight characteristics again, lines have to be reduced.
Attention: For security reasons, the trimming should be done at the loop
on the cap, and not as usual from the locks of the ropes. The
Kevlar lines on the locks of the ropes can bend at very high
loads on the body of the loop. Snapped Kevlar cloth can break
at this point.
The trimming is done directly on the cap. In addition, the main lines A1, A2 and B1
must be enhanced. The first line floor above (first 3-forked) is well developed and
stored so that each line in the assembly back to its old position comes into play.
The Gallery lines which are to be trimmed are now available on the bottom. Now
each line is individually developed and tied with the replacement 2-times around
the loop on the cap. This is done on all exposed gallery ropes with the same care.
Then assemble again.
With this trim are now 400 more Tumblings possible. At the latest it should be a
new line kit on the screen will be mounted.
Adhesive logos
Always make sure that your intended logo will not in any way influence the glider
behaviour. If in doubt we suggest avoiding the attachment of advertising logos on
the wing. ICARO paragliders cannot be held responsible for any mishaps caused
by intentional aftersales changes done to the wing.
Attention: Attaching heavy adhesive logos made out of unsuited material
to the wing may result in the revocation of the glider
certification.
