ICARO paragliders Sitta, Manual

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Do not fold and store your glider prematurely if it not completely dry. The
performance of a wet glider can change significantly.
Inspection
It is important to have your SITTA inspected by a trained ICARO technician but it
is also allowed to check your glider for yourself.
In the annex you find the regulations for checks of certified gliders and items in
order to perform a paraglider inspection you need.
Inspection interval
24 months or 150 operating hours , depending on what occurs sooner.
Without regular certified inspections, your glider will lose its pattern test
result and guarantee.
ICARO recommends having wings that are often used for training of descent
exercises, acrobatics or flying in salty ore sandy conditions subjected to check-ups
all 100 operating hours or 12 month.
It is also important, that ground handling also will be considered. All gliders,
especially gliders manufactured with light and thin material are mechanically more
stressed than other gliders.
Therefore ICARO recommends multiplying ground handling time with factor 1, 5.
Not only gliders have a recurrent inspection interval. Airworthiness of harnesses,
snap hooks and rescue systems must also be verified.
Generally it is recommended to change aluminium snap hooks after 24 months or
150 hours.
All inspections and repairs must be documented (manual page 2).
Repairs
Only use original ICARO parts for repairing your glider. If you don’t you lose
the guarantees for your glider.
Small holes in the canopy (max. 20x20 mm) can
be repaired by the pilot by using self-adhesive sailcloth on both sides of the
perforation.
IF THE GLIDER NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED AND YOU ARE NOT
SURE HOW TO PERFORM WE COMMEND CONTACT YOUR
LOCAL ICARO PARAGLIDERS DEALER.