ICARO PANDION 2, Manual

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Version 1/ 2023
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Whilst unfolding your paraglider check the canopy and cell walls for damage.
Always take into consideration that the paraglider may have become damaged
during transportation.
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Make sure that no sand, stones, or snow get inside the canopy as the extra
weight collected in the trailing edge may slow down or even stall the glider.
Sharp edges damage the canopy.
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Check the lines for knots, twisting and damage, the brake lines for knots, kinks
and their symmetric. Loose or incorrect brake knots can cause serious
accidents through loss of the steering of the glider!
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Separate the line groups carefully and bring the risers in order. All lines must
run freely from harness to canopy. It is equally important that the lines are
unhindered and cannot get caught up during the launch.
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There should not be any lines underneath the canopy. If the lines wrap around
the canopy, this can result in injury or death!
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Check the rescue system (handl
e’s pins fixed in the loops and the closed cover
of your harness).
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Check your harness and make sure that all connections to pilot are correctly
closed. Check that all karabiners are closed and can not be opened
accidentally in flight and the risers are not twisted.
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Check canopy (all cells are open), wind direction and airspace.
Do not launch if there are any defects!!!
Launch preparations
Before every launch you should carry out the standard 5-point checking
procedure. Do the checks following the same sequence every time.
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Helmet, harness, carbines closed.
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Lines, risers, and accelerator, ok?
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Leading edge open?
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Wind direction and strength, ok?
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Airspace and start area, ok?
Launch
The most important thing during the take-off is, like at all other gliders too,
not the force but the constancy of the pull.
At the start advice to fix the accelerator with the Velcro which is attached at the
front of the sitting board, in order to avoid tripping while pulling up the glider or
when starting up.
Hold only the middle A risers and the handles of the brakes. When you pull on the
A-risers, the lines in the middle of the wing should be under tension before the
lines on the wing ends. This ensures an even easier start. Use progressive
pressure on the A risers and the energy of our own bodies weight until the wing is
fully inflated overhead. The canopy is inflated quickly due to the super short lines.
When there is no pull from the lines and the wing is overhead, use slight pressure
on the brake. Look up and make sure that the canopy is fully inflated. After a few
accelerating steps and at the same time let go of the brakes gently, you will take
off. Then use slight pressure again on the brakes to fly at a speed with minimal
sink rate.