Kortel Design Karma II, User Manual And Safety Instructions

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Fatigue, dehydration, a lack of pro-prioception of the lower limbs, the euphoria of the most beautiful flight of your life, etc. will inevitably have an effect on your
vigilance.
It is time to concentrate again! To analyse your environment and to get your legs down ready to run
– they are your landing gear.
If the flight was long and cold, move your ankles and knees to restore the mobility to your legs
Prepare to land on your legs and not on the back protection.
7) Use with a winch:
All Kortel Design harnesses are compatible with winch flight.
There are no specific buckles to connect to a winch on Kortel harnesses.
It is recommended to add a quick link or karabiner to the attachment point of the harness (strap protected by red fabric) and to attach it to the release system.
It is important to use a separate karabiner or quick link for the quick release system, do not use the link / karabiner that connects the harness to the canopy.
8) Tandem flight
All Kortel Design harnesses can be used in tandem flight for the passenger or pilot.
However, no solo harness can accept the volume of a tandem reserve parachute.
It is thus strongly recommended to use a specific "tandem" model of harness to be able to fly with a tandem reserve parachute.
It is important to check that the back protection of the harness used for the passenger does not hinder the pilot and to choose the spreaders accordingly.
9) Flight in a controlled environment (over water)
In order to facilitate the use of the reserve parachute and to soften any violent shock on landing in the water, we recommend that you keep the foam back
protection in the harness.
Experience shows that the "turtle effect" problem in the water is a secondary issue.
10) Accelerator
Danger: If your speed bar is set too short, your paraglider can be permanently accelerated!!!!
10.1 Piloting
Without a foot stirrup or pod it is possible to accelerate with both feet; the speed bar setting is perfectly symmetrical in this case.
In the case of collapse of your wing, it is imperative to totally release your speed bar:
NB. Be careful of hooks on your boots.