MAC PARA Colorado2, User Manual

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Once you choose your appropriate brake line length that matches your paramotors
hang point style, check the set up by inflating the glider in an open area with a constant
breeze with the engine off. When the canopy is stabilised above your head, check that
the trailing edge of the wing is not being pulled down. When you gently pull the brakes
you should only have 5-10 centimetres of movement before the brakes start to pull
down on the trailing edge of the wing. Make sure that the brake length is the same for
both sides. It is safer to have brake length a bit longer than too short.
When free flying (paragliding) the brake line should be led through the upper pulley and
the brake handle tied onto the upper black mark on the brake line. This makes the
brake position perfect for a paragliding harness because of their lower hang points.
Attention!! All new gliders leave the MAC PARA factory set up for “lower-
middle” hang points!
Fitting the speed-system:
Most modern paramotoring harnesses have pulleys for speed system fitting. The Colorado
2 speed system is supplied with Brummel-hooks and must be assembled as per
instructions.
Take your speed bar and make sure it is firmly attached to the foot stirrup (webbing or alloy
bar) using a bowline or other non-sliding knot. Take off the Brummel hook on the speed bar
cord if you haven’t already done so. Hold the free end of the cord and run it through the
pulley on each side of your paramotor harness. Next, lead the cord up to meet the
Brummel-hooks on the riser of the paraglider. Firmly attach the Brummel hook on the end
of the speed bar cord so that Brummel hooks can be attached to each other. Ensure both
cords from the speed bar are equal length to avoid putting an unwanted turn in the glider.
The length of the cord leading to the foot bar stirrup should be adjusted so that it is easy to
put your feet into the stirrup in flight but still short enough to allow full speed system travel.
(The use of 2 stirrups in a ladder fashion can enable you to reach the full range if your legs
are not long enough.)
Test your speed system for the correct length on the ground by hanging your
paramotor to simulate the real flying position. While you are a few feet off the
ground, attach your risers to your harness and have someone hold them while you
try pushing the speed system checking for proper length and set up.
The full range of the speed system is reached when the 2 pulleys on the risers join
together. Before launch, attach the glider's risers to the harness with the main carabineers
first before attaching the speed system. Ensure that the speed system is untangled and
operates freely before flying. There should be a spare inch or so before the speed bar
activates the speed system. Remember that it is always safer to set the margin of play too
big than too small.