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LOOKING AFTER YOUR PARAGLIDER
Looking after your canopy correctly will prolong the life of your paraglider.
Packing the paraglider
To prolong the life of your wing and to keep the plastic reinforcements in the best possible
condition it is very important to pack the wing carefully. It is therefore recommended to use
the Certina bag packing method exactly as shown so that all of the cells rest alongside
each other and the plastic reinforcements are not unnecessarily bent. It is also good
practice to use the supplied inflatable cylinders, this reduces the angle of the leading edge
fold and helps preserve the plastic reinforcements.
The leading edge reinforcements (Mylar and Rigifoil system) on the front edge are placed
on top of each other to avoid bending or misshaping them. This method of packing ensures
that the leading edge is treated carefully, which will increase the glider’s life, performance
and launch behaviour.
If the reinforcements have been bent or misshapen, they distort more easily during flight,
creating an altered air inflow which can lead to a loss in performance and changes in flight
behaviour. The leading edge reinforcements also perform an important function on launch.
Therefore, the less they have been bent, the more easily the glider will inflate and launch.
1. Place the Certina bag bag underneath the glider which should be folded together. Lay
the mushroomed wing on the Certina bag bag. It is best to start from the mushroomed
position as this reduces the dragging of the leading edge across the ground.
2. Start from the center to stack the profiles of each side of the wing on top of each other.
3. Proceed like this until the wing tip. All the ribs on one side are placed one on top of
one another, so that the leading edges are not bent.
4. Then continue as in the second step, placing the leading edges of the other side on
top of the next until you reach the tip of the glider.
5. The glider is now folded up “accordion wise” along its length, and the leading edges
are on top of each other without having being bent. Close the pocket of Certina bag
and fasten the straps near the leading edges, so that they do not slip, and the straps in
the middle and at the end of the glider.
6. Close the zip, making sure that none of the lines or fabric is caught in the zip.
7. Fold up the glider along its length, with the first fold below the leading edge
reinforcements. Use one of supplied inflatable cylinders. Pay particular care not to
bend any of the rigid reinforcements!
8. Fold the glider again around second inflatable cylinder. . Then fasten the compression
strap around the glider and fasten it by pulling gently. Make sure that the glider is only
loosely folded and is not bent or compressed excessively.
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