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WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
The purchaser of this product takes responsibility for all risks, associated with the paraglider,
including injury and death. Wrong usage will considerably increase these risks. The purchaser
is aware that a completed course and a pilot licence for the relevant country is required for
paragliding.
Every arbitrary change to the paraglider´s construction will evoke termination of the
airworthiness.
The Pasha II must not be flown:
If it is out of the weight range
In rain, snow-fall and in turbulent weather conditions
In strong wind
In cloud and fog
By pilots with insufficient experience
The Pasha II is a tandem paraglider.
Solo flight or flight with more than two persons are forbidden.
Operating limits
The
Pasha II
has been developed for foot-launch, and for tandem flights.
The
Pasha II
has been tested by DHV test pilots to DHV 1-2 GH category.
Flight tests have shown that the glider remains stable and controllable over a wide range of
normal and abnormal flight conditions. Nevertheless, turbulence and gusting winds can lead
to a partial or complete collapse of the canopy. Therefore never fly in such conditions. It also
has been load and shock-tested and passed with a load corresponding to 8G of the maximum
weight in flight (1040 kg).
Construction
The
PASHA II
construction uses a system where every second cell is attached to t he lines and
V-Tapes. These V-Tapes doesn’t lead to the upper surface, but they are stitched in ca 80% of
the airfoil height.
The line construction is clear from the line plan.
Trim
The glider is delivered with five ris ers system and tandem spreader bars. Its speed can reach
38 - 41 km/h depending on the weight of the pilots. The brake-lines should always be adjusted
so that the first brake-lines just come under tension when the brake handles have been pulled
5 - 10 cm.
The test results relate to this brake-line adjustment. In extreme situations other settings may
lead to the glider reacting differently. To be able at all times to react quickly enough to
possible problems; you should not let go of the brake handles during the flight (it may be
possible to hold both handles in one hand). Alter the line length to bring the handles to a
suitable height when using your harness.
NOTE!! If in doubt about the brake-line adjustment, it is preferable to leave them too long,
as any necessary shortening can easily be achieved by wrapping them round your hand.
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Tandem spreader bar
The PASHA II tandem spreader-bar allows varied attachment possibilities, allowing for the
difference in heights and weights of pilot and passenger. Changing the main attachment
(karabiner - min. strength 24 kN) position can allow for weight difference: the front position
(3) for heavier passengers, the middle position (4) if their weights are the same and the back
position (5) for lighter passengers. The passenger weight is always compared to the weight of
the pilot!
Adjustment of the passenger’s karabiner hang point can allow for height differences. The
pilot’s attachment is on hanging point (6) (see the picture below).
The rescue system bridle must be connected to main suspension point on the spreader-bar (3,
4 or 5). It is possible to use a separator karabiner (min. strength 24 kN) for the rescue system,
clipped in to the same loop as the main karabiner. The rescue system bridle must not be
connected only to the pilot’s or passenger’s harness or to the spreader-bar’s hang points.
WARNING: The karabiners used in position 3, 4 or 5 must be karabiners designed for tandem
flight, which means the minimum strength must be 24 kN. (Recommendation Austrialpin
Powerfly, Austrialpin Delta). This holds also for the karabiner used for the attachment of the
rescue system in Position 3, 4 or 5. (Recommendation: Maillon Rapide 6/7 mm)
