Congratulations on your purchase of a North Wing glider. We believe it to be the
finest available recreational flex-wing glider on the market today. It achieves a very
good performance range and exceptional handling for many reasons. It has a sail cut
that is carefully matched to the leading edge bend, a fully enclosed floating cross-
tube, a large mylar reinforced leading edge pocket, and a carefully engineered
elliptical tip. Drag is reduced with a faired kingpost and uprights. These features
combine to ensure a good usable glide angle, an excellent sink rate and a broad
speed range making the Horizon a terrific soaring wing as well as a reliable cross
country glider.
As with any flying equipment the Horizon has been manufactured and tuned to
close tolerances and its performance and safety depend on you maintaining those
tolerances. We require that you read this owner's manual thoroughly and follow its
instructions to the letter when you set up the glider, fly it, break it down for storage
or shipping, or perform repairs or maintenance on it. Failure to do so will not only
invalidate your warranty but may also compromise the safety of your glider.
The safety of this or any hang glider ultimately rest with you, because hang
gliding is an inherently dangerous sport and can induce injury or death even to good
pilots flying safe equipment. Because the responsibility of flying and maintaining the
glider rests entirely with you, the risks of damage or injury you may cause to others
and to yourself also rests entirely with you. We believe that in order to safely
practice the sport of hang gliding, you must accept this responsibility, fly
conservatively, and avail yourself of all safety equipment appropriate to the
conditions you fly in.
No glider is totally safe. As with any Glider it is entirely possible to push the
Horizon beyond its tolerances and break it. Very strong flying conditions may also
cause structural failure. Aerobatic maneuvers, pitch angles beyond 30o up or down,
bank angles exceeding 60o, aggressive stalls, and spins are maneuvers that should
never be attempted under any circumstances. We hope to provide you with many
hours of enjoyable flying. If you ever need any spare parts or advice do not hesitate
to contact your nearest North Wing dealer, or contact us direct.
All of us at North Wing would like to welcome you to the growing family of
Horizon ET pilots!
