Ozone Speedster 19, Manual

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If you pull too much B-line the glider may horseshoe and move
around a lot.
To exit the B-stall the B-risers should be released symmetrically
and in one smooth, progressive motion. The glider will resume nor-
mal forward flight without further input. Check you have forward
flight again before using the brakes.
IMPORTANT: The pitching movement on exiting the B stall
is small but necessary. We recommend you do not apply
brake to the glider until you are sure that the wing is flying
fully again.
The load applied on the B lines during this manoeuvre is not very
good for your wing; only use it in emergency situations.
Spiral Dives
If you turn your Speedster in a series of tightening 360’s it will enter
a spiral dive. This will result in rapid height loss. It is likely that that
the wing has neutral, possibly unstable tendencies during the spiral
dive which will require active piloting to return to normal flight.
Safe descent rates are possible but high speeds and high G-forces
can build quickly leading to disorientation. Excessive G forces can
lead to loss of consciousness. High descent rates increase the like-
lihood of the wing remaining neutral, possibly unstable in spiral.
Ozone strongly recommends to not perform spiral dives
with high descent rates.
To initiate a spiral dive, look and lean in to the direction you want to
turn and then smoothly apply the inside brake. The Speedster will
first turn almost 360 degrees before it drops into the spiral (depend-
ing on the input). Once in the spiral you should apply a little outside
brake to keep the outer wing tip pressured and inflated.
To exit the spiral dive, weight shift away from the direction of
rotation and smoothly release the inside brake. As the Speedster
decelerates allow it to continue to turn until enough energy is lost
this could induce parachutal or full stalls.
IMPORTANT: You can land with the ears (you should release
the ears before final flare). Ozone does not advise you to do
this when it is turbulent or windy due to the risk of a pos-
sible stall and lack of precision in steering.
Big ears and accelerator
Once the big ears are in you can further increase the sink rate by
pushing on the accelerator bar.
NEVER try to pull the Big Ears in with the speed bar on al-
ready. This can lead to a major asymmetric deflation.
Big ears and spiral dive
Whilst it is possible to enter a spiral dive whilst holding in Big Ears,
the high forces applied to the lower lines could exceed the break-
ing strain of the lines leading to equipment failure!
Ozone does not recommend the use of this manoeuvre!
Wingovers
The Speedster is not designed for aerobatic flying. The limit is
tightly banked S-turns, commonly known as wingovers. These
must not exceed 90 degrees of bank.
Warning: Uncoordinated wingovers can lead to large asym-
metric collapses, even cravats and therefore should never
be executed near the ground.
B-Line Stall
B-stall is for fast descents in emergency situations only. B-stall is
performed by symmetrically pulling down on the B-risers.
To initiate the B-stall place your fingers between the lines above
the maillons on the B risers. Do not release the brake handles. As
you pull the B-lines down the airflow over the wing is broken and
the glider loses its forward speed but remains open and you will
descend at around 6 m/s.