S.E.A. Paragliders FireStarter, Pilot'S Manual, Page: 5 / 13

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Non-standard flight situation
In very strong turbulence the collapses of the canopy of various sizes is possible.
Asymmetric collapses
Pilot should maintain direction of flight by weight shifting from a collapsed side and smooth
pulling of the brake opposite to the deflation. This action should not be too big to cause a stall,
otherwise it could lead to an uncontrolled sequence of dangerous regimes.
In case the deflation come not out, pump the collapsed side of the wing with smooth and deep
enough pulling of brake.
Let the glider maintain its airspeed for the faster re-opening.
Symmetrical collapses
Symmetrical frontal collapse usually re-open by itself even without any pilot actions.
Pilot can accelerate the re-opening by one or two quick pumping the brakes. Be careful while
doing this and do not allow excessive braking of the wing, which very quickly (in the event of a
pilot error) can lead to a stall of the wing.
Stall
Failure can occur when collapse are too large and sloppy when too sharp maneuvering, as well as
some unfavorable factors - wetting the wing, a critical change in the geometry of the line system.
In a deep stall, the wing can be filled, but it does not have a horizontal speed and very quickly
decreases.
To exit the stall immediately raise your hands with the brakes up to the released position of the
control lines. If the paraglider continues to be in stall, take the straps of the A-risers and push
them forward and slightly downwards.
Never try to fly on a wet paraglider! You can take off only on a completely dry wing!
If your paraglider is wet during flight (for example, when exiting from a powerful cloud), push
the accelerator and try to avoid controlling the brakes until the wing completely dries out in the
maximum possible straight flight.
Cravats
A tie can arise when a part of the wing is entangled in the slings of a paraglider. This happens
with inaccurate prelaunch preparation or as a result of a strong collapse in turbulence.
When a tie occurs, the most important action is keeping the flight direction of the paraglider.
Otherwise, autorotation can occur very quickly - a powerful spontaneous rotation of the
paraglider with huge vertical and horizontal velocities.
To open the tie, pull the stabilizer line. It may take a lot of pulling this line.
Also for the disclosure of a tie, you can perform a full or asymmetrical collapse. This technique
is very effective, but may require sufficient altitude over the terrain for exit and high skill of the
pilot.
Control without brakes
In the event that normal paraglider control by means of brakes is not possible (for example, if
one control line is broken) piloting by pulling the C-riser is possible.
It is necessary to remember that the required amount of apply is much less than when controlling
the brakes, so you have to pull the C-risers carefully, to avoid stalls or spins.