Skywalk ARAK, Manual

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ARAK
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Examples:
> If the pilot is surprised near a summit with little ground clearance by strong wind or a
thundercloud, neither a B-stall nor a spiral dive can help.
> If the pilot is stuck in very strong lift, it is advisable to exit the lift band with the use of
big ears and to find sinking air in which to lose altitude.
B-LINE STALL
The B-lines are pulled down symmetrically 15-20cm. Keep the brake handles in the re-
spective hands. The airflow on top of the profile largely detaches and the paraglider de-
scends without flying forward. Pulling hard on the B-risers allows you to decrease the area
of the wing and increase your sink rate, but this also increases the risk of the wing form-
ing a rosette to the front. If this happens, recovery from the B-stall immediately!
You can exit the stall by quick and symmetric release of the B-lines. The paraglider will
pitch forward and pick up speed. At no time you may use the brakes in this case! If the
wing doesn’t reopen you may speed up the opening process by gently braking.
You can find further information about descent techniques in the enclosed “BASIC GUIDE”.
8 MATERIALS
The skywalk ARAK is manufactured from the highest quality materials. skywalk
has selected the best possible combination of materials with regard to resilience,
performance and longevity. We are aware that the durability of the glider is a deciding
factor in the pilot’s satisfaction.
WINGS AND RIBS
Upper sail: Porcher Skytex 38g / Dominico Dokdo 32g
Lower sail: Dominico Dokdo 32g
Ribs: Dominico Dokdo 32g hard
LINES
A, B, C Main lines: Liros PPSLS 180/125
A, B, C Middle lines: Liros PPSLS 125
A, B, C Top lines: Liros DC 60
Brake lines: Liros DFLP 200/32, PPSLS 125/65, DC 60
RISERS
The risers are made of 12mm webbing. Stretching values, strength and stability of this
material is among the highest of all webbing products available.
9 HOMOLOGATION
The ARAK is certified to LTF 09 and EN926-1, EN926-2 in the category B.
The ARAK is defined as a lightweight sport aircraft with an empty weight of less than
120kg in the paraglider category. The many homologation tests are the last hurdle in
the development of a skywalk paraglider. The homologation test flights only take place
when the test team is completely happy with the glider development.
We remark that the certification results will differ during flight in thermals or turbulent air.
The homologation informs solely regarding the paraglider performance during extreme-
flight- manoeuvres performed in stable air conditions. These extreme-flight-manoeu-
vres during the homologation process should thus not be over-valued.
Remember that certification maneuvers were carried out with a harness in the group
GH with a carabiner distance (middle to middle) of 42-46 cm. If another harness is used,
the glider may display flight characteristics that differ from those in the description.
Homologation 9 8 Descent techniques | Materials