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BIG EARS
In contrast to the spiral dive, with big ears your forward speed is higher than
your sink speed. This descent method is used to quickly leave dangerous areas in a
esired horizontal direction. To collapse the wing tips, pull down both outside A-lines, which
are connected to separate A-risers. The resulting collapsed wing tips will put the glider in
a stable sink flight. The brake handles remain in your hands together with the outer A-ris-
ers. The glider can still be steered by braking on one side or by weight shifting.The danger
of canopy disturbances in turbulent air is greatly reduced with big ears.
To exit, release the A-lines. The canopy will normally reopen by itself. You can brake
a little to Speed-up the opening. It is better if you reopen one side at a time to reduce
the danger of a stall.
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
respective hands. The airflow on top of the profile largely detaches and the paraglider
descends 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
forming 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.
Subsequently: Since the CAYENNE5 has only 3 levels, the amount of energy needed for
the B-stall is higher than with conventional 4 level paragliders.
Generally speaking, the B-stall is a maneuver that is being performed less and less,
since it subjects the glider materials to a lot of stress.
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SPIRAL DIVE
The skywalk CAYENNE5 does not tend to enter a stabile spiral dive – rather, it will recov-
er by itself if the brakes are released. You can enter a spiral dive by carefully increasing the
brake pressure on the inside of a turn while shifting your weight in the same direction.
If the glider doesn’t bank enough and the sink rate doesn’t increase, it’s better to start over
again rather than to keep applying brake without sensitivity. The spiral begins when the
glider banks sharply to the side and enters a sharp, steep turn. You can control the bank
angle and descent rate by applying or releasing the inside brake.
The spiral dive can be used to lose altitude quickly, so please
consider the following:
> High sink rates and the related high G-forces lead to a high physical strain on the body
that may be too much for inexperienced pilots! Approach spiral dives slowly!
> Tensing your stomach muscles during a spiral dive can be very helpful!
> If you feel dizzy or faint, exit the spiral dive immediately!
> Due to the extreme altitude loss in a spiral dive, make sure you always have
enough safe reserve.
> To avoid strong surging when exiting the spiral dive, release the inside brake slowly
while continuing to apply the outside brake.
> The brake line pressure in a spiral dive is substantially higher than in normal flight!
CAUTION
TO EXIT A SPIRAL WITH A HIGH SINK RATE (> 14M/S), IT MAY BE NEC-
ESSARY TO BRAKE THE OUTSIDE HALF OF THE GLIDER AND/OR TO SHIFT
YOUR WEIGHT TO THE OUTSIDE OF THE TURN. THE EXIT MAY REQUIRE
SEVERAL COMPLETE ROTATIONS AND MAY CAUSE A HIGH LOSS OF
ALTITUDE. FOR THIS REASON, DON’T PERFORM THIS MANEUVER AT AN
ALTITUDE OF LESS THAN 200 METERS! BY THE TIME YOU REACH THIS
ALTITUDE, THE MANEUVER SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED!
