Skywalk CHILI 3, User Manual

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The best method is to lay out the canopy slightly bowed, with the middle of the cano-
py forming the highest point of the paraglider. Separate the lines carefully and align the
risers. If the risers are not twisted, the brake lines will run freely through the grommet
to the trailing edge of the wing. All lines must run freely without knots from the risers to
the canopy. Since the lines are thin, please sort them carefully. Knots in the lines may
not untangle in flight! The brake lines lay directly on the ground, so pay special atten-
tion that they don’t get caught during launch. There should not be any lines underneath
the canopy. If the lines wrap around the canopy, this can result in injury or death!
THE LAUNCH:
The skywalk CHILI3 is very easy to launch. Hold the two A-risers and the brake handles
in your hands. For easier identification and control, the A-lines and covers of the A-ris-
ers are red. The brake lines are orange and the brake handles are black.
Hold your arms slightly sideways and backwards like an extension of the A-risers. Be-
fore run up check the glider position. Check wind direction and airspace once again!
Pull rapidly and the canopy of the skywalk CHILI3 will begin to rise above your head.
The canopy will inflate fast and reliably. Keep the glider straight above your head and
run forward. Slow down a little as soon as the upward pull decreases.
You can open any collapsed cells by pumping the affected side. Changes of directions
that are necessary can be carried out now. Look and feel that the wing is properly in-
flated. Don’t make your final decision to accelerate or to take-off until you are absolute-
ly sure that the wing is properly and evenly inflated. Otherwise, stop the take-off pro-
duce immediately! Reverse- and strong wind launches can result in an exaggerated
pitching forward of the wing or early takeoff. In order to prevent this from occurring,
run uphill after the canopy while raising it into the air. We recommend that you initial-
ly practice this demanding launch technique on a gentle slope. In high winds, you can
hold the CHILI3 on the ground with the last riser (C-level).
BANKING:
The skywalk CHILI3 is agile and reacts immediately to steering impulses. Banking can
be dosed extremely well with the brakes. With pure weight shift, you can fly very flat
curves with minimal loss of altitude.
The combined steering techniques: Weight shift and braking on the inside of the curve
are especially recommended for a quick change of direction. In the curve, you can con-
trol the speed, radius and bank attitude with additional braking on the outside of the
curve. The CHILI3 does not show any major pitching behavior in thermals and therefore