Skywalk CHILI2, Manual/Service

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cautIOn:
PullInG tHe BraKe lIneS tOO Far anD tOO FaSt can cauSe
a Full Stall!
You will recognise a flat spin through high steering pressure and a slight backwards
folding of the outer wing section. If this happens you have to release the inside brake
immediately.
emergency Steering
In case one or both brake lines break, you can steer and land the CHILI 2 with the C-ris-
ers, but behaviour is restricted.
active flying
Active flying means flying in harmony with your paraglider.
Anticipate the behaviour of your skywalk CHILI 2 in flight, especially in turbulent
and thermal conditions and react accordingly. In calm air, the necessary corrections will
be minimal, but turbulence demands permanent attention and the use of brakes
and weight shift in the harness.
Good pilots have instinctive reactions.
It is important that you always have direct contact to the canopy by slight pressure
on the brakes in order to feel the stored energy of the glider. This way you will promptly
detect a loss of pressure in your canopy and subsequent collapse and will be able
to react in time.
Even if the pilot does not promptly react, the skywalk CHILI 2 will not collapse often.
However, with active flying you can measurably increase safety.
examples:
>When flying into strong thermals, release brakes.
>When flying into falling airstream, pull brakes.
>This way you can avoid extensive changes in the angle of attack.
> In turbulent air, you feel the release in pressure from certain parts of the glider
through the feedback from your brakes. You can balance this by quickly pulling the
brake a little more until the pressure returns. Always apply brakes softly and pro-
gressively.
>Don’t slow down your glider too fast and too much - danger of stall!
as you know: By active flying you can avoid almost all deformations of the
glider in advance.