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THE PARAGLIDER - INFORMATION
Take off weight
Tow release take off
Safety notices
Parachute
Glider category and guidelines
Flight with engine
Tandem flight
If your take off weight is between two weight ranges we suggest the following
procedure:
- For a more accurate and dynamic handling or if you usually fly in the mountains
and/or turbulent conditions, you should choose to fly in the upper weight range.
- For a better sink rate and if you usually fly above flat land and in light weather
conditions, you should choose to fly in the lower weight range.
The LT 1 can be used for towed flight. The used equipment must be certified, the
team handling the equipment must be licensed and you must have done a workshop
learning this take off. Always use the special tow connection. The take off only should
be done if the canopy is filled completely and steady above the pilots head.
Safety notices are issued when defects arise during use of a paraglider which could
possibly also affect other gliders of the same model. The notices contain instructions
on how the affected gliders can be inspected for possible fauslt and the steps required
to rectify them.
SOL Paragliders publishes on its website any technical safety notices and airworthiness
instructions which are issued in respect of SOL products. The paraglider owner is
responsible for carrying out the action required by the safety notice. Safety notices
are issued by the certification agencies and published on the relevant websites. You
should therefore visit on a regular basis the safety pages of the certification agencies
and keep up-to-date with new safety notices which cover any products relating to
paragliding.
It is a mandatory requirement to carry an approved reserve for use in emergency
situations where the paraglider fails, and recovery is not possible, for example after
colliding with another aerial sports craft. In choosing a reserve, you should be careful
that you remain within the specified take-off weight. The reserve is fitted according
to the manufacturer’s instructions.
The descriptions of flight characteristics contained in this Manual are all based
on experiences from the test flights, which were carried out under standardized
conditions. The classification is merely a description of the reactions to these standard
tests.
The complexity of the paraglider system means that it is not possible to give any more
than a partial description of the glider’s flight behavior and reactions to disturbances.
Even a small alteration in individual parameters can result in flight behavior which is
markedly modified and different from the description given.
The LT 1 was not designed and is not certified for engine flight. SOL Paragliders
doesn’t recommend this type of flight.
The LT 1 was not designed and is not certified for tandem flight. SOL Paragliders
doesn’t recommend this type of flight.
It’s not recommended
to fly outside the weight
range.
Each paraglider seize is dedicated to a certain weight range, from a minimum take
off weight to a maximum. The take off weight is the sum of the weight of:
1. the pilot
2. the paraglider
3. the harness with reserve
4. all flight accessories
