Glider user's manual
| EONA 3
SUPAIR
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Fast Descents
The following techniques should only be used in emergencies and require prior training. Appropriate analysis and anticipation of the conditions will
often prevent the need to use fast descent techniques. We advise you to practice in still air and preferably above water.
To reopen the "Ears", bring the accelerator/speedbar back to its neutral
default setting, then let go the risers symmetrically. You can
pump the brake/toggles on either side of the wing to facilitate its reope-
ning sequence.
Big Ears
Pulling big ears increases the glider's sink rate. We do not recommend the
use of big ears close to the ground. In order to pull in big ears, grab the
specific riser (outer A riser) while keeping the brakes in hand and lower
it until the wintip collapses. It is preferable to collapse one side after the
other and not simultaneously in order to prevent a frontal collapse. To
reopen big ears, release both risers symmetrically. You may apply brake
on one side and then the other to facilitate reopening.
IIt is possible to combine big ears with the use of trimmers in order to fur-
ther increase the sink rate and speed. Once you have induced big ears as
described above, release trimmers fully.
