Setting up the Hybrid Sport and test-flying
Section 4
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WARNING
Ensure that only overhand or bowline
knots are used and that they are tied
correctly.
Take note that if a brake line knot
comes undone on a dive turn before
landing, the dive cannot be stopped. In
most cases, this would lead to a hard
landing with very serious injuries or
death.
Adjusting the brake handle
The Hybrid Sport is fitted with Swing’s
Multigrip brake handles, which allows the
stiffness of the grip area to be adjusted. The
various options for stiffening the brake
handles allow them to be adjusted to suit
the pilot’s particular preferences. There are
4 levels of stiffness possible using various
combinations of the stiffening options. The
pilot is able to choose the appropriate
degree of stiffness by simply removing or
inserting the various parts.
Fig. 4:
How to insert and remove the stiffeners
into Swing’s Multigrip brake handle
Multigrip brake handle on delivery with both
stiffeners
To remove the stiffeners, turn the Multigrip brake
handle inside out and push the two small rods out
through the opening
Multigrip brake handles after removing both
stiffening rods. These are the various parts:
Firm stiffening (bar)
Soft stiffening (tube)
Multigrip brake handle without stiffening
Brake swivel
Main brake line
The procedure is the same to insert the stiffeners:
turn the Multigrip brake handle inside out and
push the two small rods into the handle again
through the opening.
