Repairs, Inspections and Warranty
Section 10
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WARNING
Do not under any circumstances use
knots to shorten the lines. Any knot
will weaken the line considerably
and may cause the line to break in
case of high load.
The overhand knot and bowline
knots described are permitted only
for connecting the main brake
lines/brake handle.
SWING recommends regular
inspection of the lines after one year or
every 50 hours airtime. It is sufficient to
inspect just the main lines when
checking trim. The main lines are
susceptible to the biggest changes, as
they are very long compared to the
upper cascade lines and are under
high load. With the MIURA RS, all main
lines in one group must be the same
length (AI, BI, CI is the first group, AII,
BII, CII the second, and AIII, BIII, CIII the
third). The maximum difference
between individual line lengths is
10mm. If the difference is greater,
please send your glider to SWING or a
SWING authorised workshop to be
checked and adjusted.
Lines age and lose strength even if the
paraglider is used infrequently or not at
all. This can affect the safety and
function of your paraglider. Signs of
wear are slight bumps or changes in
flying characteristics. The lines must
then be replaced immediately.
WARNING
A damaged line can result in loss of
control of the glider. Always replace
lines which are damaged.
If you need to replace damaged or
worn-out parts, use only original
parts or approved parts from the
manufacturer.
Use only inspected and approved lines,
which can be obtained through
SWING.
Quick brake line check
The Miura RS is fitted with a system
that allows pilots to check easily the
basic set-up of the brakes.
Fig. 16
Measuring points for the quick
brake line check
To do this, the overall length of a
relatively highly loaded inner A line is
compared with a less loaded brake line
with an attached weight of 5kg. The
loops for the lines to be compared are
in colour, the two lines must be the
same length. This position shows the
minimum brake line length (factory
setting) as per the Service Book. The
maximum difference between the
individual line lengths is 20mm. If you
make any changes to brake line length,
always use minimum brake length for
reference.