Flying the Nexus
Section 5
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05 Flying the Nexus
The Nexus was developed for performance
pilots with extensive flying experience. The
basic types of flying described below should
be second nature for such pilots, but have
been included in this Manual for the sake of
completeness.
First flight
Carry out your first flights only during stable
weather, and in a familiar area. You should
steer gently and carefully to begin with so
that you can become accustomed to the
reactions of the glider without stress.
Laying out the paraglider and
pre-flight check
Before launch, always check the following:
Are there any tears in the glider or other
damage?
Are there any knots or tangles in the
lines?
Are the brake lines clear and attached
firmly to the handle?
Are the brake lines adjusted to the
correct length?
Are the quick links to the lines and risers
closed and secured?
Is the canopy dry?
Are the risers and seams in good
condition?
Is the harness in good condition?
Is the handle for the reserve chute
secure?
Place the paraglider with its upper surface
against the ground and spread it out so that
the leading edge is slightly curved.
Carefully sort out all the rigging lines and
make sure that there are no lines underneath
the canopy, tangled or caught up in any way.
5-point check
The 5-point check is carried out immediately
before launch to check once again the most
important safety points. It should always be
carried out in the same sequence so that
nothing is overlooked. The 5 points are:
1. Is personal equipment correct (harness,
carabiners, reserve, helmet) and are all
straps done up?
2. Is the canopy arranged in a half-moon
shape and are all the air-entrances
open?
3. Are all the lines untangled and are any
lines under the canopy?
4. Does the weather, in particular wind
direction and strength, allow a safe flight?
5. Are the airspace and launch area clear?
WARNING
Do not overestimate your own abilities.
Do not allow the paraglider’s classification
or the behaviour of other pilots to make
you careless.
WARNING
A careful pre-flight check is required for
any type of aircraft. Make sure that you
exercise the same level of care each time
carry out the check.
WARNING
If there are obvious folds in the glider
because it has been tightly packed or
stored away for a long time, then the pilot
should carry out some practice inflations
before first launch and smooth out the
trailing edge a little. This ensures that the
flow profile is correct during launch.It is
particularly important in low temperatures
that the trailing edge is smoothed out.
