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3
T
HE START PHASES
................................................................................................................. 21
S
PEED CONTROL
..................................................................................................................... 22
Using the brakes ............................................................................................................... 22
Using the Speed System ..................................................................................................... 22
T
URNING
................................................................................................................................ 22
L
ANDING
................................................................................................................................ 23
W
INCH TOWING
...................................................................................................................... 23
Attaching the towline release system ................................................................................. 23
FLIGHT SAFETY ................................................................................................................... 24
T
HERMALS AND
T
URBULENCE
................................................................................................. 24
G
ETTING DOWN FAST
.............................................................................................................. 24
Steep Spiral Dive ............................................................................................................... 25
B-Line Stalls ...................................................................................................................... 25
Big Ears ............................................................................................................................ 26
FLYING OUTSIDE THE NORMAL FLIGHT ENVELOPE.............................................. 26
B
EHAVIOUR IN EXTREME SITUATIONS
...................................................................................... 26
C
OLLAPSING THE PARAGLIDER
................................................................................................ 27
Asymmetric collapse ......................................................................................................... 27
Cravatte ............................................................................................................................ 27
Full frontal collapse .......................................................................................................... 27
T
HE STALLS
............................................................................................................................ 27
Deep Stall .......................................................................................................................... 28
Fullstall ............................................................................................................................. 28
Spin ................................................................................................................................... 29
W
INGOVERS
........................................................................................................................... 29
E
MERGENCY
S
TEERING
........................................................................................................... 29
F
URTHER REFERENCES
............................................................................................................ 29
Rain-induced deep stall ..................................................................................................... 29
Adhesive logos .................................................................................................................. 30
Overloading ...................................................................................................................... 30
Salt water .......................................................................................................................... 30
MAINTENANCE AND CLEANING ..................................................................................... 30
T
AKING CARE OF YOUR PARAGLIDER
....................................................................................... 30
Packing the wing ............................................................................................................... 30
Paraglider fabric .............................................................................................................. 32
Paraglider lines ................................................................................................................ 33
Storage and transport ....................................................................................................... 33
C
LEANING
.............................................................................................................................. 34
C
HANGING
ASS
B
ATTENS
...................................................................................................... 34
CHECKS AND REPAIRS ...................................................................................................... 35
M
AINTENANCE
....................................................................................................................... 35
Airworthiness Check ......................................................................................................... 35
