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Speed system
The speedbar allows temporarily accelerating your wing by
reducing the angle of incidence. The speed system is
factory set up on the risers, it cannot be adjusted.
The maximum speed depends on the wing. Trigger the
speed system by pushing the speed bar.
The speed system operates according the action-reaction
principle. When you push the speed bar, the Foxy speeds
up. The speed depends on the pressure applied on the
speed bar. Once the pressure released, the wing goes
back to its initial speed, in a neutral position. You can speed
up whenever you want all along the flight.
Brake adjustment
Brakes are factory adjusted according certification.
Depending on your piloting style, you can adjust the
brake length.
We recommend you to fly several times with the basic
settings to get used to the wing’s behavior first.
If you want to change the brakes length, untied the
knot, slide the line trough the knot to the wanted
length and then, tie the knot tight. The two brakes must
be symmetrical.
The adjustment must be done by an experienced
person. Above all, the adjustment should not
continuously brake the wing. Figure 8 and bowline
knots are the most common.
Arms up, be sure that brakes do not distort the trailing
edge. If it does, brakes are too short.
In accelerated flight, you need to keep in mind that
applying a strong action on the brakes could lead to
asymmetrical collapses.
In neutral position with arms up, the wing flies at its maximum
speed. Using the speed bar allows a gain between 5 and 10
kph more than its maximum speed.