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MAC PARA TECHNOLOGY LTD.

1. máje 823
756 61 Rožnov pod Radhoštìm
Czech Republic

Tel.: +420 571 842 235

Tel./fax: +420 571 842 332

e-mail: [email protected]

www.macpara.com

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Page 1: ...MAC PARA TECHNOLOGY LTD 1 máje 823 756 61 Rožnov pod Radhoštìm Czech Republic Tel 420 571 842 235 Tel fax 420 571 842 332 e mail mailbox macpara cz www macpara com PASHA 3 PASHA 3 USER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...excellent achievement and a lot of fun potential The Pasha 3 is designed for tandem pilots expecting an easy take off and landing light and precise handling in thermals stability and good performance from the biplace paraglider A greater responsibility is put on the pilot by tandem flying because another person is participating on the flight Therefore please attend to following Paragliding is a sp...

Page 3: ...for jumps from aircraft Construction Trim Safety equipment The Pasha 3 construction uses a system where every second cell is attached to the lines and V Tapes These V Tapes doesn t lead to the upper surface but they are stitched in ca 80 of the airfoil height The line construction is clear from the line plan The glider is delivered with five risers system and tandem spreader bars Its speed can rea...

Page 4: ...eck and before every flight check Forward launch A tandem glider is often used by more than one pilot ensure that all of them know the operating limits well and will observe these rules In addition to all the usual pre flight checks please pay particular attention to the items in the following checklist 1 Inspection of canopy for tears or damage especially the seams which join the ribs to the uppe...

Page 5: ... lines break for example This entails gently pulling the front watch out for collapse of the canopy or on D riser beware asymmetrical stall We recommend that you do not use this form of steering in normal flight WARNING Do not use the forward launch in very strong winds Make sure you don t pull the risers too much towards yourself or downwards as this can result in a frontal collapse or in an asym...

Page 6: ...c depending on the degree of disturbance Carrying out these manoeuvres wrongly may lead to a crash WARNING If you fly with your hands through the brake handles you may lose valuable time for activating the rescue system Collapse of the canopy Asymmetrical collapse Initiation EXTREME AND CRITICAL FLIGHT MANOEUVRES 10 WARNING Especially in turbulence you must first stop the canopy turning before you...

Page 7: ...canopy is caught in a cravat USE YOUR RESERVE Spin negative spirals Full stall Stalls Turbulence or rapid braking can lead to a pendulum effect and thus to changes in the angle of attack In extreme cases this can make the airflow break away from the upper surface of the canopy even without the brakes being activated Initiation Pull the brakes slowly down until you have no more forward speed The ca...

Page 8: ...ve 14 Fly as far as possible from steep rises to give yourself space to lose height Sink rate approximately 2 4 m sec Sink rate approximately 4 6 m sec This allows rapid descent without stalling Sink rate depending on pilot 5 15 m sec Sink rate approximately 5 10 m sec End the stall with sufficient time for the airflow to re establish itself In principle always fly in such a way that you do not ne...

Page 9: ...d 100 kg Middle brake lines Dynema Polyester A 7850 130 Breaking Load 130 kg Main brake line Dynema Polyester A 7850 340 Breaking Load 340 kg STAP a s 407 80 VILEMOV CZECH REPUBLIC STAP POLYESTERBRIDLE 13 mm Breaking Load 95 kg MOUKA TISNOV ltd Koráb 133 66601 Tišnov Czech Republic Polyester 367 040 025 912 25x1 5 mm Breaking Load 800 kg AMANN SPONIT ltd Dobronická 635 148 25 PRAHA 4 CZECH REPUBLI...

Page 10: ...15 br17 br19 br21 br23 br25 br29 br27 br28 br26 A28 A29 A30 C27 C28 C29 C30 st0 D34 C31 C32 C33 A31 A32 A33 18 LEINENPLAN BD LINE PLAN BD mB1 B2 B3 B4 B6 B8 B10 B12 B14 B16 B18 B20 B22 B24 B26 mB2 mB3 D18 mD1 mD2 D14 E14 D16 E16 E18 D20 D22 E22 D24 E24 D26 E26 stA stB stC stD br1 br3 br5 br7 br9 br11 br13 br15 br17 br19 br21 br23 br25 st0 br26 B28 B29 B30 D27 D28 D29 D30 D31 D32 D33 D34 D35 D36 B3...

Page 11: ... measured value 6 x maximum take off weight and higher then 600 kg for the A B arrays Replacements for damaged lines must be with new original lines Line lengths are taken from the lines data page Components of the check Porosity Overall strength check Line strength check MANUAL FOR PARAGLIDER CHECKS 20 Linelengthmeasurement Canopyline attachmentpointscheck Canopyfabriccheck Lines Connectorcheck R...

Page 12: ... Zoom flat Area flat m2 Area projected m2 Span flat m Aspect ratio flat Root chord m Cells Weight kg Weight range kg Min speed km h Max speed km h Top speed km h accelerator Gliding ratio Min sink rate m s DHV 1 2 Pasha 3 38 95 5 38 51 34 47 14 35 5 35 3 35 54 8 6 120 195 22 24 36 38 41 43 8 6 1 1 pilot equipped Pasha 3 42 100 42 23 37 80 15 03 5 35 3 51 54 9 145 220 22 24 36 38 41 43 8 6 1 1 ...

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