Sky Paragliders Flight Manual
FIDES 2
Sky Paragliders’ FIDES 2 is the result of a development program lasting more than 18
months. The plan was to design, within a reasonable time period, a paraglider with the
following characteristics:
1. Take-Off
- even inflation
- comes overhead smoothly with no sticking point before take off
- no tendency to overshoot the pilot
2. Flight
- even paraglider, good damping and stable in all ordinary flying conditions
- spontaneous reopening in the event of symmetric, or up to 80% asymmetric deflation in
accordance with DHV standards
- safe in event of asymmetric tucks of a lesser size
- good pitch stability
- gradual and precise response to control input with an obvious point of resistance before
stall point
- fairly noticeable transition phase
(parachutal) between flight and stall
- no spin tendency
3. Landing
- ability to significantly reduce the glide ratio using the first half of the brake range
- no tendency to spin when braking on approach
- good conversion
4. Flight
- both easy handling and good damping
- easy to core thermals using just controls (without weight-shift)
5. Certification and safety
- AFNOR "standard" rated or DHV 1
- the paraglider must recover from all test manoeuvres without pilot intervention
- the paraglider must remain easy to control during asymmetric collapses between 30% and
80% of span
- well damped behaviour should minimise pilot stress
