Axis Paragliders
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jova 5, 612 00 Brno-Královo Pole, Czech Republic
+420 601 526 674
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Summary
Introduction_____________________________________________________________________________________________________3
Safety Notice___________________________________________________________________________________________________4
Pre Flight Inspection____________________________________________________________________________________________5
Trimmers_______________________________________________________________________________________________________5
Brake line length________________________________________________________________________________________________5
Weight range___________________________________________________________________________________________________5
Pre-flight safety_________________________________________________________________________________________________6
Flying the Comet 3______________________________________________________________________________________________7
Normal Flight___________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Pre-flight check_________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Launch_________________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Flight___________________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Turning_________________________________________________________________________________________________________7
Using the speedsytem________________________________________________________________________________________7-8
Landing_________________________________________________________________________________________________________8
Losing Altitude__________________________________________________________________________________________________8
Big Ears______________________________________________________________________________________________________8-9
B-line stall______________________________________________________________________________________________________9
Spiral Dive______________________________________________________________________________________________________9
Flying in turbulent conditions___________________________________________________________________________________9
Asymmetric collapse__________________________________________________________________________________________10
Symmetric collapse___________________________________________________________________________________________10
Deep Stall_____________________________________________________________________________________________________10
Full Stall_______________________________________________________________________________________________________10
Negative Spin______________________________________________________________________________________________10-11
Tow Launch___________________________________________________________________________________________________11
Motorized Flight_______________________________________________________________________________________________11
Care Maintenance and Repairs________________________________________________________________________________12
Ground-Handling______________________________________________________________________________________________12
UV damage____________________________________________________________________________________________________12
Storage________________________________________________________________________________________________________12
Repairs________________________________________________________________________________________________________13
Technical Details______________________________________________________________________________________________14
Testing and certification___________________________________________________________________________________14-15
Disposal and environmental information______________________________________________________________________15
Technical specifications_______________________________________________________________________________________16
Glider Plan_____________________________________________________________________________________________________17
Line Plan______________________________________________________________________________________________________18
Line Charts________________________________________________________________________________________________19-24
Risers configuration___________________________________________________________________________________________25
Specifications of materials and spare parts___________________________________________________________________26
About Axis_____________________________________________________________________________________________________2