2.PRE FLIGHT
May lead to fatigue from flying with your hands in an unnatural position
May impede recovery from certain maneuvers
Will certainly reduce your glider's speed range.
Reduce pilot control during launch
Reduce control in extreme flying situations
Make it difficult to execute a good flare when landing.
PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION
The Venus SC is delivered with a rucksack, inner bag, compression strap and
this manual. The dealer or your instructor should have made a test inflation
and test flight before delivery to you.
Trimmers
Venus SC is delivered without trimmers.
Brake-line length
When you receive your new Venus SC, the brake-line length is set the same
as the Axis test glider. This length has been finely tuned by Axis test pilots
and it should not be necessary to adjust it.
If you feel it is necessary to adjust the brake-line length to suit physical
build, height of harness hang points, or style of flying we recommend you
test-fly the glider after every 20mm of adjustment.
There should always be free brake travel when the glider is flown hands-up.
This means when you look at your brake lines in flight with your hands up,
there should be a slight bow, or arc, to the line – the brake lines should not
be tight. This is to prevent the brakes being applied when the speed-system
is used.
Brake lines that are too short:
Brake lines that are too long will:
Each break line should be tied securely to its control handle with a suitable
knot.
Break line travel at maximum weight in flight:
max. weight in flight
max. weight in flight
max. weight in flight
up to 80 kg
80 to 100 kg
greater than 100 kg
approximately constant
approximately constant greater than 55 cm
greater than 60 cm
greater than 65 cm