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Version 1.2 June 2018
Speed with the accelerator and the use of trimmers
The PPG risers have trimmers to allow easy fast cruising. The standard trimmer setting is fully closed, which is the
slowest position. The risers also have a speedbar system, but the glider can be flown without the speedbar attached.
Both trimmers and speedbar increase the speed of the paraglider and also slightly degrade the glide angle, which
makes the wing slightly more susceptible to collapses. For this reason they should not be used in strong thermals
or turbulent conditions. The best glide angle is attained at trim speed, with hands up and without the use of the
accelerator bar.
We recommend that you choose to fly in conditions where the wing can move forwards into wind without the need
for trimmers or speedbar. In this way you have a safety margin. Maximum speed is with the trimmers released and
the speedbar pushed out fully so that the pulleys touch. Do not push the speedbar beyond this limit in an attempt to
attain a higher speed.
We do not recommend pilots to fly with full speedbar applied and trimmers open at the same time.
4. Flight Characteristics