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NOTE
The following flight instructions are only
a basic introduction to the subject and
are not a substitute for professional
training and practice.
Take-off:
To inflate the wing, hold the pilot at the
bottom of the harness, leaning heavily
backwards towards the glider. The glider
lies spread out in a slight arc with its top
sail flat on the ground. The leading edge
of the glider is on the opposite side to
the pilot.
The motor remains off!
Pull the glider up with a small impulse. It
will now rise above the pilot. Correct any
minor sideways breakout by placing the
pilot under the glider. Do not try to force
the glider into position by pulling on
the pilot, this will not work. Practice the
inflation procedure a few times before
releasing the model. Only after releasing,
carefully start the motor.
Never apply full throttle directly!
A paraglider requires finely dosed use of
the throttle. Too much power can cause
the model to crash. This is because the
thrust increases the angle of attack. Too
much angle of attack leads to a stall and
thus a crash.
You can find an informative video on the
take-off procedure from the series „Joe
on lines“ at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU-
8fiY7dh6Q
Flying:
The control of an RC paraglider is very
simple. Thanks to its pendulum stability,
a paraglider always flies straight without
any input from the pilot. To fly a turn,
gently push the control stick in the
desired direction. The glider will now
make a turn. As soon as you return the
stick to the centre position, the glider
will continue flying straight ahead. Fly
rather flat turns in the beginning and try
steeper manoeuvres later.
You can control the speed with the
brake lever. If you don‘t touch anything,
the glider will fly at about the speed of
the best glide; if you pull the brake, the
speed and sink rate will be decreased.
Caution! Pulling the brake too far can
stall the glider and cause it to crash.
The motor is used to gain altitude or
maintain altitude.
The motor can never
make a paraglider go faster!
If you use
too much power, the model simply starts
to climb and tends to slow down. If you
want or need to fly faster, use the speed
bar. PunkAir hybrid designed gliders can
be accelerated extremely well, but even
here there are limits. If the wind is too
strong, the model will sooner or later fly
backwards. You can adjust the model
to stronger conditions by ballasting it,
but even this is not possible indefinitely.
(You will find information about the
weight range of each glider in the
manual of the glider or on the type plate,
which is located on a rib in the middle of
the wing).
Remember: If the wind gets too strong or
gusty, pack up and go home, the better
pilot is the one who does NOT fly when
in doubt.
Landing:
Landing a paraglider is very easy. Fly
with very little engine power, or with the
engine switched off, in a steady descent
to about 30cm above ground. Now pull
the brakes further and further so that the
model is slowed down and the sink rate
is reduced. The aim is to land the model
with as little speed as possible
with the
engine switched off.
After landing, keep the brake stick fully
pulled until you have recovered the
model. This protects the arm servos
because they do not push up the model
when it is lying on the ground.
Hint:
You can get professional flight training
at Joe‘s model flying school
AIRC2fly
.
Here you can also test fly all our models.
You can find more information at:
www.airc2fly.de
