Classic (forward) launch
Should be used with little or no wind. Facing the wind place the
risers over your shoulders (A riser must lay on top).
Clip it into carabiners and lock them. Grip the brake handles and
A-risers, holding them at the stitching, just under the quick-links. To
make things easier, A-risers have been markedwith a red cover.
Spread out your slightly bent hands, keeping them down and back.
All other risers should be placed near your elbow joints.
Apply some tension to check if the A risers stay on top and the
lines are not tangled. Take a step back, bow down a little and run
forward. After the initial inflation smoothly move the hands with
the risers up and over your head until the wing will be directly
above you. Let the A risers loose and check the wing.
Pump out possible faults and keep an eye on position of the
paraglider. Side drift is corrected best by moving yourself always
under center of the canopy. In order to keep wing in the air the
suspension lines must stay taut all the time, so in light winds you
will have to run forward. With stronger winds you can control the
wing while standing still.
When leaving the ground apply some brakes, then release it after
gaining some distance from the ground. Keep your hands relaxed.
Reverse launch
To be used when wind speed exceeds 3 m/s.
After clipping the risers into carabiners as for the forward launch,
turn back to face the wing, moving one riser group over your head.
As a consequence, you will have the risers crossed.
Unclip the brake handles from rear risers and grip it outside of the
risers without crossing neither arms nor lines. In this way you steer
the left side with you left hand and vice versa. Now take
corresponding A risers on both sides (still keeping brake handles in
your hands).
Make sure that the wing inflates symmetrically and the lines are not
tangled. Building up tension with a few steps back and
simultaneously lifting the A risers (do not pull them towards you)
will make the paraglider rise.
When it arrives over your head, stabilize it with the brakes, check
again if all lines are clear and the cells inflated.
When turning into wind, remember to turn the right way
launch
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