basic active flying that can spare you many potential collapses.
When soaring the slope, minimum height of 50 m above the ground is
recommended for safety reasons. It is important to comply with air traffic
rules, especially when many pilots share airspace close to the hill. The
avoidance manoeuvres often happen to be impossible in such conditions.
LANDING
Considering safety of the pilot and the passenger, landing should be always
well planned. Last turn into the wind must be done with sufficient altitude.
Prior to landing you should build up speed, fully releasing the brakes, and
then flare out at 1 - 2 meters over ground. The glider may even climb again
for a while gaining some height, if too much brake is used.
The best trimmers position for the landing is to reset them at neutral ”0”.
Strong wind landings hardly require braking, if any at all! Use D-risers
(coloured blue) to deflate the canopy after landing. Using the brakes will
probably result in pilot (and passenger) being lifted and dragged backwards.
The final glide of the landing approach should be straight and smooth. Steep
or alternating turns can result in a dangerous pendulum effect near the
ground.
WINCHING AND MOTOPARAGLIDING
During tests, numerous flights were made with winch start and backpack
power units, as these are the only means to gain some height in flatlands.
Absolutely no reasons were found for not using Orca XX tandem in such
flights.
CAUTION!
During launch, especially with a winch or paramotor, always remember
to bring the wing fully over your head.
Orca XX
aerofoil and its angle of attack were calculated create give
maximum lift coefficient with relatively high safety. As a result of its
thick aerofoil it can stay behind a pilot, if he neglects bringing it over
head.
AEROBATICS
Orca XX was not designed for doing aerobatics.
6. Rapid descents
BIG EARS
You can deflate the wing tips simultaneously pulling down the A' risers (red
band) by approximately 50 cm.
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