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Fast descents
Spiral Dive
feeling for the MANX’s specific reactions so you can stabilize the
canopy as mentioned above.
Due to the very low sink rate of the MANX, problems with
"getting down" can occur in trim flight when the lift situation is
very good or when the weather changes unexpectedly.
There are three possibilities of rapidly reducing altitude in such
situations.
Caution: These methods of fast descent are emergency
manoeuvres which can expose the structure of the canopy up to
its limits of strength. Therefore, they may only be used in training
or in emergency situations.
The spiral dive is the most effective form of fast descent: With a
little bit of practice you will achieve a sink rate of 15 m/s and more
with your MANX. It is absolutely necessary that you gradually
approach these values the first few times!
Constant pulling on one brake narrows the radius of the turn and
forms a spiral rotation in which high sink rates may be reached.
As soon as the MANX is in a spiral dive (clear increase of sink
rate and turn bank), the outside wing should always be stabilised
with the outside brake and the desired sink rate should be
controlled with great delicacy. In an average spiral dive both
brakes are equally applied with about 35 cm. This way, the
MANX will not become nose-heavy, is more stable in the spiral
dive and eases out more harmonically.
Caution: When this is initiated too fast, there is a great risk of
spinning! In this case, release the control and try again.
Caution: The MANX speeds up very quickly when in a spiral dive
and reaches values over 15 m/s as well as high g-loads. Values
above 10 m/s may only be flown in immediate emergencies and
with the appropriate pilot qualifications since the pressure on
material and pilot could surpass the safe range!
You recover from a spiral dive by gently releasing the brakes and
by controlled counter-braking in order to avoid excessive