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FLYING CURVES
The APAX reacts immediately when setting steering impulses. Besides, it is also
very manoeuvrable.
You will get the maximum gradient while flying curves with enough speed and
shifting your body weight. Pulling the brake lines too much will only make you
yourself descent.
There is only a low negative tendency, which means when you pull the inner brake
lines you can turn the glider even in a small space. While your first flights and until
you feel confident with the APAX, though, keep enough distance to the slope and
other barriers. The stronger you pull the brake lines the faster and steeper the
curves become. At some point the steep curves become spiral dives (see more
information under spiral dive).
ADVICES FOR DESCENDING
You can experience extremely intense and extensive souring in thunderstorms.
In this case it is much better being on the ground than in the air. If the weather
surprises you there are several possibilities to descent very fast. All
possibilities to descent should be practiced in smooth air and with enough
distance to the ground, so you are prepared for any emergency.
There are three different manoeuvres to decent. The manoeuvres stress your
paraglider more than normally and should only be performed for practise
or in a real emergency. We recommend practicing these manoeuvers with a
professional instructor in a safety training.
It is strongly advised to avoid strong or turbulent conditions, and to take specific
professional training on the following manoeuvres. Also make sure to fly with a
parachute.
IN TURBULENCE
A collapse can occur in strong turbulence. The APAX will resume normal flight in
almost all flight configurations, so if you have any doubt, let up the brakes and let
the glider fly. On the other hand, if your wing dives violently in front of you,
immediately and firmly apply the brakes until the dive is checked.
ASYMMETRIC (SIDE) COLLAPSE
Use active flying techniques to virtually eliminate collapses in normal flying
conditions. Nevertheless, if you do get a collapse, stabilize your weight in your
harness and do not allow yourself to fall to the collapsed side. Control your course
