Gin Yeti Tandem 3, Руководство пользователя

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Once you have become accustomed to fl ying the Yeti Tandem 3, you can practice using the
trimmers, which allows improved glide in headwinds and greater penetration in strong winds.
During your
fi rst few fl ights, familiarize yourself with your glider’s speed range and corresponding
brake positions and pressures.
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When fl ying accelerated the glider reacts much faster to a collapse. Also the glider reacts more
radically when a collapse happens during accelerated fl ight compared to fl ying at trim speed.
Open the trimmers by pressing the clasp of the trimmer buckle. Avoid fl ying accelerated near
the ground, and be careful using the trimmers in turbulence. If you do encounter a collapse
during accelerated
fl ight, stabilize the glider and immediately close the trimmers.
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The Yeti Tandem 3 performs best in turns when it is fl own with su ffi cient speed and
weight-shifting. Enter a turn with good airspeed, weight-shift and then apply the brake. Once
established in the turn, regulate your speed and turn radius with weight-shift and the outer brake.
Too much braking increases the sink rate.
Make your
fi rst turns gradual and progressive. Also remember that your harness and its set-up
has an in fl uence of the turning behaviour of the wing. The Yeti Tandem 3 has extremely low
negative tendency, so it can also be turned in a tight area by carefully pulling the inside brake.
If the brakes are applied more, the bank attitude increases and the glider will
fl y a fast turn
increasing in steepness, which will eventually become a spiral dive (further information on this is
in the section “Spiral Dive”).
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Practice active fl ying to eliminate collapses in all but the most turbulent conditions.
Keep tension on the brakes approximately equal to the weight of your arms. This allows you to
stay relaxed and sensitively feel the internal pressure in the wing through the brakes. If you feel a
loss of pressure in one or both sides of the wing, quickly apply the appropriate brake(s) to regain
pressure. Release the brake promptly as soon as normal pressure is resumed.
If you miss the above timing and get a collapse, be sure to
fi rst raise your hands and release
the brakes before considering any other corrective actions.
The Yeti Tandem 3 has excellent pitch stability. Nonetheless, in turbulence or during
manoeuvres, the glider may pitch. If the glider pitches in front of you, apply brake to slow it down.
If the glider drops behind you, ease off the brakes to allow it to speed up. The objective is to
reduce the pendulum effect by adjusting the speed of your glider so that glider and pilot are
travelling at the same speed.
The same general principles also apply when gliding on bar.
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