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USER MANUAL
GRAVITY Xduo
EN REV.V01 - 2020
6.5
Flight Check
A careful pre-check is required for each aircraft, including Xduo. Our experience has shown
that tandem paragliders are often used by several people. Please double check if you are
not the only pilot using this paraglider. If you are lending your glider, please inform the
borrower as well. Also ensure that the borrower knows the operating limits of Xduo and has
the required certificate of competence. Before each start, check the lines, straps and glider
canopy for damage. Even with small defects you should definitely not start. After the
paraglider has been unpacked and designed to be semi-circular, note the following:
The paraglider should be laid out so that when pulling the A-risers the lines in the middle of
the glider are tense a little bit earlier than those at the wing tips. This ensures a light and
directional start. When laying out, please always pay attention to the wind direction, so that
both halves of the paraglider a loaded symmetrically hen mounting against the wind. The line
groups should be carefully separated and the risers arranged. Special attention should be paid
to the A-lines. They must run freely and without entanglement from the A-riser to the canopy.
Equally important is that the brake lines are completely unobstructed and cannot get stuck
anywhere when starting. If the risers are not twisted, the brake lines run freely through the
eyelet to the trailing edge of the screen. Make sure there are no lines under the canopy. A
line-over can have fatal consequences at the take-off. It is highly recommended to include the
passenger in the pre-check to familiarise them with the aircraft accordingly.
6.6
Hang Point Check
The decision as to whether the passenger should be suspended in a longer or shorter loop of
the T- bar (if available) must be made by taking into account the height of the person and
any weight difference that may be present. If the passenger is smaller than the pilot, he is to
be hung in the lower suspension loop. This prevents the passenger from being raised too early
from the ground and also the view for the pilot is kept free. After attaching the pilot in the T-
bar with straps and screwing the carabiners, he asks the passenger to stand in front of him to
hook him correctly. He is asked to visually follow the process. Do not forget: the passenger’s
carabiners are also to be screwed together (except Twistlock). The passenger is in front of or
along-side the pilot during all flight phases. Suspensions which allow a position of the
passenger behind the pilot are not permitted for reasons of safety!
