MAC PARA Illusion 2 22, Инструкция к добавке

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Power off landing
When deciding to land your paraglider check the wind direction and your height. The next
step is to power off your engine at about 30 m. Glide toward your landing like a paraglider
with trims set in the neutral setting with your brakes released. During your final glide just
before touch down, you need to decelerate the glider by pulling your brakes converting
your excess speed into lift before your feet touch the ground. Proper timing and how fast to
pull your brakes depends on conditions. A general rule is to pull down on your brakes when
your feet are approximately 0.5m over the ground. If too much brake is pulled too early, the
glider may climb gaining height resulting in a sudden drop to the ground. Strong wind
landings require correspondingly less brake. Every pilot should practice landings without
power because one day your engine will fail (run out of gas etc.) and this skill could be
useful.
Power on landing
Fly towards your desired landing area at a shallow angle. Start to flare the wing before
touch down to loose speed then switch off your engine immediately after touchdown. In no
wind conditions, be prepared to run a few steps after touchdown. Then pull the brakes few
times dynamically (like a fluttering bird). This stops the canopy over your head and gives
you time to turn and put the glider gently on the ground. Do not apply full brakes before you
are safely on the ground. Do not turn unless the propeller stops turning.
The advantage of the power on landing is that if you get it wrong you can power up to
launch and try again. The disadvantages are the increased risk of expensive
propeller/cage damages if you approach too fast or forget to flare in time. Another danger
is falling over with the engine running and getting your lines caught in the propeller. Make
sure you switch off the engine before the wing deflates on top of you.
Attention! The final glide on approach during the landing should be straight and not
done with any steep or alternating turns. This can result in dangerous pendulum
movements too close to the ground.
Attention! Do not allow the canopy to come crashing down onto the leading edge.
This can destroy the internal structure of your glider and affects the life of the ribs at
the leading edge.
If possible, get familiar with the landing field before the approach. Check the wind direction
before landing. Landing with power off requires much less space. Practice makes the
master. Practice until you feel totally safe.
COMPATIBLE MOTORS
The certification test flights are carried out with a commercially available paramotors.
Provided that maximum engine performance figures are not exceeded 25kW. Other motor
models can be expected to produce similar handling behaviour.