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humidity are particularly bad for your glider (Storing a damp glider in
your car under the sun would be terrible for example). Dry your wing
preferably out of the sun, in the wind. Never use a hair dryer, etc.
If you land in the salt water, you must clean it with fresh water first
and then dry it.
Take care that no insects get packed away with the wing. They may
eat the cloth and make holes in a bid to escape. They can also leave
acidic deposits if they die and decompose.
IMPORTANT: Never pack away or store your glider wet.
Cleaning
Any kind of wiping/scratching can damage the coating of the cloth.
We recommend for cleaning to use a soft cloth dampened only with
water and to use gentle movements little by little across the sur-
face.
IMPORTANT: Never use detergent or chemical cleaners.
Wing Repairs
Amateur repairs often do more harm than good. Always let a regis-
tered dealer, professional repair centre or the manufacturer carry
out ant major repairs.
If you damage the sail:
If the rip is small, you can fix it yourself. You’ll find all the materi-
als you need in the repair kit, a tear can be simply mended with the
sticky rip stop/spinnaker tape. When cutting out the patch remember
to allow ample overlap around the tear and round the corners of the
patch. You can find more information about repairing your wing on the
Ozone website, including step by step instructions with pictures.
If you damage a line:
Any line that is damaged should be replaced. It is important that
the replacement line is from the same material, has got the same
strength and the same length. You can check its length against its
Caring Tips
Careless ground handling damages many paragliders. Here are some
things to avoid in order to prolong the life of your aircraft:
DO NOT drag your wing along the ground to another take-off
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position - this damages the sailcloth. Lift it up and carry it.
DO NOT try to open your wing in strong winds without untan-
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gling the lines first - this puts unnecessary strain on the lines.
DO NOT walk on the wing or lines.
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DO NOT repeatedly inflate the glider and then allow it to crash
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back down. Try to keep this movement as smooth as possible by
moving towards the glider as it comes down.
DO NOT slam your glider down on the ground leading edge first!
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This impact puts great strain on the wing and stitching and can
even explode cells.
FLYING in salty air, in areas with abrasive surfaces (sand, rocks
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etc.) and ground handling in strong winds will accelerate the ag-
ing process.
Your Ozone wing has an opening closed using velcro on the trail-
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ing edge of the tip called the ‘butt hole’. This has been designed
to easily empty all the things which have been accumulating in
your wing (sand, leaves, rocks, mobile phones etc).
If you fly with a wrap, you should regularly undo the twisting that
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appears on the main brake lines. By twisting the line become
shorter and you can end up with a constant tension on the trail-
ing edge (which can lead to problem on launch, stalling, glider not
flying symmetrically, ...)
Change your main brake lines if they are damaged.
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It is recommended that you regularly CHECK your wing, especially
after a heavy period of use, after an incident or after a long period of
storage.
Storage
Always store all your flying equipment in a dry room, protected from
the direct heat.
Your wing should be dry before being packed away. Moisture, heat and
