paratech P43 L, Руководство пользователя

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Leaning forward take a few steps releasing gently the brakes and launch. Brake a bit
to fly with the speed of the lowest sinking rate. This position of the steering line is
also the position in which the P43 has the most stability in turbulent conditions.
4.4 Spiral and Spiral Dive
The P43 is flexible and reacts direct and immediate to steering impulses.
It is possible to fly flat spirals with minimal sink or spiral dives with high altitude loss.
A combined steering technique (weight shift and pull on curves inside brake line) ap-
plies best in any situation while flying spirals. The radius of the spiral can be con-
trolled by careful pulling of the steering lines.
One sided strong pulling of the steering line sends the P43 clearly leaning to the side
in a fast and steep spiral which can be converted to a spiral dive. A spiral dive can
be induced by pulling gradually on the inside brake and weight shifting. The bank
angle can be controlled by slowly pulling or releasing the inside steering line. Pay
attention that you finish the spiral dive with enough distance to the ground. Come
slowly out of the spiral. The P43 has no tendency for a stable spiral dive. By high sink
rate or to much weight shift on the spirals inside multiple turns are to be expected.
Proactive finishing of a spiral should be mastered. If under bad conditions (unin-
tended asymmetric or cross tension) the glider continues to spin take active control to
ease out of the spiral.
Attention: If the steering line is pulled to hard or to far the canopy could go
into a negative spin. To induce a spiral dive always let the brake line on the
outside go.
4.5 Thermal Flying and Flying in Turbulant Conditions „ Proactive Flying“
In thermal conditions it is recommended to steer the slowed paraglider by pulling the
steering line and releasing the outside steering line about halfway, on which the in-
side brakeline is pulled ( opposite move of the steering lines).
Fly the P43 in turbulent conditions with slight brake. This causes the penetrating an-
gle to become larger and gives stability to the canopy. It also allows the pilot to feel
the brakes through the canopy and makes it possible for him to quickly pull the
brakes the moment he feels the tension go, to prevent a collapse. Depending on the
strength and turbulence this can consist of 100 % of the brake way, though 100%
brake way means symmetric steering loss which then – under stationary condition-
parachuting begins.