For safe flights in turbulent air, it is strongly recommended to training actively in piloting.
The essence of this is the continuous maintenance of a constant load on the brakes and
risers of the paraglider.
Under the influence of a sufficiently strong turbulence when the pilot is inactive, the par-
aglider swings in pitch and roll, which can lead to collapse.
If the wing dives forward, brake it by clamping the brake until it returns from the position in
front, almost over the pilot’s head. Operate the brakes with sufficient speed, but smoothly,
with anticipation, given the inertia of the wing. Do not allow the oscillations to increase.
If the wing throws back on the pitch, start releasing the brakes. And when the wing re-
turns to the vertical, you must restore the previous tension to the brakes to prevent a peck
forward.
In this way, a sufficiently experienced pilot can avoid folding even in very turbulent air.
Nevertheless, it is important to remember that there is the potential for turbulence, which
the pilot can not cope with, so the most important safety is a sober assessment of his
piloting skills and given weather conditions.
Active piloting
Non-standard flight situation
Asymmetric collapses
In very strong turbulence, folding of a dome of various sizes is possible.
With asymmetrical folding of the wing, stabilize the wing at the
rate of weight transfer from the folding and some effect of the
brakes on the open side of the wing. This impact should not be
too great to cause a stall, otherwise it could lead to an uncon-
trolled sequence of dangerous regimes.
Then a series of powerful and deep impacts of the brake on the
folded side of the wing must be performed “pumping” to open it.
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