Sky Country Discovery-5, Руководство пользователя

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Flying in turbulence
You can help your glider to avoid different collapses in turbulence - you
must fly actively for it. When the glider pitches forward - use the brakes to
slow it, if it goes back - release brakes. These movements can be symmet-
ric or asymmetric.
Let us remind you once again that you should be very careful choosing the
weather to fly.
Descent Techniques
Spiral dive
When you hold either brake down for a long time, the glider goes into a
fast sharp turn and loses a lot of height. The rotation axis can be some-
where between the pilot and the wing. The sink rate could be more than 15
m/sec. To get out of the spiral dive you must release the inner brake. Mind
that Discovery-5 may take one more turn after releasing the brake.
While spiral diving, the pilot experiences considerable overload up to 3 –
4g, so you can lose orientation.
B-stall
When you need to lose height quickly because of the sudden worsening of
the weather, risk of entering a cloud, etc, we recommend you B-stall.
Holding the brakes you take B-risers near the connectors. Forcefully but
not suddenly, pull down the risers 25-30 cm and hold them as long as
necessary. The wing gets a fold along the entire B-row and sinks at a rate
of 8-10 m/sec. In order to return to normal flight simply release the B-risers
and your Scooter will get out of the B-stall with a small front dive. You can
use the brakes once the horizontal speed is gained. Scooter does not nor-
mally tend to go into deep stall once the B-risers are released. If this does
happen (possibly for bad adjustment or under-loading), you should either
pull the B-risers or swing the wing with the brakes.
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