2.5.5
Emergency Steering
If you have already launched and you find that you cannot turn the glider because a brake li-
ne has broken or tangled, you may steer and land the glider using the rear D-risers.
To do this, release BOTH Brakes (even if only one brake line is affected). Grasp the rear most risers (the D-Risers on the FIDES)
at approximately the quick links. You can now steer and brake the glider in the same way you can with the brakes. The risers will require
considerably more effort than the brakes, cannot safely be moved as far downward, and may not be as useful to flare. Because of these flight characte-
ristics, fly carefully to the nearest landing zone and land. Anticipate having to run a bit more on landing.
2.6
CRITICAL SITUATIONS AND FLIGHT INCIDENTS
Critical incidents may occur due to a number of factors. Pilot error and turbulence are the most common causes. The descriptions here are for your edification and so that you may recognise impending
trouble and safely recover. You may attend a Safety course, and go through these regimes with a qualified instructor, very high over water, equipped with a reserve parachute,
and wearing a good helmet and life jacket.
The FIDES is designed to be a safe, stable glider that recovers easily from these situations.
If it shows any tendency toward unpredictable behaviour, stop flying it and ship it to the manufacturer for inspection.
2.6.1
Parachutal Stall
This may occur upon exit from a B-stall, or when braking deeply in lift. It means that the wing remains stable overhead, but forward flight slows dramatically or ceases and the descent rate increases). There are two equally effective means to reco-
ver from a parachutal stall. The first is to push forward on the A-risers until the glider begins to fly (usually announced by a slight surge as the wing dives for speed). The second method is to activate the speed bar approximately halfway until the
wing regains forward flight. There may be a slight surge forward in thing wing as it recovers, but recovery should be un-dramatic on the FIDES. This can be necessary for the wing to regain speed. Do not apply the brakes. If your wing develops a
tendency to enter this kind of stall frequently, send it to the factory for inspection. The wing or lines will likely have become stretched through over-stressing.
2.6.2
Quick Turn
A quick turn may be necessary to avoid collision with another aircraft, or an obstacle. To accomplish it without spinning the glider, pull down the brake about 60 to 80% while SIMULTANEOUSLY leaning hard in the direction of the turn.
Release the brake and sit up after a turn of 90 degrees. If you hold the turn past 90 degrees, you will enter a steep spiral. If you try this at low speed, you may spin the glider.
2.6.3
Spin
A Spin is also known as a negative turn, going negative, or over-climbing. When it occurs, the flow of air over one half of the wing separates from the wing (also said to „detach“) and that side of the wing does not
generate lift. A tight spin may have the wing tip actually going backward (negative). It almost always occurs as a consequence of the pilot holding in too much brake on one side during a slow
turn but a spin can also occur if recovery from other dramatic flight events are not managed properly (for example, a partial collapse or stall). The spin may occur very
suddenly. To recover, immediately raise both controls all of the way up (HANDS UP!). The wing may recover slowly, but will transition to normal flight.
Again, the FIDES is designed to recover quickly and un-dramatically from this event if the pilot simply „goes Hands-Up“ immediately.
As with an asymmetrical collapse, the glider may surge forward or proceed through a turn as it recovers.
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