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Using a nice homogeneous surge to start the skywalk SCOTCH.HY, the wings leading
edge should fill itself quickly and reliably.
By normal wind conditions, making sure the wind is coming optimally from the front,
your SCOTCH.HY should climb upward and over you in a continual patch.
The Wing should not in anyway hang back at the start, instead will climb immediately
over your head, even with little or no forward wind.
At the same time the Pilot should be glancing an eye at the wing as it stabilizes over
your head to make sure the wing totally open.
The final decision to start is only done after you are sure that all eventual disturbances
or disorders are taken care of.
Any necessary directional changes may now be performed.
Only when everything is clear to start, do you accelerate, if any disorder happens, then
stop your start for safety reasons.
To start your wing on steep slopes, it may be necessary to lightly brake your wing at
the apogee to stop any eventual over shooting of your wing.
When Starting your wing backwards, or so called strong wind starts, it may bet hat
your wing will overshoot more than usual, or that you would take off immediately. In
order to avoid this, it is best to simply take the energy out of the wing by walking slowly
in a controlled fashion up the slope and into the wing.
We recommend that you practice these backward start techniques on a flat ground
surface at first.
When starting backwards in strong winds we recommend that you only take the front A
riser in your hand, then the wing should open somewhat slower and the pressure in the
wing is somewhat diminished. Thus making your start easier to control.
cross country Flying (Motor)
The best flying characteristics of your SCOTCH.HY is when using an opened Trimmer.
You may still want to close down a Trimmer somewhat to compensate for the torque in
the motor. However when there is excessive turbulence in the air, you should not use
the Trimmer, as the wing stability through the steeper angle of attack of the forward
leading edge may be compromised.
