Skywalk TONKA, Руководство/Сервисное обслуживание

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tURNING:
The skywalk TONKA is very agile and reacts without delay to steering impulse.
Generally, less steering impulse is required for the TONKA than for its big brother, the
TEQUILA3. Because of the high wing load of the canopy at the upper end of the weight
range, the TONKA reacts to even moderate brake input with significant curves and sub-
stantial altitude loss. It is a lot of fun to improve your flying abilities with the TONKA.
CAUtION:
PULLING thE BRAKE LINES tOO FAR AND tOO FASt CAN CAUSE FULL
StALL!
You will recognise a one-sided stall by the high steering pressure and the slight back-
wards bend of the outer wing. If this phase, you must immediately back off the brake in-
side the curve.
EMERGENCY StEERING:
If one brake line tears or releases from the brake handles, you will still have limited
steering and landing capability of the skywalk TONKA with the help of the C-riser.
ACtIVE FLYING:
Active flying means flying in harmony with your paraglider. Anticipate the behaviour of
your skywalk TONKA in flight, especially in turbulent and thermal conditions and react
accordingly. In calm air necessary corrections will be minimal, but turbulence demands
permanent attention and the use of brakes and weight shifting in the harness.
Good pilots have instinctive reactions. It is important that you always have direct
contact to the canopy by slight pressure on the brakes in order to feel the stored
energy of the glider. This way you will recognize a loss of pressure in your canopy and
subsequent collapse early and will be able to react in time. The TONKA is equipped with
a turbulence-damping profile, which in combination with the high wing load provides a
high resistance against collapses. Nevertheless, collapses are still possible if the pi-
lot does not fly actively. Even without pilot reaction the skywalk TONKA will seldom col-
lapse, but you can markedly increase safety by flying actively.