Mini Wing ................................................................................................................................ 22
05 FLYING THE APUS RS ............................................................................................................. 23
F
IRST FLIGHT
.................................................................................................................................... 23
L
AYING OUT THE PARAGLIDER AND PRE
-
FLIGHT CHECK
................................................................................ 23
5-
POINT CHECK
................................................................................................................................. 23
L
AUNCH
.......................................................................................................................................... 24
L
EVEL FLIGHT
.................................................................................................................................... 24
T
URNS
............................................................................................................................................ 24
R
APID DESCENT METHODS
................................................................................................................... 25
Spiral dives .............................................................................................................................. 25
B-stall ...................................................................................................................................... 26
Big Ears ................................................................................................................................... 27
L
ANDING
......................................................................................................................................... 27
06 TYPES OF USE ........................................................................................................................ 28
W
INCH LAUNCH
................................................................................................................................ 28
Attaching the towline release system ..................................................................................... 28
T
ANDEM PARAGLIDING
....................................................................................................................... 29
A
EROBATICS
..................................................................................................................................... 29
M
OTORISED FLIGHT
........................................................................................................................... 29
07 DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND EXTREME FLYING.................................................................. 30
D
ANGEROUS SITUATIONS
.................................................................................................................... 30
S
AFETY TRAINING
.............................................................................................................................. 30
Material stress and damage ................................................................................................... 30
Tips on the manoeuvres .......................................................................................................... 31
C
OLLAPSING THE PARAGLIDER
.............................................................................................................. 31
Asymmetric collapse................................................................................................................ 31
Front stall ................................................................................................................................ 31
T
YPES OF STALL
................................................................................................................................. 31
Deep stall ................................................................................................................................ 32
Full stall ................................................................................................................................... 32
Spin .......................................................................................................................................... 32
Emergency steering ................................................................................................................. 33
O
THER TIPS FOR DANGEROUS SITUATIONS
............................................................................................... 33
Stalling in rain ......................................................................................................................... 33
Advertising and adhesives ....................................................................................................... 34
Overloading ............................................................................................................................. 34
Sand and salt air ...................................................................................................................... 34
Temperature range ................................................................................................................. 34
08 STORING AND LOOKING AFTER THE PARAGLIDER ................................................................. 35
S
TORING THE PARAGLIDER
................................................................................................................... 35
Packing the paraglider ............................................................................................................ 35
Storing and transporting the glider ......................................................................................... 36