Swing HYBRID SPORT, Руководство пользователя

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26 Section 5 Flying the Hybrid Sport
Level flight
When the brakes are open, the Hybrid
Sport’s flight is stable and level. The brake
lines can be used to adjust the speed
according to the flight situation, to ensure
the optimum level of performance and
safety.
The best glide speed in calm air on the
Hybrid Sport is achieved with the brakes
pulled about 5-10%. Minimum sink with the
Hybrid Sport is reached by pulling approx.
10 cm more of brake. If the brakes are
pulled more, the sink does not reduce any
further, the control pressures increase
noticeably and the pilot reaches minimum
speed.
Turns
With the Hybrid Sport, Swing has developed
a mini wing which reacts immediately to
steering input and is extremely responsive.
The Hybrid Sport performs best in turns
when it is flown with sufficient speed and
weight-shifting. Too much braking increases
the sink rate.
The Hybrid Sport has extremely low
negative tendency, so it can be turned by
carefully pulling the inside brake line even in
a tight area.
If the brakes are applied more, the bank
attitude increases and the glider will fly a
fast turn increasing in steepness, which will
eventually become a spiral dive (further
information on this is in the section “Spiral
Dive”).
Thermalling
Thermalling with the Hybrid Sport is
somewhat more demanding than with a
traditional paraglider because of the
reduced surface area. To reduce the sink
rate in turns, Swing recommends flying
turns without support from the brakes
through weight-shifting.
Exercise care when flying near hillsides! If
you turn towards the hillside and fall out of
the thermal, the Hybrid Sport will dive
considerably more than a paraglider!
Rapid descent methods
In many flying situations a very rapid
descent is necessary to avoid a dangerous
situation, e.g. the upcurrent from a cumulus
cloud, an approaching cold front or a storm
front.
The small surface area means that rapid
descent is much easier compared to a
traditional paraglider.
WARNING
Ski launches with the Hybrid Sport are
associated with a higher level of risk
because it has only 2 A-lines. The
sharp edges of the skis quickly damage
the lines and, if one were to be cut
through, a large part of the surface area
would fall away. You must therefore
pay particular attention on ski launches.
WARNING
Flying too slowly close to stall speed
increases the risk of an unintentional
asymmetric or full stall. This speed
range should therefore be avoided and
used only on landing.