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Section 2
Safety
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the glider is used for aerobatics/extreme
flying or flight manoeuvres at an angle
greater than 90°
•
the pilot has insufficient experience or
training
•
the pilot has incorrect or inadequate
equipment (reserve, helmet etc)
•
the glider is used in combination with a
motor which has not been tested for
compatibility
•
there have been modifications to the
canopy, lines or risers which have not
been approved
Certification and directives
The approved testing bodies have worked in
conjunction with the manufacturers and the
appropriate associations to develop
directives for certification which are based
on many years of analysing paraglider
accidents and on the experience of flying
schools, flying instructors and safety
officers. These directives are intended to
ensure that the only paragliders used are
those whose flying characteristics were
tested by independent bodies and which
offer a minimum level of safety.
This should help pilots to select the glider
which is appropriate for their particular level
of flying ability.
There is also further information on the
website of the relevant licensing body.
WARNING
The descriptions of flight characteristics
contained in this Manual are all based
on test flights, which were carried out
under standardised conditions
.
The complexity of the paraglider system
means that the standardised tests can
give only a partial description of the
glider’s flight behaviour and reactions to
disturbances.
Even a small alteration in individual
parameters can result in flight
behaviour which is markedly modified
and different from the description given
.
LTF certification
The Scorpio was tested by the European
Para Academy (EAPR) in accordance with
the current LTF directives. Type certification
was granted.
The following canopy stability problems
were not included in the type-testing
because of the design:
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asymmetric collapse with 70% collapse
•
accelerated collapse (frontal collapse
and asymmetric collapse)
Description of flight characteristics
Paraglider with a moderate level of passive
safety and potentially dynamic reactions to
turbulence, canopy problems and pilot error.
Recovery to normal flight may require
precise pilot input.
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