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05 Flying the Scorpio
The Scorpio was developed for performance
pilots with extensive flying experience. The
basic types of flying described below should
be second nature for such pilots, but have
been included in this Manual for the sake of
completeness.
Powerplay cannot guarantee that the
behaviour described below always applies
one hundred per cent to all conceivable
combinations of motor and glider.
Compatibility of a new combination must
therefore be confirmed by a test flight by an
accredited compatibility test pilot.
An application for a compatibility test can be
made to a type-testing body either by the
manufacturer of the motor or by a pilot (as
an individual type-test certification).
Laying out the paraglider and
pre-flight check
Place the paraglider with its upper surface
against the ground and spread it out so that
the leading edge is slightly curved.
Carefully sort out all the rigging lines and
make sure that there are no lines
underneath the canopy, tangled or caught
up in any way.
Before launching, always check the
following:
•
Are there any tears in the glider or other
damage?
•
Are there any knots or tangles in the
lines?
•
Are the brake lines clear and attached
firmly to the handle?
•
Are the brake lines adjusted to the
correct length?
•
Are the quick links to the lines and risers
closed and secured?
•
Is the canopy dry?
•
Are the risers and seams in good
condition?
•
Is the harness in good condition?
•
Is the handle for the reserve chute
secure?
•
Has there been a pre-flight inspection of
the motor unit?
WARNING
A careful pre-flight check is required for
any type of aircraft. Make sure that you
exercise the same level of care each
time carry out the check. If there are
obvious folds in the glider because it
has been tightly packed or stored away
for a long time, then the pilot should
carry out some practice inflations
before first launch and smooth out the
trailing edge a little. This ensures that
the flow profile is correct during launch.
It is particularly important in low
temperatures that the trailing edge is
smoothed out.
Launch check
The launch point check is carried out
immediately before launch to check once
again the most important safety points. It
should always be carried out in the same
sequence so that nothing is overlooked. The
points are:
1. Is the canopy arranged in a half-moon
shape and are all the air-entrances
open?
2. Are all the lines untangled and free of
knots or twists? Are there any lines
under the canopy? Are any lines caught
in the trimmer clamp, risers or throttle?
Do all the lines run cleanly past the
cage?