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Flying the Scorpio Section 5 35
Recovery
Recover from the spiral dive slowly and
steadily over several turns. The inside
brakes are gradually released. If the brakes
are released too quickly, the increased
speed can cause the wing to climb, become
unsettled or partly collapse.
Recovery can be assisted by braking lightly
on the outside.
WARNING
At a high sink rate (above 14 m/s) it
may be necessary to brake the outside
half of the wing and/or to use weight-
shifting to recover from the spiral.
You must immediately deploy your
reserve if you lose control of the glider
and the sink rate and find yourself in a
stable spiral.
The spiral may lead to loads and/or
disturbance to consciousness which
prevent later deployment of your
reserve
.
Spiral dives with “big ears” lead to
extreme loading of the open section of
the canopy. This move is prohibited in
Germany.
B-stall
The design of the Scorpio means that the B-
stall is not possible.
Big Ears
Big ears is the simplest method for rapid
descent and has a sink rate of 3-5m/s. The
advantage of big ears is that the glider
continues to fly straight, meaning that a
danger area can be avoided. It is even
possible to land using big ears, for example
on a top-landing to compensate for the
updraft.
The wing-loading increases by the reduction
in the wing’s surface area, the wing
becomes more stable against collapses in
turbulence. Nevertheless, the air resistance
of the wing also increases, and it flies more
slowly and closer to the stall limit. To
counter this and to increase the
effectiveness of the sink, the speed bar is
generally also used in combination with big
ears.
Starting the manoeuvre
Start the manoeuvre by pulling both outer A-
lines downwards. The brake lines are held
steady and the pilot uses weight-shifting to
steer the paraglider. You can now descend
safely on the stable middle part of the wing.
The brakes must not be shortened during
the manoeuvre, e.g. by wrapping the brake
lines.
Recovery
Let go of both A-risers smoothly. Assist the
opening process by pumping the brakes if
the ears do not open automatically.
WARNING
Never use big ears with strong motor
thrust. The resistance of the glider
canopy increases the angle of attack
and the glider may go into a deep stall.
The technique of big ears causes a
higher load for the line groups which
are still weight-bearing. Therefore, do
not fly any extreme manoeuvres with
big ears.
This manoeuvre should be avoided in
low temperatures. Pilots should be
aware that this increases the tendency
to deep stall.