U-Turn FREE FORCE 3, Руководство пользователя

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Fly very alert on a thermal active day. Watch your canopy, collapses most of the time, announce themself.
Light braking in turbulences mostly avoids a collapse. You should have already practised that on the ground.
Should a collapse occur close to the ground don´t always try to prevent a turn away.
There is a danger when the braking on the open side is to strong, to lose the airfl ow on this side and
stall the glider. Rather use the turn away motion to try to open the collapsed side.
Apply smooth braking on the open side, depending on the size of the collapse, and maybe a little pumping
action. Some canopies open a lot better when the brakes are fully applied once on the according side, but
that depends on the brakeline adjustment and your armlength. Wrapped lines are cleared by braking the op-
posite side at enough altitude and pumping the aff ected side a couple of times. Watch out for a possible stall.
If that does not clear the situation, try to pull down the outer line as much as possible. If you are too low for
that, stabilize the canopy on the opposite side to avoid turning away, and leave the lines like they are. Instead
of any -risky manoeuvers rather concentrate on the landing. In the end one more advice in order to have all
kinds of situations under control.
Visit a safety-training above water. There is no better way to practice the right behaviour than simulating a
dangerous situation. Don’t get caught off guard by your fi rst collapse. In addition, during safety-training you
can familiarize yourself with the particulars of your equipment and you gain confi dence in your glider as well
as your own abilities.
Thus far the expert advise concerning collapses,
by Ernst Strobl
Rapid Descent
In any situation where you have to get down ASAP for diff erent reasons (weather, extreme updraft, or other dangers,)
there are a couple of techniques that are described in this chapter.
Warning: The described manoeuvres stress you paraglider more than normal and should only be performed for practise
or in a real emergency!