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> warning 

&

liability

This manual has been created to give the pilot help and hints to help with the correct
operation of this wing. By no means is this a substitute of a training course, or appro-
priate experience gained with years and hours of airtime, nor is this manual intended to
give pilot´s knowledge regarding flight safety.

Windtech

assumes that the purchasing pilot has the appropriate pilot's licence, has

taken a training course, and has the suitable ability and enough experience to safely fly
the 

ZEPHYR.

This manual cannot be used for operational purposes. The flight log and registration card
must be filled and stamped by the dealer and returned to 

Windtech

in order to claim

on the guarantee.

The use of this paraglider is entirely at the user's own risk. As with any adventure sport
paragliding is a high risk activity-especially without taking the appropriate precautions
- therefore it must be absolutely understood that 

Windtech

and the dealer do not

accept any responsibility for accidents, losses, injuries, direct or indirect damage follow-
ing the use or misuse of this product

> desing materials

The 

ZEPHYR

offers total security, along with beautiful handling and incredible perform-

ance. The performance is very high due to a well-defined structure with 52 cells, with an
internal structure comprised of diagonals of different types, depending on the width of
the cell and an optimized line layout to reduce the overall number of lines.

--cloth

The upper and lower panels are made with 45 gr. Porcher Marine Skytex nylon. The ribs

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Страница 3: ...3 Windtech w w w w i n d t e c h e s Z E P H Y R X S S M L flight manual...

Страница 4: ...trong wind 9 thermal flying 9 flying in turbulence 9 asymmetric tuck 10 frontal tuck 10 asymmetric stall spin 11 landing 11 weather to fly 11 emergency procedures quick descent techniques 12 big ears...

Страница 5: ...boost and take you easily to new levels of acheivement We strongly recommend that before you even unfold the ZEPHYR you read this manual carefully in order to be aware of any general limitations perfo...

Страница 6: ...in order to claim on the guarantee The use of this paraglider is entirely at the user s own risk As with any adventure sport paragliding is a high risk activity especially without taking the appropri...

Страница 7: ...load of 8 eight times the gravitational acceleration 8 G s As regards the weight range of the glider ALWAYS be certain that you are within the correct weight range of the glider To fly under weight o...

Страница 8: ...der will also be higher The ZEPHYR has a brake of medium weight resistance from 1 5 to 3 kg of force for the majority of manoeuvres To reach the stall never recommended on any type of paraglider requi...

Страница 9: ...u can achieve 100 control your glider on the ground then you will be a better safer pilot in the air and this will also help you to understand the dynamics of a paraglider in flight thermal flying The...

Страница 10: ...quickly There are 3 basic steps to follow immediately if you have a collapse 1 Weight shift to the flying side of your glider away from the collapsed side This helps stop the rotation and increases pr...

Страница 11: ...and dive forwards This dive can be more or less violent depending on what stage that the flat spin is in how much the spin had been allowed to develop and the moment at which the brake is lifted If th...

Страница 12: ...hese manoeuvres ready for the day you may need them for real More radical s manoeuvres such as full stall asymmetrical stall and flat spin are not described in our manual In order to perform these man...

Страница 13: ...e flying above your head the laminar airflow over the wing is completely lost During B Stall the canopy falls per pendicularly to the ground straight down but drifting with the wind at a sink rate of...

Страница 14: ...l bottom lines This is very important to maintain the flying and safety characteristics of the wing The rest of the lines must also be checked and if they have deteriorated then they need to be change...

Страница 15: ...5 4 4 08 2 66 0 5 54 6 67 5 5 43 63 65 80 22 54 40 EN B Size Area m2 Projected area m2 Span m Project span m Aspect ratio Project aspect ratio Max chord m Min chord m N cells Line lenght m Canopy weig...

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Страница 17: ...A7 B7 C7 D7 A8 A9 B8 C8 D8 B9 C9 D9 A10 B10 C10 A1 R B1 R A2 R B2 R CD3 M CD1 N CD2 N CD2 R CD1 R BR1 BR2 BR3 BR4 BR5 BR6 BR7 BR8 BR9 BR10 BR11 BR12 BR1 M BR2 M BR3 M BR4 M BR5 M BR6 M BR1 R BR2 R BR3...

Страница 18: ...18 A B C D A 435 mm B 460 mm C 525 mm D 525 mm 525 mm B A C D B A D C...

Страница 19: ...19 flight log size date site duration flight details Z E P H Y R...

Страница 20: ...POWERED BY WINDTECH francisco rodr guez 7 33201 g i j n spain p o box 269 33280 p 34 985 357 696 fax 34 985 340 778 email info windtech es web www windtech es Z E P H Y R...

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