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DUAL 2 manual EN version 7 February 2020
brake movement later to control the wing. The more you let the glider fly at trim speed, the better performance you
will get out of it. The objective of active piloting is to get the glider to fly smoothly through the air with a stable position
above the head, and controlled angle of incidence. Your paraglider is highly resistant to collapse without any pilot
action at all, but learning how to fly actively will increase this safety margin even further.
Brake Travel
The maximum brake travel at maximum all-up weight is greater than 65cm.
Tandem Risers
The DUAL 2 is equipped with tandem risers with 10cm-travel
trimmers
to adjust the trim speed of the wing, and a
big-
ears blocker system
to automatically hold big ears in. There is no speedbar. A diagram of the risers can be found in
section 8 of this manual.
The big-ears blocker system is a camcleat with a neoprene cover that prevents lines from catching. In the air, the pilot
can use the outer-As to pull the required size of big-ears, and then slide the line into the cleat to block big ears on. On
releasing the line from the cleat, big ears reinflate automatically.
Take-off
It is recommended to launch with the trimmers released 30mm to the white stitching. The paraglider inflates easily in
light or stronger winds and will quickly rise overhead to the flying position. The best inflation technique is to hold one
A-riser in each hand. It will launch easily using either the forward launch technique (best for light winds) or reverse
launch (best for stronger winds).
Forward Launch
Stand facing into wind with your back to the canopy and all the A lines taut behind you, then take one or two steps back
(do not walk all the way back to the canopy). Take an A-riser in each hand (the A-risers are marked with red cloth to
5. Flight Characteristics
