Classic (forward) launch
Should be used with little or no wind.
Facing the wind place the risers over your
shoulders (A riser must lay on top).
Clip it into carabiners and lock them. Grip
the brake handles and A-risers, holding
them at the stitching, just under the quick-
links. To make things easier, A-risers have
been markedwith a red cover. Spread out
your slightly bent hands, keeping them
down and back.
All other risers should be placed near your
elbow joints.
Apply some tension to check if the A risers
stay on top and the lines are not tangled.
Take a step back, bow down a little and run
forward. After the initial inflation smoothly
move the hands with the risers up and over
your head until the wing will be directly
above you. Let the A risers loose and
check the wing.
Pump out possible faults and keep an eye
on position of the paraglider. Side drift is
corrected best by moving yourself always
under center of the canopy. In order to
keep wing in the air the suspension lines
must stay taut all the time, so in light winds
you will have to run forward. With stronger
winds you can control the wing while
standing still.
When leaving the ground apply some
brakes, then release it after gaining some
distance from the ground. Keep your hands
relaxed.
Reverse launch
To be used when wind speed exceeds 3
m/s.
After clipping the risers into carabiners as
for the forward launch, turn back to face
the wing, moving one riser group over your
head. As a consequence, you will have the
risers crossed.
Unclip the brake handles from rear risers
and grip it outside of the risers without
crossing neither arms nor lines. In this way
you steer the left side with you left hand
and vice versa. Now take corresponding A
risers on both sides (still keeping brake
handles in your hands).
Make sure that the wing inflates
symmetrically and the lines are not tangled.
Building up tension with a few steps back
and simultaneously lifting the A risers (do
not pull them towards you) will make the
paraglider rise.
When it arrives over your head, stabilize it
with the brakes, check again if all lines are
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