NOTE!
Please read this manual carefully before your first flight
Very important!
Before use it is vital to check in which configuration the steering lines and pulleys
are currently set (lower or upper hangpoints) and adjust them to your preferences if
necessary.
The risers have two points to fix the pulleys on – lower and upper one (see risers
on page 34). On each main steering line there are three points marked, to fix the
steering handle according to position of the pulley.
Steering lines must not not push down the trailing edge when not operated – this
must be observed in all possible configurations of trimmers and speed-system.
Steering lines must have a couple of centimeters play before they engage affect
the canopy (see section 3.1 on the proper adjustment). For sake of safety it is
always recommended to set the brakes rather too loose than too tight. Make sure
they are set symmetrically, too.
Ill-adjusted steering lines may cause you to misinterpret the canopy’s
behaviour in flight, and in case of encountering turbulence in accelerated
flight dangerous collapses may occur.
When flying at full speed (trimmers opened / trimmers opened and speedbar
pushed), especially in uneasy air, it is highly recommended to steer the paraglider
using alternative steering methods like TEA or ALC+ (TST) only.
With increasing speed an effect of „inverting” the profile when trailing edge is being
pulled down emerges (pulling the brakes, see page 20). That effect can cause
dynamic collapses, especially at full speed.
The safest way to change your course at high speeds is to use (in the order of
safety) the TEA lines, or TST handles connected to the ALC+ lines. Any steering
inputs should be smooth and easy, without sharp and/or deep movements. Such
actions can dynamically change pressure distribution over the airfoil, leading to
collapses.
These warnings affect every paraglider and Nucleon WRC CABRIO is no
exception!