ICARO paragliders GTO, Operating Instructions Manual

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GTO

LIST OF CONTENTS  

I.

I. YOUR 

GTO

............................................................................................................. 7

C

HARACTERISTICS OF THE 

GTO

................................................................................... 7

T

ECHNICAL DATA

.......................................................................................................... 7

C

ANOPY

...................................................................................................................... 7

L

INE 

M

ATERIAL

............................................................................................................ 8

A

CCELERATION SYSTEM

............................................................................................... 9

R

ISERS

........................................................................................................................ 9

H

ARNESS

..................................................................................................................... 9

II.

FLIGHT TIPS.............................................................................................................. 9

P

RE 

F

LIGHT 

C

HECK 

&

F

LIGHT 

P

REPARATION

................................................................ 9

L

AUNCH

..................................................................................................................... 10

T

URNING

.................................................................................................................... 10

A

CCELERATION 

(

WITH SPEED SYSTEM

)........................................................................ 10

L

ANDING

.................................................................................................................... 10

T

OWING

..................................................................................................................... 11

G

ROUND 

T

RAINING

.................................................................................................... 11

III.

DESCENT TECHNIQUES........................................................................................ 11

B

IG 

&

S

MALL 

E

ARS

.................................................................................................... 11

B-L

INE

-

S

TALL

........................................................................................................... 12

S

PIRAL 

D

IVE

.............................................................................................................. 12

IV.

FLIGHT INCIDENTS ................................................................................................ 12

D

EEP 

/

P

ARACHUTE 

S

TALL

......................................................................................... 12

A

SYMMETRIC 

C

OLLAPSE

............................................................................................ 13

S

YMMETRIC 

C

OLLAPSE

.............................................................................................. 13

C

RAVAT

..................................................................................................................... 13

E

MERGENCY 

S

TEERING

.............................................................................................. 13

N

EGATIVE 

S

PIN

.......................................................................................................... 13

F

ULL 

S

TALL

............................................................................................................... 14

P

ACKING THE 

GTO .................................................................................................... 14

V.

SERVICE, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE ............................................................ 15

C

ARE 

I

NSTRUCTIONS

.................................................................................................. 15

R

EPAIRS

.................................................................................................................... 15

I

NSPECTION

,

P

REREQUISITES AND 

P

ERSONAL QUALIFICATION

..................................... 15

I

NSPECTION 

I

NSTRUCTIONS

........................................................................................ 16

I

NSPECTION 

R

EFERENCE

............................................................................................ 17

VI.

TERMS OF THE GUARANTEE ............................................................................... 17

W

HAT IS COVERED BY THE GUARANTEE

?..................................................................... 17

H

OW LONG IS THE GUARANTEE

? ................................................................................. 17

W

HAT ARE THE CONDITIONS OF THE GUARANTEE

?....................................................... 17

W

HAT IS EXCLUDED FROM THIS GUARANTEE

?.............................................................. 18

H

OW CAN 

I

 CLAIM GUARANTEE

? .................................................................................. 18

VII.

ENVIROMENTAL ASPECTS ................................................................................... 18

VIII.

ATTITUDE AND BEHAVIOUR TORWARDS NATURE ........................................... 18

IX.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST............................................................................................ 18

A

PPENDIX

:

G

UARANTEE CARD

,L

INEPLAN

............................................................................. 20