NIVIUK Gliders
ARTIK – User’s Manual – version 07-06
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reaches the stabiliser that is trapped between the other lines. This line has a different
colour and belongs to the external lines of the B riser.
Pull on this line until it is tense, this should help to undo the wing tangle. If you cannot
undo the tangle, fly to the nearest possible landing spot, control the flying course with
your body movements and a little pressure on the opposite brake. Be careful when
attempting to undo a tangle if you are flying near a mountainside or near to other
paragliders, you may lose control of the flying course and a collision may occur.
Over handling
Most flying incidents are caused by wrong actions of the pilot, which chained one after
another create abnormal flying configurations (a cascade of incidents). You must to
remember that over handling the wing will lead to critical levels of functioning. The
ARTIK is designed always to try to recover normal flight by itself, do not try to over
handle it.
Generally speaking, the reactions of the wing, that follow over handling, are neither
due to the input made or the intensity, but the length of time the pilot continues to over
handle. You have to allow the profile to re-establish normal flight speed after any type
of handling.
4.3
USING THE ACCELERATOR
The profile of the ARTIK has been designed to fly stable through its entire speed
range, the DHV 2 certification confirms this. It is useful to accelerate when flying in
strong winds or in extreme descending air. When you accelerate the wing, the profile
becomes more sensitive to possible turbulence and closer to a possible frontal collapse.
If you feel a pressure loss, you should stop pushing on the accelerator and pull slightly
on the brake lines to increase the angle of incidence. Remember that you have to re-
establish the flight speed after correcting the incidence.
It is NOT recommended to accelerate near to the mountainside or in very turbulent
conditions. If necessary you will have to constantly adjust the movements and pressure
on the accelerator whilst constantly adjusting the pressure applied to the brake lines.
This balance is considered to be “active piloting.”
4.4
FLYING WITHOUT BRAKE LINES
If, for any reason at all, you cannot use the brake lines of your ARTIK you will have to
pilot the wing using the D-risers and your body weight to fly towards the nearest
landing. The D-lines steer easily because they are not under pressure, you have to be
careful not to over handle them causing a stall or negative turn. To land you have to let
the wing fly at full speed and before reaching the ground you will have to pull
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