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to practice the right behavior than simulating
a dangerous situation. Don`t get caught off
guard by your first collapse. In addition, during
safety-training you can familiarize yourself
with the particulars of your equipment and
you gain confidence in your gliders as well as
your own abilities.
DEEP STALL
If the wing stalls but is still filled with air, you
are in a deep stall. Strictly speaking, this is not
a flight because no airflow is attached to the
canopy. Further brake pulling leads to a full
stall, a stall with partial emptying of the cano-
py, forward folded ears and backward flight.
The Papillon
RAQOON
is not stall sensitive. If in
a deep stall, caused by overpulling the brakes
or rear risers or a delayed B-stall exit, the re-
lease of the brakes or rear risers, recovers the
stall immediately. Should the stall be caused
by an extreme flight condition or configuration
(i.e. takeoff weight too low), a symmetric for-
ward push on the A-riser or use of the speed
system recovers the stall.
NEGATIVE TURN/ SPIN
A negative turn/ spin is initiated by pulling
down one brake fast until the point of stall.
The glider gets into a sudden, strongly accel-
erated rotation about its vertical axis, almost
without side inclination. Release the brakes
quickly for recovery and maybe stop a strong
pitch of the canopy with a short brake pulse.
With enough altitude a stable spin could also
be stopped with a full stall, at low altitude
deploy the rescue.
ATTENTION:
The spin and the full stall are
unpredictable and dangerous flight figures
and should only be executed in a safety
training under supervision and never be
executed intentionally. There is danger of
a riser twist. With a riser twist the brake
lines can get blocked.
EMERGENCY PILOTING
In any situation where normal steering is not
possible, the Papillon
RAQOON can easily
be steered and landed with the back risers.
Turns can be flown with weight shift, however
be careful that the glider doesn`t lock into a
spiral.
TRANSPORT AND STORAGE
When transporting the glider don’t expose it
to any liquids. It has to be packed completely
dry. Always store the Papillon
RAQOON
away
from UV radiation. Furthermore, never store
the wing together with acids or similar goods.
A dry storage is of great importance!
REPAIRS
Basicaly only authorized service centers may
execute repairs on paragliders. Small damag-
es like tears or small holes up to a size of 2 x 2
cm, where a repair without special equipment
is possible, the pilot may do by himself. The
included self-sticky tape from the repair-kit is
to be used for that. Tears or holes need to be
fixed from both sides. Please take care that
the repair tape sticks out at least 2 cm beyond
the damaged area on all sides. The self-sticky
tape can be cut into the right form. Rounding
off the corners prevents it from detaching.
FLYING ACCESSORIES
HARNESS
All certified harness systems with mounting
at about breast height are compatible with
the Papillon
RAQOON
. The lower the mounting
point of the harness, the better you can
steer the Papillon
RAQOON by shifting your
bodyweight.
Please keep in mind, that also your harness is
exposed to extreme loads.
If you have any questions regarding the use
of your harness with the Papillon
RAQOON
,
please contact us. We are happy to help!
SUITABLE RESCUE SYSTEMS
It is required by law and absolutely necessary
for safe operation of your paraglider that you
always carry a rescue system.
When choosing your rescue system, watch
out that it is approved and suitable for the
intended takeoff weight
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