Descent Techniques
Big Ears
While holding the brakes you should symmetrically pull the outer A3lines. For directional control
of the glider use the weight shift. When you do big ears, the horizontal speed increases slightly.
In order to return to normal fl ight, you should release the A3lines and pull the brakes a few times.
It’s very effective to use “big ears” in combination with the accelerator. To complete the maneu3
ver, fi rst release the accelerator slowly, and then open the “ears.”
Spiraling is not permitted with big ears, because of the increased load on the remaining lines so
that they can be physically deformed.
B-stall
B3stall is strongly not recommended on the Mystic33, because glider is unstable in this man3
uever.
Spiral dive
When you hold either brake down for a long time, the glider goes into a fast sharp turn and
loses a lot of height. The rotation axis can be somewhere between the pilot and the wing. The
sink rate could be more than 15 m/sec. To get out of the spiral dive you must release the inner
brake. If the glider stays in deep spiral, pull the outer brake slightly to exit the maneuver. Do not
pull the outer brake strong and fast – it may cause very dynamic exit.
While spiral diving, the pilot experiences considerable overload up to 3 – 4g, so you can lose
orientation. That is why we recommend spiral diving only when the sink rate of the B3stall is not
enough.
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