SKY PARAGLIDERS FIDES 5, User Manual

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9) Full Stall

Certain behaviour or weather conditions can bring about a full stall. This 

is a serious incident that can be difficult to manage. In the case where the 

stall occurs at less than 100 m above the ground, it is recommended to 

use your reserve parachute.

Main Causes of a Full Stall:



  A poorly timed or an extensive use of brakes when the air speed of the 

wing is reduced (e. g. when coming out of a spiral or speeding up after 

a B-line stall).



  Soaked or heavily drenched leading edge (from rain or a cloud) can 

result in a stall due to an uneven airflow over the leading edge. This 

process has been related to high levels of porosity in the glider‘s cloth. 

Whatever the cause, a full stall can be either symmetrical or a spin.

In both cases the pilot has two possible courses of action:



  If the full stall happens above 100 m it is strongly recommended to 

execute the stall recovery supposing the pilot is familiar with the process 

of such an action (i.e. a complete execution of the full stall, stabilization of 

the wing and lifting hands progressively to come back to a normal flight).



  If the full stall happens below 100 m or if the pilot is unfamiliar with the 

stall recovery, the reserve should be deployed immediately.

10) Flying Without brakes

If a brake line or pulley breaks it is possible to fly the FIDES 5 using the 

D risers (rear risers). The movements must be well controlled as the 

deformation of the wing when pulling on the D risers is greater than that 

produced by using the brakes.

Tip:

 Practice this way of steering to be prepared in case of a brake failure!

11) Comments on the testing Procedures

All maneuvers were carried out over water in a stable air mass with standard 

temperature, humidity and pressure. They were carried out by professional 

pilots trained to react to any problem in the most appropriate manner. 

Test reports are available on the website: 

www.sky-cz.com

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12) adjustment of the harness

For test flights the pilots used ABS harnesses with the following set-up:

We recommend adjusting the harness in a very similar way to the test 

adjustment. Excessive cross-bracing increases the risk of twisting the risers. 

A looser setting will result in a tendency to lean towards the collapsed side. 

Lower hang points reduce the roll-stability of your harness and can slow 

down the reopening of asymmetric collapses. 

Higher hang points (+ 2–4 cm) have no influence on inflight safety and can 

therefore be tolerated.

Size

Distance from  

seat board

Distance between  

hanging points

FIDES 5 S

40-42 cm

39-42 cm

FIDES 5 M

41-43 cm

41-44 cm

FIDES 5 L

42-44 cm

43-46 cm

FIDES 5 XL

43-45 cm

46-49 cm

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