Flying the NYOS RS
Section 05
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Flying the NYOS RS
First flight
Carry out your first flights only during
stable weather, and in a familiar area or
on a training slope. You should steer
gently and carefully to begin with so
that you can become accustomed to the
reactions of the glider without stress.
Laying out the paraglider
and pre-flight check
Before launching, always check the
following:
Are there any tears in the glider or
other damage?
Are there any knots or tangles in
the lines?
Are the brake lines clear and
attached firmly to the handle?
Are the brake lines adjusted to the
correct length?
Are the quick links to the lines and
risers closed and secured?
Is the canopy dry?
Are the risers and seams in good
condition?
Is the harness in good condition?
Is the handle for the reserve chute
secure?
Place the paraglider with its upper
surface against the ground and spread
it out so that the leading edge is
slightly curved.
Carefully sort out all the rigging lines
and make sure that there are no lines
underneath the canopy, tangled or
caught up in any way.
WARNING
If there are obvious folds in the glider
because it has been tightly packed or
stored away for a long time, then the
pilot should carry out some practice
inflations before first launch and
smooth out the trailing edge a little.
This ensures that the flow profile is
correct
during
launch.
It
is
particularly
important
in
low
temperatures that the trailing edge
is smoothed out.
5-point check
The 5-point check is carried out
immediately before launch to check once
again the most important safety points.
It should always be carried out in the
same sequence so that nothing is
overlooked.
The 5 points are:
1.
Is personal equipment correct
(harness,
carabiners,
reserve,
helmet) and are all straps done up?
2.
Is the canopy arranged in a half-
moon shape and are all the air-
entrances open?
3.
Are all the lines untangled and are
any lines under the canopy?
4.
Does the weather, in particular wind
direction and strength, allow a safe
flight?
5.
Are the airspace and launch area
clear?
WARNING
Do not overestimate your own
abilities. Do not allow the paraglider’s
classification or the behaviour of
other pilots to make you careless.
WARNING
A careful pre-flight check is required
for any type of aircraft. Make sure
that you exercise the same level of
care each time carry out the check.
