Swing on the World Wide Web
Section 7
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05 Operating the Spitfire 2
PLUS
Before the first flight
Familiarise yourself with the Spitfire 2 PLUS
before using it for the first time by carrying
out some practice inflations and trying out
some runs on a training slope.
Your first runs should take place in a
straightforward area which is familiar to you.
Launch
With the Spitfire 2 PLUS, it is not necessary
to hold the A-risers.
Make sure that both trimmers on the Spitfire
2 PLUS are closed for your first launches.
Conduct at ski areas
Here are a few important rules which must
be followed at all times in skiing areas:
First clarify local conditions, e.g. with the
lift operator.
In general keep to the side of the slopes
when speed-riding.
If there are designated speed riding
areas, then keep to those.
Pack away your Spitfire 2 PLUS into the
speed bag before you go back to the ski
slope.
Make sure that you do not get caught up
anywhere with your equipment, so as
not to interfere with the lift operation.
Never put any third parties at risk,
especially skiers.
Please observe these rules so that other
speed rider pilots can continue to use the
areas too.
06 Looking after the glider
Storage
The speed bag
Always transport your Spitfire 2 PLUS in the
speed bag provided. The speed bag makes
it considerably easier for you to use the
Spitfire 2 PLUS and is compulsory in most
speed riding areas.
When you launch, simply take the speed
rider out of the speed bag, roll up the speed
bag and put it away.
After you have finished a run, gather
together the Spitfire 2 PLUS, take out the
speed bag and lay it out open beside the
speed rider. Place the gathered-up speed
rider on top of the speed bag, put it away
into the speed bag and do up the speed
bag. Hang the speed bag over your
shoulder and make your way to the lift.
Always make sure when you are putting
away the Spitfire 2 PLUS that you have put
all of the lines and straps into the speed bag
and that nothing is hanging out which could
get caught. After you have finished speed
riding for the day, you can also attach the
risers to the speed bag strap, by feeding the
strap through the riser loops.
Storage
Store your speed riding equipment away
from UV light in a dry room which is well-
ventilated and has a constant temperature.
Remove it from the backpack and open up
the speed bag so that air can get in.
Make sure that you do not put away the
Spitfire 2 PLUS while it is wet. It should
always be dried out after use, preferably
overnight in a room as described above.
