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Section 05
Flying the TWIN RS 2
05
Flying the TWIN RS 2
First flight
Before the first flight the paraglider must be
checked and flown by an expert. This first flight
must be noted at the typeshield.
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.
Pre flight check and launch
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 leading edge
a little. This ensures that the flow profile is
correct during launch. It is particularly
important in low temperatures that the
leading edge is smoothed out.
7-point check
The 7- 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 7 points are:
1. Is the personal equipment of both pilot and
passenger 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? Are the risers free from
twists?
4. Does the weather, in particular wind
direction and strength, allow a safe flight?
5. Are the airspace and launch area clear?
6. Is the [tandem set-up] functioning properly,
and are the passenger and pilot correctly
clipped in?
7. Is the reserve system properly installed?
Launch
We recommend a forwards launch if there is
little wind. Pull up the glider with the lines
stretched. It is not necessary to use any
momentum to launch the TWIN RS 2 and/or to
start running with slack lines.
Launch the TWIN RS 2 with closed trimmers.
While the glider is rising, guide both inner A-
risers (without the “big ears” risers) upwards in
an even arc motion, without shortening them.
Avoid pulling hard on the risers. The TWIN RS 2
launches very easily and is easy to control.
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.