U-Turn ETERNITY, Manual

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Maintenance and care

Since U-Turn exclusively uses high-quality material, the U-Turn ETERNITY will be unrelievedely 
airworthy for many years at good care and maintenance. The aging of your U-Turn ETERNITY 
depends on the total flying time, the conditions in which you fly in, the amount of UV radiation it 
is exposed to and the intensity and quality of care. A couple of tips for maintenance and care:

Long lasting exposure to UV radiation and extreme acro maneuvers reduce the strength of 
every material over time.

–   Do not leave your U-Turn ETERNITY out in the sun more than necessary, but put it back into 

the backpack after your flight.

–   Consider the choice of terrain when choosing a take-off site to lay out your glider.
–  Placing the opening reinforcements on top of each order prolongs the life time of your glider.
–  Do not drag your glider on the ground and pack it on a patch of grass.

Please consider that: 
–  the lines need to be checked for damage regularly.
–   the lines are not being bent unnecessarily and you don’t step on the lines when laying out 

the glider.

–   lines need to be checked after overloads (tree or water landings etc.) for their strength and 

correct length and exchanged if necessary.

–  lines need to be checked for their correct length in case of changing inflight handling  
 characteristics.
–  the main brake lines aren’t knotted too many times at the grip since every knot weakens the  
 line. 

To clean the canopy only use warm water and a soft sponge. Never apply any chemicals for 
cleaning, since they weaken the material and damage the coating. Store your glider at a dry and 
dark location away from any chemicals. After 24 months or 150 flighthours, whichever occurs 
first, your U-Turn ETERNITY has to be inspected by the manufacturer or importeur. In case of 
extreme use we are glad to do that earlier. You know best about the condition of your glider. 

nature and environment-friendly behaviour

We ask you to perform our sport in a manner, that impacts nature and environment with mini-
mum intensity. Please do not walk off marked paths, don`t leave any waste, don’t make noise 
uselessly and respect the sensitive biological equilibrium in the mountains. Especially at take-
off areas maximum care for nature is necessary. 

The synthetic materials your U-Turn glider is build of must be depolluted appropriately.  At the 
end of its life-cycle please return your glider to U-Turn GmbH, we will take care of recycling and 
removal. 

Maintenance and care