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Maintenance and
cleaning
Taking care of your
paraglider
The wear and tear that your paraglider
suffers depends on a number of factors;
how frequently it is flown, whereabouts in
the world you fly it, how much UV it gets
and how well you look after it. Bear in
mind the following maintenance points.
Packing the wing
The ASS battens are insusceptible to
bending damage. This means the Makalu
Light may be folded as per pilot
preference in the spanwise direction. The
pilot may opt to fold the wingtips towards
the centre, to fold along each cell wall, or
to use the now ubiquitous accordion
method (see illustrations).
Regardless
of
pilot
preference
we
recommend
alternating
the
packing
methods a little every time, especially
around the middle of the canopy, as
this area is particularly exposed to
mechanical abrasion in the folding
process. We also recommend to
always place the canopy on the
compression bag before folding along
the chord
– this will protect against soil
abrasion.
In order to prolong the life of the ASS
battens we recommend the following
procedure when folding the canopy in
the chord-wise direction:
Illustration 8:
Packing the UP Makalu Light
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