Ozone SPARK Manuel page 17

IMPORTANT: Do NOT lay the wing flat on the ground before
packing the glider, this will cause abrasion damage to the
top surface as you pull the glider towards the middle. AL-
WAYS pack from a mushroom or lift the wing off the ground
when gathering the wing and grouping the leading edge.
Important: Do not fold the glider in the centre, you will
bend the plastics, instead pack the wing with a full concer-
tina method from tip to tip before packing into the stuff sac.
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Wing Repairs
Amateur repairs can do more harm than good. Always let a regis-
tered dealer or the manufacturer carry out major glider repairs.
If you damage the sail:
If the rip is small, you can fix it yourself. You'll find all the materi-
als in the repair kit you need.
The fabric can be simply mended with the sticky rip stop / spin-
naker tape. When cutting out the patch remember to allow ample
overlap around the tear and round the corners of the patch.
You can find more information about repairing your wing on the
Ozone website, including step by step instructions with pictures.
If you damage a line:
Any line that is damaged should be replaced. It is important that
the replacement line is from the same material, has got the same
strength and the same length. You can check its length against its
counterpart on the other side of the wing, to make sure that it is
symmetrical. Once the line has been replaced, inflate and check
the glider before flying. If you do not have access to an Ozone
dealer you can order individual lines at www.flyozone.com
Caring Tips
• Your Ozone wing has an opening on the trailing edge of the
tip, closed using Velcro, called the 'butt hole'. This has been
designed to easily empty all the things which have been ac-
cumulating in your wing (sand, leaves, rocks, mobile phones
etc).
• If you fly with a wrap, you should regularly undo the twisting
that appears on the main brake lines. By twisting the line they
become shorter and you can end up with a constant tension
on the trailing edge (which can lead to problem on launch,
stalling, glider not flying symmetrically ...)
• Change your main brake lines if they are damaged.
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