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always be prepared to pilot the wing out of such a spiral dive. To
do so smoothly use opposite weight shift and apply a small amount
of outside brake and the glider will start to resume normal flight.
Never attempt to recover from a spiral with hard or quick opposite
inputs as this will result in an aggressive climb and surge.
IMPORTANT: Spiral dives with sink rates over 8 m/s are
possible, but should be avoided. They are dangerous and
put unnecessary strain on the glider. Spiral dives cause
disorientation and need time and height to recover. Do not
perform this manoeuvre near the ground.
INCIDENTS
Deep Stall / Parachutal Stall
It is possible for gliders to resume their normal shape on a very
slow release of the B-lines, but carry on descending vertically and
without full forward motion.
It is unlikely to happen on any OZONE glider, but should it hap-
pen, your first reaction should be to fully raise both brakes and the
glider should return to normal flight. If nothing happens after a
few seconds, reach up and push the A-risers forwards or apply the
speed bar to regain normal flight.
Ensure the glider has returned to normal flight (check your air-
speed) before you use the brakes again.
IMPORTANT: Only a few cms of input from your brakes can
maintain your wing in the stall. Always release your wraps
if you have taken them!
Deflations
Due to the flexible form of a paraglider, turbulence may cause a
portion of the wing suddenly to collapse. This can be anything from
a small 30% (asymmetric) collapse to a complete (symmetric) col-
lapse.
If you have a collapse, the first thing to do is to control your direc-
tion. You should fly away from the ground or obstacles and other
pilots, or at least not to fly into them... Asymmetric collapses can
be controlled by weight shifting away from the collapse and apply-
ing a small amount of brake to control your direction. This act will
most of the time be enough for a full recovery of the wing.
Once a glider is deflated it is effectively a smaller wing, so the wing
loading and stall speed are higher. This means the glider will spin
or stall with less brake input than normal. In your efforts to stop
the glider turning towards the collapsed side of the wing you must
be very careful not to stall the side of the wing that is still flying.
If you are unable to stop the glider turning without exceeding the
stall point then allow the glider to turn whilst you reinflate the col-
lapse.
If you do have a deflation, which does not spontaneously reinflate,
make a long smooth progressive pump on the deflated side. This
pumping action should take about 2 seconds per pump. Pumping
too short and fast will not reinflate the wing and pumping too slow
might take the glider close to, or beyond, the stall point. If your
Speedster collapses in accelerated flight, immediately release the
accelerator to slow down to trim speed and after a 90 deg turn the
canopy will reinflate and return to normal flight.
Symmetrical collapses reinflate without pilot input, however 15 to
20cm of brake applied symmetrically will speed the process.
IMPORTANT: Due to the nature of the tab positioning, in-
duced collapses do not simulate real life collapses. Ozone
strongly recommends to NOT perform SIV manoeuvres such
as simulated asymmetric/symmetric deflations with this
wing. To do so properly, and to be in line with certification
requires the addition of collapse lines to the leading edge
which have to be mounted accurately.
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