Using The Paraglider; Delivery; Basic Settings; Adjusting The Brake Lines - Advance EPSILON 6 Série Manuel D'utilisation

Using the paraglider

Delivery

Before delivery every ADVANCE paraglider must be flown by the
dealer and checked for correct settings and trim. When this has been
done the dealer enters the date of the first flight on the label attached
to a centre rib. This entry, together with a completed guarantee card
returned to ADVANCE, will ensure that defects in the product attrib-
utable to manufacturing faults are covered by the ADVANCE warranty.
See Warranty in the section «Service».
The EPSILON 6 comes with a backpack, an inner bag, a compression
strap, a repair kit, speed bar with lines, a mini windsock in the canopy
colours and a user manual with a warranty card and service booklet.

Basic settings

The basic EPSILON 6 set-up at delivery is the original trim setting that
the ADVANCE test team have found to be best; and the glider was
certified in this condition. Any personal alterations or modifications
to the paraglider - for example, changing the line lengths or fitting
different risers or quick links by the owner - will result in invalidation
of the certification. See section «Certification».

Adjusting the brake lines

The length of the brake lines is set at the factory so that the trailing
edge is not braked (is crease-free) when brakes are fully released in
fully accelerated flight. This setting should be kept as a matter of
principle.
If the length of the brake lines has to be readjusted there must be
8cm of slack (free travel) between the brakes free position and the
first influence of brake effect in unaccelerated flight (brake starts to
take effect). We recommend that the brake handles are secured
with a bowline knot. Look at the attached illustration page 103.

Speed system with SPI

The EPSILON 6 has a speed system with a Speed-Performance-
Indicator (SPI), which reads off against 3 positions on the backs of
the risers. The red markers on the speed system enable a precise
speed bar position to be set to suit the in-flight situation. This enables
the pilot to choose the best glide speed between thermals, depending
on the values of the actual headwind, the expected next climb, and
the sink speed (glider + air).
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