B-Line Stall - Air Design RAMA FLEX Manuel D'utilisation

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After pre-filling the glider stabilizes its movements and the brakes can be leased until the glider
recovers speed and flies again.
ATTENTION: The full stall requires a lot of height and demands certain skills to recover. It is
important this manoeuvre is not practiced without qualified supervision.
It should preferably be practiced during a safety training course.
m. Rapid decent manoeuvres
i. Spiral
The spiral dive is an effective way of making a fast descent. During the spiral dive the pilot and
glider will experience strong centrifugal forces, which strain the glider. As such it should be
considered an extreme manoeuvre. Due to the rapid height loss during a spiral, pilots must
always take care that they have sufficient altitude before initiating the manoeuvre and that the
airspace is free around the pilot. This manoeuvre is not recommended in paramotor flight with
the engine running.
Initiation: Weight shift and smoothly pull on one brake (the same side you are weight shifting
into) so the glider goes from a normal 360-degree turn into a steep turn and from there into a
spiral dive. Once established in the spiral the descent rate and bank angle can be controlled
with weight shift and the releasing or pulling of inner brake. As the glider banks in front of the
pilot maintain the spiral by keeping the brake pressure constant, at this point weight-shift can
be neutralised. Descent is controlled by pulling more on the inner brake. A slight pull on the
outside brake helps to keep the glider stable.
Recovery: The RAMA FLEX recovers from a spiral spontaneously as soon as the brakes are
released and weight shift returns to neutral. To exit, allow the spiral to slow down for a turn or
two by slowly releasing the inner brake. Once the glider starts to exit the spiral, control your
descent rate and bank angle with weight shift and the outer and/or inner brake to prevent any
strong climbs out of spiral. Always finish a spiral dive at a safe altitude.
The RAMA FLEX does not show any tendency for a stable spiral. That means the glider does not
remain in spiral after releasing the brakes. If the glider should, in rare cases, remain in a stable
spiral the pilot should first weight-shift to the outside and then brake slightly more on the
outside.
ATTENTION: In a stable spiral the G-forces are very high. Be aware that it may therefore
require considerable more input and effort to recover from this state.
ATTENTION: The RAMA FLEX is an agile high performance glider. When exiting a spiral too fast
the conversion of energy may result in the glider climbing quickly and entering its own
turbulence. This may cause the glider to collapse. We advise that you allow the RAMA FLEX to
exit from the spiral dive in a controlled manner.
You should take care to use only moderate spirals so as not to put unnecessary load on you and
your lines.
IMPORTANT SATEFY NOTICE! A pilot who is dehydrated and/or not accustomed to spiralling
can lose consciousness during a steep spiral dive!
ii. B-line stall
This is an effective way of making a moderate to rapid descent but doesn't allow any forward
speed.
Initiation: Take hold of the B-risers (both sides at same time) just above the maillons and
slowly but smoothly pull them down, twisting your hands until the canopy shows a span-wise
crease at the B-line attachment points and stops flying forward. It is difficult to pull at first but