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  • Page 1 [en] - User manual, [de] - Betriebshandbuch, [fr] - Manuel d’utilisation, [cz] - Uživatelská příručka...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    6. Maintaining your glider.........8 5.1.1. Pre-flight inspection........5 7. Repairing your glider........9 5.1.2. Launch............5 8. Checking your glider........10 9. Enjoy your flying..........10 5.1.3. Flight............6 5.1.4. Landing............6 10. Line plan............11 Gradient s.r.o., Plzenska 221/130, 150 00 Praha 5, tel+fax +420257216319, www.gradient.cx, gradient@gradient.cx.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    1. Introduction Congratulations on buying your new GRADIENT Golden4! The new Golden4 is the latest wing from the Gradient development team. The wing is the follow-up to the most successful Gradient model ever, the Golden series. The result is pure style, an aerodynamic design with an incomparable variety of uses and the potential to meet the demands of all kinds of pilots.

  • Page 4: Technical Data

    Inside, the inner working of the profile is a result of Gradient’s sports class glider development. Using the latest software means the tension of the profile could be increased without compromise.

  • Page 5: Materials

    All sizes of the Golden4 are certified EN B and LTF B. The certification certificate on your Golden4 is found on a rib in the middle of the canopy. Certification is valid for ABS type harnesses. This type of harness allows a certain degree of adjustment to be made to the length of the chest strap.

  • Page 6: Adjusting Your Glider

    WARNING: The Golden4 paraglider is only built for hill or tow launching. It is not built to withstand jumping from a plane, balloon, building or for any jumps where there is a belated opening of the canopy. 4. Adjusting your glider Before it reaches the customer every Golden4 goes through a final check and test-flight to verify that its characteristics and measurements correspond to the manufacturer’s...

  • Page 7: Standard Flight Regime

    5.1.3 Flight The Golden4 is trimmed to fly at best glide when the brakes are fully up. Best sink rate is achieved when both brakes are drawn down evenly to about 20-25% of their range.

  • Page 8: Landing

    5.1.4 Landing Landing the Golden4 is very simple and should offer no difficulty. On your first flights you may be surprised at how well it glides. Take account of this when making your landing approach! Into wind, at about one metre above the ground pull the brakes down all the way. In nil-wind conditions, or if forced to make an emergency landing downwind, you may prefer to take a wrap of each control line to enable a more dynamic flare.

  • Page 9: Siv Manoeuvres

    Recovery: The Golden4 recovers from a Spiral Dive automatically as soon as the brakes are released. Release them smoothly and always finish a Spiral Dive with safe altitude! CAUTION: When exiting the Spiral Dive make sure your position in the harness is neutral.

  • Page 10: Full Stall

    Recovery: The Golden4 cannot stay in deep stall flight, so after the brakes are released the glider automatically returns to normal flight. If you need to, you can accelerate recovery by pulling hard on both brakes, followed by a fast release. Or you can pull lightly on the A-risers.

  • Page 11: Repairing Your Glider

    Gradient supplier as soon as possible. 7. Checking your glider After 200 flying hours or after latest two years your Golden4 must be thoroughly checked and tested by the manufacturer or by Gradient authorised service centre. This check is primarily focused on:...

  • Page 12: Enjoy Your Flying

    An exception to this is an emergency repair while out flying. For this purpose Gradient encloses a spare line with every Golden4 with a prepared loop on one end. To get the right length adjust it according to the same line on the opposite side of the canopy and then, if necessary, attach your brake handle.
  • Page 14 Gradient s.r.o. Plzenska 221/130 Tel.+Fax +420 257 216 319 gradient@gradient.cx www.gradient.cx...

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