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  • Page 1 user manual Edition 1 / 8_2017...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    The PI BI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • Page 4: Thank You For Flying Advance

    If you have any further questions or problems please contact your dealer or get in touch directly with ADVANCE . Now we wish you a lot of enjoyment with your PI BI, and always «hap- py landings» . Team ADVANCE...

  • Page 5: About Advance

    About ADVANCE ADVANCE, based in Switzerland, is one of the world’s leading para- glider manufacturers . Since it was founded in 1988, the company has consistently pursued its own directions and concepts, both in develop- ment and production . The results are quality products with distinctive characteristics .

  • Page 7: The Pi Bi

    . Trimmers allow a speed in- crease of up to 6 km/h . Even takeoff preparation and packing are easy . Like the BIBETA 6 the PI BI has three riser levels only . That makes for fast line sorting .

  • Page 8: Requirements For The Pilot

    Requirements for the pilot The PI BI is a middle EN B and its easy takeoff and good landing be- haviour make it equally suitable for the leisure tandem pilot as for the professional . Despite its light weight and small pack volume the PI BI is still a fully-fledged tandem paraglider with corresponding performance .

  • Page 9: Handle With Care

    Handle with care The ADVANCE PI 2 is designed to be as light as possible for its specific areas of use . This places significant demands on those who use and look after it . The owner should become very familiar with the product, its qualities and requirements .

  • Page 10: Using The Paraglider For The First Time

    . Available as options are a “Comfortpack 2” rucksack of 130 or 145 The basic set-up of the PI BI at delivery is that which has been found to litre volume as well as rigid, soft or soft adjustable spreaders .

  • Page 11: Adjustment Of The Brake Lines

    . It provides for a significant increase in speed of ca . 6 km/h . The PI BI accelerate system is not only intended to provide a better per- formance reserve for dealing with strong winds (e.g. slope soaring, strong valley winds), but it also increases the glider’s general user-friendliness,...

  • Page 12: Big Ears

    Big ears In accelerated flight the rear risers are lengthened and this reduces the angle of attack of the wing. The accelerate system on the PI BI is so de- The PI BI has split A-risers , which make the application of big ears signed that the wing profile remains the same in accelerated flight (re- easy .
  • Page 13 Fitting the FORAS carabiners connected by the Edelrid FORAS carabiners, including pre-mounted, If you have been using a different PI BI / spreader arrangement and neatly routed reserve connection lines . now wish to restore the standard version proceed as follows:...
  • Page 14 Then fix a spreader to the end of a closed carabiner with an anchor hitch (kite knot) . To end up with a tidy anchor hitch first take the single, support loop of the spreader and roll it inside out . Then lead this loop through the closed carabiner in the downwards di- rection (spoon side up), and thread passenger and pilot ends through the loop as shown .
  • Page 15 If you want to use the PI BI with a reserve, the reserve connection lines must themselves be attached to the end of the spreader main support loops with an anchor hitch; even though these have their own anchor attachments to the FORAS carabiners .
  • Page 16 Attaching without FORAS carabiners (direct looping) To save weight the light spreaders can be connected directly to the PI BI risers . For a neat anchor hitch the spreader single support loop must again first be turned inside out (as shown) .
  • Page 17 Then lead this loop through the PI BI riser loop . Now run the pilot and passenger spreader ends through the spreader support loop and pull tight . Done!
  • Page 18 If you want to fly the PI BI with a reserve in this configuration you now have to anchor hitch the reserve connection line to both PI BI riser loop and spreader support . Proceed as follows: Turn the upper end loop of the reserve line inside out (as for spreader loop) .

  • Page 19: Suitable Harnesses

    GX ( with effective cross-bracing ) . The use of such harnesses can have a the PI BI is flown in the upper part of its weight range the higher wing bad effect on both handling and extreme flight characteristics .

  • Page 20: Flight Characteristics

    Light Wind Takeoff (Forwards) 5 . Canopy open? The PI BI only needs a modest tug in a light wind . It is not necessary 6 . Wind direction and strength assessed? to step back and then ‘run’ into the lines . Lead the glider up with com- 7 .

  • Page 21: Normal Flight

    . Normal flight Tip: If a brake line were to break the PI BI can be steered with Best PI BI glide in calm air is achieved with fully released brakes . Light the rear risers (C-risers) if necessary .

  • Page 22: Accelerated Flight

    The PI BI is notable for its very solid and stiff canopy . With an active are generally considered to be less structurally stable at high speed .
  • Page 23 means of the orange stabilo line . Opening a cravat can also be speeded up by pumping . To do this the relevant brake should be pulled down to up to 75 % brake travel within two seconds (no longer), then immediately released .

  • Page 24: Fast Descents

    To reopen the big ears let go of the outer A-risers . The wingtips will open by themselves, thanks to the PI BI’s high internal wing pressure . While in big ears the paraglider can be steered with the brakes, wi- thout problem .
  • Page 25 Spiral dive The PI BI comes out of the spiral by itself if a neutral sitting position is maintained . Active weight shift to the inside of the turn can lead to gre- Enter the spiral with a progressive increase of brake application . Head ater acceleration and a delayed natural recovery .

  • Page 26: B-Stall

    . We recommend that you do not do B-stalls with your PI In a tight turn the PI BI gives early and clear warning of the risk of stal- BI and so give no instructions here . Because of the wing’s high struc- ling by strongly rising brake loading .

  • Page 27: Landing

    Caution: Getting below minimum speed leads to stalling: this should unquestionably be avoided when top landing, and on The PI BI cannot go into stable parachutal stall by itself . The wing can final approach . be brought to the point of parachutal stall, however, by means of the brakes, and can stay there (see chapter “Flying with a Wet Glider”) .

  • Page 28: Winching

    . You should also take note of the legal requirements of you Winching country . The PI BI is suitable for winch launching . When taking off in windless Certification for solo flying conditions, ensure that the paraglider is laid out in an arched or even wedge shape (to avoid risk of the glider rosetting) .

  • Page 31: Care, Repairs And Service Life

    Openings with Velcro closures are provided at the wing tips for this purpose Pack your PI BI rib on rib, so that the plastic rods in the leading edge lie flat on each other at the same height . This will maintain the long If the glider has been subjected to increased stress ( such as a tree ƒ...
  • Page 32 Check Canopy The PI BI has to have a check every 24 months, or 100 flights, or 100 Potential working life can be less than half of this expectation if the flying hours – whichever comes first – at an approved ADVANCE glider is used on stony or sandy and dusty ground, gets into contact checking organisation .

  • Page 33: Repairs

    Dyneema lines withstand loading very well, but are generally not stable Canopy Repairs in length compared to Edelrid Aramid line . We do not expect a PI BI to Tears up to 3 cm in length, and very small holes that do not meet a need retriming –...

  • Page 34: Disposal

    Disposal Environmental protection plays an important role in the selection of materials and the manufacture of an ADVANCE product . We use only non-hazardous materials that are subjected to continuous quality and environmental impact assessments . When your paraglider reaches the end of its useful life in a number of years time, please remove all metal parts and dispose of the lines, canopy and risers in a waste incineration plant .

  • Page 35: Technical Details

    Technical details PI BI Area flat 37 .2 Area projected 31 .8 Recommended Takeoff weight 100 –180 Glider weight 4 .8 Aspect ratio flat 5 .4 Aspect ratio projected 4 . 1 0 Span flat 14 .20 Span projected 11 .40...

  • Page 36: Materials Used

    We have chosen all the materials very carefully, under conditions of the strictest quality control . We routinely inspect and test our materials many times over . Like all ADVANCE products the PI BI is designed and produced as a result of the latest developments and contemporary knowledge . Leading edge...
  • Page 37 Line material designation and length of each line PiBi 37 Stabi Name Material Length Name Material Length Name Material Length Name Material Length Name Material Length Name Material Length Name A-8000U-360 554.6 A-8000U-360 568.5 A-8000U-070 125.0 A-8000U-230 600.1 A-8000U-070 151.4 A-8000U-190 562.7 SL Low A-...
  • Page 38 Stabi Brakes Length Name Material Length Name Material Length Name Material Length 600.1 A-8000U-070 151.4 A-8000U-190 562.7 SL Low A-7850-240 177.5 601.5 A-8000U-070 144.3 2StAB A-8000U-070 161.8 SL Up A-8000U-190 194.0 134.7 A-8000U-070 145.2 2StCD A-8000U-070 168.6 A-8000U-130 332.6 130.1 A-8000U-070 154.6 1A23...

  • Page 39: Certification

    Certification The PI BI has EN and LTF certification . The test reports can be down- loaded from www .advance .ch . Certification ratings can only provide limited information about a paraglider’s flying behaviour in thermally active and turbulent air . The certification grading is based primarily on provoked extreme flight ma- noeuvres in calm air .

  • Page 40: Service

    Service ADVANCE Service Centres find out about new safety-related knowledge and advice concerning ƒ ADVANCE products ADVANCE operates two company-owned Service Centres that carry out checks and repairs of all types . The workshops based in download an application form in PDF format which you can use ƒ...
  • Page 41 replacement of the product ) . This warranty is valid for three years from the date of purchase of the product . Warranty and Service Intervals begin from the date of the glider’s first flight, recorded on the identifi- cation plate . If no date is evident the applicable date is that on which the glider was transferred from ADVANCE to the ADVANCE dealer .

  • Page 42: Correct Rucksack Sizes

    Correct rucksack sizes The choice of the correct rucksack size is important for the PI BI . Depending on how light and small the total equipment package should be, various harness/rucksack combinations are possible . ADVANCE recommend the following setups: COMFORTPACK 3, 115 ltrs PI BI + BI PRO 3 incl .

  • Page 43: Components

    Components Upper Surface Leading Edge Ribs Lower Surface Cells Winglet...

  • Page 44: Line Plan

    Line plan 2A10 3BC4 2C7 3BC1 3BC3 2BC9 2StAB 3BC2 2BC10 D21 D22 2StCD 3BC5 4BC2 2D10 4BC1 3DE4 3DE3 3DE2 3DE1 BST up 4DE2 4DE1 BST low SL Up SL Low...

  • Page 45: Risers

    Risers 1 . Big ear system 2 . Softlinks 3 . Trimmer with clamp 4 . Brake popper 5 . Low Friction Ring 6 . Bremsführung 7 . Main support point...

  • Page 46: Bowline

    Bowline Befestigung SL Palstek Knoten...

  • Page 47: Installation Instructions Softlink

    Installation instructions Softlink...

  • Page 48: Line Plus Riser Length Check

    Line plus riser length check Measuring total line lengths length specified in this manual by more than 10 mm . “Sample” in the table is the measured value of the certification wing PiBi 37 Total line lengths must be measured under a slow and steadily applied Checklengths including risers load of 50 N .
  • Page 49 9202 9204 A 23 7981 7976 br 1 9563 9566 A 12 8827 8832 B 12 8757 8761 C 12 8793 8797 D 12 8828 8828 9131 9130 A 24 7949 7944 br 2 9292 9297 A 13 8793 8796 B 13 8733 8736...
  • Page 50 a d v a n c e t h u n a g f o n + 41 3 3 225 70 10 i n f o @ a d v a n c e.c h u t t i g e n g s t r a s s e 87 w w w.

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