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Summary of Contents for Ozone Power FREERIDE 15
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS THANK YOU hank you for choosing to fly Ozone. As a team of free flying enthusiasts, competitors and adventurers, Ozone’s mission is to build agile paragliders of the highest quality with cutting edge designs, performance and maximum security. Thank You Warning Confidence and belief in your paraglider is a far greater asset than any small gains in performance - ask Team Ozone... -
Page 4: Warning
WARNING TEAM OZONE Everyone at Ozone continues to be driven by our passion for flying, our love of adventure • Paragliding/Paramotoring is a potentially dangerous sport that can cause serious injury including bodily harm, paralysis and death. Flying an Ozone paraglider is undertaken with and our quest to see Ozone’s paraglider development create better, safer and more versatile paragliders. -
Page 5: Your Freeride
RISERS YOUR FREERIDE The risers feature long range trimmers; strong brake handle magnets; B pulleys; Ozone PK The Freeride is an exciting new concept in advanced PPG wing design. Replacing the Slalom, system; 2D steering system with multiple pulley settings; an additional pulley at the main the Freeride sits between the Viper 4 and Speedster 2 within the Ozone range. - Page 6 Accelerator System Brake Lines The riser’s accelerator system now includes pulleys on the B risers to reduce friction for a IMPORTANT The brake line lengths have been set carefully during testing. We feel it is better to have IMPORTANT lighter, smoother action. This lighter pressure allows for easier, more comfortable high speed When accelerated slightly long brake lines and to fly with a wrap when necessary.
- Page 7 Tip Steering System The factory setting has been carefully chosen to give a good compromise between maximum Brake Line comfort and ease of use for low hang point power units. It can be further adjusted according The new Tip Steering System uses ergonomic handles to help better control the wing during to your personal preference, flying style and power unit hang point heights by setting the high speed flight.
- Page 8 Slalom Steering System (AM) Fig 1 Fig 4 Fig 5 Additional pulleys and lines are supplied to install the advanced slalom steering system developed by Alex Mateos. Suitable for competition slalom pilots, the AM system is alternative IMPORTANT to the 2D system and is a safe and effective way of controlling direction whilst accelerating The AM system is along the course.
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Page 9: Preparation
PREPARATION Accelerator System centre of the wing higher than the tips. Lay out the lines one side at a time. Hold up the risers and starting with the brake lines, pull all lines clear. Repeat with the D, C, B and A lines, laying To set up the accelerator on the ground, ask a friend to pull your risers into their in-flight IMPORTANT When accelerated... -
Page 10: Basic Flight Techniques
BASIC FLIGHT TECHNIQUES Launching During a forward launch we advise to NOT use the power launch technique. During the inflation the power should be progressively applied once the wing is half way up. Applying the Your Freeride will launch with either the forward or reverse launch techniques. To improve the IMPORTANT power too early may inhibit the inflation characteristics of the center part of the wing, causing inflation characteristics, it is advised to adjust the trimmers to the white line. - Page 11 The Freeride is well damped in roll but under certain circumstances it is possible for the to go and check that the airspace is clear. Your first input for directional change should be pilot to induce oscillations. Pilot induced oscillations can be caused by a number of different weight-shift, followed by the smooth application of the brake until the desired bank angle is IMPORTANT reasons, or combinations thereof.
- Page 12 ADVANCED FLIGHT TECHNIQUES Landing Rapid Descent Techniques The Freeride shows no unusual landing characteristics. We recommend the trimmers be Ozone would like to remind you that these manoeuvres should be learnt under the supervision returned to the normal slow position for landings. You can land un-powered or powered, here of a qualified instructor and always used with caution.
- Page 13 To initiate the B-stall place your fingers between the lines above the maillons on the B risers. Always be prepared to pilot the wing out of a spiral dive. In case of neutrality/instability use Do not release the brake handles. As you pull the B-lines down the airflow over the wing opposite weight shift and smoothly apply enough outside brake to provoke the glider to exit is broken and the glider loses its forward speed but remains open and you will descend at the spiral.
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Page 14: Incidents
INCIDENTS IN FLIGHT Deflations stabilise the glider into normal flight, i.e get control of your direction and then pull down the IMPORTANT stabilo line until the wing tip frees itself. You must be careful with any brake inputs or you Due to the flexible form of a paraglider, turbulence may cause a portion of the wing suddenly A bad preparation may stall the opposite wing. - Page 15 CARE AND MAINTENANCE Step 4. Group together the middle/trailing edge of the wing by sorting the folds near the B, C and D tabs. Packing To prolong the life of your wing and to keep the plastic reinforcements in the best possible condition it is very important to If using a Saucisse pack go to Step 8.
- Page 16 Step 8. If using the Saucisse Pack, carefully zip it up without trapping any material. Caring Tips Careless ground handling damages many paragliders. Here are some things to avoid in order to prolong the life of your aircraft: • DO NOT drag your wing along the ground to another take-off position - this damages the sailcloth.
- Page 17 Storage and Transport If you damage a line: Any line that is visually damaged MUST be replaced. Use a reputable paragliding service Always store all your flying equipment in a dry room, protected from direct heat. Your wing IMPORTANT centre to make the replacement lines. Alternatively you can order them from your local Ozone should be dry before being packed away.
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Page 18: Limitations
LIMITATIONS The tearing resistance of the cloth - A non-destructive test following the TS-108 standard IMPORTANT The Freeride has been designed as a solo high performance paramotoring wing for which specifies minimum tear strength for sky diving canopies should be made using a Take care of your competent experienced pilots only. -
Page 19: Ozone Quality
OZONE QUALITY GUARANTEE Flying in the Rain At Ozone we take the quality of our products very seriously, all our gliders are made to the highest standards in our own manufacturing facility. Every glider manufactured goes through Modern wings are susceptible to rain and moisture, flying with a wet wing can result in the a stringent series of quality control procedures and all the components used to build your loss of normal flight. -
Page 20: Materials
Freeride Rigging Diagram MATERIALS LINE DIAGRAM Individual and linked line lengths can be found online. All Ozone gliders are made from the highest quality materials available. A Riser B Riser Cloth Upper Surface AR 2 AR 1 AR 3 Dominico DOKDO 30D MF C Riser Lower Surface BR 1... -
Page 21: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL DRAWINGS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Adjustable Brake Pulley Riser Riser Baby A No. of Cells Riser Riser Trailing Lower Surface Projected Area (m2) 11.97 12.8 13.7 14.5 16.2 17.9 19.7 Edge Riser Flat Area (m2) Leading Upper Surface Projected Span (m) 7.01 7.33 7.57... - Page 22 1258 Route de Grasse Le Bar sur Loup 06620 France...
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