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S.E.A. Paragliders
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Pilot manual
v.2, 21.08.2019
A warning
Paragliding, like any other aviation sport, is an activity associated with increased danger for life
and health. It is strongly recommended that you take training in a proven paragliding school, as
well as choose the equipment and flight conditions appropriate to your level of training.
Paraglider FireStarter is liteweight paraglider for XC flights. FireStarter – perfect choice for the
first step to EN C paraglider class. FireStarter has a very easy and safe behavior for its class
wing. It also has excellent handling in the thermals - it easily keeps the turn radius in the core
and at the same time quickly responds to the pilot's control actions without sharpness. Due to the
new generation wing airfoil with high aerodynamic performances FireStarter received excellent
pitch stability.
FireStarter is paraglider EN C class, intended for suitable qualification pilots. These pilots must
be competent enough. FireStarter is not a training wing for unexperienced pilots.
The FireStarter is for solo pilot use only. It has no possibility to connect for more than one
harness.
Paragliding is a particularly nature-friendly sport. This makes it all the more important that we as paraglider pilots
behave in a responsible way towards both the environment and the people sharing it with us. Please also make sure
to comply with legislation regarding protected areas, privately owned property or hunting arenas – this ensures the
least possible friction in relation to other users of the great outdoors, to the benefit of both yourself and the sport as a
whole.
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Summary of Contents for S.E.A. Paragliders FireStarter

  • Page 1 Paraglider FireStarter is liteweight paraglider for XC flights. FireStarter – perfect choice for the first step to EN C paraglider class. FireStarter has a very easy and safe behavior for its class wing. It also has excellent handling in the thermals - it easily keeps the turn radius in the core and at the same time quickly responds to the pilot's control actions without sharpness.
  • Page 2: Preflight Preparation

    Risers are designed to connect the lines system of the paraglider with the pilot harness. Paraglider FireStarter is equipped with risers with speed system and has no trimmers. Lines are attached to the risers using soft links - strong connecting elements made of the dyneema, which are fixed in the ring by a knot-hammer.
  • Page 3 2. Flying FireStarter Check before takeoff Lay the wing of the "horseshoe" - the wing center should be further from the pilot than the tips. Before each take-off, we recommend to do the following check: - The lines are untied, there are no damages or knots;...
  • Page 4 Normal flight Brakes are released and speed sysem is not activated. In this mode, the FireStarter has the best glide angle in the calm air. To obtain a minimum sink rate pull the brakes in 10 – 15 cm. Accelerated flight When flying into strong wind and/or in a sinking air zone you can improve the glide angle of your glider by activating speed system.
  • Page 5 Non-standard flight situation In very strong turbulence the collapses of the canopy of various sizes is possible. Asymmetric collapses Pilot should maintain direction of flight by weight shifting from a collapsed side and smooth pulling of the brake opposite to the deflation. This action should not be too big to cause a stall, otherwise it could lead to an uncontrolled sequence of dangerous regimes.
  • Page 6 For a smoother exit, it may sometimes be necessary to apply a slight brake to the wing to compensate for small wing movements in the pitch before final exit into a normal straight flight. FireStarter in normal flight conditions has no tendency to remain in the spiral on its own.
  • Page 7 Towing FireStarter paraglider allows you to fly with the use of various types of winches. Before flying, make sure that your equipment meets the safety requirements for towing. Always remember that during towing paraglider can react differently to pilot control actions.
  • Page 8 4. General view of the paraglider...
  • Page 9: Technical Data

    5. Technical data tarter Class Liteweight Performance paraglider Main-use Cross Country, Vol-biv Size Cells number Flat AR Projected AR 4.82 Flat area, m2 21.5 20.5 Projected area, m2 17.87 19.12 19.95 20.8 22.48 24.1 17.07 Flat span, m 11.91 12.32 12.59 12.85 13.35...
  • Page 10: Lines Diagram

    6. Lines diagram...
  • Page 11 7. Lines check table FireStarter 25 Stab Brake 1 7530 7420 7470 6630 7700 2 7490 7380 7430 6620 7530 3 7460 7350 7410 6730 7400 4 7490 7380 7440 7400 5 7410 7320 7370 7170 6 7390 7290 7340...
  • Page 12: List Of Materials

    8. List of materials CANOPY FABRIC CODE SUPPLIER UPPER SURFACE LE 30DMF (WR) DOMINICO TEX. (KOREA) UPPER SURFACE PORCHER IND (FRANCE) BOTTOM SURFACE PORCHER IND (FRANCE) RIBS 30DFM (NON-WR) DOMINICO TEX. (KOREA) RIBS Unsupported PORCHER IND (FRANCE) DIAGONALS 30DFM (NON-WR) DOMINICO TEX.
  • Page 13: Riser Diagram

    9. Riser diagram Number of risers – 4 (A, A`, B,C) Riser 490 490 Neutral length, mm 390 490 Length accelerated, mm The difference are not more than 5mm from the noted lengths. 10. Glider data SIZE COLOR Date of manufacturing Serial number S,E,A, Paragliders Gvardeytsev Shironintsev str.

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