Landing; Trim; Turn Tendency - ICARO 2000 Piuma Series Owner's Manual

Icaro 2000
06/06/2019
experienced pilots who want to try out a simple and safe wing, without too many performances.
In spite of the excellent characteristics, facility and predictability, of this wing, you must not
underestimate the dangerous situations which can be found during the flight. Do not fly too close to the
slopes or close to other pilots especially when there is a bit of turbulence.
Furthermore do not bring your hang glider at stall limits when you are near to slopes or near the ground,
but always keep a minimum of speed which allows you a constant control of the machine.
If you really want to try to get close to a stall you will have to accompany the speed bar progressively
forward, when the wing tends to lower the nose you need to gain speed by pulling the speed bar a bit
towards yourself and this way you return into the normal flight. Remember that this manoeuvre and all
other new manouvres, should be tried only when there is at least 300-400 m between you and the
ground and only in calm air conditions – when there is no air turbulence.
Expert pilots will appreciate the ease with which this hang glider can be flown to exploit even the
weakest thermals, permitting a style of flight to that of a paraglider. Nonetheless, it has the
characteristics and performance of a hang glider, while also being relatively easy to land in locations
with limited space.
The Fin
The PIUMA is sold with a fin. This component is not essential for flight, but it gives the hang glider
greater directional stability. It is useful particularly for pilots making their first mountain launches and for
all pilots trying a towed launch for the first time.
Once a pilot has become accustomed to handling the hang glider, the fin can be removed and the pilot
will immediately appreciate the manoeuvrability of the glider. Of course, if he/she prefers, the fin can be
left on
8.3

Landing

While you are approaching the landing, your speed will have to allow you a constant control of your
hang glider. Therefore you need to keep the wing constantly above the pre-stall speed. After the
approach, plan out the final against wind, with a medium-high speed.
When you are near the ground you gently have to reduce the speed and fly parallel to the ground
gradually releasing the speedbar. As soon as you feel the wing stalling, you have to stall. With less wind
you need to stall more energetically. If the wind speed on the ground is greater than 15 km/h, the final
stall does not have to be so energetic. The greater the wind at ground level, the less pronounced your
stall will be.

9. Trim

When the glider is assembled, the sail must be placed on the frame in such a way that the tension is
perfectly symmetric.
The sail's tension may be modified by adjusting the fibreglass tip lever tension or the pressure exerted
on the batten tips at the trailing edge.
On all Icaro's wings you can also adjust wingtip sail tension by means of the plate with multiple holes
that permits leading edge tension to be modified.
Unless absolutely necessary, we strongly suggest that you leave the sail tension as when delivered from
the factory.

9.1 Turn tendency

9.1.1 Turn tendency with no VG:
Verify the batten profile using the supplied batten plans.
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Check that the sail tension on the left fibreglass tip is the same as on the right fibreglass tip. If they
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are different, fix the lever to a different hole in order to restore symmetrical tension.
Check that the tube holding the fibreglass tips (at the end of the leading edge) is not damaged, and
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