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  • Page 1 Pilots Manual...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS Thank You Warning Team Ozone Your Kona Risers Preparation Basic Flight Techniques Advanced Flying Techniques Incidents Caring and Maintenance Limitations Ozone Quality Technical Specifications Drawing/Riser lengths Line diagram Materials EN v1.2 July 2019...

  • Page 5: Thank You

    Confidence and belief in your paraglider is a far greater asset than any small gains in performance - ask any of the Ozone pilots on your local hills, or those who have taken our gliders on ground-breaking adventures or stood on podiums around the world. All our research and development is concentrated on creating the best handling/performance characteristics possible with optimum security.

  • Page 6: Warning

    Flying an Ozone paraglider is undertaken with the full knowledge of the involved risks. • As the owner of an Ozone paraglider you take exclusive responsibility for all risks associated with its use. Inappropriate use and or abuse of your equipment will increase these risks.

  • Page 7: Team Ozone

    TEAM OZONE Everyone at Ozone continues to be driven by our passion for flying, our love of adventure and our quest to see Ozone’s paraglider development create better, safer and more versatile paragliders. The design team consists of David Dagault, Luc Armant, Fred Pieri, Russell Ogden, Honorin Hamard, Emilia Plak and Alex Mateos.

  • Page 8: Your Kona

    YOUR KONA The Kona builds on over a decade of PPG wing design and is ideal for beginner-intermediate PPG pilots who require a wing that excels in both powered and free-flight. Based on the Buzz Z5, the Kona is equipped with the same performance enhancing design features included in the latest iterations of the Rush, Delta, Mantra, and Enzo series.

  • Page 9: Risers

    The updated risers feature trimmers; stronger brake handle magnets; adjustable brake pulley height settings and coloured A risers for easy identification. Although the Kona shares the same top speed as the Buzz Z5, as delivered the wing does not IMPORTANT conform to the EN 926.2 standard due to the inclusion of the trimmers.
  • Page 10 Accelerator System The risers feature an accelerator system with ball bearing pulleys for easy, comfortable IMPORTANT high speed cruising. Using the speed system has exactly the same effect as releasing the In the unlikely trimmers. Either can be used in any combination to accelerate the wing, but be careful, fully event of a brake line accelerated with trimmers released is fast and should only be used in calm conditions and snapping in flight, or...

  • Page 11: Preparation

    44-48cm level. Due to the high performance profile of the Kona, a unit with a less powerful motor and whilst the 24 and 22 low movable hang points may be advisable.
  • Page 12 Preflight Checks Lay out the wing downwind of your motor on its top surface in a pronounced arc, with the centre of the wing higher than the tips. As you unfold the wing check the upper and lower panels for any rips or tears, pay particular attention to the seams and line attachment points as these are load bearing.

  • Page 13: Basic Flight Techniques

    Forward Launch - Nil to Light winds When the wind is favourable, move forward positively: your lines should become tight within one or two steps. The Kona will immediately start to inflate. You should maintain a constant pressure on the risers until the wing is overhead.
  • Page 14 (half a turn in each riser, and crossed in the direction IMPORTANT you want to turn). Now you can pull up the Kona by its A-risers. Once the wing is overhead, Never take off with brake it gently, turn and launch.
  • Page 15 Avoid low turns downwind with insufficient airspeed. The Kona is well damped in roll but under certain circumstances it is possible for the pilot to induce oscillations. This is caused by a combination of the engine/propeller torque and pilot weight shift and/or brake inputs.
  • Page 16 By pulling the trimmers to the slow position and applying a small amount of brake, the Kona will achieve its best minimum-sink rate; this is the speed to use for thermalling and ridge soaring whilst free flying.
  • Page 17 If the wind is very strong, and you feel you might be dragged, stall the glider with the C risers. This stalls the Kona in a very quick and controllable way and will drag you less than if you use the brakes.

  • Page 18: Advanced Flying Techniques

    Big Ears Folding in the wing tips of the Kona increases its sink rate. This is useful for staying out of cloud or descending quickly. To pull big ears on the Kona take hold of the outermost A-line (Baby A) on each side whilst keeping the brake handles in your hand. Pull down the baby A risers until the tips of the wing fold under.
  • Page 19 Spiral Dives If you turn your Kona in a series of tightening 360’s it will enter a spiral dive. This will result in rapid height loss. To initiate a spiral dive, look and lean in to the direction you want to turn and then smoothly apply the inside brake.

  • Page 20: Incidents

    INCIDENTS IN FLIGHT Deflations Due to the flexible form of a paraglider, turbulence may cause a portion of the wing suddenly to collapse. This can be anything from a small 30% (asymmetric) collapse to a complete (symmetric) collapse. If you have a collapse, the first thing to do is to control your direction. You should fly away from the ground or obstacles and other pilots, or at least not to fly into them.
  • Page 21 Cravats If the tip of your wing gets stuck in the lines, this is called a ‘cravat’. This can make your glider IMPORTANT go into a spiral, which is difficult to control. The first solution to get out of this situation is to A bad preparation stabilise the glider into normal flight, i.e get control of your direction and then pull down the on launch, aerobatic...

  • Page 22: Caring And Maintenance

    Ozone recommends to use the concertina packing method exactly as shown so that all of the cells rest alongside each other and the plastic reinforcements are not unnecessarily bent. Using an Ozone Saucisse or Saucisse light pack will help preserve the life of the wing and aid with the speed and ease of packing.
  • Page 23 Step 4. Group together the middle/trailing edge of the wing by sorting the folds near the B, C and D tabs. If using a Saucisse pack go to Step 8. Step 5. Once the LE and rear of the wing have been sorted, turn the whole wing on its side.
  • Page 24 Step 8. If using the Saucisse Pack, carefully zip it up without trapping any material. Step 9. Turn the Saucisse on its side and make the first fold just after the LE reinforcements. Do not fold the plastic reinforcements, use 3 or 4 folds around the LE. IMPORTANT: Do NOT lay the wing flat on the ground before packing the glider, this will cause abrasion damage...
  • Page 25 • Your Ozone wing has an opening closed using Velcro on the trailing edge of the tip called the ‘Butt hole’. This has been designed to easily empty all the things which have been...
  • Page 26 When cutting out the patches allow ample overlap of the tear and make sure both sides are different sizes. Make sure to round off each corner of the patches. You can find more information about repairing your wing on the Ozone website, including step by step instructions with pictures.
  • Page 27 If you damage a line: Any line that is visually damaged MUST be replaced. Use a reputable paragliding service centre to make the replacement lines. Alternatively you can order them from your local Ozone dealer or directly from our website http://www.flyozone.com/paragliders/en/shop/lines.php It is important that replacement lines are made from the correct materials and diameters.
  • Page 28 The tearing resistance of the cloth - A non-destructive test following the TS-108 standard which specifies minimum tear strength for sky diving canopies should be made using a Bettsometer. (B.M.A.A. Approved Patent No. GB 2270768 Clive Betts Sails) Strength of the lines - An upper, middle and lower A line, along with a lower B and a lower C (and lower D if applicable) line should be tested for strength.

  • Page 29: Limitations

    LIMITATIONS Pilot Suitability The Kona has been designed as an solo beginner wing suitable for all levels of training. It is not intended for tandem flights nor aerobatic manoeuvres. Certification IMPORTANT This wing has passed the criteria required by the DGAC and has been load tested to the EN 926.1 standard.
  • Page 30 EN certified maximum weight invalidates the certification. Wing loading has a significant effect on the behavior and flight characteristics of the wing; heavily loaded, the Kona is more responsive to pilot inputs and reacts more dynamically to departures from normal flight.

  • Page 31: Ozone Quality

    OZONE QUALITY GUARANTEE 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 a stringent series of quality control procedures and all the components used to build your glider are traceable.

  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS No. of Cells Projected Area (m2) 18.7 20.3 21.8 24.5 26.5 Flat Area (m2) 22.2 24.1 25.8 27.3 31.3 Projected Span (m) 8.23 8.57 8.87 9.12 9.78 Flat Span (m) 10.69 11.14 11.52 11.85 12.22 12.71 Projected Aspect Ratio 3.62 3.62 3.62...

  • Page 33: Drawing/Riser Lengths

    TECHNICAL DRAWINGS Trailing Lower Surface Edge Leading Upper Surface Edge Riser Riser Riser Baby A Adjustable Brake Riser Pulley (Big Ears) Adjustable Magnet Brake Upper Handle Cell Accelerator Lines Openings Pulley Brake Non Accelerated Lines Butt Hole Brummel Hook Middle for Speed System Lines Trimmer...

  • Page 34: Line Diagram

    Buzz Z5 Rigging Diagram LINE DIAGRAM Individual and linked line lengths can be found online. A Riser B Riser KMU4 KML3 KMU3 CRU4 KMU2 KMU1 KML2 KML1 KRU1 CRL4 KRL1 C Riser Brake handle...

  • Page 35: Materials

    MATERIALS All Ozone gliders are made from the highest quality materials available. Cloth Upper Surface Dominico DOKDO 30D MF Lower Surface Dominico DOKDO 30D MF Internal Ribs Dominico DOKDO 30D FM Leading Edge Reinforcement 2.5/1.8mm Plastic pipe Main Line Set...
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