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- Page 1 PArAgliders ybrid Version: 1.2 Date: 28.03.2012 Sport Manual (EN)
- Page 3 WARNING Please read this Manual before using your Hybrid Sport! NOTICE Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH reserves the right to alter or add to the contents of this Manual at any time. You should therefore regularly visit our website : www.swing.de where you will find additional information relating to your product and any changes to the Manual.
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
INE SYSTEM ..........................16 ISERS ................16 ECHNICAL INFORMATION AND MATERIALS 04 SETTING UP THE HYBRID SPORT AND TEST-FLYING ..........17 ....................17 EFORE THE FIRST FLIGHT Adjusting the main brake lines .................. 17 Adjusting the brake handle ..................19 Speed system...................... - Page 5 Recommended harnesses ..................21 Reserve ........................21 ........................22 IRST FLIGHT ................... 22 ECOMMENDED WEIGHT RANGE 05 FLYING THE HYBRID SPORT ..................24 ..............24 AYING OUT THE MINI WING AND PRE FLIGHT CHECK ........................24 POINT CHECK ........................... 25 AUNCH Trimmer position on launch ..................
- Page 6 General ........................39 Inspection periods ..................... 39 Validity of inspection ....................39 Inspection by the pilot ....................40 ........................40 ARRANTY 10 SWING ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB ................ 41 ......................... 41 WING WEBSITE ..................... 41 RODUCT REGISTRATION ......................41...
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Page 8: 01 Introduction
WEATHER: Never fly if there is a föhn wind, their abilities. Likewise, accept comments storm or cold front. Your Hybrid Sport offers from others, even if it is unpleasant to maximum safety, but the risks caused by acknowledge mistakes. -
Page 9: What Is The Hybrid Sport
What is the Hybrid Sport? Special Text The Hybrid Sport is neither a speedglider nor a paraglider. It is both of these in one – DANGER it is a mini wing! If you fly with trimmers closed, it has very Sections of text headed “Danger”... -
Page 10: Series Of Instructions
In this Manual, instructions which must be followed in a certain order are numbered Protection of the environment, safety and consecutively. quality are the three basic values of Swing Where there is a series of pictures with < Flugsportgeräte GmbH and have step-by-step instructions, each step has implications for everything we do. -
Page 11: 02 Safety
However, few other sports demand such a The Hybrid Sport was developed and tested high level of individual responsibility as solely for use as a mini wing for foot-launch. paragliding. Prudence and risk-awareness... -
Page 12: Safety Notices
The notices contain instructions on how the which arises in connection with Swing mini affected gliders can be inspected for wings. The certification and warranty shall possible faults and the steps required to be rendered invalid if there are changes of rectify them. -
Page 13: Glider Categories And Guidelines
Target group Glider categories and The Hybrid Sport is suitable for all pilots who like to fly dynamically. It is for pilots guidelines who enjoy playing with speed, centrifugal The certification agencies in Germany have force and precision in flying. -
Page 14: Recommended Flying Experience
Description of pilot skills required You should have mastered the following skills on your paraglider, in order to be ready to be able to fly a Hybrid Sport: very good launch technique in • various conditions and at different... -
Page 15: 03 Technical Description
The Hybrid Sport was designed as a 3-liner, which in itself noticeably reduces line drag. The well thought-out suspension means that the Hybrid Sport has only two main lines per level. This means: 2 A-lines, 2 B-lines + stabilo lines and 2 C- lines. This gives the pilot a clear view when sorting Fig. -
Page 16: Risers
Risers The risers specially developed for the Hybrid Sport make it possible to continue flying at speed by opening the trimmers. They also allow conventional acceleration using the speed bar. There is more... -
Page 17: Setting Up The Hybrid Sport And Test-Flying
If the brakes are shortened, care must be the Hybrid Sport is able to react as quickly taken that the mini wing is not slowed down as possible. There could be dangerous in trim and accelerated flight (trimmers implications if they are made shorter. - Page 18 Brake knots The overhand knot and bowline knot shown below are the most suitable for connecting the brake line to the brake handle. Fig. 3: Bowline knot Section 4 Setting up the Hybrid Sport and test-flying...
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Page 19: Adjusting The Brake Handle
Adjusting the brake handle The Hybrid Sport is fitted with Swing’s Multigrip brake handles, which allows the stiffness of the grip area to be adjusted. The various options for stiffening the brake handles allow them to be adjusted to suit the pilot’s particular preferences. -
Page 20: Speed System
Do not make the speed system too short. The glider must under no circumstances be pre-accelerated as a The Hybrid Sport already has a high basic result of the adjustment being too short. trim speed, but this can be increased... -
Page 21: Using The Trimmers
– this board leans towards the inside during a is not correct! Trimmers should spiral dive, the Hybrid Sport could go into a therefore always be kept closed in stable spiral dive, which would not happen turbulent conditions. -
Page 22: First Flight
Smaller does not mean better. easier. Consider, therefore, exactly what you wish to do with the Hybrid Sport, and be certain what you are able and not able to do. Do not WARNING overestimate your abilities. The wing- Do not overestimate your own abilities. - Page 23 Setting up the Hybrid Sport and test-flying Section 4...
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Page 24: 05 Flying The Hybrid Sport
Carefully sort out all the rigging lines and flying experience. The Hybrid Sport is not make sure that there are no lines suitable for social pilots. The basic types of... -
Page 25: Launch
In general, the Hybrid Sport should be We recommend forward launching the launched with trimmers closed. Hybrid Sport if there is little wind. Pull up the The only situation in which it would be wing with the lines stretched. sensible to open the trimmers by 3cm is if... -
Page 26: Level Flight
Too much braking increases WARNING the sink rate. Ski launches with the Hybrid Sport are The Hybrid Sport has extremely low associated with a higher level of risk negative tendency, so it can be turned by because it has only 2 A-lines. The... -
Page 27: Spiral Dives
The Hybrid Sport moves fluidly from rapid Do not continue the spiral dive for • turns into a spiral dive. The Hybrid Sport too long: it could cause a loss of does not “bite into” it. Tight turns are usually consciousness. -
Page 28: Landing With Open Trimmers
As with all paragliders, the risk of collapse with the Hybrid Sport is greater in accelerated flight. A collapse on final approach can be fatal. The trimmer... -
Page 29: 06 Types Of Use
06 Types of use WARNING The Hybrid Sport was developed to be a Any type of acrobatic manoeuvre at all versatile paraglider or mini wing. on the Hybrid Sport is contrary to law It is suitable for thermal flying, soaring, and illegal. -
Page 30: Dangerous Situations And Extreme Flying
Swing recommends against using the is a chance of becoming twisted. Hybrid Sport to practise extreme flight A pilot flying the Hybrid Sport must be in a attitudes, because the smaller surface position to counter-steer actively on a side area can quickly become too collapse in order to maintain direction. -
Page 31: Front Stall
With large extreme front stalls across the entire wing asymmetric collapses, it is important to depth, the Hybrid Sport may fly skewed. counter-steer carefully so that the glider This creates a risk of twist does not stall completely and go into a full stall. -
Page 32: Deep Stall
Deep stall vertical descent with a sink rate of approx. 8m/s. Mini gliders can go into a deep stall for a variety of reasons: brake lines too short (no Recovery slack), old or damaged glider material which Fully release the brakes within 3 seconds therefore has increased level of (count 21, 22, 23). -
Page 33: Emergency Steering
Thus, the newer a steer and land the Hybrid Sport. glider is, the greater the number of droplets In this case, stall happens more quickly... -
Page 34: Advertising And Adhesives
Advertising and adhesives Always make sure before attaching advertising to the glider that the adhesive planned will not alter the glider’s flight behaviour. If you are in doubt, we recommend that you do not attach the adhesive. WARNING Attaching adhesives to the glider which are large, heavy, or made of unsuitable material may result in revocation of the certification. -
Page 35: Storing And Looking After The Mini Wing
Storing the mini wing Packing the mini wing Fold up the Hybrid Sport as shown in steps 1- 4. The leading edge reinforcements (rigid systems) on the front edge are placed on top of each other to avoid bending or misshaping them. -
Page 36: Storage And Transport
The Hybrid Sport should not be exposed to When the Hybrid Sport is manufactured, the extreme heat (e.g. in the boot of the car side of the fabric with the coating is kept to during summer). -
Page 37: Lines
Lines fabric coating and weaken it. The glider The Hybrid Sport has various different high- becomes porous and loses braking quality and accurately manufactured lines strength. which have been selected according to the Do not under any circumstances put the load and area of use. -
Page 38: Repairs, Inspections And Warranty
The line lengths for the Hybrid Sport are listed in the Maintenance and Service Repairs book. The lines have a considerable influence on flight behaviour. -
Page 39: Inspection
Inspection periods load. The overhand knot and bowline knots In Germany, the Hybrid Sport must be described are permitted only for inspected as follows (check the situation in connecting the main brake lines/brake your country): handle. -
Page 40: Inspection By The Pilot
DHV. Warranty Swing offers a warranty for the Hybrid Sport of either 3 years or 300 hours of use, whichever comes first. Swing’s warranty is a comprehensive... -
Page 41: Swing On The World Wide Web
Swing-Online Shop Swing has a comprehensive website, which provides additional information about the At Swing’s Online Shop Hybrid Sport and many other issues related you are able to obtain to paragliding. Swing’s website is the first directly from Swing the port of call for Swing’s worldwide following:... -
Page 42: 11 Appendix
DULV 11 Appendix Mühlweg 9 71577 Großerlach-Morbach Addresses Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 7192 93014 - 0 Swing Flugsportgeräte GmbH Email: info@dulv.de www.dulv.de An der Leiten 4 82290 Landsberied Germany Tel.: +49 (0) 8141 3277 - 888 Versions Fax: +49 (0) 8141 3277 - 870 Version: 1.0... - Page 43 Owners My glider: Model: color: Serial nummer: Hy __/__/ - __/__/__/ - __/__/__/__/__/ 1. Owner Name: Street: City: Telephone: Email: 2. Owner Name: Street: City: Telephone: Email: 3. Owner Name: Street: City: Telephone: Email: Notes...
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